Christmas-inspired names for your December baby

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Due during the festive season, or just have a love of Christmas?

Whether you're after baby names inspired by Christmas, related to Christmas movies, or names that are just associated with the festive season, here's a selection of monikers to inspire you. 

Click through for the meaning and origin of each baby name.

Boys

Casper/Kasper
Christopher
(Chris/Krissyn/Cris)
Clarence (the angel in It's a Wonderful Life)
Claus/Klaus
Clement (author of Night Before Christmas)
Emmanuel/Emanuele
Felice
Frank (Frankincense)
Gabriel/Gabrielle
Jasper (one of the three wise men)
Jack (Jack Frost)
Jesus
Joseph
Joshua
Nickolas/Nicholas
Noel
Robin/Robyn
Rudolph/Rudolf
Sheperd/Shepard
Theodore
 

Girls

Angel/Angela/Angelica/Angelina
Belle
/Bell
Candy
Carol/ Carole
Charity
Christabele
Claire/Clare/Clara
Crystal
Clarice (Rudolph's love interest)
Christabel/Kristabelle
Clara (character in the Nutcracker)
Kristine/Kristin
Emanuella
Epiphany
Esther (star)/ Estella
Eve
Faith
Felicia/Felicity
Fern (green colour)
Gabriel/Gabrielle
Gloria/Glory
Grace
Helen/Helena
Holly
Hope
Ivy (green colour)
Josephine
Joy
Lenora/Leonor
Lucia/Lucy
Mary/Maria
Macy
Meredith/Merry
Natalie/Natalia/Talia/Natasha/Tasha
Nicole/Nicola
Nora
Noelle
Robin/Robyn
Ruby (red colour)
Scarlett (red colour)
Serafina
Seraphine
Star
Stella
Theodora
Thea 
Tiffany
Virginia

Unisex choices

We'll leave it to you to decide which sex they are for. These names are for the truly adventurous, featuring word associations we relate to the Christmas season.

Frost
Lumi
Night/Knight
North
Snow
Winter/Wynter

See more: Baby names inspired by winter

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