Showing posts with label religious names. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious names. Show all posts

Monday, June 15, 2026

Wacky, Cruel, Bizarre & Beautiful Puritan Names: Curated by Slate

In ๐Ÿงresearching my ⬅previous piece on the name ๐Ÿ“›Trinity, I stumbled upon ๐Ÿ“ฐSlate's ⏪2013 article originally titled  Puritan names: Lists of bizarre religious nomenclature used by Puritans (then retitled: A Boy Named Humiliation: Some Wacky, Cruel, and Bizarre Puritan Names). Trinity made it to #10 on its '10 of the Sweetest Puritan Names' List joking, "The name saw a burst in popularity in 1999—due to a particular film, I suppose." 

๐Ÿ“ฐSlate goes into a brief history of Puritanism saying: "Puritanism has its roots in the late sixteenth century, after Henry VIII broke ties with the Catholic Church. The Puritans believed that reforms had not gone far enough and advocated for a church entirely divorced from Catholic ceremonies."

๐Ÿ“ฐSlate is adamant, "Perhaps their greatest gift to history, however, is their wonderfully strange taste in names. A wide variety of Hebrew names came into common usage beginning in 1560, when the first readily accessible English Bible was published. But by the late 16th century many Puritan communities in Southern Britain saw common names as too worldly, and opted instead to name children after virtues or with religious slogans as a way of setting the community apart from non-Puritan neighbors. Often, Puritan parents chose names that served to remind the child about sin and painMany Puritan  names started to die out after 1662, when the newly restored monarch, Charles II, introduced new laws that cracked down on nonconformist religions and consolidated the power of the Anglican Church. Despite this, some of the names have remained in common use in Anglophone countries."

๐Ÿ“ฐSlate "collected some of the best, worst, and strangest names the English Puritans came up with. Most of these are courtesy of the 1888 book by Charles Bardsley, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature (seen here on the Public Domain Review’s website), which includes Parish records with details about some of the people who had these names to show some of these names are still in useDespite their eccentricities, the Puritans did leave us some beautifully resonant names. Names like Verity, Felicity, and Hope more than make up for the Humiliations, Die-wells, and Kill-sins." 

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Well, without further ado...

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๐Ÿ“ƒ20 Puritan Names That Are Utterly Strange:

  1. ๐Ÿ“›Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar. Son of Dancell-Dallphebo-Mark-Anthony-Gallery-Cesar, born 1676.
  2. ๐Ÿ“›Praise-God. Full name, Praise-God Barebone. The Barebones were a rich source of crazy names. This one was a leather-worker, member of a particularly odd Puritan group and an MP. He gave his name to the Barebones Parliament, which ruled Britain in 1653.
  3. ๐Ÿ“›If-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. Praise-God’s son, he made a name for himself as an economist. But, for some inexplicable reason, he decided to go by the name Nicolas Barbon.
  4. ๐Ÿ“›Fear-God. Also a Barebone.
  5. ๐Ÿ“›Job-raked-out-of-the-ashes
  6. ๐Ÿ“›Has-descendents
  7. ๐Ÿ“›Wrestling
  8. ๐Ÿ“›Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith
  9. ๐Ÿ“›Fly-fornication
  10. ๐Ÿ“›Jesus-Christ-came-into-the-world- to-save. Brother of “Damned Barebone”. I can only imagine this name shortened to “Save.”
  11. ๐Ÿ“›Thanks
  12. ๐Ÿ“›What-God-will
  13. ๐Ÿ“›Joy-in-sorrow. A name attached to many stories of difficult births.
  14. ๐Ÿ“›Remember
  15. ๐Ÿ“›Fear-not. His/her surname was “Helly”, born 1589.
  16. ๐Ÿ“›Experience
  17. ๐Ÿ“›Anger
  18. ๐Ÿ“›Abuse-not
  19. ๐Ÿ“›Die-Well. A brother of Farewell Sykes, who died in 1865. We can assume they had rather pessimistic parents.
  20. ๐Ÿ“›Continent. Continent Walker was born in 1594 in Sussex

                ๐Ÿ“ƒ12 of the Cruelest Puritan Names:

