Never like the Spanish naming their kids Jesus.......some go really wrong.....best to avoid God's name for your child.....Mary, saints-perhaps much better....
Agreed.
I'm sure they name their children our Lord's name out of respect, but I think it trivializes the name.
Children should be named after Saints and only after Saints.
Our Lady, I believe, is in a third category, but personally, I do not see anything wrong with naming a child Mary, after her. I believe it is the best name you can give a girl.
Some might reverance the name by callinng their daughter Maria, but that is Latin for Mary, but I do not think it is commonizing it to the point of irreverance.
Our first daughter is named Mary, middle name Elizabeth, and our second daughter, Anastasia, had the middle name "Marie" also after our Lady.
I think, generally, it might be good to say "Our Lady" rather than Mary when possible without going bonkers over the rule. I also do a slight head boy at the name of "Mary" when in reference to our Lady, and more of a head bow to our Lord.
Today's children get some of the strangest made up names and I think it a pity.
When I hear the name "Mary" I think of the obvious one and that is a good person to think about.