Nun Names

General Name Discussion
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Today I went through an 1945 yearbook from my Catholic high school. Some of the nun’s names caught my eye. Here is a list:

[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Alvin[/name_m]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Antoine[/name_u]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Benita[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_u]Carmel[/name_u]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Carmella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Concessa
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Consilio
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Eulogia
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Evina
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Felician[/name_m]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Humilitas
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Irmengard
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Josella
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Lumena
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Maurelian
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Patricia[/name_f] [name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Philona
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Rosula
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Aquinas
[name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Vitalis[/name_m]

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Interesting! If I understand correctly, they try to for saint or other important religious figure names? That’d explain the [name_f]Marys[/name_f] and also [name_f]Sister[/name_f] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Aquinas. I’m not sure, honestly. My mom grew up Catholic and went to a Catholic school most of her life, but chose a different, nondemoninational, religion by the time I came around. She’s told me a little bit.

BTW: I think [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Sabina[/name_f] would make a great name combo in general! Not sure why that caught my eye lol

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I always consider [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] a newer name but I guess not!