Babies born in December tend to receive only one gift for Christmas and their birthday. But at the time of their birth, they are the best holiday gifts for their parents.
If you’re expecting your baby’s arrival in December, the busiest month of the year, sure, you can name your litle one after the holidays. You may also want to consider a name related to the most memorable occasion: the birth of Jesus Christ.
35 baby names for boys related to the birth of Jesus Christ
Angel
Meaning: angel or angelic
Aster
Meaning: star
Balthasar, Balthazar
Meaning: “God protects the kins,” One of the three wise men
Caleb
Meaning: devotion to God
Casper, Gaspar
Meaning: He doesn’t appear in the Bible; name of one of the three wise men
Christian, Christopher, Cristobal
Meaning: followers, bearers of Christ
Ember
Meaning: hot ashes, short for December
Emmanuel
Meaning: God is with us; commemorates the visit of the three wise men
Epifanio
Meaning: Hispanic for “bringing lights”
Gabriel
Meaning: God is my strength; the angel who visited Mother Mary
Jack
Meaning: God is gracious
Jasper
Meaning: “bringer of treasure,” a derivative of Casper, one of the three kings
Jesus, Yeshua
Meaning: God saves
Joseph, Giuseppe, Jozef
Meaning: ‘God shall add another; wife of Mary, mother of Jesus
Lucian
Meaning: mang of light
Matthew
Meaning: Gift from God
Melchior
Meaning: “city of king,” the third king to visit Jesus
Merry
Meaning: “guardian of sea,” from Merry Christmas
Noel
Meaning: Christmas time, angel
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Meaning: referring to the guiding North Star
Pax
Meaning: peaceful
Theodore, Theo, Teddy
Meaning: a gift of God
Timothy
Meaning: honoring God
Xavier
Meaning: the new house
Yule
Meaning: winter solstice
Zane
Meaning: Gift from God
54 baby names for girls related to the birth of Jesus Christ
Amaryllis
Meaning: “to sparkle;” a flower associated with Christmas
Angel, Angelica, Angel
Meaning: angel or angelic
Anya
Meaning: grace
Astra
Meaning: Angel
Astrid
Meaning: divinely beautiful
Bell, Belle
Meaning: ringer of the bell
Berry
Meaning: fruit found during Christmas
Beth
Meaning:” from Bethlehem City, the birthplace of Jesus
Cady
Meaning: a variation of French word Cadeaux meaning “present”
Carol
Meaning: from Christmas carols
Christine, Christina, Christabel
Meaning: Followers of Christ
Clara, Clarice, Chiara
Meaning: bright and clear (like the star)
December
Meaning: December, the month of Christmas
Emmanuelle, Epiphany
Meaning: Commemorates the visit of the three wise men
Estelle, Estella, Esther, Seren, Stella
Meaning: Star, one that guided the three wise men
Eve
Meaning: living; the night before the birth of Jesus
Faith
Meaning: trust of belief
Gabriella
Meaning: God is my strength
Gloria
Meaning: glory
Holly
Meaning: December flower
Hope
Meaning: signifies expectations of believers in Christmas and God
Hoshi
Meaning: star
Ivy
Meaning: faithfulness
Josepha, Josephine
Meaning: wife of Mary, mother of Jesus
Jovie
Meaning: jovial
Joy
Meaning: joy
Lucia, Lucy
Meaning: bright light
Maria, Mary, Miriam
Meaning: “wished for child,” mother of Jesus
Natalia, Natalie, Natale, Natasha
Meaning: derived from natal, which means “birth;” Italian word for Christmas;
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Meaning: Christmas
Nora
Meaning” light
Dorothea, Dorothy
Meaning: “gift of God”
Virginia
Meaning: maid, virgin; representing the Virgin Mary
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