Is your baby due sometime around New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day?
If so, here are some names associated that particular time of year, according to various religious/national traditions.
December 29th
- David (France, Spain, Austria), Davide (Italy)
- Jonathan (Austria)
- Marina (Russia)
- Natalie (Sweden), Natalia (Sweden)
- Noa (Denmark)
- Thomas (Anglican, Lutheran, Catholic; Austria), Tomás (Spain), Tommaso (Italy)
- Vemund (Norway)
- Vidar (Norway)
December 30th
- Abel (Sweden)
- David (Denmark, Norway)
- Diana (Norway), Dina (Norway)
- Eugenio (Italy)
- Felix (Austria)
- Judith (Spain), Judit (Spain)
- Lothar (Austria)
- Raúl (Spain)
- Roger (France)
- Set (Sweden)
December 31st
- Colombe (France)
- John (Anglican)
- Melanie (Austria), Melania (Spain)
- Paolina (Italy)
- Sylvester (Catholic; Denmark), Silvester (Austria), Sylvestre (France), Silvestre (Spain), Silvestro (Italy), Sylfest (Norway)
- Sylvia (Norway), Sylvi (Norway)
January 1st
- Emmanuel (Spain), Manuel (Spain)
- Jesús (Spain)
- Maria (Italy, Austria), María (Spain)
- Wilhelm (Austria)
January 2nd
- Abel (Denmark)
- Basil (Anglican, Catholic), Basile (France), Basilio (Italy, Spain), Basilius (Austria)
- Beatrix (Germany)
- Dagfinn (Norway)
- Dagfrid (Norway)
- Dietmar (Austria)
- Gregory (Anglican, Catholic), Gregor (Austria), Gregorio (Spain)
- Johann (Lutheran)
- Seraphim (Anglican)
- Svea (Sweden)
January 3rd
- Alfred (Sweden, Norway), Alf (Norway)
- Alfrida (Sweden)
- Enok (Denmark)
- Geneviève (France), Genoveffa (Italy), Genoveva (Spain, Austria)
- Odilo (Austria)
- Ulyana (Russia)
January 4th
- Anastasia (Russia)
- Angela (Austria), Ángela (Spain)
- Fausta (Italy)
- Marius (Austria)
- Metusalem (Denmark)
- Odilon (France)
- Rigoberto (Spain)
- Roger (Norway), Rüdiger (Austria), Roar (Norway)
- Rut (Sweden)
- Titus (Austria)
Which of the above do you like the most?
Sources:
- Calendar of Saints: Anglican, Lutheran, Roman Catholic
- Name Days – Behind the Name
