BAPTISMAL NAME - There is no obligation that the name given at Baptism should be that of a saint, but the Code of Canon Law requires that it be a Christian name, e.g., Stella (Maris). The "Rituale Romanum" directs the priest to see that obscene, mythical and ridiculous names or those of false gods or heathen heroes be not given. Such a name as Achilles, common in Italy (cf., Pope Pius XI, Achille Ratti) is presumably made respectable by the martyr of that name. Fancy names are condemned by good sense and Christian tradition rather than by the law. It is a common custom to receive the name of the saint on whose day one was born.