Story behind your confirmation name?

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I was just wondering, as to why you have chosen a certain name for your confirmation - I’ll start off with mine.
My confirmation name is Josef, of course after St.Joseph - I chose Joseph because he was the foster-father of Jesus and I want him to be my foster-father too, he protected the Virgin Mother and Jesus, so the best for me to choose 🙂
 
St. Blaise, patron of diseases of the throat. You see, I stopped breathing for a bit one night when I was 5, so he was a natural choice.
 
My Confirmation name is Teresa (of Avila) and she chose me. During a trip to Spain in 2010 I saw a painting of her in a beautiful church in Seville and was drawn to it. I asked a priest friend who was with us to tell me about her so he gave me the nutshell version of her life. She was never far from my thoughts even though at the time I had no intention at all of becoming Catholic. But she had other plans for me LOL. Once I began my journey HOME in 2012 there was never any doubt who would be my Confirmation saint.

O my beloved Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for me.
 
I thought it sounded cool.

A really insufficient reason, and one I wouldn’t pick again, but I’m stuck with it.

I’m the only person I’ve ever known to have picked it, so I won’t tell you what it is.
 
Pax Christi!

In my confirmation class, everyone chose short, “normsl sounding” names, like Michael or John. No one would take a longer or exotic-sounding name like Athsnasius or Zachary.

I didn’t want a name that anyone else chose, and as it turned out, nobody chose the name James. So I chose James.

“…the Greater!” I always add!

God bless.
 
Hoo(name removed by moderator)mie said:
My Confirmation name is Teresa (of Avila) and she chose me. During a trip to Spain in 2010 I saw a painting of her in a beautiful church in Seville and was drawn to it. I asked a priest friend who was with us to tell me about her so he gave me the nutshell version of her life. She was never far from my thoughts even though at the time I had no intention at all of becoming Catholic. But she had other plans for me LOL. Once I began my journey HOME in 2012 there was never any doubt who would be my Confirmation saint.

O my beloved Saint Teresa of Avila, pray for me.
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Welcome home, she is a wonderful Saint. My Confirmation name is Mary. For the Blessed Mother as well as my own Mother who was already in Heaven. Mom was a very Holy Lady and suffered so much in her life, yet raised 10 kids almost alone, my Dad was an alcoholic. I never heard my Mom complain. My Dad eventually quit drinking and came back to his Catholic faith, I’m sure because of Mom’s prayers. Mom taught us to have a love and devotion to Our Blessed Mother and our Catholic Faith. The priest at her funeral called her a saint, and he knew her well. God Bless, Memaw
 
on_the_hill said:
I thought it sounded cool.

A really insufficient reason, and one I wouldn’t pick again, but I’m stuck with it.

I’m the only person I’ve ever known to have picked it, so I won’t tell you what it is.
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I know two gentlemen whose confirmation names are both “Fabian.” No kidding…after the star.

I considered BrigidBrigid or Anne (since my parents made a pilgrimage to Ste Anne de Beaupre to pray for a baby --’ then I came along eight months later).

But a dear friend suggested St. Teresa of Avila, and said, “read up, and you’ll know why.” He was fairly confident, like he had been led to tell me about it.

Yep…because she had a quick wit and a smart mouth. She’s my gal, and I’m hers.
 
camkutz said:
I was just wondering, as to why you have chosen a certain name for your confirmation - I’ll start off with mine.
My confirmation name is Josef, of course after St.Joseph - I chose Joseph because he was the foster-father of Jesus and I want him to be my foster-father too, he protected the Virgin Mother and Jesus, so the best for me to choose 🙂
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Same name for pretty much the same reason. 👍
 
on_the_hill said:
I thought it sounded cool.

A really insufficient reason, and one I wouldn’t pick again, but I’m stuck with it.

I’m the only person I’ve ever known to have picked it, so I won’t tell you what it is.
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It must be a Saint’s name so never feel bad about it. God Bless, Memaw
 
St. Anthony. No particular reason. I needed a name and I chose Anthony.
 
John, chosen by my mother.

My mother wanted to name me John but thought better of it as I had an older cousin by that name.
 
I actually kept my own name. Re: When my father named me he was in the States and my mother was in Canada, where I was born. We both nearly died. Long story short: The connection was poor and the nurse thought my dad said my current name, when he had actually said a different name. When my mom was finally able to return to the States with me and “introduced” me to my dad, he kept asking her “WHO?”

That is when she learned that he had requested a different name for me than the one the hospital had used. I always took this as God’s way of naming me, so I kept my “given name.” Had I selected a Saint (or group of Saints) I would have used Bernadette for St. Bernadette, or Fatima for the three children of Fatima. These where the first Saints I ever learned about.
 
I took a saint of the opposite sex - but he is the patron saint of joy, so I am St Philip of Neri. the priest didn’t object.
 
My confirmation name is Stephen, chosen by my mother. It was her late brother’s name. He died, she later told me ‘of fast living’ so I guess there was some scandal and maybe she thought his soul needed prayers.

Now that I am in formation for the diaconate I guess it is even more appropriate- and I wonder if St. Stephen (either the martyr or my uncle) had anything to do with that!
 
I chose Madeline, in honor of St. Mary Magdaline. She never abandoned Jesus & stayed with Him at the foot of the Cross.
 
I wanted to honor Jesus’ Mother Mary but also wanted another variation of her name so I took the name Maria.

Thank you Mother Mary for always walking with me and praying for my salvation and for the countless times you brought my petitions before the throne of God.
 
wow, some really nice stories there! 👍 thank you for your contributions, hopefully we get some more! I might add my confirmation name to my passport and driving license, because it means so much to me - I use it unofficially on social networking sites as my middle name aha :cool:
 
camkutz said:
wow, some really nice stories there! 👍 thank you for your contributions, hopefully we get some more! I might add my confirmation name to my passport and driving license, because it means so much to me - I use it unofficially on social networking sites as my middle name aha :cool:
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My grandkids get a kick out of me telling them my ‘whole’ name. First, middle, maiden, Confirmation name, both married names, (husbands both deceased). I’m glad I don’t have to write them all out! God Bless, Memaw
 
When I was a child, I couldn’t find a Saint (I didn’t know much about any of them) and subsequently refused to be confirmed. A wise decision as we received no teachings or guidance (it was the wacky time when Catholic Schools taught every faith but their own).

When I returned Home and was moved to be confirmed, I couldn’t find out much about Saints and what I read left me uninspired. After much prayer, I remembered the childhood joy of the St Nicholas packages sent by my Oma and Opa, how I always tried to celebrate both St Nicholas Day and Christmas Day (and not necessarily in the hope of extra presents). Having read up on St Nicholas (Bishop of Myra), discovering that he had the gift of giving and was very knowledgeable and devote, I chose his name. Since then I have read and learned from other Saints, but St Nicholas remains close to my heart.
 
Simon, because of Simon-Peter, Simon the Zealot, and Simon of Cyrene (my role in the Passion play in middle school - the thought of helping Our Lord carry the burden of our sins upon His shoulders has always stuck with me).
 
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