{"id":213659,"date":"2024-12-11T19:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mom.com\/?p=213659"},"modified":"2024-12-11T19:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T00:09:11","slug":"winter-solstice-baby-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/winter-solstice-baby-names","title":{"rendered":"20 Winter Solstice Baby Names to Celebrate the Season&#8217;s Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>December 21, 2024, marks the winter solstice &mdash;&nbsp;aka the first official day of winter. And if you have a baby conceived or born around the solstice, or the day just means a lot to your family, it could be really cool to give the child a <a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/top-20-most-popular-state-baby-names\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">name<\/a> with connections to solstice.<\/p><p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.almanac.com\/content\/first-day-winter-winter-solstice\"><em>The Old Farmer&rsquo;s Almanac<\/em><\/a>, the winter solstice marks the day of the year when there&rsquo;s the least amount of daylight. It also signals that the following days will start to finally grow longer and also that winter is officially here. Sure, it feels like winter has been happening already since it&rsquo;s freezing in many parts of the country, but the season&rsquo;s official start comes midway through December. The date changes every year, but it&rsquo;s usually around the 21st or 22nd.<\/p><p>And now you can mark the special date with these fitting baby names.<\/p><p><strong>More from Mom.com: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mom.com\/pregnancy\/75-genuine-medieval-baby-names-with-enduring-style\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">71 Genuine Medieval Baby Names With Enduring Style<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 21, 2024, marks the winter solstice &mdash;&nbsp;aka the first official day of winter. And if you have a baby conceived or born around the solstice, or the day just means a lot to your family, it could be really cool to give the child a name with connections to solstice. According to The Old 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