[ANSTHRLD] Name check please

[tmcd at panix.com]

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Bill Butler <chemistbb3 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 francis.schalles at ttuhsc.edu
> <heralds at ansteorra.org> wrote:
> > My Lady informs me that she understood that a person might be
> > given a middle name at birth, and upon being baptized receive her
> > mothers name as well.
>
> Could this be some type of religious practice - sort
> of similar to Catholic confirmation names - where a
> "name" is given but never used?

Not being Catholic and not having read about Confirmation, I've never
heard of 'Catholic confirmation names - where a "name" is given but
never used'.  Would you please explain?

Denyel de Lyncoln
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