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Thoughts?

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Other very Catholic names on my mind:

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Veronica
Maria
Katherine
Monica

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Adrian
Anthony
Peter
Joseph

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And some of my favorite Catholic sibling sets:
Chiara, Maria, Augustine, Gemma

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Clare Therese
Dominic Paul
Peter James
Rebecca Anne
Heidi Elise
Samantha Joy
Giselle Hannah
Thomas John
Isaac Martin
Christine ?

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And thoughts on these (from an article written by a Catholic mom trying to find uncommon Catholic names - https://blessedisshe.net/the-blog/catholic-baby-names/) I have starred the ones I've heard in real life.

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Ambrose
Asher*
Blaise*
Beckett
Bosco
Constantine
Cyrus
Damien
Gerard - this is often given as a middle name two women who had difficulty conceiving
Drexel
Fulton
Conrad
G.K. (yes, this was seriously on the list)
Guy
Ignatius
Jerome
Judah or Jude
Louis
Merton
Rex
Shepherd
Simeon
Solanus (she recommends the cute nickname Sully)
Titus*
Xavier
Urban (the fact that see suggested this makes me think she's unaware of the very corrupt early popes.)

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Angelica
Brielle
Caeli (cha-li, from Regina Caeli)
Charlotte
Colbie (to honor St Maximilian Kolbe. But Charlotte is a bit of a stretch according to her...)
Dinah
Dorothy
Edie
Faustina
Felicity*
Flannery
Jael
Jordan*
Keturah*
Lily*
Leah*
Philomena
Phoebe
Rosary (if I ever get pregnant I'm going to tell my mother-in-law I'm leaving the baby that, just for the reaction)
Sarai
Siena
Stella*
Talitha
Verity
Zelie - I've seen this in several different places. St. Zelie, mother of St. Therese, was recently canonized.

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the majority of these names made me roll my eyes, either because they're not that unique (Brielle, Stella, Charlotte) or they're a complete and total stretch (Drexel, Colbie) Some are also somewhat problematic when it comes to theology, history, and/or the Bible (Urban, Merton).

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I do like Ambrose, Blaise, Solanus, Jerome and Phoebe. I appreciate Ignatius and Flannery.

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What are your thoughts on all of these? What other names do you think are very Catholic?

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Note: I've just been thinking about Catholic names recently, it's a few people I know are pregnant and talking about names. I'm not expecting nor do I plan to be.