I like a handful of seasonal names such as Summer, April, June, Autumn and August. But I was wondering, do seasonal names need to correspond to when the baby is born? Is it silly to name a baby born in winter, Summer?
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It varies by name. April has become such a common name that I wouldn't think anything of it if she was born another time of year. But as a general statement, I do think they should coincide. Most seasonal names are sufficiently rare enough that there is some expectation of that by society. That said, if you really love a name, use it anyway.
I'm probably biased because our daughter's middle name is Winter and she was born in January.
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No, I don't think it needs to coincide. When I hear the names Winter, Autumn, Summer... it doesn't cross my mind to think, "oh they must've been a summer baby" or anything like that.
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I voted other-some seasonal names are so common, like April, they can be used for anyone. But some sound a lot more tied to their season to me, like Summer.
We considered Leo as a boy name, but decided against it because of when he'd be born. Although writing this out makes my logic sound a little weird!
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I don't think it matters too much... That wouldn't be my first thought when I heard a seasonal name.
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I think it does sometimes. I know of a summer may and she was born in winter. That is a lot of different seasons! But I agree, names like april are common enough not to be season specific.
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No I don't think they have to coincide to when they were born. My first thought would be there is a special reason or meaning behind the name. I know 2 ladies named June and both were named after their parent's anniversary month.
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No. My daughters middle name is June, even though she was born in April. She's named after her great grandmother. We also very seriously considered naming her Autumn.
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My daughters middle name is June and she was born in May. Didn't occur to me that would be weird.
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You could always go based on when the baby was conceived
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I think for month names, I prefer that it doesn't actually match the birth month. For seasonal names, I don't think it matters, but it would be kind of neat to match.
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