Christmas Names

Let's talk Christmas names.  It is the holiday season!  There are tons of names associated with Christmastime.  There are also names you can look at for Kwanzaa and Hanukkah, some of which are listed below.

These lists are Christmas and Winter Solstice names. 

For Girls:
Holly - A typical winter plant associated with Christmas.
Gloria - Latin for glory and the name of a Christmas carol.
Eve - Christmas eve, means "life"
Natalie - Means "Christmas day" or "born at Christmas"
Natasha - Means "Christmas day" or "born at Christmas"
Mary - As in the Virgin Mary.
Noel - French for "Merry Christmas" and a Christmas carol
Joy - A Christmas carol and the general feeling.
Angel - Spread the news of Jesus' birth.
Carol - Sung at Christmastime.
Ivy - Another common plant associated with Christmas.
Winter - The season of these holidays.
Nicole - form of Nicholas.  For Saint Nicholas, or Santa Clause.
Grace - A virtue you hear a lot about during Christmastime.
Hope - A virtue you hear a lot about during Christmastime.

For Boys:
Emmanuel - Hebrew for "God is with us"
Christian - Follower of Christ.
Christopher - Think Kris Kringle.  Also means "God has judged".
Noel - French for "Merry Christmas".
Timothy - Greek for "revering God".  Also, Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol.
Gabriel - Name of the angel who announced the birth of Christ.
Joseph - Mary's husband and father of Jesus.
Nicholas - Saint Nicholas, or Santa Clause if you will.

I also found a couple of names for Kwanzaa.  They are some of the 7 principles that each day of Kwanzaa are dedicated to.

Umoja (unity) - Beautiful meaning, with a possible nickname of Uma
Nia (purpose) - This is actually a fairly common name.
Kuumba (creativity) - A more unusual choice with a cool meaning.
Imani (faith) - A recognizable name with a beautiful meaning.

My last list are names inspired by Hanukkah. 

For girls:
Chayil - Hebrew word for "army"
Israella - The holy land with a feminine twist.
Laila - Hebrew word for "night"
Lenorah - Chosen because it rhymes with menorah
Ninette - There are nine candles on the menorah
Norah - Again, from menorah.
Olive - Olive oil was used to light the sacred lamp.
Temple - The place of worship for Jews.

Blaize/Blaise - For the flames from each candle.
Clay - From the song, "I had a little dreidel, I made it out of clay."
Dreydan - Similar to dreidel.
Israel - The holy land.
Judah - Judah Maccabee led the army against Antiochus.
Maccabee - Judah Maccabee led the army against Antiochus.
Maoz - First word of the popular Hanukkah song "Maoz Tzur".