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Saint Names for Baby Girls Thinking about a saintly name for your baby girl? Some of the most popular female saints include: St. Angela Merici (1474-1540), from Italy St. Anne, mother of Mary St. Bernadette (1844-1879), from France St. Brigid of Ireland (c.451-525) St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), from Italy St. Clare of Assisi (1194-1253), from Italy St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821), from the U.S. St. Genevieve (c.422-512), from France St. Joan of Arc (c.1412-1431), from France St. Lucy of Syracuse (283-304), from Italy (a.k.a. St. Lucia) St. Mary Magdelene St. Monica of Hippo (332-387), from Algeria St. Rita (1381-1457), from Italy St. Rose of Lima (1586-1617), from Peru St. Philomena, 4th century, from Greece St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), from Spain St. Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897), from France Were you hoping for something a little trendier? Try saint names like Emma, Felicity, Gemma, Julia, Juliana, Kiara, Kinga, Melania, Natalia and Sabina. How about a saint name that sounds old fashioned? There's Adelaide, Agnes, Bartolomea, Beatrix, Bertha, Barbara, Clotilda, Colette, Daria, Dorothea, Edith, Eugenia, Gertrude, Hilda, Irene, Josephine, Mildred, Olga, Theodora, Theodosia and Ursula. If you'd like to stick to timeless names, you could check out saints Anastasia, Cecilia, Christina, Helena, Jane, Laura, Madeleine, Margaret (or Marguerite), Marie, Martina, Patricia, Paula, Regina, Rosalia, Silvia, Susanna, Tatiana, Valeria, Veronica and Victoria. If you prefer saint names that are more out-of-the-ordinary, how about Apollonia, Arilda, Aurelia, Basilissa, Berlinda, Casilda, Columba, Dymphna, Eulalia, Fabiola, Faustina, Florentina, Gudula, Macrina, Marcellina, Notburga, Pelagia, Perpetua, Petronilla, Scholastica, Thecla or Zdislava? Finally, if you're having twins (or just thinking ahead), maybe you'll be interested in saints who were sisters, such as Trasilla and Emiliana, Justa and Rufina, Alodia and Nunilo, and Marina and Liberata.
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