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Cool Unique Saint Names for Babies

Saint names can go way beyond the traditional Anne or Francis. If you're naming your child following Catholic tradition or just looking for a cool name that comes attached to a worthy namesake, consider these out-of-the-box saints' names.

Many of these cool saints' names are much less well-known than their more popular counterparts, like Clare and Francis, Patrick and Cecilia. But all of these baby names belong to bona fide saints.

Along with Francis and Cecilia, other saints’ names in the US Top 1000 include Ava, Flora, Isaac, Julian, Magnus, Phoebe, Samson, and Theodora. Among the unique and unusual names you may not have guessed belong to saints are Cloud, Hyacinth, Mabyn, and Mungo.

For even more saints' names, check out the lists of Saints' Names for Girls and Saints' Names for Boys. But here, browse our selection of some of the coolest saints' names for babies.

Cool Unique Saints Names

Crispin

Meaning: curly-haired

Origin:Latin
680
Conan

Meaning: little wolf

Origin:Irish
693
Simeon

Meaning: he [God] has heard

Origin:Hebrew
713
Gervais Gervais is of French and Germanic origins. I...
Origin:French
5070
Roch

Meaning: rest

Origin:French and Polish
8034
Wolfgang

Meaning: traveling wolf

Origin:German
352
Ives

Meaning: yew wood

Origin:English variation of Yves
871
Anselm

Meaning: with divine protection

Origin:German
925
Sylvester

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:Latin
974
Benedict

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Latin
410
Virgil

Meaning: staff bearer

Origin:Latin
780
Quentin

Meaning: fifth

Origin:Latin
732
Adrian

Meaning: man of Adria

Origin:Latin
321
Basil

Meaning: royal

Origin:Greek
500
Colman

Meaning: little dove

Origin:Irish
4485
Origin:Cornish saint's name
7245
Dominica

Meaning: belonging to the Lord

Origin:Italian, feminine variation of Dominic
2011
Lelia The name Lelia is of Latin origin, as well a...
Origin:Italian form of Laelia, meaning unknown
1466
Zita

Meaning: little girl; seeker

Origin:Italian or Persian; Greek
1485
Susanna

Meaning: lily

Origin:Hebrew
881