Name Meanings

WOW! I was looking up something else when I accidentally came across this - the meaning for the name Veronica. When we picked Veronica's name we were definitely thinking of Saint Veronica, the woman who wiped the face of Jesus while carrying the cross. But i didn't actually know what it meant. Guess what her name means? True Image.

"When Saint Veronica saw Jesus carrying His cross, she took off her veil and gave it to Him to wipe His face. He handed the veil back to her, and it had an image of His face on it. In this way, Christ gave a special blessing to the practice of wearing a veil. Even Veronica's name comes from this event. She is called vera icon because she had a true icon of Christ, her veil with His face on it. Nearly every Catholic Church has the stations of the Cross with this event at one of the stations."

May my Veronica always have a true icon of Jesus on her heart!!

Other childrens' name meanings:
Isabelle- God is my oath
Anna- grace, favour
Sophia - wisdom
Catherine- Pure
Veronica- true image or icon [of Jesus]

Poor Kolbe. I couldn't find a meaning for his name. probably because its Polish. I need to ask our priest and see if he knows. Either way, he's named after one of the greatest saints of our time.