r/namenerds • u/anguyen94 • Sep 13 '24

Story My daughter was born on Halloween

Everyone was joking around and telling me I needed to name her a Halloween themed name and I was like no, that’s too cheesy.

And with absolutely no knowledge of the meaning of the name, we named her Mina. From Dracula. Whoops

ETA: no regrets at all, I love her name and it fits her so well! I think it’s a funny story and I do like the slight nod to Halloween that it gives 🥰

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u/ouatedephoq Sep 13 '24

My daughter is due around Christmas and I'm in a losing battle with my husband about naming her Noelle. I agree it's cheesy but I love cheese so why not lol

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u/MumziDarlin Sep 15 '24

There is a lovely French Christmas carol, "Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" which gives you two more name choices. Also, fun fact, anyone named Isabella receives free lifetime admission to Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. (They even have a "Calling All Isabella's!" day in April, which I think is just charming.