How about this for a baby name?

Wasn't Wulfric one of Dumbledore's middle names?

Sixtus was a Roman name, a corruption of the Greek name "Ξυστος," meaning "polished," and originally Latinized "Xystus." In its Spanish form Sixto it is still used as a personal name. It is not to be confused with the common Roman praenomen "Sextus," meaning "sixth," though not necessarily denoting a sixth child.

Notable people named Sixtus include five Popes of the Roman Catholic Church, the first three of whom are called "Xystus" in the most ancient records:

Pope Sixtus I (115/116–125)
Pope Sixtus II (257–258)
Pope Sixtus III (432–440)
Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484)
Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590)

Other notable people named Sixtus include:

Sixtus of Reims (d. c. 300)
Sixtus of Siena (1520–1569)
Edmund Sixtus Muskie (1914–1996)
Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886–1934)
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (born 1940)
Sixtus Leung Chung-hang (born 1986)


I haven't met a Sixtus, but as a social worker, I do see some interesting names and unusual spellings of names.

The one that sort of stunned me was the child named... Lucifer. Yep, you got it, Lucifer.

I have never met a Sixtus. The only time I have ever heard the name is religiously - there have been 5 Popes called Sixtus, the last in the mid-late 1500's.
The other names are OK - 2 of them are the first names of my 2 sons.

lesley when I saw your thread title I knew it was going to this story. Although when I read the other names, I immediately spelt out the initials (a throwback to when we were picking DD's name) and wondered why he didn't spot that his daughter's name initials spell MACE.

Jacob Rees-Mogg was been described as a man of the 20th century but he has recently discovered social media and has developed quite a following.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-40432921

My Swedish friends just had a baby and named him Sixtus!

I've only heard of Sixtus in reference to the popes. The missal I had growing up had an evening prayer that St. Sixtus had written back in the 3rd century. It's not terrible, but I don't really like it.

I was also struck that they chose 4 names for each child. I take it they're Catholic as well, and given that a young teen choses yet another name during confirmation, that means they could very well end up using five names. Which is a bit much. Are they nobility? I associate long strings of names with aristocracy.

Considering he's a very devout Catholic I'm not surprised by the name Sixtus.

His wife isn't though as far as I know.

I didn't say it did, but a fair amount of people do. That's what tipped me off about George RR Martin being raised Catholic. 

For reference sake: I'm Catholic as well. Having five names, even if they weren't part of my legal name, would make me feel pretentious. On a lighter note, I also keep thinking about Princess Diana reversing Charles' many names when she was taking her vows. 

It's very different. But I like all of his kids names. 

Haven't met a Sixtus in person.

Am I the only one feeling sorry for young Peter and Anselm? They only have 3 given names, unlike the 4 that the rest of the children have.



As an American I can't speak for those in other countries, but do have a child with three names. She goes by the first name and the other two are listed as her middle name. It's a mixed bag as to how that is accommodated on forms here. Her passport spells out all the names, while her driver's license uses the two middle initials. If a form only gives space for a single initial she will give the first of the two initials. It was more of a problem when she was younger (she is 29 now), but I am finding that forms are catching up most places. That could be because we live in a major city that is very ethnically diverse though.

Using two names, like Mary Sue, John Thomas, and so on.  I've known a few Southern families to use Mary + Dad's name as a little girl's name:  Mary David, Mary Kirk, etc.  My mother called me by both names until she passed away last year.  I dropped the second name when I got older, but she never did!  

 Ah, that makes sense. Also makes me think of Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue and the Tallahatchie Bridge. 

There was a tradition in Catholic families to do this with Mary + insert name here, but it's not as common as it once was. I have an aunt Mary Pat, and my class had a Mary Joy, Mary Beth, and a Mary Ellen. Then again, the parents may have been doing this to distinguish between the gazillion Marys running around. Then again, my class also had eight Maureens (plus one Maura.)  

Threadjack.

If it's true that Beyoncé has named her son Sir, this is illegal in New Zealand. Since 1995, legislation has provided a set of rules for acceptable names for New Zealanders where a name, or combination of names, should not cause offence, be unreasonably long, or resemble an official title or rank. Below are baby names rejected in New Zealand over the years, by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Justice, Justus, Justyce, Juztice, King, Princess, Prince, Prynce, Royal,Duke, Dukey, Sargent, Major, Corporal, Bishop, Majesty, Lucifer,using brackets around middle names, / (back slash), Knight, Lady, using back slash between names, Judge, Royale, Messiah, T, I, Queen, II, Sir, Special Constable, Sex Fruit, Jr, E, V, J, Master, Constable, Queen Victoria1, Regal, Royal-Rule, Emperor, Christ, 3rd ,C J, G, 09, Roman numerals III, General, Saint, Lord, . (full stop), 89, Eminence, M, VI, V8, Mafia No Fear, 2nd, Majesti, Rogue, 4real, * (star symbol), 5th, S P, C, Honour, D, Minister, MJ, Chief, Mr, V8, President, MC, Anal, A.J, Baron, L B, H-Q
Queen V

And yet we did allow the name Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii. My country is funny sometimes

I have a co-worker named Sixto.