Happy first day of Autumn! My favorite time of the year.
Now, what to name the baby?
Shades of changing leaves:
Amber- Reddish brown petrified resin
Aurelia- “Golden”
Goldie
Heather
Jasper- Reddish brown stone that recalls the hue of the season
Marigold- Golden in color, this flower also blooms well into the fall
Ora- “Gold”
Saffron- Spice yellow in hue
Scarlett- “Scarlet red”
Tawny- Yellowish brown in color, evocative of caramel and port
Tasty Treats:
Apple
Cinnamon
Ginger
Maple
Myrtle, Myrtille- Myrtille is blueberry in French
Plum
In Bloom & Fall Foliage:
Anemone
Ash (or Ash names?)
Aspen
Beech
Cypress
Dahlia
Elm
Ivy
Maple (again)
Oak
Poplar
In Mythology, Religion & Lore:
Anona- Roman goddess of the harvest
Aphaea- Greek goddess associated with agriculture and fertility
Dhanya- Sanskrit for “grain”
Demeter- Greek goddess of the harvest
Devi- Hindu goddess who blesses the abundance of the harvest
Laksmhi- Hindu goddess of the harvest, in the form of Dhanya Lakshmi
Saturn- Roman god of the harvest
Sif/Sifa- Norse god of the harvest
Sita- Also Hindu goddess of the harvest
Willow- Used during the Jewish feast celebration of Sukkoth, in conjunction with etrog (citron), lulav (date palm), and myrtle
Writer’s who love the Autumn:
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Hawthorne, Nathaniel David
Keats, John
Rilke, Rainer Maria
Thoreau, Henry David- Wrote about Lake Walden
By Month:
Aster-Flower for September
Sapphira- Sapphire is September’s gem stone
September- Itself is also occasionally given as a name
Lapis Lazuli- Gemstone for September. Either one would make an unusual choice
Opal- October’s birth stone
Tourmaline- Also shares the honor of being October’s birth stone
Chrysanthemum- November’s flower, shortens to the user friendly Chrys
Topaz- Shares the role of birth stone for November
Citrine- November’s other gemstone
December- If September works as a first name, why not try December, November, or October?
Poinsettia- The famed red plant used for Christmas decor and December’s flower
Turquoise- December’s shockingly colorful birth stone for its season
Why not the season itself?
Aki- Japanese, “bright autumn”
Akiko- “Bright autumn child” in Japanese
Autumn
Ekin- “Harvest” in Turkish
Hazan- “Autumn” in Turkish
Qiu- Chinese for “autumn”
Theresa- “Harvest”
Thu- “Autumn” in Vietnamese
Wekesa- “Born during harvest”, in East Africa
NOTE: This is a seasonal reprint of last year’s list.
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Happy Autumn to you
Autumn is my favourite season! Though, here in Australia, it’s been spring for about three weeks, and the heat is slowly rising…
I’m really loving Aurelia, Jasper, Marigold, Saffron, Dahlia, Ivy, Henry & Aster.. they’re pretty brilliant!
Anona is lovely.
And Demeter, but Anona is a gem like no other…!
One of the Norwegian names for autumn is Haust. Maybe it would fit as a boys name for the superinterested?
I absolutely love Aurelia, Sapphira, Plum, Dahlia, Devi and Hazan
A girl I went to high school with named her daughters Autumn, and Ginger.
I like:
Aurelia
Jasper
Saffron
Scarlett
Myrtle, Myrtille
Plum
Dahlia (pron: Day-leah)
Willow
Akiko- “Bright autumn child” in Japanese
Lovely list!
I’ve come across a ‘December’ before.
I love the name Autumn itself, but alas, it has become way too popular for my tastes.
Chrysanthe (f) and Chrysanthos (m) are the Greek meaning ‘Golden Flower’. It is also a saint name (Chrysanthos).
I love Aurelia. It was the name I had very much hoped for had we had a girl. But, the hubs was not a fan at all.
I really love autumn. I was born in October. my best choices among these are:
Aurelia
Ora
Saffron
Sapphira
&
…
paeez( autumn in persian)
Most people don’t realize it, however, Autumn actually occurs during the months of August, September and October…Autumn actually “begins” around 7 or 8 August…early November and onward etc. are actually considered to be winter months as far as “solar terms” are considered. The sun is what really determines when seasons begin etc. not humanity’s “designation.”
wonderful picture!