Christmas names for twin boys and girls
How many Natalias, Manolos or Cristinas do you know? Well, even if it does not seem like it, these are names related to Christmas. Although it is not as common as it used to be, the tradition of putting babies on the names of the saint of the day still persists, and if the time of birth is Christmas
How many Natalias, Manolos or Cristinas do you know? Well, even if it does not seem like it, these are names related to Christmas. Although it is not as common as it used to be, the tradition of putting babies on the names of the saint of the day still persists, and if the time of birth is Christmas, it is most likely that your name is Christian or Hebrew. and you do not even know it. You will have twins or twins and still do not know the name you are going to put them. If you are born at Christmas inGuiainfantil.com
we give you some ideas so that your twins are a little more special and have the date of their birth engraved in their name. The majority of these names have a Christian origin and surely you did not know they were related to these dates. Some of them will surprise you. Christmas names for twin babies María and José:
Undoubtedly the protagonists of these dates. Mary is of Hebrew origin and means 'The elect', while Joseph refers to 'Whom God magnifies'.
Jesus and Annunciation : Jesus comes from the Hebrew Joshua, which means 'Salvation', while Annunciation is of Spanish origin and refers to the annunciation of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
Nativity and Natalia:These two names really have the same meaning and their etymology is the Christmas party itself. The same as Noel and Noelia, of Latin origin and whose meaning derives from the French Natal and which means 'The day of birth'.
Incarnation and Jordan : The first name represents for Christianity the moment in which God assumed human nature; while the second is the river in which Jesus was baptized, although in its Anglo-Saxon form Jordan, it means 'He who descends'.
Bethlehem and Nazareth:Two of the most important cities for the childhood of Jesus Christ. Bethlehem means "House of bread" and Nazareth is the place where Jesus began to preach.
Cristina and Christian: Both mean 'Christian', like Cristóbal, and their meaning is 'Who leads Christ'.
Manuel and Manuela : His santoral coincides with the first day of the year, but also his Latin linguistic origin means 'God among us'. Very common in Andalusia for being a way of the Moors and Jewish converts to leave testimony of their conversion to Christianity.
Melchior and Gaspar:Although they are quite common names, it is rare to find these two names together. Together with Baltasar they form the three Magi. All are of oriental origin but the funny thing is that their own names refer to their condition within Christmas. Baltasar is 'God's protege'; Melchior is 'King of Light' and is usually represented with a lamp; whereas Gaspar means 'Administrator of the treasure' and is the one that incarnates the king who gives the presents to Jesus by his birth.
Virginia and Gabriel : The first of Latin origin promulgates the purity of the Virgin, the second means 'Strength of God', and was the angel who announced to Mary the birth of Jesus.
But there are other names that are suggested Christmas and whose etymology is unknown by most of us. For exampleClaudia is the feminine of Claus;
Silvestre is the saint who gives his name to the last day of the year; Esteban comes from the second day of Christmas, and Innocent, for the day of the Holy Innocents. But really if a name of biblical origin is appropriate for a twin boy it is: Thomas. Of Aramaic origin, it is considered the second Judas of the Apostles in the New Testament, and its meaning is "Twin". Patricia Fernández
. Editor of Guiainfantil.com
