Here’s the final installment of unusual (but usable) male saint names:
- St. Nicanor. Nic.
- St. Nilus.
- St. Octavian. Tavian, Tave, Tavy.
- St. Remigius, or the French form Rémy. Remi.
- St. Romulus, or the Italian form Romolo. Rom, Romy.
- St. Sabbas, also spelled Sabas.
- St. Sennen.
- St. Sergius, or the more familiar form Sergio. Serge.
- St. Severin. Sev.
- St. Straton.
- St. Swithin.
- St. Theonas. Theo.
- St. Thrason.
- St. Thyrsus.
- St. Timon. Tim, Timmy.
- St. Tryphon.
- St. Tychon.
- St. Valens. Val.
- St. Verian.
- St. Zenas. Zen.
And now I’ll ask the same two questions I used to wrap up the female saint name series:
Did you see any names you liked? And, do you know of any good ones that I missed?
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I liked the post on the girl equivalent of this list about using place names or last names. This is actually what we did with our first son, Kolbe (after St. Maximilian Kolbe, pronounced like the more familiar Gaelic name Colby).
There are also some uncommon names that I have heard since I’ve moved to a small, very Catholic town – at least, not common in America: Cyril, Moses, Xavier (after St. Francis Xavier) …
Very cool choice for your son! What a fantastic saint to be named after.