The Art of Naming

It isn't officially winter yet, but the snow is already starting to fall in many places. There is something so magical about the white snow. If you're a fan of sipping hot cocoa in front of the fire and gazing out the window as the snowflakes flutter down from the night sky, you may find yourself in love with this list of wintery baby girl names. There's also plenty of holiday-related choices for you as well if you're expecting a winter or Christmas baby!  Which of these are your favorite? Adair                                         Alaska Amaryllis Angelica Aspen Belle Berry Bianca Camellia Carol Christabel Christmas Chrysanthemum Clara Coco Crimson Crystal Dancer December Demi Dorothea Eira Eirwen Eliora Epiphany Estelle Eve February Finola Fire Freesia Frostine Gabrielle Garnet Holiday Holly Hope Icelyn Imani Ivy January Jenara Josephine Joy Lucia Lumi Lux Mary Merry Marcissa Natalie Neva Neve Nevada

Even if the first day of Winter doesn't officially arrive until December 21st, you're surely feeling a cold breeze or two by now. This magical, snowy time of year puts people in a rather festive mood. If you're expecting a baby this winter, you're sure to find this list useful for a timely name. If you're expecting a baby boy towards the end of December, well, you'll probably really love this list for its holiday-related ideas!  Whether you like the chill in the air or the roaring heat of a fire, these baby names sure are wonderful. Angel Aster Aubin Balthasar Blaze Branch Chill Christian Colden Coldin Cole Crispin Darke Demitri Douglas Emmanuel Felix Frost Gabriel Glover Hail Jack Joseph March Melchior Nicholas Noel North Oakley Pax Pine Phelan Quilo Ralph Robin Rollo Rory Rudolph Rufus Snowden Storm Theodore Valentine Whittaker Winterhawk Yule Zev Zohar Which of these are your favorites? Can you think of a

If you are expecting a baby this week and you still aren't settled on the perfect name, perhaps one of these timely choices will jump at you. From the sweet and sugary candy names to the spooky, ghoulish and bewitched options, you're sure to love this list, especially if Halloween is your favorite holiday. Some of these may not be very obviously tied to Halloween, but upon inspection of their meanings or their associations to certain legends or myths, it will all make sense. Some of these names may be a bit on the questionable side of things so I'd recommend doing your research before signing the birth certificate! Girls: Autumn Blair Buffy Candy Carrie Cat Circe Coco Elvira Endora Eve Glinda Harlow Hazel Hermione Isis Lilith Lolly Luna Maeve Morrigan Morticia October Oriole Persephone Raven Reese Regan Rosemary Sabrina Samantha Selene Tabitha Tarot Tempest Trixie Tootsie Wanda Wednesday Wendy Zena Boys: Addams Bram Cas