Estelle wrote to me recently with a tall order:
I’m having quads (!!!) in 4 weeks and I need names! I’m having one boy and three girls. My 4 year old son’s name is Cosmo. My husband and I like spacey, whimsical and weird names.
In fact, they “don’t have any limits on how weird a name [...]
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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. [...]
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Baby Names Needed – Whimsical, Weird Names for Quadruplets