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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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ByCupidStunt · 06/07/2024 21:36

Anthony
Nicholas
Michael
Gabriel
Christopher

St Michael was an Archangel, thats a lovely name.

Barleysugar86 · 06/07/2024 21:38

Love Gabriel so much if as a name if he was a saint.

ByCupidStunt · 06/07/2024 21:38

Google male catholic saints

coffeebaconandrepeat · 06/07/2024 21:41

Dominic

mrswarthog · 06/07/2024 21:43

Austin (Augustine)
Benedict
Christopher
Dominic
Edmund
Felix
Giles

SkaneTos · 06/07/2024 21:43

Francis (Saint Francis of Assisi)
Raymond (Saint Raymond Nonnatus)
Martin (Saint Martin of Tours)

Rondel · 06/07/2024 21:44

Gregory, Ignatius, Patrick, Benedict, John, Francis, Blaise, Bernard, Stephen, Philip, Jerome, Joachim, Aloysius, Matthew, Pascal, Peter.

Rainbowsponge · 06/07/2024 21:45

Bede
Aloysius
Benedict

MissyB1 · 06/07/2024 21:45

Patrick
Thomas
Francis

My 3 Favourites.

snackprovidersupreme · 06/07/2024 21:46

Aidan
Dunstan

loropianalover · 06/07/2024 21:47

Blaise is my favourite.

Valentine
Fabian
Leo
Jude

Ellmau · 06/07/2024 21:49

Sebastian
Francis

StripedPiggy · 06/07/2024 21:53

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

Treehotelcamp · 06/07/2024 21:54

Santiago -St james

KvotheTheBloodless · 06/07/2024 21:54

Joseph
Peter
James
Matthew
Luke

BoysNameHelp · 06/07/2024 21:54

ByCupidStunt · 06/07/2024 21:38

Google male catholic saints

This is more fun, no?

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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

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.

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Slenderisthelight · 06/07/2024 21:58

Bosco (Don John)

Philandbill · 06/07/2024 21:58

Maximilian

SkaneTos · 06/07/2024 21:59

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

urbanbuddha · 06/07/2024 22:01

Jude
Patrick
Oscar
Xavier
Vincent

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

TheBottomsOfMyTrousersAreRolled · 06/07/2024 22:04

Slenderisthelight · 06/07/2024 21:58

Bosco (Don John)

Or Giovanni

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 ❤️