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July 10, 2020 5:09 PM
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May 31, 2020 5:24 PM
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Judaism, Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Neopaganism all have the tradition of using a distinct name for religious life, a name which doesn't always match one's legal name. Depending on how religious one is, that other name may be used almost exclusively, with the name on the birth certificate only being used on…
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April 10, 2020 1:09 PM
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This week is the perfect week to check out my post on names for the Sorrowful Mysteries -- I so often find that the names of our faith provide a wonderful meditation on holy things. As with the Joyful and Luminous Mysteries posts, be sure to check out the comments as well. I'm signing off…
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March 13, 2020 8:13 PM
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If your baby boy is due to arrive during the season of Lent, you might want to look to some of the great saints whose feast days are celebrated during this solemn time of the year. While several ha…
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February 22, 2020 5:12 PM
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With so many saints’ names to choose from when naming your child, it’s possible to get a little lost. One way to narrow it down is to pick a favorite religious order to help narrow your…
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January 10, 2020 12:54 PM
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The lecture "Translating the Untranslatable: Proper Names in the Septuagint and in Jerome's Vulgate" may be attended at Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri) on February 18, 202
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January 8, 2020 3:37 PM
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Now if I encountered a baby named Bernadette, I might WONDER if the family was Catholic but, as with the name Noah, I would actually think it was more likely they were NOT religious.
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December 3, 2019 5:45 PM
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SanDeE* from LA Story From the 1991 movie LA Story, a conversation between Harris (played by Steve Martin) and SanDeE* (played by Sarah Jessica Parker): H: What was your name again?S: SanDeE*H: I&#…
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November 24, 2019 2:09 PM
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Origin: Hilda is the Latinised form of Hild, an Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Old English hild meaning "battle". In some cases, Hild may have been a hypocoristic form of longer names (both masculine and feminine) containing the element hild such as Hildgýð, Hildegard or Hildebehrt and Hildulf. Hild
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November 1, 2019 3:56 PM
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Kate Towne offers a treasury of resources of Catholic baby names for twins and other multiples.
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October 15, 2019 6:25 PM
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during the baptism, Kim, 38, was given the Armenian name Heghine and sister Kourtney, 40, was given Gayane.
According to the deacon, Kim's five-month-old son Psalm was given the name Vardan, while her 22-month-old daughter Chicago and three-year-old son Saint were given the names Ashkhen and Grigor.
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September 10, 2019 7:07 AM
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If you want to name your child Angel, there are plenty of naming options available to you.
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August 10, 2019 5:14 AM
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I posted a consultation last month for screenwriter/actress Kathleen Jones -- she was looking for help naming the main character in the show she's writing, which she describes as "the first Catholic scripted comedy," "a Parks and Rec style comedy about a failing Catholic parish and the laypeople that try to bring it back to…
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June 21, 2020 4:44 PM
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One of the projects we hope to resurrect this summer with the help of our research interns is a paper on Protestant vs. Puritan names. One of our interns, Adelia, is currently collecting relevant literature, and I'm making an effort to prioritise reading through the fascinating looking articles she's finding. What better way to do…
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May 7, 2020 5:57 PM
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I posted a consultation for Ali and her husband a couple of years ago, and subsequent birth announcement, and I'm excited that Ali wrote again asking for help with girl name ideas! Ali's older kiddos are: Max Patrick Zack Joseph Tiber Augustine I love all those names, and it's interesting to hear that Ali's changed…
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March 31, 2020 9:45 AM
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Happy feast of the Annunciation, one of my favorites!! It seems a perfect day to share again my list of names inspired by the Joy Mysteries of the Rosary! Not only are there a bunch of names in my post, but the comments!! Definitely be sure to read them -- the Santa Nomina readers are…
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March 12, 2020 2:06 PM
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While I like naming my children after people I appreciate, the more significant issue to me is that it is a name with an appropriate meaning that Daniel and I are fully agreed on.
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February 17, 2020 12:54 PM
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Names once considered off-limits, like Lucifer, are on the rise. Why do parents use them-- and would you?
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January 8, 2020 3:58 PM
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Happy New Year's Eve everyone!! ��� I look forward to doing my Year in Review posts every New Year's Eve/New Year's Day -- it's SO FUN to look back on all that was accomplished in the last year! I'm describing 2019 as the year of "scrabbling back," since much of it was devoted to healing…
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January 8, 2020 11:26 AM
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The name comes directly from the Arabic word دعاء for "prayer; supplication." It is currently the 387th Most Popular Female Name in England & Wales (2018). A notable bearer is British singer of Albanian descent, Dua Lipa (b. 1995). Another transcription is Doa. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua https://quranicnames.com/dua/
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November 27, 2019 1:09 PM
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Expecting a Thanksgiving baby? Kate Towne shows you how to tap into the naming style of the early New England settlers.
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November 3, 2019 12:15 PM
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Below I have a list of spiritual names in honor of this history side of Halloween.
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October 20, 2019 8:16 AM
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It’s common for parents to choose a name for their child based on well-loved saints and their inspirational lives. However, there are a number of very spiritual sites across the world —…
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September 17, 2019 6:37 AM
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You might remember that I was on the radio show Jon Leonetti in the Morning on Iowa Catholic Radio (1150am, 88.5fm and 94.5fm) last year, and I'll be on with him again tomorrow morning! Tune in at 7:45am central time (8:45am eastern) to hear us chatting about the baby naming process! Even if you're not…
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August 19, 2019 3:18 PM
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Teresa and her husband are expecting their seventh baby -- a little green bean (=gender unknown)! She writes, "We have 5 boys at home, a daughter in Heaven and this baby is going to be our first surprise gender. I 'think' it is a boy, but either way we are okay with girl names. We…
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