Orthodox boys' names
677 boys' names from the lives of the saints, from the best known to the rare. Each with its name day and patron saint.
Most borne
JohnJanuary 7GregoryJanuary 25NicholasDecember 6PeterJune 29AlexanderMarch 16TheodoreMay 18StephenDecember 27PaulJune 29BasilJanuary 1MichaelNovember 8JosephJanuary 19GeorgeApril 23DionysiusDecember 26AbrahamOctober 9ConstantineMay 21CyrilJanuary 18FelixSeptember 22AndrewNovember 30SergiusSeptember 8JamesApril 30MacariusJanuary 19SimeonSeptember 1DemetriusOctober 26AthanasiusJanuary 18
Rare and especially beautiful
AberciusOctober 22AgathangelosNovember 8AidanAugust 31AmbrosiosSeptember 12ArdalionApril 14AsaphMay 1AthanasiosApril 20DamasceneSeptember 2DamaskinosNovember 27ElpidephorusApril 3EulampiusJuly 3EvagriusJanuary 4GalaktionSeptember 24GervasiosJune 30GlebMay 2HeliodorusJuly 3HierotheosOctober 4IakovosNovember 22IerotheosJune 23KallistosJune 20KyriakosSeptember 29LambrosNovember 2LeanderFebruary 27LeonidJuly 17
All names, A to Z
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AaronJanuary 19AbdelasApril 17AbdiciusApril 10AbdiphaxesJuly 6AbelAugust 5AbennerNovember 19AberciusOctober 22AbrahamOctober 9AcaciusMay 7AchillesApril 24AdalbertApril 23AdamDecember 24AdeodatusNovember 8AdrianJuly 8AemilianDecember 11AemilianusJuly 18AgapetusApril 17AgapiosDecember 24AgapitosJuly 5AgapitusAugust 18AgapiusAugust 19AgathangelosNovember 8AgathangelusJanuary 23AgathoFebruary 20AgathonMarch 2AgrippaFebruary 18AidanAugust 31AimilianosSeptember 30AithalasDecember 11AkakiosApril 12AlbanJune 22AlexanderMarch 16AlexeiJuly 30AlexisMarch 17AlexiusFebruary 3AlypiusNovember 26AmandusOctober 26AmbroseDecember 7AmbrosiosSeptember 12AmmunSeptember 1AmonitesNovember 7AmosJune 15AnacletusApril 26AnaniasOctober 1AnastasiosAugust 29AnastasiusDecember 19AnatoliOctober 5AnatoliusJuly 3AnatolyJanuary 25AndreiJuly 4AndrewNovember 30AndronicusJanuary 4AnfonAugust 20AngiusMarch 9AnicetusApril 20AninasMarch 18AntilinusAugust 20AntipasApril 11AntonDecember 21AntoninusSeptember 2AntoniosAugust 23AntoniusJuly 6AntonyFebruary 12ApollinarisJuly 23ApolloniusApril 21ApollosJanuary 4ApostolosAugust 16ArcadiusOctober 4ArdalionApril 14ArgyriosMay 11AristidesAugust 31AristotleMay 14ArkadiosAugust 29ArkadyDecember 16AronosJuly 6ArseniosOctober 28ArseniusMay 8ArsenySeptember 21ArtemiosFebruary 6ArtemiusOctober 20ArtemonApril 13AsaphMay 1AsteriusJune 10AthanasiosApril 20AthanasiusJanuary 18AthenagorasJuly 24AtticusJanuary 8AugustineJune 15AurelianMay 10AureliusJuly 20AuxentiusFebruary 14AverkiosMay 15AvimAugust 1AzadanesApril 10AzariahDecember 17
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CaesariusAugust 27CaiusApril 22CallinicusAugust 23CallistratusJanuary 21CallistusJune 20CallixtusOctober 14CapicusJuly 6CassianAugust 13CateriusNovember 3CelestineApril 8ChadMarch 2CharalambosAugust 23CharalamposMay 31CharalampusFebruary 10CharitonSeptember 28ClaudianJanuary 27ClaudiusJune 6ClementNovember 24CleopasJanuary 4ColumbaJune 9ColumbanusNovember 23CononMarch 5ConradNovember 26ConstantinOctober 23ConstantineMay 21ConstantiusJanuary 29CorneliusSeptember 16CorybusDecember 15CosmasOctober 12CrispinaDecember 5CroninAugust 20CutoniusJuly 6CyprianSeptember 13CyriacusJune 7CyrilJanuary 18CyrusJanuary 31
