Because Saint is one of the many names that the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages have banned. Check out the full list here (it's a cracker!). To all the parents who wanted to name their kid Bonghead, G-Bang or Scrotum, we've got some bad news for you – your 'unusual' choice is banned in Australia.
Saint is a gender-neutral name of Latin origin. Coming from the Latin word Sanctus, this name means “holy,” and is used in the Christian faith to recognize people as being close to God. This makes it a unique, meaningful way to share your faith with baby.
Examples of titles and terms that may not be registered as a person's name include: Judicial, Military and Civil Law Enforcement titles - Colonel, Commander, Commissioner, Inspector, Judge, Justice, Marshal. Religious titles and categories - Bishop, God/Goddess, Saint. Royal titles - Majesty, Prince/Princess, Queen/ ...
US Naming Laws
While these differ from state to state, having a numeral in your name is mostly not allowed. This means that a name such as “Mon1ka”, wouldn't be permissible as your chosen moniker (pun absolutely intended). Unfortunately, it also means you'll have to refrain from calling your child R2-D2 or C-3PO.
The name Saint is ranked #12577 overall.
The name Saint is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "saint". Saint as a descriptive word name was first chosen by rocker Pete Wentz for his younger son (baby brother is Bronx), and now Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have catapulted the name into the celebrity stratosphere by choosing it for their baby boy.
If you are a Christian and you want to choose a baby name that honors God, consider naming your baby girl after a female saint. Catholic families traditionally give their children saint names, but not all Christian denominations venerate the saints.
Australia's Child Naming Regulations
The surname, by law, has to take the surname of the parents, while the given name and middle name are at the parents discretion. Some parents adopt the maiden name of the mother to be the child's middle name.
On 17 October 2010 she was canonised by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. Saint Mary of the Cross MacKillop is Australia's first saint and throughout the universal Catholic church is now to be 'honoured devoutly among all the saints'.
She is the first Australian to be recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint. Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.
The youngest saints canonized in modern times, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, became the two youngest non-martyred Catholic saints in 2017. The next-youngest modern saint, Maria Goretti, died in 1902 at age eleven and was canonized in 1950 as a "virgin and martyr." Efforts to canonize Meo began soon after her death.
As it turns out, there is no such canonical obligation. Canon 855 of the Code of Canon Law directly addresses this in stating, “Parents, sponsors, and the pastor are to take care that a name foreign to Christian sensibility is not given.” There's a generously lax nature to this phrasing.
You may choose your Baptismal name, select a name from the Bible, or a canonized saint of the Catholic Church. The saint you choose should reflect a devotion you have to the saint, virtues or gifts to which you aspire, or the patron saint of certain gifts that are dear to you.
Plenty of research suggests the name chosen impacts a baby's life well into adulthood. For instance, donning your newborn boy with a girly sounding name could mean behavioral problems later in life. And unique baby names that only your child will have can be a hardship too.
Changing my child's name
If their birth is registered in another Australian state, you'll need to contact that state's registry. If your child is 12 years or older, they must agree to the name change, unless approved by the court.
In most Australian states and territories, you have 60 days after birth to register your baby's name. You may already have a list of potential names ready to go, or maybe you haven't thought about baby names yet.
Though saints may be classified as masculine or feminine, holiness may also cut across gender divisions and demand a break from normally gendered behaviour.
So, in fact, many of us have two saint names. And it goes on. When confirmation was split off from baptism as a separate sacrament, the tradition of adding a saint name went with it. The end result: Most baby boomer Catholics have three saint names.
For the titles of female saints, santes is used, often preceded by the definite article y, e.g. y Santes Fair (“Saint Mary”).