| Parents choose saint names for their babies. It is | | | | thru baptism. Thereby, the Pagans drop the Pagan |
| believe that the saint names control the destiny of | | | | names for biblical baby names. |
| the baby such as meaningful life, career, and | | | | In 325 AD, the Roman Catholic Church prohibits the |
| relationships. By faith, the saint acts as a patron or | | | | pagan names like Marcus and Diana. Marcus is a |
| guide throughout life of an individual. | | | | Spanish baby name which means warlike. On the |
| The saint names are given to babies in baptism on | | | | other hand, Diana is a French baby name which |
| Catholic Church. The baptism which is a religious | | | | means Greek Goddess of the moon. |
| ceremony purifies the babies and signifies Christian | | | | In 1545 AD, the Roman Catholic Church ordered the |
| membership. Using the holy water, the religious | | | | use of saint names mandatory in Roman Catholic |
| minister purifies the baby. | | | | baptism. |
| In many countries, they celebrate the saint day as | | | | In 1600 AD, the Protestants reject the Catholic saint |
| the birthday of the baby. Sometimes, the parents | | | | names. The Protestants are another sect of |
| choose name the baby with the saint on the actual | | | | Christianity with different beliefs from the Roman |
| birthday. And, the family celebrates the saint day and | | | | Catholic. Needing a baby name on Christian baptism, |
| birthday at the same time. | | | | the Protestants use the names from the Old |
| The act of using saint names started on earliest | | | | Testament of the Holy Bible such as Elijah and |
| Christianity. The Canon Law in 855 states to stay | | | | Joshua. Elijah and Joshua are baby names meaning |
| away from names that is outside the scope of | | | | Jehovah is God and God is salvation respectively. |
| Christianity. The Canon Law is a legal system of the | | | | To be saint is a tough act to follow. First, the |
| Roman Catholic Church which includes courts, judges, | | | | candidate must perform at least two miracles. |
| and lawyers. | | | | Second, the candidate must have good personality. |
| The Christian baby name began in the pagan days of | | | | Third, the candidate must have supernatural influence. |
| the Europe. The Pagans converted into Christianity | | | | However, the act of martyr also leads to sainthood. |