20 baby names that are perfect for Mother’s Day babies
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Expecting a little one to come into your life on, or near Mother’s Day? You may want to choose a baby name that honours that special association. If so, the options are beautiful!
Mother’s Day in Australia always falls on the second Sunday in May, so while the date will change each year, Mother’s Day will always fall in the month of May. That opens the door, not only for names that represent mothers or motherhood, but also for names that are associated with May, it’s gemstones and star signs.
Take a look through some of our favourite Mother’s Day baby names in the gallery below…
Baby names inspired by Mother’s Day
Make Mother’s Day extra special! Choose from our inspiring Mother’s Day baby names and start your baby’s life story with a day to remember.
A beautiful name of African origin meaning “her mother’s daughter”.
In Mayan mythology, Akna is the Goddess of Motherhood.
Great for a first or middle name, Anne is the patron saint of pregnancy and mothers.
This beautiful Greek name means “flower” or “lady of flowers” and what is more ‘Mother’s Day’ than that?!
A title for a queen or queen mother in ancient Africa, Candace is a perfect name for a Mother’s Day babe.
Cybil (Cybele) was known variously as the Great Mother, the Mother goddess and the Mother of the gods!
This Celtic name has Irish origins meaning “earth mother goddess”.
In Greek mythology, Doris was “mother of sea nymphs”.
With Aramaic origins, Elah means “oak tree” which , as the tree of life, is a symbol of motherhood.
This sweet gemstone name is the birthstone for May!
With Hungarian origins, Emese means “little mother”.
Mother’s Day babies will fall under the Taurus star sign – bull! And since Ethan means “strong and firm” it makes a great boy name for a Mother’s Day baby.
Since Mother’s Day flowers are so important, a name that means “flower” is a perfect fit.
In Greek mythology, Gaea was the “mother of the Titans”.
In Egyptian mythology, Isis is the goddess of motherhood.
Iya means “mother” in Yoruba language.
This Croatian inspired name means “mother”.
Not only the name of the month of Mother’s Day, May also has Latin origins meaning “great” … how perfect is that?
This Chinese origin name is derived from the word mā, which means “mother” and the other element “zǔ” which refers to grandparents or ancestors.
Umi has Arabic origins meaning “mother”.
