What names should you not name a Catholic boy?

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If my hypothetical wife and I have a miracle baby, we shall name it Abra-Cadabra.
 
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Nebuchadnezzar, Satan and Nimrod are names it would be advisable to avoid as well.
 
dallas_r said:
Judas

Abdul

Muhammed

buddha

Martin

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What’s your problem with Martin? Do you really think that the only “Martin” out there is Martin Luther? Or that people would assume such a link? Perhaps you aren’t familiar with such Catholic saints as St. Martin de Porres or St. Martin of Tours.
 
My first thought was Damian, but then, there is a St. Damien. I like the answer to avoid pop star names. But if I were to pick one, for the sake of this thread, I will go with naming him Bill, George, anything but:

…Sue.
 
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I remember reading once that the two names you should never call a Catholic boy are Beelzebub or Mason ? made me laugh, any others?
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Salad Dressing, Mug, Shampoo, Geriatric, Whatchamacallit, Mary Poppins, Pungent, Portcullis, Lamp, Hamster.

This could actually be a really long list.
 
20 points… 10 for the Roman canon, and 10 for the Arius-santa claus reference
 
Don’t name the kid Timmy or Tommy or Stevie- go for the more formal versions of the name- Timothy, Thomas or Stephen instead.
 
Lucifer used to be a respectable name. It means Light Bearer, and Morning Star. In the fourth century, there were even two bishops named Lucifer. In the Exultet, sung at the Easter Vigil, Jesus is called Lucifer – in the original Latin.

Be that as it may, today one should not name a Catholic boy Lucifer.

Morning Star, though, would be fairly hip.
 
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Certain cities might not be a good idea. I live in Topeka, don’t recommend that.

Paris, while actually a good ancient Greek name, might not be a good modern name.
 
Someone named Morning star, would not be out of place in my family. But, I feel like that would be more of a girl’s name.
 
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Paris, while actually a good ancient Greek name, might not be a good modern name.
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There is a St. Paris, of course from the 4th Century.

The main problem is that Paris is more of a feminine name in the currnet era- as opposed to antiquity when it was more of a male name. Paris Jackson, Paris Hilton being among the gals using it.
 
My cousin’s name is Austin, I’ll go into no further detail.
 
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