Nancy's Baby Names » imola http://www.nancy.cc Need a baby name? Nancy can help! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:55:41 +0000 en hourly 1 Saintly Place Names – Avila, Edessa, Kildare, Nyssa, Siena http://www.nancy.cc/2009/11/06/saintly-place-names-avila-edessa-kildare-nyssa-siena/ http://www.nancy.cc/2009/11/06/saintly-place-names-avila-edessa-kildare-nyssa-siena/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:55 +0000 Nancy http://www.nancy.cc/?p=4311 I’ve heard from parents with little girls named Avila and Siena, in honor of St. Teresa of Ávila and St. Catherine of Siena, respectively. That got me thinking–what other saintly place names might make good baby names?

Of course, what matters most with saint-related names is one’s affinity for the saint in question. That said, I don’t think most parents would seriously consider place names like Hippo or Bologna when they could choose from:

Alexandria St. Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 376-444)
St. Ambrose of Alexandria (d. ca. 250)
St. Clement of Alexandria (c.150-217)
St. Dionysius of Alexandria (ca. 190-265)
St. Maximus of Alexandria (d. 282)
St. Nemesius of Alexandria (d. 307)
St. Pantaenus of Alexandria (d. ca. 200)
St. Peter of Alexandria (d. 311)
Aquinas/Aquino St. Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225-1274)
Arbela St. Abraham of Arbela (d. ca. 345)
Arethusa St. Marcus of Arethusa (d. 362)
Atroa St. Peter of Atroa (773-837)
Avila St. Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)
St John of Ávila (1500-1569)
Beverley St. John of Beverley (d. 721)
Brindisi St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619)
St. Leucius of Brindisi (d. 180)
Cambrai St. Vindician of Cambrai (ca. 632-ca. 712)
Cascia St. Rita of Cascia (1386-1457)
Cashel St. Albert of Cashel (d. 800)
Celeia St. Maximilian of Celeia (d. 284)
Chieti St. Justin of Chieti (d. ca. 540)
Clermont St. Artemius of Clermont (d. 396)
Cluny St. Berno of Cluny (ca. 850-927)
St. Odilo of Cluny (ca. 962-ca. 1048)
St. Odo of Cluny (ca. 878-942)
Corinth St. Quadratus of Corinth (d. ca. 258)
Cyrene St. Cyrilla of Cyrene (d. ca. 300)
St. Theodore of Cyrene (d. ca. 310)
Edessa St. John of Edessa (6th cen.)
St. Mary of Edessa (4th cen.)
Genoa St. Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510)
St. Syrus of Genoa (d. 381)
St. Valentine of Genoa (d. ca. 307)
Imola St. Cassian of Imola (4th cen.)
Iona St. Conan of Iona (d. 648)
St. Failbhe of Iona (d. ca. 680)
St. Ronan of Iona (d. ca. 660)
Kildare St. Brigid of Kildare (ca. 451-525)
St. Blath of Kildare (d. 523)
Kratia St. Abraham of Kratia (ca. 474-ca. 558)
Leonessa St. Joseph of Leonessa (1556-1612)
Lisieux St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Loyola St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Malaga St. Patrick of Málaga (d. ca. 307)
Melrose St. Waltheof of Melrose (d. 1159)
Narni St. Juvenal of Narni (d. ca. 373)
St. Lucy of Narni (1476-1544)
St. Proculus of Narni (d. ca. 542)
Nitria St. Isidore of Nitria (4th cen.)
Nola St. Felix of Nola (d. 255)
St. Maximus of Nola (d. ca. 250)
St. Paulinus of Nola (ca. 354-431)
Nursia/Norcia St. Benedict of Nursia (480-547)
Nyssa St. Gregory of Nyssa (ca. 335-ca. 395)
Offida St. Conrad of Offida (1241-1306)
Omura St. Marina of Omura (d. 1634)
Padua St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
St. Daniel of Padua (d. 168)
St. Justina of Padua (d. ca. 304)
Paola St. Francis of Paola (1416-1507)
Pavia St. Armentarius of Pavia (d. 451)
St. Crispin of Pavia (d. ca. 250)
St. Dalmatius of Pavia (d. 304)
St. Epiphanius of Pavia (438-496)
St. Jerome of Pavia (d. 787)
St. Maximus of Pavia (d. 511)
St. Pompeius of Pavia (d. 290)
St. Syrus of Pavia (1st cen.)
St. Theodore of Pavia (d. ca. 778)
Petra St. Macarius of Petra (d. ca. 350)
Ravenna St. John of Ravenna (d. 494)
St. Liberius of Ravenna (d. 200)
Réomé St. John of Réomé (425-539)
Ricci St. Catherine of Ricci (1522-1590)
Rieti St. Stephen of Rieti (d. ca. 590)
Siena St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
St. Bernardino of Siena (1380-1444)
Sora St. Julian of Sora (d. ca. 150)
Synnada St. Agapetus of Synnada (3rd cen.)
Trent St. Vigilius of Trent (d. 405)
Verona St. Gaudentius of Verona (d. ca. 465)
St. John of Verona (7th cen.)
St. Lucidius of Verona (4th cen.)
St. Peter of Verona (1206-1252)
St. Proculus of Verona (d. ca. 320)
St. Toscana of Verona (ca. 1290-1343)
St. Zeno of Verona (ca. 300-371)
Whitby St. Eanfleda of Whitby (d. ca. 700)
St. Hilda of Whitby (614–680)
Wilton St. Alburga of Wilton (d. 810)
St. Edith of Wilton (961-984)
York St. Bosa of York (d. ca. 705)
St. Paulinus of York (584-644)
St. Samson of York (d. ca. 490-565)
St. William of York (1154-1226)
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