A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Aquilina
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Aquilina
Martyr Aquilina of ByblosJune 13Christian child of Byblos put to death for her faith in the Diocletian persecution.
New Martyr Aquilina of ZagliveriSeptember 27New woman martyr from Zagliveri near Thessaloniki, martyred in 1764.- Martyr AquilinaMay 9A young Christian woman, martyred for her faith in Christ around 250.
- Martyr AquilinaJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr Aquilina the YoungerApril 7A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr Aquilina GuangJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
- Martyr Aquilina WangJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian woman, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
Questions
The name day of Aquilina is June 13, the feast of Martyr Aquilina of Byblos. It is also kept on September 27, May 9, June 11, April 7.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Aquilina, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Aquilina is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Martyr Aquilina of Byblos as patron.