25 Baby Names Inspired By the Month of January
Beautiful baby names for the new year and wintery month
Martin Novak
January ushers in the new year with a wave of hope and excitement. It’s also the first full month of winter where we can expect snowy weather and colder temperatures. If you have a baby that is due in January and you’re still looking for some name inspiration, let the first month of the year inspire you. We’ve rounded up 25 names that are perfect for your wonderful winter baby.
January-Inspired
Garnet: The gorgeous dark red birthstone of babies born in January is a creative choice for a January themed name
Carnation: The birth flower of January is a sweet baby name
Capria: A name inspired by Capricon, the zodiac sign of many January babies
Janus: The Roman god of beginnings and endings, whose name inspired January
Jenara: A Latin version of "January"
Winter-Inspired
Apricity: This feminine name means the warmth of the sun in winter
Cherith: This unique Hebrew name means winter stream
Eira: This name is Welsh for snow
Olwen: Means "white footprint"
Lumi: "Snow" in Finnish
Demi: A shorter version of "Demeter," who was the Greek goddess responsible for winter
Caldwell: An Irish name that means "cold spring"
Whittaker: A name that means "from the white fields"
Wren: A winter bird that can lend its name to a boy or a girl
Kari: A gender-neutral name that means covered in snow
New Year-Inspired
Bohdi: This Sanskrit name translated as "enlightenment" or "awakening" and can be the perfect name to welcome in a new year and a new baby
Nova: A Latin-inspired name that means new
Amal: An Arabic name that means hope
Xavier: This boy’s name means "new house"
Dagny: A gender-neutral Scandinavian name that means "new day"
Nadia: this female name means "hope"
Nell: This sweet name means "hopeful and shining one"
Zora: A Serbo-Croatian name that means "dawn"
Beatrice: Means "she who brings happiness"
Neo: A Latin boy’s name that means new
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