Names Categorized "Catholic Church"

Alexander is a masculine given name of Greek origin, Latinized from the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which means "defending men" or "protector of men." It is composed of the Greek elements ἀλέξω (alexo), meaning "...

Aloysius is a Latinized form of Aloys, an old Occitan form of Louis, ultimately deriving from the Frankish name *Hlūdawīg, meaning "famous battle." The name gained prominence through Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–1591), a...

Angelus is a Medieval Latin masculine name that serves as the Latin form of Angel. The name ultimately derives from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos), meaning "messenger," which in Christian tradition came to refer to cel...

Bridget is an Irish and English female name, derived from the Gaelic noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue," with an alternative meaning of "the exalted one." It is the Anglicized form of the Irish name Bri...

Etymology and OriginsBrigid (also spelled Brigit) is a name of deep mythological and religious significance in Irish culture. It is an Irish variant of Brighid (derived from Old Irish Brigit, from old Celtic *Brigantī me...

Christ is a Modern English form of the Greek title Christos, meaning “anointed.” It is derived from the Greek verb chrio (to anoint) and translates the Hebrew word mashiyaḥ (messiah), also meaning “anointed.” In a Christ...

Dionysius is a masculine name from the English Bible and Ancient Greek, the Latin form of Dionysios. It means "of Dionysos" (the Greek god of wine and revelry). In the New Testament, Dionysius the Areopagite, a judge in...

EtymologyHildegard is a female given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German elements hilt ("battle") and gart ("enclosure, yard"). The name thus means "battle enclosure" and reflects the martial naming...

Imaculada is the Portuguese cognate of the Spanish name Inmaculada, which directly means “immaculate” in Spanish. This name is given in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, a Catholic dogma which holds...

Immacolata is an Italian feminine given name, a cognate of Inmaculada. It directly commemorates the Immaculate Conception, a core dogma of the Catholic Church that teaches the Virgin Mary was free from original sin from...

Immaculada is the Catalan cognate of Inmaculada, a Spanish name meaning "immaculate". The name is given in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, a doctrine of the Catholic Church which holds that Mary wa...

Immaculata is a Latin feminine name primarily used in Irish nomenclature. It is a direct Latin form of the Spanish name Inmaculada, which means "immaculate" in Spanish. The name commemorates the Immaculate Conception of...

Inmaculada is a Spanish feminine given name meaning "immaculate" in Spanish. It is given in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, a dogma of the Catholic Church which holds that Mary was conceived withou...

Maoilios is a Scottish Gaelic masculine given name, historically combining maol (meaning “servant” or “tonsured one”) with Ìosa, the Gaelic form of Jesus. The name thus carries the religious significance of “servant of J...

María del Mar is a Spanish feminine name derived from the Marian title "Mary of the Sea". The phrase del Mar means "of the sea", and the full name is a devotional reference to the Virgin Mary under the title Estrella del...

Peter is a common masculine given name derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning “stone.” It serves as a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas (meaning “stone”), which was given by Jesus to the apostle Simon bar Jonah...