Festive Names From The Twelve Days Of Christmas

For the 12^th day of the 12^th month, we’ve picked our favourite festive names inspired by the Twelve Days Of Christmas. Plus, we've put together a quick update about ordering last minute Christmas name labels.

Celebrating Our Top Twelve Names Of Christmas

We all know the traditional version of the Twelve Days Of Christmas so this year we've created our own. For the Twelve Names Of Christmas, we've picked a festive name, or names, that (sort of) matches the gifts given each day.

Names Inspired By The Twelve Days Of Christmas

• Juniper for A Partridge In A Pear Tree
  Some versions say juniper tree; an evergreen tree often used as Christmas trees.
• Dove / Jemima / Paloma / Callum for Two Turtle Doves
  These names mean "dove" in English, Hebrew, Spanish, and Latin. 
• Noel / Noelle / Noella for Three French Hens
  These names are based on the French word for Christmas - Noël.
• Robin / Robyn for Four Calling Birds
  Originally colly birds (or "coal-black" - meaning blackbirds), calling birds are songbirds - like the robin.
• Balthazar / Caspar / Melchior for Five Gold Rings
  The three wise men brought gifts, including gold.
• Berry / Cherry / Clementine / Ginger / Honey / Olive / Saffron for Six Geese A Laying
  Like eggs, these names are also ingredients in many traditional Christmas dishes. 
• Bora / Edurne / Eira / Eirwen / Fannar / Fjolla / Haukea / Lumi for Seven Swans A Swimming
  An alliterative leap here! You might not go swimming if it snows and all these festive names mean snow.
• Lucia / Lucy for Eight Maids A Milking
  In some parts of the world, St Lucia or St Lucy's feast day (13th December) is an important part of Christmas celebrations. 
• Dasher / Dancer / Prancer / Vixen / Comet / Cupid / Donder / Blitzen / Rudolph for Nine Ladies Dancing
  Or nine flying reindeer! Santa's reindeer are probably female as males lose their antlers mid-winter.
• Nicholas / Nick / Claus / Klaus for Ten Lords A Leaping
  The Dutch figure Sinterklaas was based on St Nicholas and inspired stories about Santa Claus and Father Christmas.
• Luke / Matthew for Eleven Pipers Piping
  Pipers might play songs about the Nativity, which appears in the Gospels of Luke & Matthew.
• Bell / Belle / Carol / Eve for Twelve Drummers Drumming
  Some versions say Bells A Ringing; like the bells that are rung as carols are sung on Christmas Eve!

Six Days Left To Order Christmas Name Labels

There are only six days left (including today) for Christmas orders of Stikins ® name labels. We close for Christmas at 5pm on Friday 19^th December and our last print run will take place at 3pm. Orders received after this time will be printed when we reopen on Friday 2^nd January 2026.

Next week, we will be despatching orders Monday to Friday with orders received by 3pm being despatched same day. Orders received after 3pm (or over this weekend) will despatch on the next working day.

We use Royal Mail's first class service as standard delivery, however, first class mail is experiencing delays so we recommend ordering as early as you can. If you need your name labels urgently, please consider upgrading to Royal Mail's next day delivery service (only available by phone, Royal Mail charge is £8.40). 

You can order online at anytime or give us a call on 01270 668076 during office hours (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).