What was your chrismation name?

[27B6]

Fear is the mind killer.

I am Patrick, since I'm Irish and that's also my middle name. Not to mention St. Patrick is a total kick-butt saint who puts Chuck Norris to shame, and whose little finger I am not worthy to emulate, so I figure I want him on my side, praying for me.

 

[Joshua G.]

Mine is John after St. John Chrysostom. I proabbly shoudl have chosen my name, Joshua, but I have a really hard time relating to the OT in general... probably all the more reason to have chosen him... I chose St. John Chrysostom because in my former Lutheran parish there was a stain glassed window of him (never knew it was of him or who he was until near the end of my being Lutheran). The irony of having a saint that prayed to saints in a Lutheran Church was blaring to me at the time and caught my attention and his story is inspiring so I thought... why not?

Josh

 

[Greg the byzantine]

As a cradle-O, my Chrismation name is also my name in the world. Gregory, after St. Gregory the Theologian.

 

[Anhelyna]

This EC discussed it with her SF - who told her she had 2 perfectly good names - a Saint and the Welsh version of the Virgin's name - so both those were used for me.

 

[ArmyMatt]

St Matthew the Evangelist. my birth name is Matthew, I was born on 11/28/82, my grandfather is named Levi and he was born 11/28/28 (all same numbers).

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

That's pretty wild, Matt. My first-born son, Luke, and my daughter (second child) Veronica are not quite one year apart....

birthdays

9/6/05
9/5/06

St Matthew the Evangelist. my birth name is Matthew, I was born on 11/28/82, my grandfather is named Levi and he was born 11/28/28 (all same numbers).

 

[Protoevangel]

My parent's named me after Saint Daniel the Prophet. Having a Christian name, I had no reason to take on a new name. My wife, on the other hand was named Darleen. When she was Charismated, she was adopted by Saint George the Great Martyr.

 

[Dorothea]

I was a baby. I didn't choose my baptismal name, which happens to be the same as my real name. I was named after my dad's mom, my grandmother. But the name is apparently a Saint's which I didn't find out until about 4-5 years ago.

 

[Mary of Bethany]

Since my given name is Mary, my Priest said I just needed to decide which Mary would be my patron. Even as a child in the Baptist church, I loved hearing the story of Mary of Bethany sitting at Jesus' feet and I felt I needed her example of choosing "the one thing needful". And now I get to hear that passage on every feast of the Theotokos.

Mary

 

[Antony in Tx]

I was given the birth name Antony, after my Russian (Orthodox) Grandfather with no thought of the fact that I happened to be born on the Feast of St Antony of Egypt. When I came to the church as an adult, it was a no-brainer!

 

[Monica child of God 1]

I was chrismated Monica, which isn't my given name. I felt drawn to st. Monica before orthodoxy. I really love her. Saint Monica Model of Wifely Forbearance

My given name is Amharic (Ethiopian). So it very well could be a saint's name too.

M.

 

[E.C.]

Well, I have the middle name Edward after Edward the Confessor of England, but being of a proper Celtic mind I have this great distaste of the English, the name Edward and all the "special Ed" jokes that go with it; so that was purely out of the question. My first name "Mitchell" is derived from "Michael" and I've always hated the name Michael; so that too was out of the question.


What happened was I told my dad and the local priest on a Saturday after Vespers that I wanted to become Orthodox. The next day before the long version of Matins my dad grabbed a copy of the "Lives of the Saints", sat me down and said, "Read until you find one and one finds you". Being the history person I am, I always loved St. Constantine the Great and the fact that he united people, mediated the proceedings that deemed Arianism a heresy and is just given a bad rep my most of the non-Orthodox world sounded a lot like me and someone whom I could emulate (simple, right? )

My catechumenate was about six weeks and during the whole time I prayed to God asking for guidance on the matter. During that time the name Constantine kept appearing, screaming in my ear or both, so I quit resisting and took the name Constantine. Since then the greatest wisdom that I have heard has come from people with the name "Helen" or a derivative of "Helen" so I guess it's paid off!

 

[Joshua G.]

Well, I have the middle name Edward after Edward the Confessor of England, but being of a proper Celtic mind I have this great distaste of the English, the name Edward and all the "special Ed" jokes that go with it; so that was purely out of the question. My first name "Mitchell" is derived from "Michael" and I've always hated the name Michael; so that too was out of the question.


What happened was I told my dad and the local priest on a Saturday after Vespers that I wanted to become Orthodox. The next day before the long version of Matins my dad grabbed a copy of the "Lives of the Saints", sat me down and said, "Read until you find one and one finds you". Being the history person I am, I always loved St. Constantine the Great and the fact that he united people, mediated the proceedings that deemed Arianism a heresy and is just given a bad rep my most of the non-Orthodox world sounded a lot like me and someone whom I could emulate (simple, right? )

My catechumenate was about six weeks and during the whole time I prayed to God asking for guidance on the matter. During that time the name Constantine kept appearing, screaming in my ear or both, so I quit resisting and took the name Constantine. Since then the greatest wisdom that I have heard has come from people with the name "Helen" or a derivative of "Helen" so I guess it's paid off!

I'm confused because my name is not related to Helen in anyway...

 

[Kristos]

My given first name didn't really have any connection, so I went with my middle name. I usually ask my god children to keep their first name if they can, but in one case he really wanted to change it. That's fine too, but I think there a certain respect is owed to our parents in this department. They named us best they could, so why not honor that if possible.

 

[jckstraw72]

i went with my birth name - Jesse. I was kinda thinking of choosing Seraphim but my priest told me to stick with Jesse, and thats probably better. But go with the Saint you feel drawn to, in my humble opinion.

 

[inconsequential]

I chose Seraphim after St. Seraphim of Sarov, with whom I arrogantly and ignorantly believed I could relate. I should have chosen St. Dismas or St. Moses the Black.

 

[howdydave]

David.

Since my name is David anyway and since I have been active in the music ministry since I was 8, my priest thought that "David the Patriarch" would be most appropriate (rather than David of Wales.)

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Looking at your signature, lex orandi, lex credendi, I was just pondering recently how ironic it is that a Catholic holy man made that famous Latin expression up to represent Catholicism and yet the whole phrase more accurately fits Orthodoxy! The law of worship is the law of faith seems to no longer be the norm for Catholicism....since Vatican II for sure!

Sorry, off topic, back to the name show!

My given first name didn't really have any connection, so I went with my middle name. I usually ask my god children to keep their first name if they can, but in one case he really wanted to change it. That's fine too, but I think there a certain respect is owed to our parents in this department. They named us best they could, so why not honor that if possible.

 

[TamaraLynne]

I'm not Eastern Orthodox but I do like your church
Please forgive me for posting but thought this thread was interesting.

My given name is Tamara and I looked up the Saint Tamara Icon. I really liked her when I read about her. Is there more information on her?

 

[buzuxi02]

There are volumes written on Queen St. Tamara as her reign is well documented, unfortunately you would have to learn georgian, since i doubt much is available in english.
Quite remarkable what she accomplished, you can look her up in an encyclopedia or maybe wiki to get a broader more secular explanation of her life. .