Tis the season...

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

My friend just announced she is having a baby, and that she likes the name Ruby. I told her I  thought the name Ruby June was really cute. She agreed, but said it wouldn't work because the baby will be born in July. I thought that was a little odd...

So, how much does the time of year affect the name of your baby? It "ok" to name a summer baby Noel and a winter baby Summer? Which name are more seasonally related that others? Like Holly vs. Iris? What about weather and  time of day names like Misty, Dawn and Sunny?
Lastly, can you think of any boy's names that have this "issue"? Seems like most seasonal/desciptive names are female...

Comments

[lindiohead.livejournal.com]

August is a boy's name that might be used. I love it, but admit I do have an automatic reflex to think it's weird if they're not born in August. i guess it really shouldn't matter?

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I considered August for this baby, if it was a boy. due in november. but I had a girl anyway.

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

I actually think it's fine to name your summer baby Noel and a winter baby Summer. I think it's more cliched and tacky to name your kid June if they're born in June, actually.

I think August is really the only seasonal name I can think of for boys that could have this issue, but again, I don't think you should limit naming your kids to the season they're born in if you like the name. It's just not a big deal to me I guess =)

[blosmbee.livejournal.com]

I don't think it matters at all for a middle name, and since due dates are just appoximates, your friend just might have her baby in June.

For a first name, for some names I think it does matter. It seems strange to name a kid Noel, Summer, or Autumn when the child is born during a different part of the year unless there are some other circumstances to explain using the name (maybe mom and dad first met in Autumn).
Names of plants (including Holly) or weather related names are fair game any time of year.

Boys names: I actually like the name Noel for a boys name, but pronounced NO-ul for a boy (rhymes with Joel). I'd use the christmasy no-EL pronunciation if it were a girls name, but would probrably spell it Noelle.

[heatherpantss.livejournal.com]

I went to school in Hawaii with a boy named Noel.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I've known a couple Noels (boys). I don't know their birthdays, though.

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

I admit, I assume a girl named April was born in April, etc. But I don't consider it an ironclad rule. I think those associations are becoming weaker in modern culture, for whatever reason; we just think of the name as a name. Natalie, for instance, used to be used only for Christmas babies; I doubt most people even think about that anymore.

[hoping-4-happy.livejournal.com]

I'm an April born in July :) People ask me all the time- random small talk, I guess?

[pegasus2o5.livejournal.com]

My mom knew a girl named July who spent most of her time explaining that she was NOT Julie.

[quinnthevixen.livejournal.com]

My dad's name is Noel and he was born in April. My sister's middle name is Noelle and she was born in August. And her first name means "bringer of gifts" so she was a christmas baby born in the summer. I agree with the above comments: it's better if the baby's name DOESN'T match when it was born, and it doesn't really matter if it's just the middle name anyway.

[searlait.livejournal.com]

Your friend is being sort of ridiculous.

[bandnerd88.livejournal.com]

My friend's name is Noel and she was born at the end of June. Another friend of mine is Holly and she was also born in the summer.

My band director's daughter was born in July and her middle name is June.

I don't really think seasonal and other time-defining names need to only be used at the time in which they're applicable. I really like the name Noelle and would use it regardless of season.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I don't think it matters for middle names at all. A little bit more for first names, but even then I think I would actually like it *less* if the person named June was born in June. I just always assume that the day/month/season/etc. being referenced is significant in some way that I just don't know.

For instance, I have a friend named Tuesday, and she wasn't born on a Tuesday, but I assume that her parents chose it for some significant reason other than the fact that it sounds pretty.

For some reason, though, a winter baby named Summer does strike me as very odd haha.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I was going to be named April, even though I was born in July.
I think naming a kid after the month they were born in is a little tacky anyway.

Oh and I like Noel(le). It would be fine on a summer baby here, since I live in Australia!

[laminy.livejournal.com]

I think that if the day/month/season that you name your child matches the actual day/month/season, it is extremely tacky. I think that names like June, August, Sunday, Summer only work when they're not born at that time. My sister is Autumn, she was born in the spring. If she had actually been born in the fall, I'd think that was kind of lame.

[sewawkward.livejournal.com]

Had my son been a daughter the name that we agreed on was Ruby Jean...which is close to Ruby June. I think Ruby for a July baby is a cute idea being that it is the birthstone for July.

[punkrockvagina.livejournal.com]

If my fiance and I have a girl, her name will be Sierra May no matter what month she is born. (It looks like July/August at this point.)

It will be after my grandmother's middle name. However, she was born on May 1st. haha

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Personally I find Ruby June too cutesy for my tastes, but there's nothing wrong with giving her that middle name if she's born in July. Even if it was her first name, I don't see the big deal!

I don't associate Noel with Christmas, so even if that's its origin, I think it's fine to name a summer baby Noel. Same with Summer--she may be born in winter, but if she has a sunny, bright personality, then that name is a perfect fit.

Misty seems tacky to me, but I do love Dawn.