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Helptime for confirmation names
I don't know how to describe this but it's a saints name you choose for yourself at around 11.
Might be called a sponsor in America?
What's yours?
Might be called a sponsor in America?
What's yours?
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I was confirmed when I was 18 together with my brother, he was sixteen. I choose the name Laura as my confirmation name, after Chilean blessed Laura Vicuna. I was very impressed by her life. The name Laura becomes more and more popular in Poland, but I always liked this name so I didnt mind it too much. At first I wanted to choose Luiza, after Luisa Piccarreta, because I was crazy about this name and I like the way Luiza flows with my first name - Emilia, but Luisa Piccarreta was and yet still is a servant of God, so I had to change it and I chose Laura.
My brother's confirmation name is Dominik, after st. Dominic Savio. I think is a good name and fits him.
My brother's confirmation name is Dominik, after st. Dominic Savio. I think is a good name and fits him.
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It's called a Confirmation name in the US as well. Your sponsor is the person who, well, sponsors you through the Confirmation process.
Anyway, my Confirmation name is Genevieve. I was confirmed when I was 15 and that's when my love affair with Genevieve began. It is after St. Genevieve of Paris, because that's the point of Confirmation names. It was inspired (and suggested) by my grandmother, who was also named Genevieve.
Anyway, my Confirmation name is Genevieve. I was confirmed when I was 15 and that's when my love affair with Genevieve began. It is after St. Genevieve of Paris, because that's the point of Confirmation names. It was inspired (and suggested) by my grandmother, who was also named Genevieve.
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I don't have one, since I am not Roman Catholic. However, my father was raised that way and he chose "Joseph", mostly because he forgot to do research and remembered that Joseph was Mary's husband.
If I did get to choose, I would lean towards Junia... though I am not sure if she was a saint or not. Likely just a biblical character.
If Junia was disallowed, I would go with Saint Euphrasia for sure!
Heidi Euphrasia has a great and quirky ring.
If I did get to choose, I would lean towards Junia... though I am not sure if she was a saint or not. Likely just a biblical character.
If Junia was disallowed, I would go with Saint Euphrasia for sure!
Heidi Euphrasia has a great and quirky ring.
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Mine is Cecilia. I chose it because she is the patron saint of music. Plus, she has an amazing martyrdom story (http://nashvilledominican.org/Charism/St_Cecilia/Who_is_St_Cecilia).
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Sponsors are godparents, at least in my church. I'm Lutheran, so we don't choose saint's names for second mns. If I did, though, I'd probably find an obscure name that no one else would have, since I'm stuck with the poster names for ubercommon first and middle names.
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Uh...
Is this something that's specific to certain branches of Christianity?
Not only do I only have the names I was born with, but I don't know anyone who got to choose a new name at around age eleven.
Is this something that's specific to certain branches of Christianity?
Not only do I only have the names I was born with, but I don't know anyone who got to choose a new name at around age eleven.
This message was edited 8/2/2015, 11:54 AM
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Catholicism for sure, I'm not sure if there are any others. I had Catholic friends as a kid and I thought it was cool how they were going to get to pick a confirmation name. I myself was Catholic for a short time, but quit before it was time to be confirmed.
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That is kinda cool. If I'd been allowed to pick a new name at eleven, I would have probably wanted to use it rather than Charlotte (which I've never really liked but I absolutely detested during adolescence). I'm not sure what name I would have picked, though.
My paternal grandfather was Roman Catholic, so my dad was actually baptized in that church as a baby, but they ended up attending the Alliance Church because that's the one my grandmother liked. I guess that's why my dad missed out on his confirmation name.
I have a good friend who's Catholic; I've known her from when she was in grade nine. As far as I know, she still attends church at least semi-regularly. She never mentioned a confirmation name to me, though.
My paternal grandfather was Roman Catholic, so my dad was actually baptized in that church as a baby, but they ended up attending the Alliance Church because that's the one my grandmother liked. I guess that's why my dad missed out on his confirmation name.
I have a good friend who's Catholic; I've known her from when she was in grade nine. As far as I know, she still attends church at least semi-regularly. She never mentioned a confirmation name to me, though.
This message was edited 8/3/2015, 12:10 AM
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It's a Roman Catholic, and occasionally Anglican, custom. I'm not Christian, so I don't have one myself, but I have a friend whose confirmation name is Luke.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation#Confirmation_name
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation#Confirmation_name
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I was raised Roman Catholic, but we never did this...
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Yep, if you read the link, it does say it's not a universal thing.
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Oh right. Sorry, I didn't bother to read the link earlier. Too lazy, ha.
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