Blessed in names

[MParedon]

My first name is Maria (for La Santa Maria de Guadalupe) and Cristina (for Christ), PLEASE don't try to put an H in my middle name. I lived all through Highschool with misnamed report cards, yearly albums, state test results. Not till' I moved to South Texas with a bigger Hispanic population did my name get spelled right other than by my family. *sigh* The horrors I've suffered *joking sarcasm*

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Well, my saintly name is Patrick. Good ole St. Patrick.

 

[Mulutka]

faerieeva - Eva is also Polish too. (My Babcia's name, err my 'gramma', is Eva too!) I'm always curious how mankind spread after the tower of Babel and whether or not common names derive from that??

My name is Bethany--> my mom fell in love with the name when she went to the Holy Land. I, too, didn't appreciate my name when I was a kid. I wanted to have a common name like everyone else! I always wanted to be named Jenny (heh heh, I grew up in the eighties afterall). Considering the fact that Jesus rose and will come again in the town of Bethany, I definatly appreciate my name now.

 

[Mulutka]

Well, my saintly name is Patrick. Good ole St. Patrick.

Great name!! I was going to be a "Patrick" if i was born a boy.

 

[faerieevaH]

I'm curious as to the habit of confirmation names. I've taught confirmation classes for 7 years (or 8 depending on how you look at it) but it's not a tradition we have. Perhaps that is, because until about 20 or 30 years ago, names in Belgium HAD to be Saint names or derrived from Saint names.


The full story behind my name is this... be careful... it gets confusing. This is the story as it has been told to me.

My full name is Eva Frank Bogaerts. It was suposed to be Eva Marrussia, because my grandmother is polish.
My mother wanted a short, first name for me, because she didn't want my name to be shortened or changed all through my life. Of course she kept calling me 'Eefje' (Little Eve) herself all of her life. She chose Eva because it was a simple, straightforward Flemmish name, and because she liked the meaning of it.
My second name was suposed Marrusia (hope I spell it right), a Polish form of Mary. I would have loved that name.

As I said though, in Belgium at the time, there were lists with names that were 'allowed' in the registry, and those lists had Saint names and derrivates from them, and guess what? 'Marrusia' wasn't on them. So my father was put on the spot and decided to call me Eva Frank instead. Frank being short for François (Francis) after himself.
Seems pretty straightforward untill now. *G* Now it gets complicated.

My father.. 'Frank', derrived from François.. is officially named Jozef Jan (Joseph John), which is the exact same name as his older brother. Somehow, when HE was born, there was a mistake at the registry which makes that he and his older brother have exactly the same name.

So... My name is Eva Frank, when it should have been Eva Marrusia, named after my father Jozef Jan, who should have been named François. *L*

 

[Mulutka]

My mom's Polish too! Her name is "Misia" which translates into "Mary". Her name was 'Marrusia' too (I'm pretty sure that's spelt wrong but she isn't answering her phone right now for me to ask her) but she couldn't say her name correctly, hence "Misia". heh heh, can you imagine not being able to pronounce your own name!! LOL

 

[darby8]

Well, it could be worse. You could have been named Darby. Growing up, it had its rough moments. As I matured I grew to appreciate the uniqueness as there aren't many of us here. The few others with my same name are women! My favorite is when the movie "The Pelican Brief" came out. The main character played by Julia Roberts was "Darby Shaw". I caught a lot of grief over that one.

James is my middle name. I chose Joseph as a confirmation name. He is my role model and I hope to name a son after him.

 

[LongingForLight]

Well, my middle name is Daffyd - a mispelling of Dafydd (my dad must not have been awake when he put the name on the birth certificate), the Welsh form of David (meaning 'beloved of God', I've been told). Yes, it's a male name . . . yes, I'm a women. . . rather confused, but all in all I like it. After all, how many Ethel Dafydd's do you meet these days? And 'beloved of God' is a comforting thing to be called . . . especially when you've screwed up and are feeling bad about disappointing God.

 

[darby8]

Most think Darby is Irish. It's actually Norse. All this time I thought I was an honorary Leprachaun! But I am Irish...

 

[Matrona]

My first name, Courtney, is not a saint's name. It is supposedly descended from the French phrase court nez, meaning "short nose"!

When I was baptized, at age 19, I was given the name Matrona, after a medieval Greek abbess from the island of Chios, who is my patron saint. Aside from the distinct advantage of being a saint's name, Matrona is prettier than Courtney and means something more flattering than "short nose"; matrona is Late Latin for "lady".

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

Mine's Aaron its there in the begging of the bible
and no I wont make you a golden calf

 

[Woodsy]

I'm the same.
There were three Emmas in my class at school - Emma S (me) Emma W (one of my best friends) and Emma-in-the-corner (a very pleasant but quiet girl who always sat in the corner)

I have no idea how my parents chose the name.
My confirmation name was Lucia, after my sponsor.

My daughter's name was almost Emma - what a lovely name!!

 

[ps139]

My middle name is John. A great name! I change my mind often on whether I'd like to be named after John the Baptist or John the Evangelist. They were both amazing guys in their own, different ways.

My Confirmation name is Joseph, the name of Joseph the Carpenter, also of my spiritual mentor, and around my Confirmation I named my guardian angel Joseph also.

I plan to name my first son Michael William.

 

[Woodsy]

When I was a kid, I hated being named Matthew. I always wished my name was Bobby - like on the Brady bunch!

Of course, now I appreciate my name more. How many Jewish kids named after the Apostle Matthew?

 

[ProCommunioneFacior]

Mine's Aaron its there in the begging of the bible
and no I wont make you a golden calf

 

[Photini]

When I was a kid, I hated being named Matthew. I always wished my name was Bobby - like on the Brady bunch!

This kinda reminds me of my son. His name is Noah (his baptismal name is Seraphim (of Sarov)). He is going through a thing right now...and wishes his name was Ricky Knuckle-sandwich. I guess he thinks that sounds tough and more macho than Noah does. I struggle not to laugh when he tells me how he wishes his name was Ricky Knuckle-sandwich...because it's a pretty serious issue for him. I hope this "phase" doesn't last much longer...

 

[Droobie]

Mine's "Andrew".