  1. ๐Ÿ“›Humiliation. Humiliation Hynde had two sons in the 1620s; he called them both Humiliation Hynde.
  2. ๐Ÿ“›Fly-debate
  3. ๐Ÿ“›No-merit. NoMerit Vynall was born in Warbleton in Sussex, a fount of beautiful names.
  4. ๐Ÿ“›Helpless
  5. ๐Ÿ“›Reformation
  6. ๐Ÿ“›Abstinence
  7. ๐Ÿ“›More-triale
  8. ๐Ÿ“›Handmaid
  9. ๐Ÿ“›Obedience
  10. ๐Ÿ“›Forsaken
  11. ๐Ÿ“›Sorry-for-sin. Sorry-for-sin Coupard was another resident of Warbleton.
  12. ๐Ÿ“›Lament

๐Ÿ“ƒ12 Strangely Pleasant Puritan Names:

  1. ๐Ÿ“›Silence
  2. ๐Ÿ“›Creedence
  3. ๐Ÿ“›Dust
  4. ๐Ÿ“›Diffidence
  5. ๐Ÿ“›Desire. In the UK, seven babies were named this in 2012.
  6. ๐Ÿ“›Make-peace. This name was in use at least until 1863; see William Makepeace Thackeray, the novelist.
  7. ๐Ÿ“›Ashes
  8. ๐Ÿ“›Tace. It’s another word for silence, and is of course a female name.
  9. ๐Ÿ“›Placidia
  10. ๐Ÿ“›Kill-sin. Kill-sin Pimple did Jury service in the 1650s.
  11. ๐Ÿ“›Freegift
  12. ๐Ÿ“›Vanity

๐Ÿ“ƒ10 of the Sweetest Puritan Names:

  1. ๐Ÿ“›Jolly
  2. ๐Ÿ“›Liberty. 129 were born in the UK in 2012.
  3. ๐Ÿ“›Tenacious
  4. ๐Ÿ“›Happy
  5. ๐Ÿ“›Felicity. 302 babies got this name in 2012.
  6. ๐Ÿ“›Hope. 416 babies took this name in 2012.
  7. ๐Ÿ“›Prudence. 13 babies got this name in 2012.
  8. ๐Ÿ“›Amity. 5 babies got this name in 2012.
  9. ๐Ÿ“›Verity. 131 babies were born with this name in 2012.
  10. ๐Ÿ“›Trinity. 69 Trinities were born in 2012. The name saw a burst in popularity in 1999—due to a particular film, I suppose.


My reaction is: OMFG❗๐Ÿ˜ฎ to most of these names. They really are unreal ๐Ÿซ   especially the lists of strange and cruel ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ names. A "great" ๐Ÿ˜… name that seemingly should be listed is: ๐Ÿ“›Misery. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I'm super surprised ๐Ÿ“›Lucifer ๐Ÿ‘ฟ wasn't given. ๐Ÿ˜ฆ That would be the ultimate cruel name right? ๐Ÿ˜ฃ First off, all the names with the -'s really irk me ๐Ÿ˜ค and they are just  ridiculous! ๐Ÿคก (Sorry not sorry!๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️) I get the "good" intent behind them... but really?! ๐Ÿ˜ 

๐Ÿ“›Thanks?!? ๐Ÿ™ For what??? NO not a name! ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ“›Die-Well??? ⚰ Can you get any more morbid? Are ๐Ÿ“›Handmaid ๐Ÿงน and ๐Ÿ“›Humiliation ๐Ÿ˜” brother and sister names??? ๐Ÿ“›Freegift ๐ŸŽ given to a girl is just asking for trouble! ๐Ÿ˜ฌ And ๐Ÿ“›Abstinence??! ๐Ÿšซ Just NO! And no, that's not a real name. ๐Ÿคฃ Then there's ๐Ÿ“›Wrestling ๐Ÿคผ‍♂️ just randomly sprinkled in. ๐Ÿ˜† 

