What names should you not name a Catholic boy?

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You know, my youngest sister’s name is Wynter Storm. She is, obviously a girl. But, one thing that gets really frustrating is when people ask if that’s really her name. You might want to avoid naming a child something, where people are going to ask if that’s their real name.
 
Presumably because they’re church titles that only officials should have. If your child DOES grow up to hold one of those positions then it will be awkward to introduce himself as Fr. Father Bishop.
 
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I’d recommend that Catholics specifically avoid naming children after the founder’s other religions. Examples to avoid include Muhammad (founded Islam), Confucius (founded Confucianism), Siddhārtha (founded Buddhism), Nestorius (founded Nestorian Heresy), Arianus (founded Arian Heresy), Brigham (helped found Mormonism), and Applewhite (founded Heaven’s Gate).

Common sense advice (don’t give your children stupid names, don’t name your children after evil people, don’t give your children names that sound the same but are spelled in a weird way, etc).
 
You should think of a saint under whose protection you would want him. Like a saint who has helped you or has been present in your life.
The one name I find odd at Christians who name boys is the one too close for self-pride and confusion is this - Jesus. I find this name should remain restricted to the Son of God.
 
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The one name I find odd at Christians who name boys is the one too close for self-pride and confusion is this - Jesus.
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There is apparently a feminine version of this name, “Jesusita”, that some dioceses have banned. I was wondering if they still allow boys to be named Jesus. Seemed like if they were going to ban it for girls, they should ban it for guys.
 
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The one name I find odd at Christians who name boys is the one too close for self-pride and confusion is this - Jesus. I find this name should remain restricted to the Son of God.
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It’s only in Spanish-speaking countries, as far as I know, that Jesus is commonly found as a baptismal name for boys. The most famous Jesus in U.S. history―the head of CIA counterintelligence for twenty years―only had that name because his mother was Mexican.

 
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Don’t name the kid Timmy or Tommy or Stevie- go for the more formal versions of the name- Timothy, Thomas or Stephen instead.
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I have a friend who had the name Ricky until he changed it to Richard as an adult. This also fits in with the don’t give a tv stars name since he was named after Ricky Ricardo of "I Love Lucy’.
 
Definitely not after any Pokémon! And I really don’t think a boy named Sue worked out al that well either!
 
Don’t name a boy Porky, Pokey, Dopey, Sleepy, or Sneezy. Although Happy might work, unless he turns out to be Grumpy.
 
Come on Adam, if you are going to do Pokémon names for your kid, at least pick a cool one. Especially not one of those baby pokemon that only exist to be cute.
 
I like Charizard, but I’m not sure the future Mrs. (If she exists) will approve of the name.
 
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