Confirmation name. Unusual is good.

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DD1 needs a good, Catholic saint's name for her confirmation. She would like something different, but honourable.

Philomena
Dymphna
Alacoque

Also there are not many Bernadettes around nowadays, that could be due a revival.

This website lists female saints names. There are plenty there that will help you avoid the ever popular Mary, Rose, Theresa and Bernadette

Is there a particular interest that your daughter has? There may possibly be a patron saint that has a name that means something to her as a person.

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Cecilia
Joan
Zita

Thank you. She loves reading, musical instruments and fashion. I doubt there's a patron saint of fashion though!

Seraphina
Cecilia
Sexburger
Thea

Thewoollybackswife has a good idea. E.g., I loved animals when I was a child so I took my confirmation name after St Francis of Assisi. I still love animals and I'm training to be a teacher so I think St Francis is having an influence on me. He was also barking mad by all accounts

Cecelia is I think the saint of music?

St Cecilia patron st of muscians!

X post diddled.

Gemma is a saints name- which did surprise me!

How about Pauline or Paula? www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint.php?n=117. St Paul is Paton St of the clothing ind.

I had Colette as mine (googled and she is the patron saint of expectant mothers!)

I love Colette!
Ooh I love a good ole Catholic thread:)

Genevieve, patron st of Paris (fashion)?

pmsl at Sexburger.

I was going to say Genevieve- I fancied that one myself. My mum turned her nose up though, and I went with Theresa, her mum's name- there are a few saints with that name, all with beautiful stories attached. I particularly liked the one who ascended into Heaven as roses showered down.

The image here, top right is what I remember from my book of saints.

The school would pound her face if she mentioned fashion but funny thought!

Ooh, Cecilia is lovely- I think my mum chose that because of the music connection.

I think it's nice to go with an association, rather than just the sound of the name. It's a bit more reflective, which is the point, and it's not like you ever actually use the name.

I girl I knew went with Paschal (I'm not sure how she spelt it), I'm a Margaret, was she born on a Saints Day with a decent name?

When my DSs got confirmed I noticed a couple of girls took Anastasia which I had never realised was a saint's name. I think I would have loved that when I was 14.

I went for Helena as I was a massive Evelyn Waugh fan. I haven't read his Helena novel for a long time but still very happy with my choice.

Had to go and google Sexburger.

As you were.

She loves Genevieve, I'm just not sure I can concoct a sufficiently Catholic motive for it.

A friend wrote her thesis on St Hildegard.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_of_Bingen

St Hilda is big in these parts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Hilda