What a moniker to carry through life, especially in the senior years!
For many catholics, names were chosen from the list of saints. By choosing a saint’s name you acknowledge this fact and ask a particular saint to assist you in bringing up the child; the saint becomes the child’s patron and a role model for the child.
Dear pennyfarmer, I copied you to this response to demonstrate the absurdity and selfishness in naming children according to whim. There is nothing wrong with having a unique name but, at least, make is something meaningful! How meaningful is it for a boy to grow into adulthood with the name ESPN ... especially, if he doesn't like sports! And what about newborn girl named "Hashtag"! What is the meaning of that name? I have even heard of children named "artichoke" and "cappuccino".
Compare these to names like: John - God is gracious, or Daniel - God is my judge. There are thousands of such names that carry strong significance. Why inflict such arbitrary names, based on elements or nothing, on a newborn child. Who are their role models? Parental selfishness ... is the only explanation.
The names thing is really one facet of the huge numbers of soulless, atheist, feral people in the world.
And they come in all races.
The sheer ignorance of all standard concepts of civilization.
The complete lack of curiosity about history.
The complete obtuseness and luxuriating in stupidity and fecklessness.
The moronic tattoos, the speech and thought devoid of any meaning or significance.
Their minds are sewage, pure and simple.
Naming their kids is one way they show their grasp of the meaning and significance of an individual human life vis a vis the Creator, and the eternal and infinite universe.
Nihilism.