Today in the St Procopius Church birth/baptism book, I noticed a middle name of the child as Valentin and sure enough he was born on 14 Feb. Have also seen a child named Lincoln born on 12 Feb.--the "old fashioned" date. Joan Smart Peterson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph O. Pecenka" <jpecenka@niu.edu> To: <CZECH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [CZ] "W" > John. > > Many Czech children were named after the name of the saint that was > honored on the day they were born. Find a book on saints and names days. > > Joe > > > > >