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Confirmation Names for Boys (with Meanings and Definitions)

  1. Helier
    • Origin:

      Jerrais
    • Meaning:

      "cheerful"
    • Description:

      Helier is the patron saint of the Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, and it is for him that St. Helier, Jersey's capital, is named. The name is related to Hilary, Ilario etc, and therefor shares their wonderful meanings.
  2. Roderic
    • Origin:

      Catalan form of Roderick, German
    • Meaning:

      "famous ruler"
    • Description:

      Saint Roderic was a priest in Spain who was persecuted by the Moors. Another form of this name is Ruderic.
  3. Ephrem
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ephraim, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "fruitful, fertile, productive"
    • Description:

      Ephrem is a spelling variation of the Biblical Ephraim, most often used for an early saint, Ephrem the Syrian, who was a 4th century theologian. This makes a cool, religiously appropriate choice.
  4. Flavian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "yellow hair"
    • Description:

      A Latin clan name that may rise again along with other things Roman.
  5. Gervaise
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "skilled with a spear"
    • Description:

      Unusual saint's name rarely heard outside Roman Catholic rectories until it made an appearance on a reality-TV show; has an attractive French feel. Gervase is a common spelling variation.
  6. Zepherin
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "west wind"
    • Description:

      Zepherin is an ancient saints' name that sounds like anything but. Zepherin Namuncura, a priest of Argentinian Indian background, was beatified in the 20th century. There was a Pope Zephyrinus.
  7. Pius
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "pious"
    • Description:

      Pius is the very definition of a religious name, used appropriately enough for several popes. Only a handful of baby boys receive this name every year.
  8. Bede
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "prayer"
    • Description:

      A famous seventh-century saint and church historian whose name has not survived as well as his works. Known as the Venerable Bede, this Benedictine monk is considered the first known writer of English prose, and highly influential via his The History of the English Church and People.
  9. Amatus
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "beloved"
    • Description:

      Amatus is an ancient Roman name in the "Ama" family of names whose meanings relate to love -- they range from Amy to Amity to Amias to Amoret and Amatus.

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