Cool Unique Saint Names
Updated Fri Mar 15 2024
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Saint names can go way beyond the traditional Anne or Francis. If you're naming your child following Catholic tradition or just looking for a cool name that comes attached to a worthy namesake, consider these cool unique saint names.
You may not have heard of many of these uncommon saints' names, but they all belong to bona fide saints. Among the unique and unusual names that belong to saints are Cloud, Hyacinth, Mabyn, and Mungo.
A name does not have to be unpopular to be cool. Some of these cool saints' names rank in the US Top 1000, including Ava, Flora, Isaac, Julian, Magnus, Phoebe, Samson, and Theodora.
For even more saints' names, check out the lists of Saints' Names for Girls and Saints' Names for Boys.
But here, browse our selection of cool unique saint names for babies, ordered by current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Abel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"breath"
- Adela
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"noble"
- Adelaide
Origin:
Variant of Adelheidis, GermanMeaning:
"noble, nobility"
- Adrian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"man of Adria"
- Ambrose
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"immortal"
- Amias
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"loved"
- Anastasia
Origin:
Greek, feminine variation of AnastasiosMeaning:
"resurrection"
- Angelina
Origin:
Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of AngelaMeaning:
"angel"
- Anselm
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"with divine protection"
- Antonia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from Antium"
- Apollonia
Origin:
Greek, Feminine variation of Apollo, Greek sun god.
- Aquilina
Origin:
Feminine variation of Aquilo, LatinMeaning:
"eagle"
- Auria
Origin:
American variation of Aurelia or Aria
- Austell
Origin:
Cornish place and saint's name
- Austin
Origin:
English, shortened form of Augustine, LatinMeaning:
"great, magnificent"
- Ava
Origin:
Hebrew, Latin or GermanicMeaning:
"life; bird; water, island"
- Basil
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"royal"
- Beatrice
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Benedict
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Benilde
Origin:
French variation of LatinMeaning:
"good"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Blane
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"yellow"
- Breccan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"freckled, speckled"
- Brice
Origin:
Scottish surnameMeaning:
"speckled, freckled"
- Bruno
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"brown"
- Calliope
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"beautiful voice"
- Cassian
Origin:
Latin, variation of CassiusMeaning:
"hollow"
- Celine
Origin:
French variation of CelesteMeaning:
"heavenly"
- Clement
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"mild, merciful"
- Cloud
Origin:
Nature name
- Colette
Origin:
French, short form of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Colman
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dove"
- Conan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little wolf"
- Cosmas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"order, beauty, universe"
- Crispin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"curly-haired"
- Daria
Origin:
Feminine variation of Darius, Persian or Latin from GreekMeaning:
"kingly or possess well"
- Delphina
Origin:
French from GreekMeaning:
"of Delphi; womb"
- Dominica
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of DominicMeaning:
"belonging to the Lord"
- Dustin
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"brave warrior, or Thor's stone"
- Edith
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"prosperous in war"
- Eleanore
Origin:
French variation of Eleanor
- Elias
Origin:
Greek variation of Elijah, HebrewMeaning:
"Yahweh is God"
- Elisabeth
Origin:
Spelling variation of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Emilian
Origin:
Romanian form of EmilMeaning:
"rival"
- Emiliana
Origin:
Italian variation of EmilyMeaning:
"rival"
- Erasmus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"beloved, desired"
- Eulalia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"sweetly speaking"
- Fabian
Origin:
Latin clan nameMeaning:
"bean grower"
- Fabiola
Origin:
French, Italian, and German variation of Fabia
- Fausta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fortunate"
- Felicity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good fortune, happy"
- Felix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"happy, fortunate"
- Finnian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair"
- Flavian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"yellow hair"
- Flora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flower"
- Gabrielle
Origin:
French, feminine variation of GabrielMeaning:
"God is my Strength"
- Gemma
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"precious stone"
