Christmas is a time of excitement and joy that inspires many parents when choosing a name for their baby, whether they are Christian or not.
Whether your baby is born on these special dates, or because you want to give it a name related to this Christian holiday, we give you some ideas of Christmas names for babies with their origin and meaning: 33 names for girls and boys inspired by Christmas .
Christmas-inspired boy names
- Angel : comes from the Latin angelus , which means “messenger”.
- Baltasar : of Assyrian origin. It is the name of one of the three Wise Men.
- Cristian : of Greek origin, it means “Man who follows Christ” or Christian.
- David : of Hebrew origin, it means “the beloved and dear” or “the chosen one of God”.
- Epiphanius : derived from Epiphany, the day Jesus manifested himself to the world.
- Immanuel : of Hebrew origin, it means “the God who is with us”. In the Bible Jesus of Nazareth is named in his original form “Immanuel”.
- Stephen : Saint Stephen’s Day is celebrated the day after Christmas (December 26) in the Latin Church and on the 27th in the Slavic-Byzantine Churches. On this day Saint Stephen, the first martyr of Christianity, is remembered.
- Gabriel : the archangel Gabriel appears in ancient paintings, kneeling in front of the Virgin Mary. He is the messenger of the Word of God. It means “God is my strength”, “the strength of God” or “man of God”.
- Gaspar : of Hebrew origin, it is the name by which one of the three Wise Men mentioned in the Gospel of Saint Matthew is known.
- Jesus : comes from the Hebrew, from the word Yehosuá, or Yeshua. Its meaning is “Salvation.”
- José : of Hebrew origin, it is the name of the father of Jesus.
- Manuel : of Hebrew origin, its meaning is ‘the God who is with us’.
- Melchior : of Hebrew origin, it means ‘the king of light’. He is one of the three Kings of the East who came to Bethlehem to bring gifts to the child Jesus.
- Natalio : of Latin origin, comes from “natalis” and refers to the birth of Jesus.
- Nicolás : Saint Nicholas is the character that the Nordic and Anglo-Saxon tradition relates to Santa Claus.
- Noel : it is a unisex name, it means Christmas in French. Traditionally, children born on December 25 were so called.
- Salvador : comes from the Hebrew Ieixua, which means ‘God saves’ or ‘God is salvation’. The first Christians assumed the name Salvatōre (m) as a translation of Jesus.
Christmas-inspired girl names
- Annunciation : of Latin origin, it means “announcement” and refers to the moment in the life of the Virgin Mary in which an angel announces that she is going to be the mother of Jesus.
- Bethlehem : of Hebrew origin, it comes from the city of Bethlehem, the city where Jesus Christ was born.
- Cristina : female variant of Cristian.
- Incarnation : of Latin origin, it refers to the fact that the son of God assumed human nature in order to save the world.
- Epiphany : It comes from the Marian invocation of Our Lady of the Epiphany, a name alluding to the Catholic feast of the Epiphany or Adoration of the Magi.
- Star : in allusion to the star of Bethlehem that guided the Magi to the place of the birth of Jesus Christ.
- Manuela : feminine form of Manuel, means “” God is with us “.
- Mary : name of the mother of Jesus.
- Natalia : Of Latin origin, it comes from the word natalis and its meaning has to do with the birth of Jesus.
- Nativity : of Latin origin, derived from “nativitas” (birth), commemorating the feast of Christmas.
- Nazareth : of Hebrew origin, name of the city in which Jesus grew up.
- Noel : it is a unisex name, it means Christmas in French. Traditionally, children born on December 25 were so called.
- Noelia : French variant of the name Natalia or Natividad.
- Peace : comes from the Latin “pax” and means tranquility. It is one of the wishes traditionally linked to the Christmas season.
- Reyes : unisex name allusive to the feast of the Adoration of the Magi.
- Virginia : means “pure woman” and comes from the word “Virgin”, a term used to refer to the mother of Jesus.
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