I hope you all had a wonderful feast of St. Nicholas!

I had the privilege of doing a consultation for the first baby of Kathleen and her husband last spring, and am delighted to share that they had a girl and gave her the gorgeous name … Maria Josephine!

Kathleen writes,

“Our baby GIRL arrived on August 31st. We named her Maria Josephine. We love the idea of honoring the Blessed Mother with our Irish heritage (naming the first girl after Mary) and Alex’s Greek heritage with Maria being the Greek form of Mary. Thank you for the inspiration!!!!

Josephine, of course the feminine version of Joseph, is in honor of my dad and his confirmation name.

We can’t thank you enough for your help and encouragement!“

Isn’t Maria Josephine absolutely lovely?? I love that it incorporates Mom and Dad’s Irish and Greek heritage as well, and works in a nod to Kathleen’s dad, which was important to her. Just beautiful!!

Congratulations to Kathleen and her husband, and happy birthday Baby Maria!!

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Read all about how to get your own baby name consultation here.

For help with Marian names, my book, Catholic Baby Names for Girls and Boys: Over 250 Ways to Honor Our Lady (Marian Press, 2018), is available to order from ShopMercy.org and Amazon (not affiliate links). It’s perfect for expectant parents, name enthusiasts, and lovers of Our Lady!