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Saint's names for girls

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Ouchmytoe100 · 01/07/2022 16:34

So far we have Flora, Genevieve, Helena, Winifred, Cecilia. What's your favourite and least favourite?

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SycamoreTall · 01/07/2022 19:24

Rosa. The first New World saint.

limitededitionbarbie · 01/07/2022 19:26

Is Maria a Saint?

Luredbyapomegranate · 01/07/2022 19:58

I had no idea there was a St Flora!

Adela is my no. 1
Aphra (also Aphra Benn so doubly good)
Inez
Cecilia
Agnes
Diana
Seraphina
Claudia
Emma

Bridget
Dorothea
Katharine

Also like Edith, Anna and Theodora, but rather a lot of them around

Also like the feminines
Domenica
Benedicta
Christophie

Not saints names but v RC
Rosaria / Rosario
Sanchia

Dinoteeth · 01/07/2022 20:10

limitededitionbarbie · 01/07/2022 19:26

Is Maria a Saint?

Is Maria not a translation of Mary?

TrashyPanda · 01/07/2022 22:37

limitededitionbarbie · 01/07/2022 19:26

Is Maria a Saint?

Yes

www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=78

ElviraB · 12/07/2022 16:34

Least favorite is probably Genevieve sorry!
Favorite name is probably Cecilia!

PepsiMaxandPringleStacks · 12/07/2022 16:37

Saint Cecelia cause she's the patron Saint of musicians and its one of my fave Foo Fighters songs.

PepsiMaxandPringleStacks · 12/07/2022 16:39

I think you need to look into the patronages if you're naming after a saint. EG Saint Flora patron saint of single women ..

PilatesWife · 12/07/2022 16:41

Attracta
Baldegundis
Clotsindis
Dula
Exuperantia

I’ll stop there before JRM begets another progeny.

MarsQueen · 12/07/2022 16:44

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stormelf · 12/07/2022 16:45

Imelda

HerRoyalHappiness · 12/07/2022 16:46

Bernadette

Spanielsarepainless · 12/07/2022 16:49

Clare
Agnes
Mary
Bernadette

Andifin · 12/07/2022 16:52

Merynn
Zita
Olga

bouquetofpeonies · 14/07/2022 13:37

I love Alix for a girl. It's very modern sounding but with a long heritage, all the little girls I know named Alix are simply lovely, too. I also like Clotilde, and for general Catholic-inspired names: Sistine/ Sixtine, Romaine, Gabrielle, Raphaelle, and versions of Mary: Marie, Maria, Marion, Marian, Miriam, Marième. Lots of lovely choice :)

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