- Georgia
Origin:
English, feminine variation of GeorgeMeaning:
"farmer"
- Gervais
- Gwen
Origin:
Diminutive of Gwendolen/GwendolynMeaning:
"white circle"
- Helena
Origin:
Latinate form of Helen, GreekMeaning:
"torch; shining light"
- Hilaria
Origin:
Latin, SpanishMeaning:
"cheerful"
- Hyacinth
Origin:
Flower name, from GreekMeaning:
"blue larkspur; precious stone"
- Ignatius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fiery"
- Inez
Origin:
Spanish variation of AgnesMeaning:
"pure, virginal"
- Isaac
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"
- Ives
Origin:
English variation of YvesMeaning:
"yew wood"
- Jacinta
Origin:
Spanish for Greek flower nameMeaning:
"hyacinth"
- Joaquina
Origin:
Spanish, feminine variation of Joaquin
- Jonah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dove"
- Julian
Origin:
English from Latin, variation of JuliusMeaning:
"youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father"
- Juniper
Origin:
English from Latin tree nameMeaning:
"young"
- Justa
Origin:
Feminine form of Justus, LatinMeaning:
"just"
- Kiara
Origin:
Variation of the Italian Chiara or the Irish Ciara or Aboriginal Australian, KoreanMeaning:
"light, clear; little dark one; cockatoo; first ray of sun"
- Kieran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little dark one"
- Killian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"war strife or church"
- Lelia
Origin:
Italian form of Laelia, meaning unknown
- Linus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"flax"
- Lorcan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little, fierce"
- Lucia
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Lucian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Ludmila
Origin:
SlavicMeaning:
"beloved of the people"
- Mabyn
Origin:
Cornish, from EnglishMeaning:
"youth"
- Magnus
Origin:
Scandinavian from LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Makari
Origin:
Russian from GreekMeaning:
"blessed"
- Malachy
Origin:
Irish version of Malachi, HebrewMeaning:
"second"
- Marcella
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"warlike"
- Matilda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle-mighty"
- Maura
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Maire
- Maximus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Milo
Origin:
Latin and Old GermanMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Mungo
Origin:
Scottish nicknameMeaning:
"my pet"
- Natalia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"birthday [of the Lord]"
- Neot
Origin:
Cornish saint's name
- Olive
Origin:
English, from Latin, nature nameMeaning:
"olive tree"
- Ormond
- Otto
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Owen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"young warrior; well-born"
- Peregrine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"traveler, pilgrim"
- Phoebe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"radiant, shining one"
- Pius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Pius"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quiteria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the red one"
- Remi
Origin:
French, variation of RemyMeaning:
"oarsman"
- Roch
Origin:
French and PolishMeaning:
"rest"
- Romeo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"pilgrim to Rome, Roman"
- Rufus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"red-head"
- Rupert
Origin:
German variation of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Salome
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"peace"
- Samson
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"sun"
- Senara
Origin:
Variation of Azenor, BretonMeaning:
"light"
- Seraphina
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ardent; fiery"
- Silas
Origin:
Aramaic, Latin, GreekMeaning:
"of the forest; or prayed for"
- Simeon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"he [God] has heard"
- Susanna
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"lily"
- Sylvester
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"wood, forest"
- Tatiana
Origin:
Russian from Latin family name
- Theodora
Origin:
Feminine variation of TheodoreMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Titus
Origin:
Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"Meaning:
"title of honour"
- Tobias
Origin:
Greek from HebrewMeaning:
"God is good"
- Ultan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"man from Ulster"
- Urban
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the city"
- Ursula
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"little female bear"
- Verena
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"integrity"
- Virgil
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"staff bearer"
- Winifred
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"blessed peacemaking"
- Wolfgang
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"traveling wolf"
- Zeno
Origin:
Anglicized form of Greek Zenon, related to Zeus, king of the gods
- Zita
Origin:
Italian or Persian; GreekMeaning:
"little girl; seeker"