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.

I had a male saint's name and so did my sister, so it might not have to be a female saint that she chooses.

I honestly have no idea what DD2 told school as the reason she chose Helen. It is highly unlikely that she told them it was because her father was born in St Helens and is a massive Saints fan

Her friend chose Phoebe - because her older sisters had chosen Rachel and Monica.

Ethelreda...patron saint of teenage virgin girls. Tee hee that made the bishop blush when i told him who she was. Not a bad thing to aim for?!

Do google her...certainly an honorable girl

Hahaaaaa, loving the stories behind Phoebe and Ethelreda

Genevieve was a vegetarian, if that helps.

Celine?

Hinnyburga( Northumbrian I think)

Oh God [sigh]

The memories.

The embarrassment.

The weird and ugly saints names that are allowed

Try here They are (almost) all awful.

Think I've misremembered her from my days of choosing.Can't find that name in the lists!

Maybe it was St Ethelburga of Barking( who was Northumbrian!)

Haha I want to change my own name to Ethelreda! Is Phoebe a saint? #badcatholic

Here you go St Phoebe

AuntAda

I went to school with two of the names on your list.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of lace makers?

I've just googled Dymphna - I don't think I would pick that

Oh, and how could I forget: Perpetua.

I am on a roll here.

Fidelma.

Jacinta. Not sure if she is strictly a saint but I know someone who picked her.

Cecilia is a nice one.

I have Martha as mine....chose it as an adult when I was received into the Catholic Church. Love her as she is like me....so busy she could not always see the bigger picture.....but did in the end.

I choose Clare, i was taught by poor Clares.Wish i,d have been more inventive!

Perhaps i should have has Sexburger.#badcatholic.

From Wikipedia re Genevieve: "She was born in Nanterre and moved to Paris after encountering Germanus of Auxerre and Lupus of Troyes and dedicated herself to a Christian life.[1] In 451 she led a "prayer marathon"[2] that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attila's Huns away from the city. "

I'm sure would pass as a good reason...she can keep the fashion motive in her head :)

From the list of saints linked to on the other page, I particularly liked 'Attracta' and 'Lasar'.

A friend of mine chose 'Alexis' as her confirmation name because she loved Joan Collins in 'Dynasty'.

My friend's is Anatolia, which I think is unusual, but not too "out there" either.

I chose Marguerite she was was cannonized the year I was confirmed.

I chose Bernadette what was i thinking

Clare (or Claire/Chiara) is the patron saint of television and was a follower of St Francis.

Agnes is the patron saint of youth/girls