now, before you answer that, read this.
we're seriously considering naming one of the twins "damien" and we're catching a lot of flack from well-intentioned (superstitious?) family and friends. but get this: at every high Mass i've attended at our beloved anglican use parish over the past ten years, i've heard "saint damien" and frankly, i've grown to love the name. now, i know that a lot of people - especially people of my generation and just a smidgen before - think of the omen. but, can we really be restricted in our name choosing by old horror flicks?
who stopped using the name michael after halloween? or jason after friday the thirteenth? i've known several regans despite the exorcist. and these are just movies after all. what of using true criminal names? i know several jack's -- not one of 'em a ripper. and a few ed's -- not one owns a piece of human furniture that i know of. and charles . . . c'mon.
anyway, d'artangion and dominic have already been nixed, but feel free to submit any other "d" names.
on a not totally unrelated note: at mamaT's urging, we rented molokai: the story of father damien. it's a beautiful movie about a wonderful and holy priest who worked in a leper colony. i agree with mamaT that it's definitely worth viewing.
so... if damien, would the other twin be cosmas? that'd be fun. or are you going for a same-initial theme?
If you're just plain looking for a D name, allow me to suggest my new favorite "fad" name: Damon. dh & I determined this should be a fad the day the Red Sox won the World Series. And, it's kind of like Damien, which you like. :o)
cosmas may end up being a middle name for the first twin, donovan. giving us a duncan, donovan, and __?__.
My son is named Reagan, despite the exorcist. And he's only once appeared possessed. Granted, he was a toddler and I was trying to get him out of a Chuck E. Cheese's, so there was a good reason. Damien is a great name, and I'm praying that your pregnancy remains healthy and blessed.
The only Damiens whom I've known personally have been, um... not holy. It would be good to get some more Damiens who ARE holy though. Still, I would personally avoid the name if I was expecting right now, as it the name still leaves a bad taste in my mouth re: personal experience with the two Damiens I knew. Again though, it would be good to have holy Damiens out there (or, in your case right now, in there).
For other D names:
http://catholic.org/saints/stindex.php?lst=D
Well, I'm not playing, because I can't have my way.....
=============>>>>>off to pout
You can find plenty of candidates for names here:
http://www.notwithoutmyhandbag.com/babynames/index.html
Just don't drink anything while you're reading the website. :-)
I like that name. It would go well with the other names of your children. We have Matthias as a boy name, but we don't have a girl name, too many to choose from :P Donovan is a great name, too!!
Well I'm a big fan of Father Damien's and my oldest picked that for his confirmation name. I say go for it!
Our oldest is named Damian, after Damian and Cosmos. We also heard of the Omen reference quite often. But, we persisted. Now, everyone just thinks of our son, not the movie. I say go for it!
I will say that everytime we go to hear Dr. Ray talk in person, he refers to an out-of-control kid with the name of Damian. Ours hasn't really lived up to the name, except a few occasions. :)
Here is an interesting tool to look at the history of a name. http://babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html
Just don't give either of them the middle name "Wayne" because that will surely lead them to be a violent criminal. I remember reading a study about that -- something like 7% of all violent criminals have the middle name "Wayne," which is astronomical when you consider the many names available. ;-)
Well, Sparki, that would explain my crazy brother!
My elder son is john-damien christopher. I dedicated him to Father Damien, whose biography I read as a child and who was probably one of the many influences on my becoming Catholic. I say stick with damien!
For middle names, might I suggest joseph? our culture desperately needs the influence of st joseph (and his feast day is coming up soon - you haven't seen lenten party fare unless you've seen a st joseph feast in an italian parish. unlike st pat who has been secularized, st joe has religious celebrations with lots of almsgiving!)
Hi,
I'm an occasional reader and just had to chime in!
I know a priest whose first name is Damien. And I taught nursery school and one of my favorite little sweeties was named Damien. (He told his mother he was going to marry me!)
Love the picture. They're cute!
Beth
I think what you have to worry about is whatever becomes pop culture in the future, not now. Our oldest is named Stephen King, and he never stopped with the tongue-in-cheek berating of us for our choice. We once told him that we'd never heard of the author when he was born, but that doesn't appear to have earned us a pass.
I think what you have to worry about is whatever becomes pop culture in the future, not now. Our oldest is named Stephen King, and he never stopped with the tongue-in-cheek berating of us for our choice. We once told him that we'd never heard of the author when he was born, but that doesn't appear to have earned us a pass.
Hey - I personally LOVE the name Damien. You should use it no matter what other people say. I mean really, they're your kids - you decide. However, other "D" names I like are Donavan and Darius. Just ideas..