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Saint Names for Baby Boys Considering a saintly name for your baby boy? Some of the most popular male saints include: St. Ambrose (c.338-397) St. Anthony (c.251-356), from Egypt St. Anthony of Padua (c.1195-1231), from Portugal St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430), from Algeria St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), from France St. Christopher, 3rd century St. Dominic (1170-1221), from Spain St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), from Italy St. Hilary of Poitiers (c.300-367) St. Jerome (c.347-420) St. John of Damascus (c.676-749) St. John the Baptist, 1st century St. Juan Diego (1474-1548), from Mexico St. Jude St. Leo the Great (died 461) St. Luke the Evangelist St. Martin de Porres (1579-1639), from Peru St. Martin of Tours (c.316-397) St. Matthew St. Sebastian, 3rd century St. Thomas Aquinas (c.1225-1274), from Italy St. Thomas Becket (c.1118-1170), from England St. Thomas More (1478-1535), from England Other saint names include Adrian, Aidan, Brendan, Conrad, Felix, Gabriel, Gerard, Gregory, Raymond, Victor and Zachary. If you want something a little less common, there's also Basil, Benedict, Boniface, Botulph, Cyprian, Dunstan, Erasmus, Josemaria, Marcellin, Olaf, Peregrine, Pio, Roch, Roque, Ulrich, Urban, Wolfgang and Yves. If you'd like something with a holiday connection, you could think about St. Nicholas, St. Patrick or St. Valentine. Finally, if you're having twins (or thinking ahead to sibling names), you might be interested in saints who were brothers, such as: Andrew and Peter, Cyril and Methodius, Cyrus and John, Faustinus and Jovita, James (the Greater) and John (the Apostle), Marcellian and Mark, and Theodorus and Theophanes.
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