Thanksgiving Names

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

One of the less common names that came over on the Mayflower, albeit, one with modern potential.

In many African cultures, it is traditional to name children based on the day of the week they were born. For the Swahili people of eastern Africa, Khamisi is used for boys born on Thursday.

Virtue names are making a comeback, but we don't foresee Humility coming into fashion. A baby named Humility Cooper was a passenger on the Mayflower.

Perfect for September babies.

A cool Igbo name with a wonderful meaning.

A traditional day name used by Akan speakers in Ghana.

Full-hearted new virtue choice, though five syllables is a lot to handle.

A beautiful and rare botanical choice belonging to a tiny white flower, and also to the ship that first brought the Pilgrims from England to the New World in 1620.

A unisex Shona name most closely associated with Tatenda Taibu, captain of the Zimbabwean cricket team.

A puritan virtue name that's only slightly less challenging than Chastity. It was used for nearly 20 baby girls in the contemporary US in one recent year.

Cute and wearable.

Maybe if you really love Autumn.