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June 8, 2018 10:52 AM
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The big news from the Social Security Administration is the ousting of a champion: Liam has dethroned Noah as the nation’s most popular boy name.
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May 19, 2018 4:44 PM
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I love that they were like, “At this point we realized I guess we are one of those big Catholic families, so we had better have a Mary.”
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May 9, 2018 10:26 AM
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A fascinating new book presents hundreds of names related in some way to the Virgin Mary, from Annabel to Tristan.
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April 24, 2018 8:17 PM
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From Celebrity to Saint Monikers, What Are the Latest Statistics?
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April 4, 2018 5:09 AM
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I had the great privilege of posting a consultation for Jaclyn and her husband two years ago, which inspired my Unmistakably Catholic Girl Names and Unmistakably Catholic Boy Names articles, and then posting a birth announcement for her sweet baby girl. I'm delighted that she's back again for another consultation, this time for a baby…
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March 21, 2018 6:39 PM
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Kate Towne is reminded of Our Lady on the March feasts of three special saints.
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March 5, 2018 5:28 PM
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I had a little mix-up with the Monday consultation post schedule, so I'm posting this wonderful story instead, which I'd originally planned to post tomorrow. Alissa shared this awesome story with me: "Hi Kate! I am a longtime reader and wanted to send you my St. Gerard story after seeing your call for St. Gerard…
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February 11, 2018 1:17 PM
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Leslie emailed me to share the stories behind the names of her kiddos, and I'm so glad she did! This is the latest in the Name Stories series, where I share families' name stories, whether they've had a consultation done or not. (This one also fits nicely in with our recent conversations about literary names!)…
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February 2, 2018 5:39 PM
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Inspiration in the unlikeliest of places.
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January 30, 2018 5:24 PM
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Think about it, supermum Jacinda Ardern has been given the opportunity of scoring a bit of diplomatic detente with the American blonde bomb blast Donald Tr
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January 22, 2018 4:50 PM
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I know of a little boy named Gabriel Keith and a family who had Gemma Katharine on their list for a girl, and I know that both sets of parents delight in the idea of initials matching those of G.K. Chesterton. Gabriel Keith has a sister named Elanor, which is the name of a flower and a child in Lord of the Rings.
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January 4, 2018 11:39 AM
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I love when things like this happen: My December CatholicMom column was moved to after Christmas because of the topic I wrote about (the naming of Jesus), but I didn't know what day it was being moved to, and yesterday I discovered that it was posted last Friday, so I planned to link to it…
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December 26, 2017 11:13 AM
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In Ghana, names have special stories attached to them. People often name their babies after grand parents, circumstances surrounding birth or the day a bab
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May 29, 2018 5:28 PM
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I realized it wasn’t so normal, at least at Vanderbilt, to be a white American woman with a name nobody had ever heard before.
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May 14, 2018 7:08 PM
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I shared yesterday that I have a short interview with host Mary on Coffee & Donuts with John & Mary airing on Mater Dei Radio tonight at 7:30 Pacific (10:30 Eastern [my time]). It's also already been uploaded to iTunes -- you can listen to it here! I'm off to do so right now! And stay…
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May 4, 2018 7:09 AM
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Happy Feast of St. Joseph the Worker! I love that his feast day is on the first day of the month of Mary -- it's not for nothing that Joseph has its own entry in my book. <3 Speaking of my book, and the month of Mary, I really want to focus in a special…
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April 24, 2018 5:13 PM
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Choosing a name for your baby that is both inspired by your Faith and has a unique flare is a fun challenge. Here's a list of different Catholic baby names for your inspiration!
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April 4, 2018 4:09 AM
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The Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Onomastics “Name and Naming” has been published online, as a downloadable PDF. It was edited by Oliviu Felecan.
The general topic was Sacred and Profane in Onomastics.
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March 21, 2018 6:37 PM
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My March column posted today over at CatholicMom.com: To Mary Through Three March Saints! (In case you were wondering what happened to February, it was the first time since starting to write for CatholicMom three years ago that I couldn't get a piece done in time for my monthly slot, I was just not feeling…
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February 19, 2018 5:39 PM
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Origin: Wesley is a geographical English surname which derives from places of the same name such as Westley in Suffolk, Westleigh in both Devon and Lancashire, and Westley Waterless in Cambridgeshire. The name derives from the Old English elements west "west" and lēah "wood, clearing." Usage: The surname wa
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February 11, 2018 11:57 AM
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Sibyl, from Greek sibylla, meaning "prophetess," was originally a word referring to one of the ten female oracles, and they were so mystically respected that even in early Christian theology their gifts were highly regarded, or at least intriguing, and Sibyl began being used as a given name in the Middle Ages.
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February 2, 2018 5:17 PM
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Check out this list of the new Solemnly Professed Dominican Brothers from the Province of St. Joseph (the eastern province)! All those Marys! And so many other beautiful names and combos!
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January 22, 2018 4:53 PM
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You guy are the best! Three of you sent me the link to this post on Blessed is She yesterday, knowing that I would love it, and I do! Called by Name to Be with Him by Mary Catherine Craige. Beautiful!
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January 4, 2018 11:45 AM
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Kate Towne shares a beautiful presentation of the naming of Baby Jesus as we celebrate Christmas.
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January 4, 2018 11:31 AM
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I've loved our recent literary conversations -- you all had great additions to the Catholic Literary Names post (both book recs and name ideas), and it was fun to spotlight Meghan's girls' literary names. Little Lewis' birth announcement fit right in as well! Abby from Appellation Mountain re-posted her Imaginary Place Names post yesterday, and…
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