cinrit
Nobility
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2010
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- City
- Deep South
- Country
- United States
In the Catholic religion (and perhaps in others?), it's traditional to name a child after a saint. So, using the name "Martin/Marty" as an example, a Catholic child would never be baptized with the name "Marty", even if that's the name his parents intended to call him, because there is no St. Marty. There is, however, a St. Martin. I'm not saying that's why Prince Harry was named Henry (I still hang with the fact that it has more to do with ancestors/relatives).