Day Names for Babies

Both graceful and melodious.

A sweet and simple Welsh word name, popular in its native land, especially in the middle spot.

Slavic possibility for a girl born during the Easter season.

Way before January Jones made this month a fashionable girls' name, there was Princess Januaria of Brazil, daughter of the King of Portugal and the Archduchess of Austria. One of the most pointed yet most original January baby names.

Interesting last-name-first possibility, evoking the springtime month; also a sports-hero connection to baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Could make an interesting way to honor Grandma May or Mary with a boy's name.

There's no shortage of quirky ways to get to hip nickname Oz -- Ozias, Osborne, Ozymandias -- but this one may appeal to parents looking for a full name with some religious significance. It was originally a name for Palm Sunday, which came from the Latin word for "hosanna."

Dinesh is a popular Indian name -- it stands for the sun in Hindu texts -- made familiar in the US by the HBO show Silicon Valley via the character played by Kumail Nanjiani. With the emphasis on the second syllable, Dinesh is a name that translates easily.

Pleasant-sounding word that could morph into a unique Sunday-picnic-type name.

An epithet of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi — the personification of fertility, prosperity, and wealth.

An unusal alternative to June or Junia.

Variant of Paraskeve

Masculine form of Paraskeve, traditionally given to babies born on a Friday.

Maybe if you really love Autumn.

Ajambo is an African name of the Luo language, spoken by the Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania. Like many African names, Ajambo's meaning refers to the temporaity of the birth — in this case, the evening.

Cute and wearable.

Perfect for a springtime daughter.

Classic African day name, with rhythm and energy.

Common male name in Ghana.

Feminine form of Nouel, a variant of Noel