Baby Name of the Month

Baby Name of the Month

Its that time of month again! Baby Name of the month is here, and I am bringing you one of my guilty pleasures in names today.

Holiday

Thats right, I wouldnt even think twice, I would definitely name a daughter Holiday, especially if she were born in the month of December.. which is why I chose this name to be BNOTM for this month!

So lets get into it.

First of all, I love theme names, as some might call them, names that go with the season, day, month that the child was born.. so like Autumn the popular girls name was once considered out there and weird to name your baby after a season, she is pretty normal these days.  So Holiday, would be a little out there but gosh how perfect would it be if she were born somewhere between Thanksgiving and New Years to call her Holiday.

 The name is so light and spunky, I just see a precocious little girl wearing bright clothes answering to the name Holiday.

Other places Holiday can be found?  Well who can forget the book and movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.  Her name is Holiday Golightly, she goes by Holly.  Yep thats right, one of the ultimate girly icon's name is Holiday. So it makes me love the name even more.

There was also Billie Holiday, this is a stretch cause it is a last name here, but Mariah Carey just famously name her kid after Marilyn Monroe by using her last name.

Speaking of celebrities, Nicole Kidman has a daughter Sunday Rose, so "day" names are starting to rise in use and not be so "weird" thats why I think Holiday is so perfect.  I too agree with Kidman that a "day" name is not quite as strikingly feminine so you must have a very frilly or flowery middle name to go with it..

Holiday is not in the US top 1000 names, so I love her rareness.. other good news?  Holly is only #412, so she is pretty rare as well.

Downsides to Holiday?  Well there is the obvious, I think I would get a lot of "scrunched noses" when asked what my baby's name was, but that doesnt bother me much because no matter what you name your child you will get scrunched noses. Second thing is, I am sure she would be just Holly, and while I like Holly enough, I love Holiday more and would lament the loss of the rest of the name if she started going by Holly.

 So, in conclusion.. Holiday is not on the top of the list, but i would be strongly tempted to use it for a December baby!