Christmas names: 300+ festive ideas

Find a name for a December baby, a Christmas puppy or a character in a holiday story.

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Christmas names by group

  • Noel
  • Noelle
  • Noella
  • Noelia
  • Nowell

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Christmas names by group

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Names that mean Christmas18

Christmas names for girls53

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Christmas names for boys37

From the Nativity story19

Christmas and winter31

Nature32

Vintage30

From Christmas stories and films30

For dogs and cats36

Funny20

About Christmas names

Names that mean Christmas come first, from Noel and Natalie to the Irish Nollaig. Nine more groups follow: girls, boys, the Nativity, winter, Christmas plants, vintage names, stories and films, dogs and cats, and funny names. Every name is free to use.

Frequently asked questions

Holly, Ivy, Noelle, Eve, Stella and Gloria all suit a December baby. Holly and Ivy are the plants in Christmas decorations, and Stella means star.

Noel, Nicholas, Jasper, Gabriel and Emmanuel are classic choices. Nicholas is the saint behind Santa Claus, and Jasper comes from Caspar, one of the three wise men.

Noel does, from the French Noël. Natalie and Natalia come from the Latin for the Lord's birthday. Nollaig is the Irish word for Christmas, and Natale and Nadal are the Italian and Catalan words.

By tradition, Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar. The Gospel of Matthew gives no names and doesn't say how many there were. The names came centuries later.

300+ names in 10 groups. If none fit, describe what you're naming in the search and get 20 new ideas.

Pick a short name that's easy to call, like Tinsel, Cocoa or Jingle. The dogs and cats group has more, and the funny group has puns like Santa Paws.

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