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DamasceneSeptember 2DamaskinosNovember 27DamasusDecember 11DamianFebruary 12DanielDecember 17DaniilNovember 17DariusDecember 19DavidDecember 29DemetrianJanuary 27DemetriosJanuary 29DemetriusOctober 26DenisOctober 9DesideriusMay 23DidymusFebruary 20DimitriApril 14DimitriosJanuary 29DimitriusOctober 5DimitryNovember 14DiocletusJuly 19DiodorusNovember 20DiodotusNovember 7DiomedesAugust 16DionMarch 8DionysiosAugust 24DionysiusDecember 26DiphilusAugust 20DmitryMay 19DometiosJuly 6DonatusAugust 7DorotheosJune 3DorotheusJune 5DositheusFebruary 19DunstanMay 19
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EdgarJuly 8EdwinOctober 12EleazarJanuary 13EleutheriusMay 26ElianJanuary 13EliasAugust 17ElijahJuly 20ElishaJune 14ElpidephorusApril 3ElpidiusSeptember 2EmilianMay 28EmiliosJune 18EmmanuelMarch 26EpaminondasJune 18EpiphaniusMay 12ErasmusMay 4ErastusNovember 10EucheDecember 14EudocimusJune 11EugeneJune 2EugeniosDecember 13EugeniusJuly 13EulampiusJuly 3EulogiusFebruary 13EusebiusSeptember 26EustachiusOctober 12EustathiosSeptember 20EustathiusSeptember 20EustratiusMarch 28EuthymiosMay 29EuthymiusJanuary 20EutropiusApril 30EutychianDecember 8EutychiusApril 6EutychusAugust 24EvagriusJanuary 4EvaristusOctober 27EzekielJuly 21EzraJuly 13
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GabrielNovember 8GaiusNovember 5GalaktionSeptember 24GamalielAugust 2GavriilSeptember 10GedeonAugust 8GelasiusNovember 21GenefliusAugust 20GennadiusAugust 31GennadyDecember 4GeorgeApril 23GerasimJune 10GerasimosJanuary 16GerasimusMarch 4GermainMay 28GermanosOctober 11GermanusMay 12GerontiosJuly 26GerontiusMay 28GervasiosJune 30GervasiusMarch 1GideonSeptember 26GilesSeptember 1GiorgiApril 2GlebMay 2GordianOctober 31GregoryJanuary 25GuriasOctober 4GuryDecember 15GymnasiusSeptember 27
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HadrianAugust 26HaralambosSeptember 24HeliodorusJuly 3HelladiusOctober 4HenryJuly 13HeracliusJune 8HerculinusJanuary 30HermanJuly 27HermolausJuly 26HesychiusMarch 28HezekiahAugust 28HezronDecember 13HieronymosMay 9HierotheosOctober 4HierotheusAugust 14HilarionOctober 21HilariusNovember 17HilaryJanuary 13HippolytusOctober 5HoseaOctober 17HryhoriyJune 27HubertMay 30HypatiusMarch 31
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JacobDecember 13JadorusFebruary 4JamesApril 30JasonApril 28JehudielNovember 8JeremiahMay 1JeremiasJanuary 13JeremielNovember 8JeromeJune 15JoachimSeptember 9JoadMarch 30JoakimMay 23JoanicusJune 4JoanniciusNovember 4JoasaphApril 20JoelOctober 19JohannesJune 14JohnJanuary 7JonahSeptember 21JordanFebruary 2JosephJanuary 19JosesFebruary 26JoshuaSeptember 1JosiahMarch 20JudeJune 19JulianFebruary 12JuliusApril 12JustinJune 1JustinianNovember 14JustusNovember 10JuvenalJuly 2
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LambrosNovember 2LaurenceFebruary 3LaurentiusOctober 24LavrentiosMarch 7LawrenceAugust 10LazarJune 15LazarosJuly 17LazarusOctober 17LeanderFebruary 27LeonMay 12LeonidJuly 17LeonidasApril 15LeonidesApril 22LeontiosJune 18LeontiusMay 23LiberatorMay 15LiberiusAugust 27LinusNovember 5LonginusOctober 16LucianOctober 15LuciusMarch 4LukaApril 24LukeOctober 18
