What names should you not name a Catholic boy?

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And if thats the most notable thing about your family, I would say that that would be a good, distinctive last name
 
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John if your last name is Smith or Doe. Rhett if your last name is Butler.

Frances. Francis is okay.

Anything beginning with a J if your last name is Chryst (yes, I knew a J. Christ).
 
I don’t know why our appreciation is limited, but such is life.
 
Unless the saint’s name no longer used for members of his or her sex. For example, I would not name my son after St. Hilary.
 
It’s the combination. Kids asking him to change water to wine, people expecting him to be perfect, etc.
 
Definitely don’t give him a middle name that begins with the letter H.
 
Kei said:
Zwingli should be a big nono
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Cranmer, Cromwell and Knox for similar reasons should go off the list. Henry is fine under most circumstances, except if your dad had the same name and his appellation was “VII”
 
I would not name my son:

A name that sound’s like a stereotypical high school pretty boy’s name. No Troy, Jeremy, Chad, etc.

A name that goes with a well-known pop culture reference. I like the name Luke, but I have a feeling that people will be quoting Star Wars around him all the time.

A name that comes with a shortened form I cannot stand. I would not name my kid Ignatius because I don’t want him being called “Iggy.”

A name based on an assumption of what his or her personality would be like. This isn’t naming a character for a story: you have no clue what kind of person the kid is going to be. Like, don’t give your boy a badass name you’d expect from a hitman because, for all you know, he might grow up to be a weenie and the irony would be just too much. My one exception would be naming the oldest a strong, leader-sounding name because there is a strong chance that the oldest would have the qualities of leadership and responsibility. But, I wouldn’t prepare a name for youngest and middle children in case I get a surprise and the kid I thought would be the youngest is no longer the youngest.
 
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someone called Bishop would have had an ancestor who was less than faithful to his vows.
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The origin is said to be someone who acted in the medieval mystery plays, in the role of a bishop. Similarly with the surnames Monk, Fryer (= friar), Pope, and others of the same kind.
 
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Do Not name your son Ash Ketchum 😛
 
Do not give your kid a pun as a name, in general.
 
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Don’t forget Tracey Sketchit 😃
 
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