Festive Names Guaranteed To Create Some Christmas Cheer!

This year, 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.

Twelve Names Of Christmas – All With A Festive Feel

We all know the traditional version of the “Twelve Days Of Christmas” but 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 on 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 Wednesday 23^rd December and our last print run will take place at 3pm. Orders received after this time will be printed when we reopen on Monday 4^th January 2021.

We will be despatching orders on Monday and Tuesday next week. We will despatch orders received by 3pm on the 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 a lot of delays.

Royal Mail’s recommended last posting date for first class mail is Monday 21^st December.

This is a guideline only and we recommend ordering your name labels as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

You can order online or by phone; simply call our Customer Service Team on 01270 668076 during office hours (9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).