Name News

Lisa and her husband are expecting their fourth baby -- and second boy! Little Mister joins big sibs: Eliette Clare nn Elie or E Clare ("after my French maternal grandmother Eliette, and Clare because my husband proposed on St. Clare's feast day") Margot Kateri nn Maggie ("after my husband's paternal grandmother and St. Kateri") Quentin…

Anastatia and her husband are expecting their seventh baby -- fifth girl! This little one joins big sibs: Arthur James ("for Mike's paternal grandfather and my paternal grandfather") Conall Henry ("for my maternal grandfather, surname O'Connell, and my paternal grandfather's middle name") Aine Rose Brigid ("for me/my great-grandmother/Mike's maternal grandmother, Mike loved Rose, and St.…

In May I posted a consultation for Christina (who has an Etsy shop called The Rushnyk Room), as she and her husband were expecting her third baby boy. I'm excited to share that her little guy has arrived and been given the awesome and meaningful name ... Fisher Gray! Christina writes, "We actually put the scripture from Matthew…

I’d love to know what stories you all have of moms naming their daughters or sons after themselves or similar family stories, and whether you know any Brothers or Priests with female saints’ names, or boys who have taken a female saint’s name for a Confirmation name. It’s not all oppression, people.

Cameron’s full name is John Cameron, and his dad’s first name is John as well. Cameron loves the idea of giving his firstborn son the first name John, like he and his dad, and have him go by his middle name. BUT he and Chelsey love Jude Alden. And they can’t figure out a John ___ name they like as much or better.

one of my cousins said she thought, in reference to the many Marys in our family of a certain age (mostly born in the 40s, though there are a bunch of older relatives named Mary as well), that the Pope had told parents to name their daughters after Mary.

(So sorry I'm posting this so late in the day -- I meant to have it up ages ago! I'm running about eight hours behind schedule, of course. I blame the baby!) I know you all know Kendra from the fabulous Catholic All Year -- she of the so-creative ideas for celebrating each feast day and author…

I had the great privilege of post about Laura a few times in the past, including a birth announcement for her last baby, and I'm delighted to share that she's had another baby! Another handsome boy, given the fantastic name ... Thomas Gregory! Laura writes, "I wanted to share with you and your readers that…

Happy New Year!! I hope you all saw my Year In Review post yesterday -- so many thanks to all of you for a wonderful 2017!! Erin and her husband are expecting their fifth baby -- a little green bean! This little one joins big sibs: Caleb Michael David Joseph Isaac Matthew Lucilia Faustina I…

Two years ago I had the privilege of doing a consultation for Amanda and her husband, and then announcing the birth of her baby boy, and today I'm thrilled to post this new consultation for her new baby-on-the-way, another boy! This little guy joins lots of big brothers and one big sister: Oliver Lawrence Elizabeth…

Mary and her husband are hopeful adoptive parents, set to welcome a baby boy into their family this fall -- their fifth son! Big sibs are: Curtice Andrew (nicknamed Curt) Leavitt Thomas Hayden Matthew Johnston James (nicked Johns) Elizabeth Anne Larkin (called Larkin) I love love love this family's style, as all the boys have…

Kate and her husband are expecting their fourth baby -- and third girl! This little lady joins big sibs: McKenna Veronica ("Her name is the one most rife with meaning. McKenna is my MIL's maiden name and my husband always wanted to name his daughter McKenna. Veronica is my confirmation name, my nana's confirmation name…

Is it horrible that I’ve told myself that since Flynn and Francis both start with F, I can make a case that St. Francis is his patron Saint?

Anyway, I thought I’d just propose a challenge to you to see if you could come up with any Saints that might be associated with his name

"Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter is the one and only --- or, at least the first of her kind, as her mother made up the variation on her maiden name. “My sister Tina [Knowles] didn’t think we had enough boys in the family to keep the [Beyince] name going, so she gave Beyoncé our last name as the first name,” Roland Beyince told the New York Post last year of his 32-year-old niece. Bey and Solange's Beyince grandparents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles who moved to Texas to raise their family."