September 29, 2020

12 Baby Names Beautifully Inspired By The Four Seasons

At the autumn equinox, the weather changed almost overnight: from heady, hot summer sun to cool rain and the glow of copper leaves on the ground.
12 Baby Names Beautifully Inspired By The Four Seasons

If you want to channel the time when the earth settles into a new season, what better way than to give your little one a name inspired by this special shift in time?

We have a wealth of baby name inspiration on HuffPost UK Parents, but here are 12 monikers that beautifully represent the changing of the seasons.Related... These Unique Baby Names Are Inspired By The Great Outdoors AutumnAmberIn Arabic, the meaning of Amber is ‘jewel’. You may know it by the honey-coloured stone that’s actually made of fossilised tree resin.AshIn Hebrew, the meaning of the name ‘Ash’ is happy. It’s also a beautiful tree. AutumnCall a spade a spade! One of the most perfect names for a baby born in autumn is... Autumn, from the Latin word ‘autumnus’. Related... 10 Baby Names From The Edwardian Era That Stood The Test Of Time SummerKyraKrya comes from the Egyptian word for ‘sun’.SkyeThis pretty name means sky and is taken from the old Norse ‘sky’, meaning ‘cloud’. SummerOnce again, the straightforward English name Summer – associated with the warmest season of the year – wins our vote!Related... 10 'Endangered' Baby Names At Risk Of Becoming Extinct SpringBlossomOf English origin, this name means ‘flower’ or ‘bloom’. DawnOld English in origin, Dawn takes its meaning from the first appearance of light, or daybreak.HazelHazel comes from the name of the tree, or the colour, and was originally spelled hæsel in Old English.Related... Going Green: The 10 Most Popular Eco-Friendly Baby Names WinterHollyThis comes from the Old English, meaning, ‘dwelling by the clearing by the hollow’. But of course, it conjures up thoughts of the perfect Christmas plant.JackJack, meaning ‘God is gracious’, is forever tied to Jack Frost – a figure representing ice, SNOW, sleet, winter, and freezing cold in books, stories and film.NiamhThis Irish girl’s name, meaning ‘snow’, can also be spelled with its English form of Neve. Related... These 20 Baby Names Were Popular In 2019. Would You Choose One? Going For Gold: The Best Baby Names If You Want To Raise A Winner These Are The 10 Luckiest Baby Names To Give Your Child

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World rings in 2023

Country by country, the world welcomed 2023 early Sunday morning — and bid goodbye to a year marked by war, economic uncertainties, and COVID variants. Many cities were celebrating New Year's in full force for the first time since the pandemic, with more than 100,000 gathering on the Embankment of the Thames in London for a firework show that paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II, while an estimated million people braved the rain for the New Year's Eve party in New York's Times Square. Roni Bintang/Getty Images Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Alexi Rosenfeld/ Getty Images Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "I just wish everyone a lot of prosperity, peace, and love," Tina Wright, a reveler visiting New York City from the Phoenix area, told the Los Angeles Times.