You don’t have to have a New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day baby to choose a name that’s inspired by the idea of a fresh start or the promise and hope of a new year. (We could all use a little more hope these days, right?) It’s January, and as far as we’re concerned, the whole month is symbolic of a fresh start.
If you are looking for a baby name that’s perfect for a January baby — or just a little one that you’re hoping to imbue with an extra dose of optimism — we’ve pulled together a few options.
Baby Names That Mean New
The concept of “new” or fresh starts is a perfect idea for a January baby, so try one of these baby names that mean “new” on for size.
Aviva: this Hebrew baby name means “fresh”
Naseem: means “fresh air”
Naveen
Neo
Signe: means “new victory”
Xavier: meaning “new house”
Baby Names That Mean Hope
Hope springs eternal, but especially at the start of a new year. (Isn’t that what all our resolutions are about?) Try one of these baby names that mean hope for your January baby.
Aisling: means “dream” or “vision”
Bakari: a boys’ name that means “hopeful”
Spero
Zaya
Baby Names That Mean Goal or Resolution
Want to encourage your child to persevere? Try a baby name that means something similar.
Ernest: means “resolute”
Liam: short for William, it shares its meaning: “resolute protection”
Nyssa: means “goal”
Siddartha
Baby Names That Mean Dawn
A new year is a dawn of a new beginning — and the perfect opportunity to use a name that means “dawn.”
Aroon: a Thai boys’ name that means “dawn”
Idalia: means “behold the sun”
Zerline
Baby Names That Mean Promise
Another take on a resolution is that it’s a promise, or oath, to yourself. And because your new baby has so much promise ahead of them, why not choose a name that means promise?
Elizabeth: (and all its cute diminutives — Betsy, Beth, Liz, Liza, Bette, Lilibet, etc.)
Promise
Yinuo
Baby Names That Embody the Season
January
Garnet: the January birthstone, this also makes a fabulous name for a January baby
Winter
Eirlys: this is Welsh for “snowdrop” — the official birth flower of January
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