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Coralie

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Renae is a Christian name! It refers to the sacrament of baptism!! It was originally popular in French as Renee (or Rene for a boy).

You can be baptised with this as your Christian name, and celebrate your name day on Theophany (Christ's baptism).

It's the same as Evangeline/Evangelia -- refers to the Annunciation. Or Tiffany, which is the old English spelling of Theophany.

Christ Himself is your patron hun! What a blessing!
 
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Also this is an option lol
 
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Wow no way!!
 
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Gregorios said:
The greek equivalant name of "reborn", is Zoe.

Orthodox Icon of St. Zoe
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Ok will look into all these.. besides keeping in mind my own name.. I just looked into what my name meant, but I would not have looked at it that way to be honest.
 
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Trust the Orthodox We're good at finding the origins of names. Some are really common but not known to be Saints names - like Emily We have two Emilys at my parish. I also know a Selena, a Trojadios (Troy) and several much more obscure ones.
 
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My patron saint is St. Katherine (or Catherine) of Alexandria. I had a volume on the women martyrs and was having a hard time choosing between St. Photini (the woman at the well) and St. Katherine. I was actually leaning towards St. Photini because I identify with her in so many ways. I was working the graveyard shift at the time (I worked from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.). One afternoon, I woke up from sleep sensing that St. Katherine was praying for me. Therefore, I think I can say that she chose me.

When I first started reading the lives of the saints, I was thinking of choosing one named Elizabeth, as that was the name that my mother had wanted me to have (but my father vetoed it). The ones that I read about just didn't speak to me that much (and I didn't know about St. Elizabeth the New Martyr [Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia]). My priest told me that I have a very powerful saint for my patron saint, and I am very glad that she chose me. You might also look at the Western, Pre-Schism saints.

By the way, some priests allow you to choose your own while others pick them for you. I'm in the OCA, and I think most priests there usually let you choose your own. You might check with your priest as to whether you can choose a male saint. I am not sure about my current bishop's opinion on that, but my former bishop believed strongly that you should choose a saint of the same sex.

Also, if there are other saints that you identify with, you can certainly have icons of them and pray for their intercession as well. I have an icon of St. Photini and other saints that inspire me as well.
 
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katherine2001 said:
Also, if there are other saints that you identify with, you can certainly have icons of them and pray for their intercession as well. I have an icon of St. Photini and other saints that inspire me as well.
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That's a good point Katherine; we have several families in church who have chosen family patron saints. Others have walls full of icons, for various reasons. Even though my patron saint is Susanna, I have St Catherine (your patron saint), St. Barbara, and several others. Our family saint is St Xenia of St Petersburg. It's through her intercession I found my husband (or he found me, I'm not sure!). We're very fond of St John Maximovich, and the new martyr Priest Danyl (not sure that he's cannonized yet-he was martyred a few years ago at the monastery doors).

Forgive me if I'm rambling- I haven't had my coffee this morning!
 
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Well I haven't totally decided on a church but at this time it is between the Antiochian and the Romanian Orthodox Churches, but this will be in another thread, I will of course be talking to the priest as to what is done.

As for saints that I am looking at there are a couple that mean something to me and a couple that inspire me including a male saint, but at the same time if the priest chooses the saint for me I will be just as happy - for as you all have stated I can always have their icon and pray to them too, its not an exclusive saint club.
 
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