Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Dates

Children are sometimes given names which commemorate the day, month or season in which they were born.

Medieval

The names of Christian festivals or holy days were used for children born on those days from medieval times. They could be either boys' or girls' names.

Christmas Easter Loveday
Midwinter Pasques Pentecost

Male

Aquarius Aries Ariez
Augustus Christmas Herbst
Marche' Marcus Noel
Pascal Ramadan Scorpeo
Scorpio Season Taurean
Tauris Taurus Wednesday
Yule    

Advent

Avent Aventin Aventino

Janus

Janius Janiuscek Januario
Januarius Januisz  

Female

Tuesday

Mardi Teusday  

Januetta

February

March

April

Abril Aevril Aivril
Aprele Aprelle Apriell
Aprielle Aprila Aprile
Aprilette Aprili Aprill
Apryl Apryle Averil
Averill Avierill Avril
Avrille    

May

Mae Maelea Maeleah
Maelen Maelle Maeona
Maj Maybel Maybeline
Maybelle Mayberry Maybeth
Mayday Maydee Maydena
Maye Mayela Mayelene
Mayella Mayetta Mayleen
Maylen Maylene Maylin
Maylon Maylyn Maylynn
Maylynne Mayrene  

June

Joon Juhn Jun
Junell Junelle Junette
Junie Juniet Junieta
Junietta Juniette Junina
Junita Yoon Yuna

July

August

Augusta Augustina Augustine
Augustyna Augustyne Austin
Gussi Gussie Gussy
Gusta Gusti Gustie
Gusty Tina  

September

Octyabrina

Nova

November

December

Aurora

Spring

Verna

Vernal

Easter

Eastan Eastlyn Easton

Palm

Pascale

Summer

Somenta Somer Somledy
Sommar Sommara Sommer
Sumair Sumer Summar
Summerbreeze Summerhaze Summerlee
Summerlyn    

Autum

Autumn

Winter

Winta Winterlyn Wintr
Wynnter Wynter  

Gemini

Gemina Geminine Gemmina

Taura

Taurina


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

Copies may be made for personal use only.


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