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October Baby Names

October baby names might relate to Halloween or the autumn season in general. Names inspired by the marigold, October’s birth flower, or opal, its birthstone, are equally appropriate for an October baby.

Names for babies born in October may reference the October zodiac signs, Libra and Scorpio. Names connected to the number eight, which puts the oct in October from the original Roman calendar, or ten to reference its standing in the modern calendar, might also be appropriate. Famous namesakes for October babies include Desmond Tutu, John Lennon, and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Along with Opal and Lennon, other October baby names in the US Top 500 include Jack, Octavia, Hazel, Ezra, Theodore, Annabelle, Francis, and Harmony. Unique Halloween-related names include Wednesday, Casper, Trixie, and Bram.

October is a wonderful time to have a baby, and there are an abundance of great October baby names. Consider these names if you are expecting a baby in October.

Names for October Babies

Octavia

Meaning: eighth

Origin:Latin
306
Camilla

Meaning: young ceremonial attendant

Origin:Latin
323
Flavia

Meaning: golden, blond

Origin:Latin
1382
Serena

Meaning: tranquil, serene

Origin:Latin
248
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Origin:Anglicized form of Yiddish Golde or Golda
308
Marigold

Meaning: golden flower

Origin:Flower name, from English
173
Annabelle

Meaning: loving

Origin:Combination of Anna and Belle or French form of Amabel
434
Ada

Meaning: noble, nobility, or island

Origin:German or Turkish
50
Neve

Meaning: snow

Origin:Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and Portuguese
403
Hazel

Meaning: the hazelnut tree

Origin:English
61
Blair

Meaning: dweller on the plain

Origin:Scottish
243
Una

Meaning: one; lamb; happy

Origin:Latin, Irish, or Old Norse
493
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Mae

Meaning: bitter or pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
30
Winifred

Meaning: blessed peacemaking

Origin:Welsh
161
Dixie

Meaning: I have spoken; tenth

Origin:Latin, French
758
Sabrina A name of Latin origin, the meaning of Sabri...
Origin:Celtic, Latin name for the River Severn
305
Juliette

Meaning: little Julia

Origin:French from Latin
344
Tabitha

Meaning: gazelle

Origin:Aramaic
401