[Opinions] Re: French names
in reply to a message by Miss Claire
Ambrose, Ives, Swithin / Swithun, Cyprian, Benedict, Bernard, Clement, Edmund, Oswin, Peregrine, Percival, Jasper, Hugh / Hugo, Lionel, Eustace, Ferdinand, Piers, Edwin, Edgar, Esmund, Gervase, Jerome, Xavier, Wilfred, Tybalt, Swinford (pig's bridge!), Roland, Roger, Reginald, Duncan, Cyril, Methodius, Ilarion, Alexis, Anatole, Arcady, Simon, Martin, Harold, Desmond, Finbarr, Kip, Abelard, Boniface, Cedric, Clarence;
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Alix (Eleanor of Aqu.'s dd), Edith, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, Blanche, Averil, Enid, Vivien, Isolde / Iseult, Igraine (Arthur's mother), Ursula, Rosamund, Agnes, Ottilie, Winifred, Joan, Theodora, Eugenia, Clotilda, Imelda, Amalia, Nan (from Anne).
I'm not sure if all of these are saint names and they are (obviously) not all English. I think of them more as "medieval." A great resource is the Catholic saint site. Sorry I don't have the address, but it's pretty easy to google. You can look up saint names by saint day / date, or alphabetically. There's even a Saint Iphigenia! Lots of fun.
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Alix (Eleanor of Aqu.'s dd), Edith, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, Blanche, Averil, Enid, Vivien, Isolde / Iseult, Igraine (Arthur's mother), Ursula, Rosamund, Agnes, Ottilie, Winifred, Joan, Theodora, Eugenia, Clotilda, Imelda, Amalia, Nan (from Anne).
I'm not sure if all of these are saint names and they are (obviously) not all English. I think of them more as "medieval." A great resource is the Catholic saint site. Sorry I don't have the address, but it's pretty easy to google. You can look up saint names by saint day / date, or alphabetically. There's even a Saint Iphigenia! Lots of fun.
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Patron Saints Index
I'm a die-hard atheist, but I adore this site for the names on it: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm.
Miranda
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I'm a die-hard atheist, but I adore this site for the names on it: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm.
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I didn't know Igraine was a saint! Interesting!
I love:
Ambrose, Ives, Clement, Edmund, Percival, Jasper, Lionel, Ferdinand, Edwin, Jerome, Roland, Reginald, Duncan, Alexis, Simon, Harold, Clarence
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, Blanche, Averil, Isolde / Iseult, Agnes, Theodora, Eugenia, Clotilda, Imelda, Amalia, Iphigenia. :)
~~ Claire ~~
I love:
Ambrose, Ives, Clement, Edmund, Percival, Jasper, Lionel, Ferdinand, Edwin, Jerome, Roland, Reginald, Duncan, Alexis, Simon, Harold, Clarence
Matilda, Adelheid, Adelaide, Adela, Cecily, Frances, Philippa, Blanche, Averil, Isolde / Iseult, Agnes, Theodora, Eugenia, Clotilda, Imelda, Amalia, Iphigenia. :)
~~ Claire ~~