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Trinity?

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ClearTheWAY · 25/05/2026 20:32

What do you think of the name Trinity for a girl? Our other child has a name that also starts with the letter T, so I do worry that people will assume we were intentionally trying to make their names match. I’m probably overthinking it.

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Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 23:19

Even without the religious context - group of three - why stop at 3?
Quintet has the potential for nn Quin - better than poor Quartet being called Quar for short.

Trinity sounds nice, but so do lots of words, Is that what counts? Irrespective of meaning? I like the sound of Immensity, Tuffet and Phosphorous. Would they be OK?

Of course the OP must choose whatever she likes, and plenty of people seem to like it. But she asked for opinions and reactions.

I wouldn't give both my kids the same initial - potential for confusion. And for sounding a bit twee.

Blundl · 26/05/2026 22:28

My first thought was Dexter

Blundl · 26/05/2026 22:28

My first thought was Dexter

HugoThatway · 26/05/2026 22:16

screeched loudly by a frazzled mum across a park.
'TRIN-EH-EY!'

REDB99 · 26/05/2026 22:03

Awful and chavvy. I can imagine it being screeched loudly by a frazzled mum across a park. Expect her nickname to be ‘holy’.

ladyglass · 26/05/2026 21:59

Religious or murderer in Dexter?

tinaabbot · 26/05/2026 19:15

Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 15:14

But it started and refers to that particular group of 3.

Unlike Trio, for example. Or Triplet , or Triplicate.

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It seems to come from the Latin for a group of 3, and is defined as such in the Oxford dictionary.

I suppose it depends on how the people you interact with use it. I am in Ireland, so maybe it’s different, but holy trinity was a long way down the list of things that popped into my head.

Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 15:14

Blueuggboots · 26/05/2026 13:39

It refers to a group of three, not just the Christian take.
I like it. I loved Trinity in the matrix!

But it started and refers to that particular group of 3.

Unlike Trio, for example. Or Triplet , or Triplicate.

Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 15:13

tinaabbot · 26/05/2026 12:21

Well Christianity stole the concept from earlier pagan religions, where the three tended to be goddesses…..

My first thought would be the university in Dublin, then the Matrix, neither of which are bad associations. I can’t imagine anyone of that generation thinking holy trinity first?

I like it as a name, a little different without being too out there.

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The concept, but not the word 'trinity' I think?

Blueuggboots · 26/05/2026 13:39

It refers to a group of three, not just the Christian take.
I like it. I loved Trinity in the matrix!

Calliopespa · 26/05/2026 13:36

Ipsevenenabibas · 26/05/2026 12:57

I'm Catholic and Trinity is exclusively reserved for God.

Yes, I think it is off and disrespectful.

A decent handle on general knowledge should tell most people it is a central Christian concept.

Chelseaflowershowcrisis · 26/05/2026 13:01

Are you a practising Christian, if not then I wouldn't. I met a man recently called Rahim which is a very Islamic name & I assumed he was Muslim. He wasn't, his parents just liked the name but the tricky thing is Rahim isn't just a Muslim name. It is part of a prayer that Muslims recite several times daily so it seemed a bit like cultural appropriation to name a non Muslim child.

Arran2024 · 26/05/2026 13:00

My childhood home was spent in a house on a street with a church called Trinity Avenue. It is a mega religious name imo

Ipsevenenabibas · 26/05/2026 12:57

I'm Catholic and Trinity is exclusively reserved for God.

TeenLifeMum · 26/05/2026 12:57

So the post arrives for miss T smith and you have no clue which dc it’s for? For that reason alone it’s a no from me.

FettleOfKish · 26/05/2026 12:55

I like it. The first thing it brings to mind for me is the gorgeous country parish that borders ours (in Jersey).

tinaabbot · 26/05/2026 12:21

Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 11:33

My response is not due to religion-phobia, but rather religion-respect.

To me it seems almost blasphemous to name a child basically 'God 3 ways'

It isn't the same as calling a child after one of the virtues, or a saint, it's literally calling your child God.

Which seems odd.

(I am not religious)

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Well Christianity stole the concept from earlier pagan religions, where the three tended to be goddesses…..

My first thought would be the university in Dublin, then the Matrix, neither of which are bad associations. I can’t imagine anyone of that generation thinking holy trinity first?

I like it as a name, a little different without being too out there.

cramptramp · 26/05/2026 12:09

Lovely.

Peonies12 · 26/05/2026 12:08

I’d assume you’d be a very religious family

Words · 26/05/2026 12:07

A shopping centre in Leeds, as well as the holy triumvirate.

Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 11:36

RedSapphire1 · 26/05/2026 05:21

I’m always shocked by the names that are criticised on MN as being too unusual. I find it to be a bit dramatic. Trinity has been in use as a name since at least the 2000s and even before then.

A child won’t be bullied because her name is Trinity.

Not bullied, maybe, but she will be called 'Holy Trinity' ad nauseam, and when she gives her name people will say 'as in Holy?'

Tabarnak · 26/05/2026 11:33

mathanxiety · 26/05/2026 03:04

It's a lovely name imo.

Sorry to see the religion-phobes seem to be out in force on the thread. I doubt your child will encounter as many ostentatiously rude people in real life.

My response is not due to religion-phobia, but rather religion-respect.

To me it seems almost blasphemous to name a child basically 'God 3 ways'

It isn't the same as calling a child after one of the virtues, or a saint, it's literally calling your child God.

Which seems odd.

(I am not religious)

HugoThatway · 26/05/2026 11:32

RedSapphire1 · 26/05/2026 05:21

I’m always shocked by the names that are criticised on MN as being too unusual. I find it to be a bit dramatic. Trinity has been in use as a name since at least the 2000s and even before then.

A child won’t be bullied because her name is Trinity.

@RedSapphire1 , The name coincides with the TV programme 'What not to wear'.
Susannah and Trinny modeled in the Boden catalogue in he 1990s and had a column in the Daily Telegraph for years.

It's a celebrity-inspired name and won't date well. It's modern and probably appeals to ashellems.

A child won’t be bullied because her name is Trinity. How do you know?

Jammin8 · 26/05/2026 11:23

It's a suburb in Edinburgh.

Calliopespa · 26/05/2026 11:21

RedSapphire1 · 26/05/2026 05:21

I’m always shocked by the names that are criticised on MN as being too unusual. I find it to be a bit dramatic. Trinity has been in use as a name since at least the 2000s and even before then.

A child won’t be bullied because her name is Trinity.

a name since at least the 2000s

Yes, but that falls pretty squarely in the definition of non-traditional.

Non- traditional names tend to date horribly.

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