[Alex Murphy]

With thousands of saints canonized by the Catholic Church, the statistics lean in parents’ favor of giving their child a saint’s name, if unintentionally. According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, the top 10 baby names for boys in 2012 were Jacob, Mason, Ethan, Noah, William, Liam, Jayden, Michael, Alexander and Aiden. For girls, they were Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Olivia, Ava, Emily, Abigail, Mia, Madison and Elizabeth. Most are the names of saints or biblical figures.There’s even a St. Zoe (which ranked last year as No. 30), but not, unfortunately for Catholic parents wishing to emulate Gwyneth Paltrow, a St. Apple.(There’s also no St. Gwyneth, but there is a St. Gwen.)If a Catholic was not given a saint’s name at birth, the sacrament of confirmation offers another opportunity to take a saint’s name, Monsignor Rohlfs said.

[Venturer]

Lets not name Kardashian and West as a normal couple.

Not even too many black men marry a white porn star and known whore.

[Alex Murphy]

Related threads:
Use of 'Mary' as baby name plummets among American parents
The Pope Hates Your Weird Name

Are you a Catholic Catholic Catholic?
Girl name: Mary
Boy name: Mary

Are you 100% Catholic but live outside the compound?
Girl name: Pick one name that sounds good and has nice connotations, and one saint name to cover your behind.
Boy name: Just nothing that would appeal to Gwenyth Paltrow, for goodness’ sake.

Are you a Catholic who can name everyone in the team of attorneys who are lodging a complaint against the Pope for crimes against humanity, but keep forgetting the address of your local church?
Girl name: Something empowering and possibly devastatingly ironic. One system is to take something that makes Catholics uncomfortable, like heretics or dodgy Marian apparitions, and slyly pair it with something that would make Oliver Cromwell nod with satisfaction—so, like, Medjugorje Louise or Hans Kung Makepeace. Show that you’re resisting oppression and that you went to college.
Boy name: a girl name. Bonus points if you can incorporate Pope Joan.

-- from the thread Simcha's Guide to Naming Catholic Children

[Hardraade]

To stunned WH disbelief the royal couple is STILL refusing to name the baby Barack.

There will be repriosals - already 5 planeloads of CD’s with Obama’s speeches are said to be made reay to be dropped over London.

[Wellington VII]

They should name him after Prince.

“The Prince Formally Known as Prince”

He will have a Purple Reign.

[norwaypinesavage]

I think Sarah, or Martha should be considered. Who knows if he will choose to be a boy.

[livius]

I think the Church needs to insist on at least one saint’s name. Once upon a time, this was virtually a requirement. I’m not sure how official it was, but I do know that prior to Vatican II, a priest would have insisted that least one of the names to be that of a saint.

[verga]

Friends of ours (Also Catholic) just named their 5th child Titus. I congratulated him on being ultra traditional.

[mikrofon]

My wife & I were just talking about how we’re seeing more names ending in & containing ‘ae’ e.g. Danae, Raenae, etc. (Not ending in ‘L’ as in that fine name- Micha’el ;)

Dunno if this comes from pop culture, ancient Lit, or what...

[MacMattico]

My mother's family was what I'd call ultra Catholic. She was born in 1932 and didn't receive a Saints name until she was baptized, and then the name was her second middle name. (Is that what you call it?)

And then there's everyone else on that side of the family with the middle name Marie! (Technically not everyone, but a lot of Maries!)

[elkfersupper]

I don't get that whole saint thing.

Puzzling and makes no sense to sentient beings.

[Flying Circus]

My four catholic boys have names that include Charles, Francis, Isaac, James, John, Joseph, Robert and Stephen. Our daughter’s name similarly reflects saints, though we don’t have a Mary yet. It is a good old traditioon that we keep alive and in doing so have managed to give our children names that stand out from their age group.

[Veto!]

I have the inside track on this. No kidding. My children are named William and Kathryn, what more proof do you need?

My royal sensibilities tell me that the baby will be named George.

If they’ve truly lost their minds over in the UK, we might get something like Eugene or Gerald or Bob. But George is the absolutely correct name for this future king kid. Period.

/:)

[informavoracious]

Well, it’s possible little Apple could grow up and become a saint. And then there will be a St. Apple patron saint. I mean, we started out with just s few saint’s names.

[D-fendr]

Leave it to Free Republic to have a religious argument over a baby’s name...

[thesharkboy]

My money is on Skeeter.