Name News

Um olhar sobre o nome Maria da Glória e o seu uso em Portugal.

Last year on the Eve of St. Patrick (tomorrow) I gave a talk at a dinner for a local Irish Catholic women's group called the Daughters of St. Patrick on the topic of the history of the name of Mary in Ireland, which I drew from for my March column at CatholicMom, which posted today! Check…

Abby at Appellation Mountain shared this article recently: Africa's naming traditions: Nine ways to name your child. Not only do I just love learning about the naming traditions of other cultures, but I was so intrigued by this: "Many parents express their religious beliefs through names ... [like] Hailemariam means the power of Mary (Ethiopia)" Hailemariam!…

Can you believe it? THREE birth announcements in one day?! (I have a bunch more to post Friday as well! Woo!) A mama I did a private consultation for has let me know that her little girl has arrived and been given the ah-MAZ-ing name ... Annunziata Graziella! She writes, "The day finally arrived! Our…

I love all the significance behind each part of her name — what a great name story!! If you remember, RoseMary joins big sibs:

Blaise Gerard
Ambrose Lawrence
Benedict Augustine Joseph
Caecilia Majella
Anastasia Lucia

Remember that mama of this past weekend, who I asked you all to pray for because she was in labor? That was our dear reader Laura, who has agonized over so many great boy names since she found out her first ultrasound, which seemed to indicate she was having a girl, was actually wrong. Her wee…

My dear friend (and Sancta Nomina reader!) Joanna and her husband Lowell have welcomed their sixth baby -- fourth girl! -- and given her the gooorrrgeous name ... Anastasia Marri! I asked Joanna for the name details and this is what she said, "We switched our girl name choice 2 weeks before we had her!…

I did a consultation for a mama who was scheduled to have it post here but then she went and had her baby earlier than expected! Fortunately Mom and Baby are both healthy, and the new little one, who was a gender surprise, turned out to be a boy! They gave him the handsome name…

Do you all remember the spotlight post on Ruby? Julie had asked for it, since she and her husband were considering it for their second baby girl -- she emailed me to let me know her little one has arrived, and has been given the gorgeous name ... Marielle Elise! Julie writes, "Hi Kate! I…

I posted a consultation for Lindsay and her husband right before Christmas, and Lindsay's let me know her little green bean �� has arrived! A little lady given the gorgeous name ... Stellamaris Anne! Lindsay writes, "Thank you so much for all your help on the baby names! Going in we decided the boy would…

Um olhar sobre Maria da Graça.

I posted a consultation for Kara and her husband back in April, and Kara's let me know her little girl has arrived and been given the gorgeous Marian name ... Regina Gabrielle! She writes, "Just wanted to thank you so much again for your consultation. Regina Gabrielle was born [this past Sunday] morning at 7:19!…

May is the fifth month of the year. May was named for the Greek Goddess Maia, a daughter of Atlas, a Pleiade, and the mother of the God Hermes, whose Roman counter part was the fertility Goddess Bona Dea, whose festivals were held during the month.

A few weeks ago Shelby suggested a post on names for the Mysteries of the Rosary, which I loved right away — what a great idea! So every Tuesday for the next four weeks, I’m going to post on a particular set of Mysteries, starting today with the Sorrowful Mysteries

I've gotten a few different requests recently for more info on names connected to Mercy, so I thought it would make a perfect Spotlight post. This Jubilee Year of Mercy is such a great reason to consider a Mercy name for a baby during it! There's also the Divine Mercy connection, which, in my mind, includes…

Have any of the rest of you heard an Irish person tell you Moira is “made up” or “not a real Irish name”?

So I consulted my trusty sources, and this is what they say: