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Investigated a branch of the family tree last night and discovered that I had a 4x-great-aunt called Christmas! - born in 1784. Unsurprisingly, she was born on Christmas Day. It seems to have been used as a name for both sexes on and off for a very long time, although only three of them have been born here in the last 30 years. Does anyone else have a Christmas in their tree, and wdyt?
Oh and - while looking up Christmases I came across a Christmastina Eunice, born in Wales in 1889.
Oh and - while looking up Christmases I came across a Christmastina Eunice, born in Wales in 1889.
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No Christmases in my tree as far as I know, unfortunately! Christmastins is pretty bad - but I am oddly loving the idea of a Christmas Eunice. It seems so...warm, and spicy. Like...christmas pudding (or what I imagine it to be like since I'm a filthy heathen and never had it).
I'd use Christmas if I had a Christmas baby, though I suppose I'd more liklely use Yule or Midwinter, probably as a second name. Why not, it's fun and commemorative.
I'd use Christmas if I had a Christmas baby, though I suppose I'd more liklely use Yule or Midwinter, probably as a second name. Why not, it's fun and commemorative.
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Midwinter is GREAT!
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I actually think Christmas is a really neat name. It's a great meaningful holiday with all kinds of nice warm happy feelings about it. For some reason the combo Lucy Christmas popped into my head a few months ago. I love it, even though it's terribly cutesy.
Christmastina... not so sure about that one!
Christmastina... not so sure about that one!
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No, no Christmases in my tree. My father had a cousin who was born on Christmas Day, but although he did have a seasonal name for that reason, it's Noel, not Christmas. I just can't see Christmas as a name. I've often thought that if I'd had a baby on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, I'd use either Noel or Noelle as a middle name, but certainly not Christmas.
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Christmas is cool in the same way Easter or Winter is, IMO. My mother has cousin who was born around Christmas who is called Mary Nollaig (Nul-ig). Nollaig is the Irish for Christmas and Noel. I thought this was very funny the first time I heard it. Incidentally my mother was born in December and her mother considered calling her Carol or Noelle.
Nollaig is not that rare as a first name though - it is used for men and women.
Nollaig is not that rare as a first name though - it is used for men and women.
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Nollaig is rather nice! I like it. Nadolig - the Welsh word for Christmas - has been used as a name too, although not recently, and usually as a middle name.
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I was wondering if the Welsh word would be similar. I like Nadolig. But then I like Welsh! I used to know called Nollaig Rabbitte - she said she got teased a lot in school.
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