Upbeat and Fresh Holy Names for Girls (Saints)

Adela

Follower of St. Boniface, Frankish princess

Adelaide

Patron Saint of brides, large families, princesses, and widows

Agatha

Nun and missionary in Germany in the 700's

Ascella

Virgin hermitess, and "flower of the Lord"

Asteria

Sicilian virgin and martyr

Agape

Follower of St. Valentine, name means Christian love

Aleydis

Patron saint of the blind and paralyzed

Alodia

Martyred nun whose father put her in a brothel, then had her beheaded for not rejecting her faith

Amabilis

Princess and nun

Anysia

Greek virgin and martyr

Attracta

Friend of St. Patrick, famous for healing and charity

Beatrix

Founder of the congregation of the immaculate conception

Benedicta

Mystic who had visions of St. Peter

Bronach

(pron. broh-nah) Revered for her spiritual gifts, and her great beauty. Irish.

Cera

Abbess in Ireland

Caellainn

Iris saint

Caritas

Blessed, did a huge amount of charity work in Ecuador

Cinnia

Irish princess, became a nun, follower of St. Patrick

Delphinia

Blessed wife of St. Elzear, model wife

Dorothy

Refused to make pagan sacrifice

Devota

Corsican Martyred on the rack, patron of sea farers

Dionysia

Dymphna

Patron Saint of the nervous

Emiliana

Aunt of St. Gregory the Great

Eulalia

Patron of runaways, torture victims, and widows

Edwen

Daughter of the first Christian king of Wales

Emerentiana

Roman martyr

Eurosia

French martyr, refused to marry a saracen

Everild

Benedictine abbess

Fina

Girl tried by disease and intense affliction, and whose faith remained true

Flora

Patron of the abandoned and the betrayed

Febronia

Refused to marry the emperor's son

Foila

Patron of two parishes in Galway, Ireland

Frideswide

Founded St. Mary's convent at Oxford

Galla

Roman widow and saint

Gemma

Italian Mystic, "Daughter of passion"

Genevieve

Is said to have saved Paris from the Huns

Gwen

Patron of fertility

Helena

Empress mother of Constantine

Hermione

Prophetess

Hilaria

Honorata

Kidnapped nun

Hyacinthe

So scandalous she was made to become a nun, and eventually became a model nun

Humbeline

Benedictine abbess (super cute name! lol)

Illuminata

Exceptionally holy

Isidora

Egyptian hermitess

Ia

Greek slave, great teacher of Christianity

Imma