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7 Monastery names that mean monastery for girls, listing Monastery baby names 1-7. Carmel, Iona and Kelly are popular names. Auberta, Columba, Monserrat and Vallombrosa are uncommon names. View Monastery baby names for name meanings, search Monastery names for boys, or search other baby names.


Auberta ... Saint Aubert (eighth century) built the famous monastery Mont Saint Michel.

Carmel ... a monastery was founded in there ... The monastery was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Carmel became one of the names taken from Marian titles (see also Dolores and Mercedes) ... [45]

Columba ... founded an influential monastery on the Scottish island of Iona ... [5]

Iona ... Place name: an island in the Hebrides where Saint Columba (sixth century) founded a monastery of the Celtic Church ...

Kelly ... possibly meaning "strife", "bright-headed", or "church, monastery" ... [11]

Monserrat ... a monastery and a celebrated image of the Virgin Mary ... [1]

Vallombrosa ... which is famous for its Benedictine monastery. [1]

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