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[Opinions] Re: French names
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.
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Patron Saints IndexI'm a die-hard atheist, but I adore this site for the names on it: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry PratchettProud adopter of 15 punctuation marks. Check my profile for their names.
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Igraine is not a saint. She's King Arthur's mother in the medieval tales. That's why I put the disclaimer at the bottom -- that I consider the list as a whole as medieval, more than saint names.
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