Gorgeous summer-inspired baby names: 10 ideas for girls and 10 for boys

Are you due this summer?

Summer is a fantastic time to celebrate the birth of a new baby. The days are longer, the parks are in full bloom, and the beach is the place to be (well... maybe not this year, but most years). So what could be better to take baby name inspiration from but the season itself? From the months themselves and precious stones, to the sea and fresh-air - the season is bursting with baby name inspiration... so much so it was hard for us to narrow our selection down. However, below are 20 beautiful, seasonal names to suit both boys and girls for the sunshine baby in your life.

Girls

1. May - the first month of summer 2. June/Juno - summer month and goddess of women 3. Summer - the season of summer 4. Soleil - sun 5. Pearl - precious stone from the ocean 6. Ruby - birthstone for July 7. Emerald - birthstone for May 8. Aurora - dawn 9. Shell/Shelly - of the beach/ocean 10. Sandie - beachy 

Boys

1. Leo - zodiac sign for July  2. Julian - from the month of July 3. Kai - ocean 4. Luca - Bringer of light 5. River - body of water, great for both genders    6. Skye - Sky, beautiful and unisex 7. Sonny - Sun 8. Rae/Ray - light , would also work for a girl 9. Tanner - To tan 10. Laker - of the lake