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Help with DDs Catholic Confirmation name

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DatsunCherry · 06/01/2016 20:16

For years DD had her heart set on George. I was ready to have a conversation with our priest to see if girls could take "boys" names for confirmation names. Confused(This is the same DD who thew herself on the floor and howled aged 5 when I explained to her she couldn't be a priest. Being a nun wasn't cutting for her.)

Anyway, she's being confirmed this year and did a bit of Googling herself and came up with Anastasia. Because St Anastasia's feast day is 25th December, and DD likes to feast on the 25th of December.

I'd never heard of St Anastasia, but I know it was popular in Ireland a few decades ago, so surely it is a Catholic Saints name.

My Googling suggests otherwise. Confused

So.....Amelia Anna Tatiana George

or

Amelia Anna Tatiana Anastasia

Or something else?

OP posts:
Fink · 18/01/2016 12:20

Anastasia is even mentioned in the Mass (Eucharistic Prayer I) so she's definitely a-ok on the saint front!

This is an extract from the information I give Confirmation candidates in our parish:
Your prayerful reflection will help you determine which name is right for you. You might want to choose the name of a saint who represents the particular virtues you wish to attain, or who is a patron of your interests or country of origin, for example. It is important to learn as much as you can about your patron saint; you are asking this saint to be your friend and advocate for the rest of your life. Whether you decide to stay with your baptismal name or pick a new name, take the time to research and explore.

Any person who has been beatified or canonised is fine (anyone with St. or Bl. in front of their name), and many biblical figures who are considered to be saints without having been canonised. It doesn't matter whether or not the saint is a woman or a man: if you prefer, you can modify the name to a version for your gender (e.g. Francesca for St. Francis, Tamsin for St. Thomas), or it's perfectly fine to just keep it as it is.

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