Timing & date names
The timing of a birth has always been seen as significant in naming. Cultures around the world have traditions of naming a baby according to the time of day, the weekday, the month, the season or even the weather during which the birth takes place.
Here are some of the names inspired by the timing of the birth…
Names for Girls born at dawn
| Name | Origin | Meaning |
| Aurore | French | dawn |
| Aurora | Latin | goddess of the dawn |
| Brigid | Irish Celtic | goddess of light |
| Danika | Slavic | morning star |
| Dawn | English | daybreak |
| Estelle, Stella | French/Latin | morning star |
| Gwawr | Arabic | dawn |
| Gwendydd | Welsh | morning star |
| Izora | Arabic | dawn |
| Lucy | Latin | light |
| Orianna, Orie | Latin | dawn |
| Roxanne | Persian | dawn |
| Sahar | Arabic | dawn, splendour of the east |
| Sara | Hebrew | bright as a dawn |
| Zara | Hebrew | dawn splendour |
| Zerlinda | Hebrew | beautiful dawn |
Names for Boys born on a Sunday
| Name | Origin | Meaning |
| Apollo | Greek | Sun god |
| Cyrus | Persian | like the Sun |
| Phoenix | Greek | rising Sun |
| Raphael | Hebrew | the angel of the Sun |
| Sampson | Hebrew | splendid Sun |
| Samson | ||
| Sol | Latin | Sun god |
| Sulwyn | Welsh | the fair Sun |
Names from Christian Holy Days
| Name | Gender | Origin | Meaning |
| Anastasia | Girl | Russian | resurrection, (given to girls born at Easter) |
| Carol | Girl | English | free ; a Christmas carol |
| Caspar | Boy | Persian | one of the Three Wise Men |
| Claus | Boy | Dutch | another version of ‘Nicholas’ |
| Christabel | Girl | English | a beautiful Christian |
| Christian | Boy | Latin | a follower of Christ |
| Christina | Girl | Latin | a follower of Christ |
| Emanuel | Boy | Hebrew | born on Epiphany (6th January) |
| Emmanuelle | Girl | Hebrew | God is with us, born on Epiphany (6th January) |
| Hollis | Boy | Old English | from the grove of holly trees |
| Holly | Girl | Old English | the holly tree |
| Mary | Girl | Hebrew | sacred virgin |
| Natan | Boy | Spanish | Christmas |
| Natale | Boy | Old French | Christmas |
| Natalie | Girl | French | born at Christmas |
| Natasha | Girl | Russian | born at Christmas |
| Natalina | Girl | Spanish | Christmas |
| Nicola | Girl | Latin | people’s victory; born at Christmas |
| Nicholas | Boy | Greek | people’s victory; born at Christmas |
| Noël | Boy | Old French | patron saint of Christmas |
| Noëlle Noella |
Girl | Old French | patron saint of Christmas |
| Pascal | Boy | Latin | born at Easter |
| Tasha Talya |
Girl | Russian | born at Christmas |
| Yul Yule |
Boy | English | born at Christmas |
