While looking for male and female saint names that would appeal to parents, I discovered many names that belong at the other end of the spectrum.
But a post full of hundreds of horrible-yet-holy names? That would’ve taken up quite a bit of space. So I whittled it down to a few dozen:
| Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|
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St. Austreberta St. Begga St. Burgundofara St. Emerentiana St. Eustochium St. Exuperantia St. Frideswide St. Milburga St. Monegundis St. Perseveranda St. Pharaildis St. Praepedigna St. Radegundis St. Walburgis St. Waltrude |
St. Agathopodus St. Ansgar St. Aphthonius St. Asclepiodotus St. Barsanuphius St. Chrodogangus St. Clodulphus St. Ctesiphon St. Droctoveus St. Ebrulfus St. Erkembode St. Ethbinus St. Ethelwoldus St. Flosculus St. Fronto |
St. Grimoaldus St. Homobonus St. Hormisdas (was a pope!) St. Lupus St. Mappalicus St. Nonnosus St. Paphnutius St. Phlegon St. Polyaenus St. Quodvultdeus St. Scubiculus St. Smaragdus St. Torquatus St. Wallabonsus St. Wandregisilus |
Which would sound the most ridiculous on a modern American child, do you think?