One of my former colleagues gave birth to a baby girl in December. She named her Summer. Interestingly, her oldest daughter is named Autumn. She was born in March. She also has a son. His name is Ben. Go figure.
I thought of Summer and Autumn after reading that actress Gretchen Mol just delivered her second child, a daughter, she named Winter. I don’t know many Winters. Then again, Mol’s 3-year-old son is named Ptolemy. Don’t know many people named Ptolemy either.
According to baby name “experts,” seasonal names are “hot” right now. Still, I couldn’t find a single “expert” interview that addressed the practically non-existent use of seasonal baby names for boys.
However, it’s not just seasonal names that are embraced by parents searching for the perfect feminine moniker and shunned by those birthing boys, days-of-the-week and months-of-the-year names also see a huge gender divide. Think Nicole Kidman’s daughter Sunday Rose, actress January Jones, and singer June Carter. April, May and August are also popular baby names for girls, according to experts.
What about October, November and March? Why don’t they make the cut as trendy baby names? I think October would make a great boy’s name. It’s strong, easy to pronounce and connotes happy times, such as trick-or-treating and pumpkin picking. What’s more, it lends itself to a variety of cool nicknames like “Tob” or “Oc.”
And what about dear neglected Monday? Tuesday has a huge following thanks to child actress Tuesday Weld and English actress Ruby Tuesday. Friday’s another lesser-used moniker, yet how many parents out there countdown the days to the end of the work week? Friday is one of the most popular days of the week, yet I don’t know many (actually, any) parents who have honored the kick-off to the weekend by bestowing it upon their child. Save for King Friday who rules over the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He named his kid Tuesday, but puppets don’t really count as people.
What do you think about seasonal baby names?
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