In a message dated 6/12/06 2:22:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ozma_mama@yahoo.co.uk writes: > At 18:09 2006.06.12.ÿ Monday, Elizabeth V Cardinal wrote: > >I think the influence of the Roman Catholic Church was so great at one time > >in Hungary that they demanded the use of Saints names. > > As my name, Géza, is not a saint's name, I hardly > believe this supposition (not because it's mine > but because it's highly improbable that it has ever been banned by the > church). > Hi Géza and Elizabeth, I was fortunate to acquire the library of a prominent Hungarian Knights of Malta member. These Knights are associated with the Catholic church. A long time ago it was a military and hospital group and currently still known for their hospitalaire (sp?) activities. This Knight of Malta, a scholar from Visegrad, has his nameplate pasted in the books; all in Latin with his given name of Geysae and then his surname. Also stamped into the books is a seal with his surname and given name of Géza and the word Konyveibol, a Hungarian word derivative of book. My Hungarian dictionary doesn't give the exact meaning, nor does an online search. My knowledge of Latin is mostly reduced to Church Latin. Would I be wrong with the assumption that since Géza is of Latin origin, that in fact, it is an acceptable baptismal name? I remember my grandfather's baptismal certificate for Ludovicus/Lajos/Louis. Also, my 88 year old brother-in-law was baptized as Mike, not Michael. Marika