Over the centuries, parents of Christmas babies have sought to mark the occasion with suitably festive appellations. Here is a selection of Christmas names that have been bestowed on British babies over the years.
Note: The last name in every instance is the surname.
Angel Gabriel Porras (b. Dec 1979)
Bethlehem Shepherd (b.1865)
Carol Christmas Brady (b. 24 Dec 1933)
Christmas Angel E Liffen (b. 25 Dec 1895)
Christmas Day Parry (b. Dec 1883)
Christmas Eve Gooch (b. Dec 1853)
Christmas Ivy Colins Fradd (b. 25 Dec 1882)
Christmas Berry (b. 25 Dec 1898)
Christmas Carroll (b. 25 Dec 1891)
Ernest Christmas Day (b. 25 Dec 1898)
Gaspar Melchior Balthasar Heinz (m. 1895)
Holly Ivy A Sizer (b. 25 Dec 1912)
Ivy Christmas Bines (b. 25 Dec 1909)
Ivy Snowflake Goodwyn (23 Dec 1900)
Joseph Bethlehem Pagett (b. Dec 1862)
King Herod Mathers (b. Dec 1902)
Merry Christmas Rose Finnett (b. Dec 1877)
Mistletoe Ellis (b. Dec 1906)
Noel Christmas Hughes (b. 25 Dec 1911)
Noel Shepherd Preston (b. 25 Dec 1916)
Noelle Joy Springett (b. 26 Dec 1902)
Robin Noel Bygrave (b. 25 Dec 1921)
Rudolph Edward Hodgman (b. 24 Dec 1928)
Star Angel Bell (b. Dec 2005)
Tinsel Moffatt (b. Dec 1912)
Virgin Mary Green (b.Dec 1851)
William Christmas Angel (b. 25 Dec 1889)
Yule Eric Dashwood (b. 25 Dec 1900)
Yule Mary Bedford (b. 25 Dec 1908)
I hope you all have a very merry and joyous Christmas!