The saving grace from this batch of horrendous ๐Ÿ˜ฑ names on whole, is that there are some beautiful, interesting and meaningful names on the lists. ๐Ÿ‘€ I really love ๐Ÿ“›Continent ๐ŸŒŽ strangely. ๐Ÿ“›Remember is very lovely. ๐Ÿฅฐ ๐Ÿ“›Desire ๐Ÿ’‹ and ๐Ÿ“›Vanity ๐Ÿชžare maybe better stripper ๐Ÿ’ƒ names ๐Ÿ˜„ but I ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพ‍♀️ still like them. ๐Ÿ“›Hope ๐Ÿคž is just a great name ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ, probably the most normal name on the lists. ๐Ÿ˜ฏ ๐Ÿ“›Felicity is nice too. ๐Ÿ“›Liberty as well. ๐Ÿ“›Happy ๐Ÿ˜Š is wonderful and ๐Ÿ“›Jolly ๐Ÿ˜ƒ is cute. ๐Ÿ“›Trinity is of course cool. ๐Ÿ˜Ž

After seeing these lists of ๐Ÿคฏoutrageous names, it's pretty safe to say that anything goes truly to name one's child ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ‍♀️as far as ⏪Puritan times, up until ⏩today. I'm one for ๐Ÿคชwild, ๐Ÿฆ„unique names but these make me believe the parent(s) was/were off their rocker(s) ๐Ÿฅด naming a child e.g.: ๐Ÿ“›Experience! It should have been: Experiment, because why not? ๐Ÿ™„ 

Today's WTF ⁉️๐Ÿคฌ and ๐Ÿ˜ฒshocking first names have nothing ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿพ‍♀️ on Puritan ๐Ÿฅ‡ names. I think ๐Ÿค” I change my mind: ๐Ÿ“›๐ŸŒŠAquaman is ✔tame, ✔great and ✔makes sense compared to ๐Ÿซฃobscene: ๐Ÿ“›Fly-fornication! ๐Ÿ˜– 



Sunday, June 14, 2026

NAME OF THE DAY: Trinity

๐Ÿ“บReality show ๐Ÿ’˜Love ๐ŸIsland USA (season 8) has a female cast member with the ๐Ÿ—ฃlively, ✝holy, number 3️⃣three oriented name of: ๐Ÿ“›Trinity

Trinity is a word with religious meaning of: "a group of three; triad. Also called Blessed Trinity. Also called Holy Trinity. The Trinity. The union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Supreme Being."

๐Ÿ“–Bible Hub explains: "The doctrine of the Trinity is a central tenet of Christian theology, describing the nature of God as three distinct persons in one essence: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This concept, while not explicitly named in Scripture, is derived from a comprehensive interpretation of biblical texts and has been affirmed by the historic creeds of the Christian faithThe New Testament provides clearer revelation of the Trinity. The baptism of Jesus in Matthew 3:16-17 presents all three persons: "As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'" Here, the Father speaks, the Son is baptized, and the Spirit descends."

๐Ÿ“–Bible Gateway interestingly points out in a think piece written by a Christian believer: "The word Trinity itself never shows up in Scripture. Anywhere. So I’ve also long wondered: For a belief that sits at the center of the Christian faith, what should we make of this big, important word missing from the Bible’s vocabulary? Is the Trinity in the Bible? If the actual word cannot be found, I have concluded again and again, the Trinity’s truth stretches across the Bible’s many pages. It interweaves so much of what we see of God in God’s character and work. And the Trinity, as the early church found, provides the best explanation for how the three persons belong together, work together, operate together for our life and salvation."  

In terms of ๐Ÿ“›Trinity used as a first name, Behind The Name says, it has only been in use as a given name since the 20th century. 

⏪1964 seems to be the year Trinity entered onto US name ๐Ÿ“Šcharts - ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry's๐Ÿ’ data shows.

๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ says, "For 12 years, Trinity appeared in the US Top 100. Nevertheless, it remains in the US Top 500, and was given to nearly 900 girls in 2023." Currently Trinity ranks #428 in US Top 1000.

