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Confirmation name
by Beth (guest)
10/8/2002, 6:23 PM
I'm trying to decide on a Confirmation name. My full name is Bethany Lynn, and I'm going to pick from Adelina, Anastasia, Emily, Justina, Perpetua, and Sylvia (for the moment). If anyone has any comments, I'd like to hear them, also "vote" for your favorite name of my 6. Thanks!
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- Susan (guest)
10/11/2002, 2:52 AM
Emily
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- Anneza (guest)   +1
10/9/2002, 1:02 AM
Quite a few of my Catholic friends took their mothers' middle name - it also happened to be a saint's name, so that solved two problems!Is there really a St Emily? What got her canonised?Out of your list, a good name to live by would be Justina.
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- ADT (guest)
10/9/2002, 11:10 AM
I like St. Agata/Agatha - she's the anti sexual abuse one who got a breast cut off. She's also used as a Saint for Breast Cancer --- loss of breast = loss of sexuality.
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- ADT (guest)
10/8/2002, 10:40 PM
I bet that you're all excited because you get to pick out a cutsey little name for yourself... well, news flash! Your confirmation name have very little to do with what the name actually is... it's supposed to have a meaning to you, the name of a Saint who has always held that special place in your heart, or a Saint that you particularly have a lot of respect for. If you can't find anyone like that then you should just go in as Bethany, it's not required to pick out a SAINT's name if you can't find one. Believe me, you will never again use that name, so make sure it really have a meaning to you.
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- Holly (guest)
10/8/2002, 7:53 PM
I'd pick Adelina. My second choice would be Emily. All the luck to ya!!!
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- Gennifer (guest)   +2
10/8/2002, 7:52 PM
Which one has the most signifigant meaning for you?
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- Ellie (guest)   +1
10/8/2002, 8:26 PM
Hmm...I'm not a great fan of any of them, but I think the best is Adelina!
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- Beth (guest)
10/9/2002, 5:45 PM
The names listed ARE the names that have significance, I've really been narrowing it down since last year, and seriously, Perpetua isn't very cutesy. According to the Catholic website, Emily was an abbess who was known to have visions and for some miracles. (it also mentioned it might be just legend) My mother likes the ideas of Justina and Adelina for me, instead of her own names, but oddly enough Agata was the name of one of my great-grandmothers.
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