So do I! And he's tall, dark and handsome.
Posted on 05/17/2016 5:50:33 AM PDT by NYer
I have a boy in my Cub Scouts den named Mars.
We Jews use a lot of (Old Testament) Biblical names, so Miriam (Moses’s sister) is very popular.
I knew a family like that: Mary Margaret, Mary Catherine, Mary Elizabeth, Mary Anne, and Mary Augusta.
They were known as Margaret (Maggie), Catherine, Elizabeth (Betty), Annie, and (just because her mom liked how it sounded), Mary Augusta.
Regards,
PS: We stuck with the classics (William and John). But I know a few folks who have gone off the beaten path (Finbar, Blaise, Magdalena, Becket, Edmund..)
He should be glad it wasn't Uranus....
Heh. At least, when your name is Mars, you’re probably the only one in your class.
And most (pre-Vatican II) Frenchmen have “MARIE” as a middle or confirmation name.
My son in law says his French grandparents always caused confusion when they’d go abroad. Her name is Claude and his was Jean-Marie. In France, those are female and male names, respectively, while it’s reversed in the US and English speaking countries.
My grandchildren with Biblical names:
Hannah
Ella Grace
Abigail
Isaac David
Elianna (Eli) (Anna)
Stephanie (after Stephen)
David
**Blaise, Magdalena, Becket, Edmund**
These are all saints’ names.
Mohammed Abdullah bin Jihad ...
Mine is “Daniel”. Kind of hard to go wrong with “God Is My Judge”
Oh yes, I know. But they are a bit off the beaten path from, say...James, Andrew, and Mary.
That’s all I meant.
Best,
heres to our 8
I remember Brother Joseph Mary, CPPS., from college. He ran the book binding room in the library.
Charlotte is a beautiful name; even the Royals chose to name their daughter Charlotte.
Great story ... love it!
So do I! And he's tall, dark and handsome.
No, there is no official list. However, I think that someone presenting their child for baptism with the name 'Apple' or 'ESPN' (yes, there are children named for tv networks), 'Satan' or some other bizarre name, would be challenged to provide some more recognizable name, even if it were not that of a saint.
There are some odd naming trends in contemporary society. Consider, for example, the names British chef Jamie Oliver and his wife, Joos, have given their children: Daisy Boo Pamela Oliver, Poppy Honey Rosie Oliver, Petal Blossom Rainbow Oliver, Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver Then there are these parents who named their child ...
That is just downright cruel.
I enjoyed reading this and glad the old saint names are making a comeback!
My kids are “normally” named, Irish or Viking as are their parents. I wanted to call my daughter “Bridget” but mama wasn’t having any of that. My professional patron saint is Saint Gabriel, the Patron Saint of Messengers. Gabriel is therefore the patron saint of Radiomen.
We knew about it being moses sister name. Looking it up we found that Miriam was merely Mary in the original Hebrew and Aramaic so we count her as being named after both.
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