The reason for Trinity rising๐Ÿ“ˆ in popularity for ๐Ÿ‘ถbaby ๐Ÿ’—girls is due to the huge, futuristic film ๐ŸŽฅThe Matrix in 1999. ๐Ÿ˜ŽTrinity was played by actress Carrie Ann Moss. "Trinity surged up the charts in the early 2000s, following the release of The MatrixIn The Matrix, the name is used to suggest a parallel between the character and God and to create a sense of mystery and power around her. Interestingly, however, the movie actually made Trinity feel more usable, familiar, and cool as a name optionIn just two years, it made an impressive jump from the latter end of the charts to the US Top 100, where it remained for more than a decade,๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ says. 

Trinity made it to #10 on ๐Ÿ“ฐSlate's '10 of the Sweetest Puritan Names' List joking, "The name saw a burst in popularity in 1999—due to a particular film, I suppose."

๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ describes the of Latin origin Trinity as a name that "feels both spiritual and trendy." ๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ expands asking and answering, "What does the future hold for Trinity? It's religious aspects may well keep it in use for years to come and with Genesis in the Top 100, and other religious word choices like Chosen and Halo rising up the charts, it might just have a resurgence in the future."

๐Ÿ“Texas & ๐Ÿ“District of Columbia are where the most people named Trinity live. 

I like the name ๐Ÿ“›Trinity, it's a ๐ŸŽ‰fun name (due do the ๐ŸŽฆfilm history behind it) yet it's a ๐Ÿ’ญthoughtful, deep name (due to ๐Ÿ™religious aspect to it). It definitely fits the personality of the ๐Ÿซงbubbly Trinity Tatum on ๐Ÿ’˜Love ๐ŸIsland. I actually knew two Trinities. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ One Trinity I met during college, she was nice from what I remember. The other I met a few years ago, however her name was spelled cutely ๐Ÿ“›Trinitee - she had a bold personality. I like ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ the other used variation ๐Ÿ“›Triniti - it's adorable. ๐Ÿฅฐ

๐Ÿ“›Trinity is also used as a ๐Ÿ’™boy's name, peaking at #779 in ⏪1975. I prefer it used for ๐Ÿ’—girls more so because I'm used to hearing it as a girl's name but I don't mind it on a boy. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ And it really makes more sense ๐Ÿค” it should be given to boys more as the Trinity is masculine in nature. 


FAMOUS & ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›TRINITIES:

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Rodman (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐Ÿ€basketball player Dennis Rodman)

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Bosh (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐Ÿ€basketball Chris Bosh)

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Adkins (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐Ÿค ๐ŸŽคcountry singer Trace Adkins) 

๐Ÿ“›Coco Trinity Chung (๐Ÿ‘ฏ‍♀️twin ๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐ŸŽฅactress Diane Farr & Seung Yong Chung) 

๐Ÿ“›Trinity McCray Fatu aka "Naomi" ๐Ÿคผ‍♀️ (pro. wrestler) 

๐Ÿ“›Stephanie "Trinity" Finochio  ๐Ÿคผ‍♀️ (former pro. wrestler) 

๐Ÿ“›Joshua "Trinity Kardashian Bonet" Jones ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ“บ(personality from RuPaul's reality show Drag Race)

๐Ÿ“›Ryan "Trinity Taylor" Taylor ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ“บ(personality from RuPaul's reality show Drag Race)

๐Ÿ“›Wade "Trinity" Brammer ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽง (DJ) 

๐Ÿ“›Trinity ๐ŸŽฅ (character in movie They Call Me Trinity)

๐Ÿ“›Trinity "Trini" Kwan ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ“บ (character on show Power Rangers)  

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Ashby ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“บ (character on show Sons of Anarchy) 

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Santos ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ“บ (character on show The Pitt)  

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Wells ๐Ÿ“บ (character on show Doctor Who, Torchwood & The Sarah Jane Adventures)  

๐Ÿ“›Trinity ๐Ÿ“บ (character on show Trailer Park Boys)  

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Magewood ๐Ÿ“• (๐Ÿ‘ฏ‍♀️twin character in the book The Children of the Red King by Jenny Nimmo)

๐Ÿ“›Trinity Foxx ๐Ÿ“• (character in the book series Scorched by Mari Mancusi)

๐Ÿ“›Trinity ๐Ÿ–Š๐Ÿ—ฏ (comic book character in Brotherhood of Evil)  


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Trinity:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/T/TR/TRINITY/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Trinity: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—/10

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Adora: the most adorable name ever!

