Unique Male Saint Names – Gavinus, Kilian, Leander, Nicander

Here’s the second batch of not-commonly-used male saint names:

• St. Galdinus, or the Italian form Galdino.
• St. Gavinus. Gavin.
• St. Gereon. Gerry.
• St. Gerinus. Gerry, Gerin.
• St. Gordian. Gordy.
• St. Hadrian…nope, not the Roman Emperor. Different guy.
• St. Ignatius. Nate, Iggy.
• St. Kilian, also spelled Killian.*
• St. Leander. Andy, Lee.
• St. Leontius. Leon, Leo.
• St. Macarius. Mac.
• St. Magnus.
• St. Malchus. Mal.
• St. Marcellin. Marcel, Marce.
• St. Marcellus. Marcel, Marce.
• St. Maxentius. Max.
• St. Maximian. Max.
• St. Mellitus. Mel.
• St. Nazarius. Naz.
• St. Nicander. Nic, Andy.

*Killian is the only saint name on the list that has ranked among the top 1,000 baby names in the nation within the last 100 years. (The single-L version has never ranked, though.)