Day Names for Babies

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).

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

Perfect for September babies.

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

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.

An unusal alternative to June or Junia.

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.

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

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."

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

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.

Variant of Paraskeve, used in Greece.

Maybe if you really love Autumn.

Feminine form of Nouel, a variant of Noel

Classic African day name, with rhythm and energy.

Common male name in Ghana.

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.

Perfect for a springtime daughter.

Cute and wearable.