This dictionary contains listings for more than 2,000 patron saints, from the familiar to the obscure, cross-matched to 6,000 male and 8,000 female names. Name entries are concise and straightforward, yet contain all the essential information needed by new parents, those being confirmed, or the inquisitive. Surnames, nicknames, place names, and occupation names used in this work are traced back to many languages, including English, French, German, Greek, Irish, Lithuanian, and Russian. African-American alternate spellings are included, as well as Hispanic names and nicknames. This book is the ideal reference book for both scholarly and personal research. It provides Catholic connections with almost any possible given name.
