January can be a dark and cold month. However, it can also be a month that celebrates new beginnings and brings hope for the year to come. If you are welcoming a new arrival this month- or if you know someone who is- here are top names for a joyful January baby, inspired by new beginnings!
For your little girl
Hope - for well wishes of for the year to come
Nova - a Latin word for new
Dawn - for the dawning of a brand-new year
Genevieve - January 3rd marks the feast day of St Genevieve
Nadine - a French name meaning hope
Aurora - the Roman goddess of the dawn
Epiphany - the celebration of the three kings’ visit to Bethlehem on January 6
Angela - a Latin word for angel. The feast of St. Angela is celebrated on January 27
Zara - meaning bright as the dawn
Amal - an Arabic word for hope
For your little boy
Caspar - one of three wise men who visited Bethlehem on January 6th
Kai - meaning new beginning
Altan - meaning dawn
Ewan - meaning young
Ordell - meaning beginning
Xavier - meaning bright
Von - meaning hope
Elvis - after the king of rock n roll, Elvis Presley who was born on January 9, 1935
Felix - Latin for happy and fortunate, this name symbolises good luck for the year ahead
Ethan - meaning steadfast, firmness, and long-lived. This name is ideal for a baby born at the beginning of the year.