20 Christmas baby names and their meanings

21 Nov 2018 9:00 AM | Posted by

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Are you expecting to give birth during the festive season? Why not celebrate your Christmas baby with the gift of a magical Christmas name?!

We’ve rounded up 20 baby names Christmas baby names and their meanings. Click through the gallery below to find the perfect festive name for your little Christmas gift...

Noel

Meaning of name: Christmas.

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Angelica

Meaning of name: angel or angelic.

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Belle

Meaning of name: beautiful.

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Carol

Meaning of name: a free man.

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Christian

Meaning of name: a follower of Christ.

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Eve

Meaning of name: life.

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Gabriel

Meaning of name: God is my strength.

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Holly

Meaning of name: taken from the name of the popular Christmas holly tree.

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Hope

Meaning of name: trust, faith (originally eternal life).

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Ivy

Meaning of name: taken from the name of the plant and meaning faithfulness.

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Joseph

Meaning of name: God shall add (another son).

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Joy

Meaning of name: joy.

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Mary

Meaning of name: rebellion.

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Nicholas

Meaning of name: people of victory.

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Christopher

Meaning of name: bearer of Christ.

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Gloria

Meaning of name: glory.

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Faith

Meaning of name: trust, faith.

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Casper

Meaning of name: treasurer.

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Abigail

Meaning of name: the father’s joy.

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Natasha

Meaning of name: birthday of the lord.

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Which of these Christmas baby names is your favourite? Would you give your baby a name inspired by Christmas?

41 Member Comments

Candyfairy 22 Nov 2019 2:23 PM

I had never even thought about a lot of these names being Christmas names before now, but it makes sense!! haha! :D

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aoperez 2 Apr 2019 10:32 PM

A very nice collection of names actually !

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onlyoni 26 Dec 2018 11:41 AM

They are all lovely names, and names I am familiar with through friends and family.

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Rhiannon93 16 Dec 2018 8:24 PM

Didn’t know some of the names were to do with Christmas, lovely names too :)

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clearcrystalwater 4 Dec 2018 6:41 PM

my fave out of those is holly - my third daughter is Holly and I love that name so much! Joseph is my nephew's name and it's pretty cool too.

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Hayley644 2 Dec 2018 5:39 PM

Some nice traditional names.

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Lucy16 2 Dec 2018 4:09 AM

That bub is pretty cute!

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Lucy16 2 Dec 2018 4:01 AM

Love the name Casper!

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MelissaFay89 30 Nov 2018 2:31 PM

I know a few with these names :)

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misfortune8 28 Nov 2018 1:24 AM

Casper is supposed to be Christmassy? Was it the name of one of the ghosts in Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"?

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onlyoni 26 Dec 2018 11:34 AM

I just had to check this one out. Apparently Casper, a variant of Caspar, is considered one of the traditional names of the Biblical Magi (Kings). So is therefore a Christmas name.

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Chicklet 29 Nov 2018 2:10 PM

That one’s got me stumped too! Apparently there was a movie featuring Casper the Ghost, Casper’s First Christmas years ago, then Casper’s Haunted Christmas, although I’m still not convinced it is a Christmassy name!

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clearcrystalwater 4 Dec 2018 6:50 PM

lol I only just realised it after reading through the posts! Could it be that Casper was a good ghost in the movie so it's in reference to the Holy Ghost who is not just good but perfectly good? Not sure, but it's a cute name anyhow! ; )

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RitaB 26 Nov 2018 11:29 PM

I find it so interesting to learn about the meaning behind some common names

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Dreamy 26 Nov 2018 3:17 PM

Had no idea that do many have christmassy name and meanings. Love Ivy and Faith name in particular

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ThisIsMe 26 Nov 2018 11:54 AM

I had no idea some of these were related to Christmas!

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Sootyhere 22 Nov 2018 1:46 PM

Carol = free man. Odd interpretation of the name still think it's a beautiful name though.

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Lucy16 2 Dec 2018 4:02 AM

I find it odd too...

I wonder if it’s unisex?

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Kate Giddy 22 Nov 2018 8:47 AM

Belle is such a pretty name!

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Meedee 22 Nov 2018 7:09 AM

All lovely names. Some I cant work out why they are considered Christmas names though....what am I missing with Abigail and Natasha??

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clearcrystalwater 4 Dec 2018 6:47 PM

Abigail is a derivative of the hebrew word for Abba which means Father God whose son Jesus was born so Christmas is his birthday. : )

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Lucy16 2 Dec 2018 4:11 AM

I think at best, they are biblical...

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misfortune8 28 Nov 2018 1:22 AM

The Christmas link is tenuous at best, for some of the names; but, Natasha's definition is "birthday of the lord" so that one makes sense.

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GeeJ 22 Nov 2018 2:32 AM

All beautiful names. My favourite is Christian.

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Lucy16 2 Dec 2018 4:12 AM

I always think of Christian the Lion and Christianity!

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the_girl_who_loves_cosmetics 21 Nov 2018 11:02 PM

Name meanings, something I have never thought about.

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freaky 21 Nov 2018 10:01 PM

Interesting the meaning of Carol yet it's a girl's name. I actually like a lot of these names!

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Yohanna 21 Nov 2018 5:42 PM

I have no kids, have no fave names. Yawn. Even my name, yawn. Boring

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Eskimo82 21 Nov 2018 5:26 PM

That baby in the photo is literally the cutest!!

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Sootyhere 22 Nov 2018 1:46 PM

Gorgeous baby for sure

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Bellefleur 21 Nov 2018 4:54 PM

I had no idea that the meaning of the word Mary is rebellion.

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Goddess..... 21 Nov 2018 5:03 PM

Me either, Bellefleur.

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Beccaduncan23 21 Nov 2018 2:46 PM

Beautiful names

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Tee631 21 Nov 2018 2:20 PM

cute names!

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Janefre 21 Nov 2018 1:46 PM

Grammar nerd here - Noël - the diaeresis is over the "e" otherwise it's just plain Noel (noll!)
Sorry - couldn't resist!

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misfortune8 28 Nov 2018 1:29 AM

Nerd here - I get it!

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Miss19 21 Nov 2018 12:18 PM

I like the names faith and hope

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Goddess..... 21 Nov 2018 11:16 AM

I actually like most of these name's. There's a movie out called:- Casper it's about a ghost.

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duality 21 Nov 2018 10:01 AM

Some cute names, not that I’ll be naming a baby lol

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Lucrecia629 21 Nov 2018 9:32 AM

Finally, a baby name list with a lot of names I actually do like. My aunt was born on Christmas Day and her middle name is Carol. I have an Ivy (before the name blew up and became hugely popular), but it had nothing to do with Christmas. It's a family name and I've always loved Ivy and it's symbolism with strength, vitality and fidelity. It also brings to mind England, which is where my mother's side of the family comes from. Christmas is actually the last thing I think of when I think of Ivy, but now that I think about it, of course! The holly and the Ivy... I think it's a Christmas carol.

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Nys Silver 21 Nov 2018 9:16 AM

I love Christian, Ivy and Belle of course ;)

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