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  2. Saint's name - Wikipedia

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    Many Christian parents have named their sons with the biblical saint name of Joseph, in honour of Saint Joseph, father of Jesus.. A saint's name, which is usually also a biblical name, is the name of a saint given to individuals at their baptism or confirmation within the Catholic Church, as well as in certain parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, Lutheran ...

  3. Christian name - Wikipedia

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    A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often given by parents at birth. [1] In English-speaking cultures , a person's Christian name is commonly their first name and is typically the name by which the person is primarily known.

  4. Goan Catholic names and surnames - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given. Portuguese names like António, João, Maria, Ana are also common among Goan Catholics who follow Portuguese culture. British names (e.g. Kevin, Shelley) and other European names (e.g. Benito, Heidi), which have no Konkani variants, are also popular.

  5. Plants in Christian iconography - Wikipedia

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    The name "columbine" comes from the Latin for "dove", due to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together. [4] [3] Daisy: Innocence, beauty, salvation, modesty, purity and love: Simplicity [3] Clover: Holy Trinity, Patrick of Ireland: Three petals that compose a flower [3] Hyacinth: Prudence, constancy, desire of ...

  6. Category:Catholic templates - Wikipedia

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    If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Catholic templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Catholic templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's ...

  7. List of biblical names - Wikipedia

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    Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative , as in the case of Nabal , a foolish man whose name means "fool". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .

  8. Affusion - Wikipedia

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    Affusion is a method of baptism where water is poured on the head of the person being baptized. The word "affusion" comes from the Latin affusio, meaning "to pour on". [1] Affusion is one of four methods of baptism used by Christians, which also include total submersion baptism, partial immersion baptism, and aspersion or sprinkling. [2] [3] [4 ...

  9. Category:Feminine given names - Wikipedia

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    Printable version ; In other projects ... For convenience, all feminine given names should be included in this category. This includes all feminine given names that ...