Hello October!

We are already on another month and that is so hard to believe! The year is flying by and 2020 will be here before we know it. Since October 1st falls on a Tuesday I thought today's posts would only be fitting if it was all about names associated with the month.

Marigold- Combination of Mary (Bitter) and Gold; English

The flower for the month of October 

Cosmo- Order, Decency; Italian 

A flower for the month of october 

Opal- Jewel; English

Birthstone of October

Octavia- Eighth; Latin 

Octavio- Eight; Spanish

Octavian- Eight; Romanian

Octavianus- Eight; Roman 

October Name Days
Many different countries have days called Name Days. They are days were you celebrate the day of the year for your name. It is popular in Europe and Latin America. Often time it is associated with the feast day of saints. Below I have some for the month of October. Not all the possible names are listed. I just picked out some of them

October 1- Ragnar, Rain, Rainer, Ariel, Therese, Lara, Igor, Ariadna, Arnold

October 2- Oliver, Leela, Ruth, Petra, Love, Ludvig

October 3- Raimo, Sybille, Dionysis, Helga, Gerard, Osvald

October 4- Franz, Randel, Randolf, Francois, Frank, Organe, Sarah, Francis

October 5- Ingeborg, Ingrid, Inka, Capucine, Daphne, Fleur, Donata, Gilda

October 6- Bruno, Monika. Emil, Jennifer

October 7- Gustave, Serge, Marija, Justina, Britta

October 8- Vera, Hilja, Hugo, Anita, Nils, Brigita

October 9- Sara, Stefan, Denis, Abraham, Arnold, Jan

October 10- Marina, Aleksi, Samuel, Harriet, Harry

October 11- Aldo, Filip, Briditta, Monta, Silva, Emilian, Maria

October 12- Marcel, Maximilian, Edwin, Kira

October 13- Renata, Ebba, Irma, Edward, Gerald

October 14- Agata, Kai, Kaia, Elsa, Celeste, Gwendoline, Boris, Stellan

October 15- Eda, Heidi, Valter

October 16- Havel, Hedwig, Finn

October 17- Vesta, Solene, Karola, Vita, Veronica, Antonia

October 18- Lukas, Zlatan, Zlata, Justus

October 19- Michaela, Stella, Cleo, Rene, Ivan

October 20- Jasper, Adeline, Aline, Adelina, Miroslava, Adele

October 21- Ursula, Celine, Hilary

October 22- Sabina, Anita, Elodie, Salome, Marko, Marita

October 23- Teodor, Daina, Jean, Simon, Marlena

October 24- Nina, Ara, Marcin

October 25- Beata, Daria, Bianka, Blanka

October 26- Dimitar, Erik, Amanda, Dimitri, Ludmila

October 27- Nestor, Zoe, Emeline, Lolita, Vincentas

October 28- Simon, Jude, Juda

October 29- Alfred, Fred, Elva, Violeta, Viola

October 30- Zenovia, Marcel, Venera, Alfons, Angel, Edmund, Isabella

October 31- Wolfgang, Arto, Aurelia, Edgar

Name of the Week: Philanthia and Philantha

I am loving the warm weather that is coming my way. It has been some time since spring officially started but the weather is just starting to warm up. Since I haven't been able to actually experience spring I've been looking for spring inspired names. One of the names I came across was Philanthia and the very similar name Philantha.

Philanthia is a girl's name of Greek origin. You might be wondering why I pick this name as a spring name and thats because it means lover of flowers in Greek.  Pronounced Fil-ANN-thee-uh it reminds me of a few other names like Philomena, Athena, and Thea. It is believed to be a version of Philantha, a name with the same meaning and origin. If you want to the spell the name a little bite more how it sounds than Filanthia is the spelling for you.

There are many nickname options for Philanthia and one of the reasons I am drawn to the name. Phil, Philly, Thea, Anne, Anna, Annie, and Laney/Lanie just to name a few.

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In Budapest, Hungary there is a flower shop bearing the name. I am wondering if they picked the name on purpose. From what I have read they like Christmas in the store as well as fairies and other whimsical things. It can be hard to find the flowers among all of the decorations. The store dates back to 1905 and many people travel just to shop there.

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On my search I came across a novel with the name Philantha in it! I was so shocked that someone had noticed the name and used it. The novel is called The False Princess by Eilis O'Neal. Now I am not sure who the character is in the book. What I do know is she is not the main character. From what I read Philantha is a wizard who teaches the main character. When I have the time I would love to read the book.

I wish there was more information on Philanthia. After weeks of search I was only able to find what I wrote about today. If you have any more information let me know below.

Unique Flower Names

Hey guys! I am back again! I’m going to talk all about flower names. I got this idea from reading a book. The book follows the story of a family over a few generations. Lilibeth is the oldest generation and she has a daughter, Violet. Violet had a daughter Iris. Iris broke the pattern and named her daughter Samantha.  Do you see the pattern? They are all flower names in some way. It sparked a blog idea and I am going with it! The names are all uncommon flowers. So let’s get started.

Girls

1. Ambrosia- The flower means reciprocated love.
2. Betony- The flower meaning is surprise.
3. Camellia- This flower comes in different colors and each of the colors has a different meaning. The white flowers mean adorable and lovable. The pink means strong desire, and the red means excellence, perfection.
4. Celandine- The flower meaning is forthcoming joy.
5. Gerbera- The flower meaning is happiness and cheerful.
6. Lobelia- The flower means malevolence, arrogance.
7. Salvia- The flower means wisdom and I always think of you.
8. Zinnia- This is another flower with different colors and different meanings. The magenta means long-lasting affection. The mixed means thoughts of an absent friend. The pink means lasting affection. The scarlet means constancy. The white means goodness, and the yellow means remembrance.

Boys

1. Aster- The flower means love, contentment, and patience.
2. Hawthorn- The flower meaning is hope.
3. Oleander- The flower means beauty and grace.

All of the meanings are for the flowers NOT the name. I used this website to look up the flowers and it also had their meanings. I probably wouldn’t use most of these names as first names but they make great middle names. Let me know what you think in the comments below. I hope you liked this and bye for now :). 

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