I recently came across literally the most adorable๐Ÿฅฐ name ever: ๐Ÿ“›Adora

But no it's not short for the word: Adorable! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ 

Adora is the short form of ๐Ÿ“›Adoracion  which means: adoration in Spanish. Behind The Name explains, "this name refers to the event that is known in Christian tradition as the Adoration of the Magi, which is when the three Magi presented gifts๐ŸŽ to the infant Jesus✝ and worshipped him." 

๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ says Adora is, "A name that would lavish your child with adoration, a princess name--as in Princess Adora of She-Ra: ๐Ÿ‘‘Princess of Power." 

๐Ÿ“California and ๐Ÿ“District of Columbia are where the most Adoras live.

I love ❤️ the name ๐Ÿ“›Adora — it's just too cute of a name especially if using it as a ๐Ÿ‘‘princess name (FYI I knew of ๐Ÿ—กShe-Ra growing up and I never realized her name was Adora! ๐Ÿคฏ) for a little ๐Ÿ’—girl. But it's also very precious and special if using it for the ๐Ÿ™spiritual meaning behind the wonderful name. 

FAMOUS & ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›ADORAS:

๐Ÿ“›Adora Borealis Villegas (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐Ÿ“บreality stars Rachel Reilly and Brandon Villegas)

๐Ÿ“›Harriet Ann-Sophie "Adora BatBrat" Carlsson ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ–ค(goth content creator on YouTuber)

๐Ÿ“›Adora Crellin ๐Ÿ“• (character in the book Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn)

๐Ÿ“›Adora Belle Dearheart ๐Ÿ“˜ (character in book series Discworld by Terry Pratchett)

๐Ÿ“›Adora Almeria ๐ŸŽฎ (character in videogame The Sims) 


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Adora:

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/A/AD/ADORA/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Adora: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—/10

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Why is Sunday used more for daughters over sons?

That is the question... ๐Ÿค” The seventh day of the week ๐Ÿ“…Sunday as a first ๐Ÿ“›name should be considered more a ๐Ÿ’™boy's name solely because of the ☀️'Sun' at the start of the name (as being considered a play on 'son') — but it's instead surprisingly seen as a ๐Ÿ’—girl's name first. 

Behind The Name sees ๐Ÿ“›Sunday as both masculine and feminine: "from the name of the day of the week, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandรฆg, which was composed of the elements sunne ☀️ "sun" and dรฆg "day."" 

๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ describes Sunday as a girl's name (but also recognizes it as a boy's name, which peaked at #3472 in 1916) meaning, "'day of the ☀️sun.' The name itself derives from Hellenistic astrology, in which each day of the week was attributed the name of what were then known as the seven planets - Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon. In modern English, only 2 days retain their "planet" name besides Sunday, Monday (Moon day) and Saturday (Saturn Day)." 

๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ believes: "Sunday is among the most usable of the day names with its sunny first syllable, its sweet sound, and its potential to be both a sassy or a spiritual choice. The name initially made headlines in 2008 when Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban chose it for their daughter, Sunday Rose. A subtly spiritual name, Sunday is the day of rest and worship in Christianity, placing the name alongside other modern Christian choices, like Shepherd, Cruz, and Dove, that aren't directly Biblical, but more quietly give a nod to faithSunday could make a meaningful and happy feeling choiceIn the popular "Mondays Child" rhyme, Sunday's child is said to be "bonny and blithe and good and gay", while Sunday is also associated with a day off work (for some), Sunday Roasts, Period dramas and older-skewing TV shows, Easter, larger newspapers, baseball, and the sweet dessert Sundae.

☀️Sunny Sunday (#1072 in US Top 1000) is unusually ahead of  ๐ŸŒง️gloomy Wednesday (#2425 in US Top 1000) in popularity.

Sunday is most common in ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌNigeria and other parts of ๐ŸŒAfrica, Behind The Name reports. 

In The United States ๐Ÿ“Texas and ๐Ÿ“Hawaii are where the most Sundays reside. 

