I think if St. [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] had lived in recent memory, it would be too taboo to give anyone the name. It’s not similar to a name like [name_m]Adolf[/name_m] where the wounds associated with that name can still be seen and felt in the lives of our grandparents. St. [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] existed in the 5th century, a time so far removed from any living individual as to make him almost a myth.
I naturally assumed [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] as a dirk until I saw St [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] however; I think that [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] has a feminine flair! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it paired with [name_f]Rose[/name_f]!
@starrynightsparks Thanks for the clarification of why you said it. I just still think it’s a little melodramatic. We aren’t naming our child for any saint as we don’t believe in them. I actually have an art history degree with a focus in early [name_m]Christian[/name_m] art and ancient [name_m]Roman[/name_m] art and architecture. St. [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] was not alone in his time for thinking that way about women. [name_m]Even[/name_m] later we see horrible practices toward women and philosophies on the role of women. That’s like not naming your child [name_m]Henry[/name_m] because [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] VIII is by far the most famous [name_m]Henry[/name_m], and he was a vulgar and violent man not only in words, but in practice. We like the name because it has [name_u]August[/name_u] in it, and we just find it pretty. We’ve also enjoyed many a lovely beach vacations in St. [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] FL. If our daughter wants to then change her name when she is older because of some old philosophy, then that is fine. But in our family [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] will always be a reference to her birth month, her great grandfather, spending time with grandma and grandpa at their beach house, and flying kites at the Spanish fort in the beautiful town of St. [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] FL.
My sister named her daughter [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] ([name_m]Augustine[/name_m] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]) and I think it’s lovely. She goes by [name_u]August[/name_u] and her baby/toddler nicknames were [name_u]Gussie[/name_u] or [name_u]Gus[/name_u]-gus. I don’t think the “male saint” business should hold you up- it’s such a small segment of the population that will have that association, and even if they do, who cares?
GL!
I think [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] could work for a girl. Not my favorite, but paired with the feminine [name_f]Rose[/name_f], it’s nice enough.
- it reminds me of [name_f]Earnestine[/name_f], which is very feminine
I’m going to pull out the seminary degree for a moment. In seminary we read a lot of [name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] as a theologian and his works are absolutely incredible!! In sem. we aren’t ever told what to believe we’re asked what we believe, however one of the things they told us as fact was that [name_m]Augustine[/name_m] was often mispronounced in [name_u]America[/name_u].
In [name_u]America[/name_u] we usually say Augus-teen ([name_m]Said[/name_m] like [name_u]August[/name_u])
However, the actual pronunciation is said Aw-gus-tin
So if you’re saying it the American way, I can more easily see it on a girl, I don’t love it, but I don’t cringe when I hear it. However, if you’re saying it the correct way, I vote a strong no.
Yes, sorry again if my originally post felt like an attack, I didn’t want to offend. St. augustine, [name_f]Florida[/name_f] is a lovely place filled with so much history and joy.