October baby names for boys and girls

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Written by Mary Fetzer

October, the tenth month, gives us autumn’s most striking colors. It’s the month that Americans honor Christopher Columbus and Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Hispanic Heritage Month. And of course, October is when we celebrate Halloween.

If your little bundle of joy is due to arrive in October, find some inspiration from the month itself! We’ve compiled a list of names for baby boys and baby girls that pay tribute to this very special month.

Autumn baby names

The colors! The smells! Autumn (a lovely name in and of itself) is a beautiful time of the year that invigorates the senses.

Akiko – girl, Japanese, Autumn’s Child
Annona – girl, Latin, Roman goddess of the annual harvest
Garner – boy, Old English, To Gather Grain
Hazan – girl, Turkish, Autumn
Thu – boy, Vietnamese, Autumn

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Famous October birthdays

October is the birth month of famous authors, scientists, musicians and athletes.

Bishop Desmond Tutu –October 7, 1931
Celia Cruz – October 21, 1925
Deepak Chopra – October 22, 1946
Jimmy Carter – October 1, 1924
Julie Andrews – October 1, 1935
Matt Damon – October 8, 1970
Steve Young – October 11, 1961
Susan Sarandon –October 4, 1946
Winona Ryder – October 29, 1971

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Columbus Day baby names

Show respect for the renowned explorer with a Columbus Day-inspired baby name.

The man:

Christopher
Columbus

The ships:

Nina
Pinta
(Santa) Maria

The family:

Filipa
Diego
Fernando

The sponsors:

Ferdinand
Isabella

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Famous breast cancer survivors

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, but anyone who’s ever beaten the disease deserves to celebrate every day. Here are just of few of the celebrities (they’re not all women) who triumphed:

Betsey Johnson – fashion designer, serves as honorary chairperson for the Fashion Targets Breast Cancer initiative
Christina Applegate – best known for her role on Married, With Children
Giuliana Rancic – reality TV star, fertility struggles helped her detect breast cancer early
Judy Blume – author of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Kim Novak – sexy star of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo
Martina Navratilova – champion tennis player, competed in a tennis tournament while undergoing radiation
Peter Criss – former KISS drummer; Men account for less than one percent of breast cancer cases.
Sheryl Crow – singer/songwriter, adopted two boys – Levi and Wyatt – after beating cancer
Susan Goodman Komen – the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1982 by Susie’s younger sister Nancy Goodman Brinker
Wanda Sykes – comedienne, discovered cancer during a breast reduction

Unique names from horror movies

Scary movie baby names

Chuckie – Would you dare name your son after the killer from Child’s Play?
Damien – He was the young antichrist in The Omen.
Esther – This old-fashioned moniker had trouble making a comeback after The Orphan hit the big screen.
Jason – Friday the 13^th fans know exactly who Jason is.
Michael Myers – Use the first or last name of this famous Halloween villain.
Regan – This name wasn’t popular back in the 1970s, when The Exorcist was popular.