I really like the name ๐Ÿ“›Sunday as a first name but mainly when it's used as a ๐Ÿ’™son's name (I find it so cute๐Ÿฅฐ). ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ I do like ๐Ÿ“›Sunday for a ๐Ÿ’—daughter's name but only when it has another girly name after ✔ a la ๐Ÿ“›Sunday Rose๐ŸŒน or if has the sweet spelling of ๐Ÿ“›Sundae๐Ÿจ then  it becomes a very pretty, feminine name. But ๐Ÿ“›Sunday alone? I see it best as a masculine, boy's name for a ๐Ÿ’™son. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ 


FAMOUS & ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›SUNDAYS:

๐Ÿ“›Kez Sunday Udoka (๐Ÿ’™son of ๐ŸŽฅactress Nia Long and ๐Ÿ€basketball coach Ime Udoka)

๐Ÿ“›Baron Sunday ๐Ÿ—ฏ️๐Ÿ–‹️ (character in tv show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of ๐Ÿฆธ๐ŸปSuperman)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday ๐ŸŽฎ (character in video game Honkai: ⭐Star Rail)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday ๐Ÿ“˜ (character in the book The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton)

๐Ÿ“›Lelda Sunday Reed Baillieu ๐Ÿ–ผ️ (art patron & collector)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday Riley ๐Ÿ’†‍♀️ (skincare founder of the Sunday Riley brand)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday Molly Myers (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐ŸŽฅactor Mike Myers)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday Sky (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐Ÿ‘ model Ferne McCann)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday Juno Fox (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐ŸŽฅactress Janet Montgomery & ๐Ÿ–Šwriter Joe Fox)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday LaBrant (๐Ÿ’—daughter of ๐Ÿ“บinfluencer family the LaBrants)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday Kalogeras ๐Ÿคณ๐Ÿป (influencer)

๐Ÿ“›Jin "Sunday" Bo-ra ๐ŸŽค (singer)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday Settman ๐ŸŽฅ (character in the film What Happened to Monday)

๐Ÿ“›Sunday ๐Ÿง›‍♀️๐Ÿ“บ (character in tv show Buffy the Vampire Slayer)


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Sunday

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/S/SU/SUNDAY/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Sunday: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—/10 


Tuesday, March 17, 2026

NAME OF THE DAY: Patrick

๐ŸŽ‰Happy ๐Ÿ€St. Patrick's Day! I will obviously be diving into the name in which the good time ๐Ÿป yet holy ✝ holiday is named after: ๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick 

๐Ÿ˜‡Saint ๐Ÿ€Patrick's real name is thought to be: ๐Ÿ“›Maewyn Succat. "๐Ÿ€St. Patrick, who lived during the fifth century, is the patron saint of Ireland and its national apostle. Born in Roman Britain, he was kidnapped and brought to Ireland as a slave at age 16. He later escaped but returned to Ireland and is credited with spreading Christianity among its people," History.com explains. The name ๐Ÿ€Patrick was "derived from his time in Ireland." ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

๐Ÿ€Patrick is called ๐Ÿ€Pรกdraig in Irish and is from the Latin name ๐Ÿ€Patricius, meaning "nobleman." Behind the Name says, "In England and elsewhere in Europe during the Middle Ages ๐Ÿ€Patrick was used in honour of the saint. However, it was not generally given in Ireland before the 17th century because it was considered too sacred for everyday use. It has since become very common there." 

It certainly has: ๐Ÿ€Patrick ranks at #16 in Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช for most popular boy's names in 2024. In the United States (๐Ÿ“California & ๐Ÿ“Minnesota is where the most ๐Ÿ€Patricks can most be found)๐Ÿ€Patrick is at #221 in popularity. ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ asks, "Why has ๐Ÿ€Patrick slipped from its high of Number 30 in the 1960s?" And answers, "Partly to blame might be its androgynous nicknames, Pat and Patsy. But with more and more parents calling their sons by their full names, this becomes less of an issue."

๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ believes naming a boy ๐Ÿ€Patrick after St. ๐Ÿ€Patrick, "would give a son with this name a widely -- and raucously -- celebrated holiday," as it is "long tied to a hyper-Irish๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช image." ๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ also feels that that the name ๐Ÿ€Patrick "is enjoying something of a renaissance as a stylish classic, as it has long been considered in England. ๐Ÿ€Patrick has escaped overuse in recent decades."

