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in reply to a message by Rainya
Clare and Theresa are both fairly popular saints, or at least they used to be. The spelling of Clare (as opposed to Claire) in pretty strongly tried to the order of Poor Clares. I've got a ton of French ancestors with Therese in their names, for the saint!
Thomas John, Peter James, Dominic Paul, Anne, Joan, Martin... All saints. I think Gisele might be too, but I'm not sure. There's a lot of overlap between "classic" and Catholic.
Thomas John, Peter James, Dominic Paul, Anne, Joan, Martin... All saints. I think Gisele might be too, but I'm not sure. There's a lot of overlap between "classic" and Catholic.
This message was edited 5/9/2025, 5:44 AM
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Gisele is from the ballet. I remember when she was born, her name wasn't well-liked. My in-laws can be very judgy.
Gisele was a rainbow baby, both Isaac and Martin passed as infants. The younger girls had gotten into ballet and as a family they chose Gisele.
Also: Excellent explanation. I had no idea how "Catholic " names like Martin, Paul, Anthony, Monica, Cecilia, Damian, and Dominic were before I became Catholic. It's also how the sibset is. Ron, Martin and Gary? Probably not Catholic. Joseph, Martin, and Anthony? Definitely Catholic.
My husband's family is also very Catholic:
Alexander
Elizabeth
Damian
Mary
Katherine
Christopher
Anthony
Classic names, used plenty by non-Catholics. Used together? Catholic
Gisele was a rainbow baby, both Isaac and Martin passed as infants. The younger girls had gotten into ballet and as a family they chose Gisele.
Also: Excellent explanation. I had no idea how "Catholic " names like Martin, Paul, Anthony, Monica, Cecilia, Damian, and Dominic were before I became Catholic. It's also how the sibset is. Ron, Martin and Gary? Probably not Catholic. Joseph, Martin, and Anthony? Definitely Catholic.
My husband's family is also very Catholic:
Alexander
Elizabeth
Damian
Mary
Katherine
Christopher
Anthony
Classic names, used plenty by non-Catholics. Used together? Catholic
This message was edited 5/9/2025, 11:43 AM
That one actually feels more Catholic.
Yeah, your husband's set is definitely Catholic! It's funny how eventually you get a sort of feeling for spotting them.
Oh, gotcha. My linguistics professor had told me Clare was based on the Irish county, so I was under the impression this is what most Clares were named after, but your explanation makes more sense.
This message was edited 5/9/2025, 8:14 AM