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Catholic saint names (boy)

59 replies

BoysNameHelp · 06/07/2024 21:33

Help!! Looking for Catholic saint names for a little boy.

Names we like:

Wilfrid (too popular?)
Oswald
Bartholomew (too similar to our son's name)
Herbert

I love Ambrose and Augustine but DH not sold for a first name, likes for middle name

Very open to suggestion!

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WayDownThere · 06/07/2024 22:44

Mungo

shockeditellyou · 06/07/2024 22:42

Bede isn’t a saint, is he? Only Venerable, I think.
Malachy

JackieO22 · 06/07/2024 22:40

Joseph
Michael
Anthony

Justyouwaitandseeagain · 06/07/2024 22:35

Raphael (Raph for short)
Gabriel
Anthony
Vincent
Jonah
Sebastian
Elias

AliceMcK · 06/07/2024 22:35

St. Alphonsus
St. Francis
St. Junipero Serra

AuditAngel · 06/07/2024 22:25

I have a Valentino and we considered Gabriel, but kept it for a girl, DD1 is Gabriela.

ghislaine · 06/07/2024 22:15

I love Bede, but we went for Aloysius in the end. In a similar vein there’s:

Anselm
Cedd or Cedric
Crispin
Godric
Swithun/Swithin

Other less commonly-used saint’s names:

Amyas
Blaise
Rocco
Roch
Silas

allthevitamins · 06/07/2024 22:09

Gerard (Ged)

Abhannmor · 06/07/2024 22:06

Colm - St Columcill or Columba to British people.
Enda - a Saint from Galway.

DreamJG · 06/07/2024 22:06

My little boy was named after the archangel Raphael. I absolutely adore it and it’s always complimented on. So many lovely names suggested from other posters. Hope you find one you love ❤️

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 06/07/2024 22:04

Slenderisthelight · 06/07/2024 21:58

Bosco (Don John)

Or Giovanni

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 06/07/2024 22:02

Carlo Acutis - not quite a saint but very nearly
Dominic Savio
Oscar Romero one of my favourites.
Maximilian Kolbe.
Artemides Zatti

urbanbuddha · 06/07/2024 22:01

Jude
Patrick
Oscar
Xavier
Vincent

SkaneTos · 06/07/2024 21:59

Yes, Pascal is a great name! Very international and classic.

Philandbill · 06/07/2024 21:58

Maximilian

Slenderisthelight · 06/07/2024 21:58

Bosco (Don John)

Original poster
BoysNameHelp · 06/07/2024 21:57

Thanks for suggestions so far - lots are actually family names already.
We prefer something a little less popular.
I like Pascal, Bede and Dunstan.

OP posts:
SageRosemary · 06/07/2024 21:57

Lorcán/Laurence (O'Toole/Dublin)
Finbarr (Cork)
Patrick (Ireland)
Oliver (Plunkett) (Ireland)
John (Sullivan) (Irish Jesuit)

(Cardinal) John Henry (Newman)

The 4 gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John (I know a family with Mark, Matthew, Luke, 2 brothers, 1 cousin, the 4th child was a girl so no John)

Benedict
Francis

Patrick Augustine

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BoysNameHelp · 06/07/2024 21:54

ByCupidStunt · 06/07/2024 21:38

Google male catholic saints

This is more fun, no?

OP posts:
KvotheTheBloodless · 06/07/2024 21:54

Joseph
Peter
James
Matthew
Luke

Treehotelcamp · 06/07/2024 21:54

Santiago -St james

StripedPiggy · 06/07/2024 21:53

Dominic
John Paul (as in Pope St John Paul II)
Anthony

Ellmau · 06/07/2024 21:49

Sebastian
Francis

loropianalover · 06/07/2024 21:47

Blaise is my favourite.

Valentine
Fabian
Leo
Jude

snackprovidersupreme · 06/07/2024 21:46

Aidan
Dunstan