I have no problem with the name ๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick — I like it. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ I agree with ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ that it's a classic name. I don't agree with calling it "stylish" ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ but it certainly is an old-fashioned name — serious in one sense — yet a fun name all around because of all the inspiring ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIrish history of ๐Ÿ€St. Patrick's Day behind it. 

๐Ÿ“ŒTraditional ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIrish ๐Ÿ“›names for boys and girls going 'extinct' revealed as popularity dwindles

๐Ÿ“Œ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland's most popular ๐Ÿ“›names for babies born in 2025 revealed

๐Ÿ“ŒTrending ๐Ÿ“›Names in ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชIreland (Presented by ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’) 

FAMOUS ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€PATRICKS:

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Swayze ๐Ÿ•บ๐ŸŽฅ (late actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Stewart ❌๐Ÿ—ฏ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Schwarzenegger ๐ŸŽฅ (actor & ๐Ÿ’™son of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Doyle ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽต (film composer)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Carney ๐Ÿฅ (drummer for the band The Black Keys)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Watson ๐ŸŽค (singer)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds ๐ŸŽต๐Ÿ’ฟ (record producer)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Dempsey ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Wilson ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Muldoon ⏳๐Ÿ—“️๐Ÿ“บ๐ŸŽฅ (late actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick J. Adams ๐Ÿ“บ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Field ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Ball ๐Ÿ“บ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Ewing ๐Ÿ€ (former NBA basketball player of The ๐Ÿ—ฝNew York Knicks)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick "Pat" Riley ๐Ÿ€ (former NBA coach of The ๐Ÿ—ฝNew York Knicks) 

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick "Pat" McAfee ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿคผ‍♂️๐ŸŽ™️ (ESPN sports talk show host)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Mahomes ๐Ÿˆ (NFL football player)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick J. "P.J." Kennedy ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (former U.S. politician

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Buchanan ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (former U.S. Presidential advisor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Henry ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (American Statesman & Revolutionary War Patriot

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Christys ๐Ÿ“ฐ๐Ÿ“บ (journalist)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Weninger ๐Ÿ•ต️‍♀️ (former CIA officer)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Tsang ๐ŸŽ™️/๐Ÿ’ผ (keynote speaker & chairman)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Ta ๐Ÿ’„ (makeup artist)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Teahan ๐Ÿง /๐Ÿ“บ (therapist & YouTuber)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Brown ๐ŸคŽ (brother of former ๐Ÿ‘ฐBachelorette ๐Ÿ“บreality ⭐star Hannah Brown ๐ŸคŽ)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Smith ๐Ÿ“ธ (photographer at Getty Images)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Smith ✈ / ๐Ÿ“— (pilot & author)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Radden Keefe ๐Ÿ“— /๐Ÿ“ฐ (author & journalist)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Maren ๐Ÿ“— (author)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Marlborough ๐Ÿ“— (author)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Colson ๐Ÿ“— (character in book A Forsaken Prophecy: The Artisan Trilogy, Book 2 by Stacey McEwan) 

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Long ๐Ÿ“— (character in YA The Alice book series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick "Pat" Bagley ๐Ÿ–‹️๐Ÿ—ฏ️๐Ÿ“ฐ (editorial cartoonist)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Star ⭐ ๐Ÿ–‹️๐Ÿ—ฏ️ (cartoon character on show ๐ŸงฝSpongeBob ๐ŸŸจSquarePants๐Ÿฉณ) 

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Jane ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ“บ (t.v. show main character on The Mentalist)

๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick Logan ๐Ÿก๐Ÿ“บ (t.v. show character on Desperate Housewives) 


♀️Female Version of ๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€PATRICK:

๐Ÿ“›Patricia

๐Ÿ’ญI like the female version of ๐Ÿ€Patrick just fine. I do like it more when another name is attached e.g. Patricia Ann. It gives it an even more feminine flair. 

  

๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick:



๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›๐Ÿ€Patrick: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š/10

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