You’re looking for a cool, uncommon saint name…but you haven’t had much luck.
Augustine’s not up your alley. Francis is too old fashioned. And how many people are really going to get “Aloysius” right on the first try?
I scoured my trusty (albeit outdated) Roman Martyrology for 60 male saint names that might appeal to modern parents. Here’s the first third of that list:
- St. Alban.
- St. Amand, also known as Amandus.
- St. Ammon.
- St. Ananias.
- St. Ariston. Riston, Aris, Ari.
- St. Attalus.
- St. Audax, Latin for “daring.” Dax, Audy.
- St. Azarias.
- St. Bretannio. Bret, Bretan.
- St. Cassian. Cash.
- St. Colman. Cole.
- St. Columban.
- St. Conon
- St. Corebus. Cory.
- St. Cyrion.
- St. Damasus.
- St. Davinus. Dave, Davy, Davin.
- St. Domitian. Dom.
- St. Emilian. Emil.
- St. Fintan. Fin.
Because nearly all of the names can refer to more than one saint, I didn’t bother with extra details (like I did on the female saint list). I did throw in a few nickname ideas, though.
The next two installments are coming Tuesday and Wednesday, so stay tuned!
Unique Male Saint Names Series: I – II – III
Unique Male Saint Names – Ariston, Cassian, Conon, Fintan
You’re looking for a cool, uncommon saint name…but you haven’t had much luck.
Augustine’s not up your alley. Francis is too old fashioned. And how many people are really going to get “Aloysius” right on the first try?
I scoured my trusty (albeit outdated) Roman Martyrology for 60 male saint names that might appeal to modern parents. Here’s the first third of that list:
Because nearly all of the names can refer to more than one saint, I didn’t bother with extra details (like I did on the female saint list). I did throw in a few nickname ideas, though.
The next two installments are coming Tuesday and Wednesday, so stay tuned!