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MacariusJanuary 19MagnusAugust 19MakariosApril 1MalachiJanuary 3MalachiasSeptember 29ManassesJuly 8ManuelJune 17MarcellinusJune 7MarcellusJanuary 16MarcianFebruary 17MarcusOctober 22MarianMarch 7MariavApril 9MarinusMarch 17MariusDecember 31MarkelaosOctober 5MarkoJuly 5MarkosOctober 30MartinNovember 11MartinianDecember 29MartyriusOctober 25MarufMarch 28MauriceNovember 28MaxianJune 3MaximAugust 24MaximilianMarch 12MaximinusJuly 16MaximosJanuary 13MaximusAugust 13MeletiosJuly 21MeletiusFebruary 12MelitoApril 1MelitonJuly 3MemnonApril 29MenalapSeptember 2MenanderMay 19MenasNovember 11MercuriusNovember 24MestusAugust 20MethodiosJuly 9MethodiusApril 6MetrophanesJune 4MianusSeptember 4MicahAugust 14MicaiahJanuary 5MichaelNovember 8MikhailJune 24MilanJuly 5MiltiadesDecember 10MineonAugust 1MinsifeiAugust 1MirianOctober 1MisailApril 10MishaelDecember 17MitrofanJune 23MitrophanJune 10MitrophanesFebruary 7ModestusDecember 18MoliusAugust 20MosesSeptember 4MurinusApril 28MyronAugust 17
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NahumDecember 1NathanDecember 13NathanaelApril 22NaumJune 20NazariusOctober 14NectariosDecember 5NectariusJune 2NehemiahDecember 13NektariosNovember 9NeophytosJanuary 24NeophytusOctober 28NestorOctober 27NicanderMarch 15NicanorDecember 28NicephorusFebruary 9NicetasJune 24NicholasDecember 6NicodemusAugust 2NicolasJuly 28NicostratusNovember 9NikephorosJune 2NikiforosMay 16NikitaSeptember 15NikitasFebruary 19NikodimAugust 8NikolaiJanuary 1NikolajMarch 5NikolayMay 31NikonNovember 26NiktopolionNovember 3NilusNovember 12NinianSeptember 16NoahNovember 18
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PachomiusMay 15PaisiosJune 29PaisiusJune 19PaktoviusNovember 3PalladiusNovember 27PalmatusAugust 20PanagiotisApril 5PanagisJune 7PanagosMarch 9PanaretosMay 1PanteleimonJuly 27ParacodesJanuary 1ParaskevasMarch 1PatapiusJuly 13PaulJune 29PaulinusJanuary 23PelagiusMarch 2PeterJune 29PetroniusSeptember 4PhalusMarch 16PhanouriosAugust 27PhibaNovember 25PhilaretNovember 19PhilaretosDecember 1PhilemonFebruary 19PhiliclesJanuary 30PhilipNovember 14PhiloJanuary 24PhilotheosNovember 5PhilotheusOctober 11PhinehasMarch 12PhotinusMay 24PhotiosFebruary 6PhotiusJuly 2PimenAugust 17PistusAugust 21PiusJuly 11PlatoApril 5PlatonJanuary 1PoemenAugust 27PolyeuctusFebruary 5PontianAugust 13PriscusMay 9ProchorusJuly 28ProclusNovember 20ProcopiusJuly 8ProkopiosApril 20ProtasiusNovember 24PtolemyOctober 30PubliusJanuary 21
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SabasOctober 5SabbasDecember 5SabinusDecember 7SalomonJune 25SamuelAugust 20SatorinusMarch 10SavaJanuary 14SavvaAugust 28SavvasMarch 25SebastianDecember 18SebastianaSeptember 16SelaphielNovember 8SerafimSeptember 28SeraphimJanuary 2SerapionMarch 21SerenusFebruary 23SergiosJune 28SergiusSeptember 8SethJuly 27SeverianApril 20SevoyNovember 10SilasJuly 13SilouanSeptember 11SilvanJuly 30SilvanusJuly 30SilveriusJune 20SilvesterFebruary 19SimeonSeptember 1SimonMay 10SiveifMarch 28SocratesOctober 21SolomonDecember 13SophianSeptember 16SophianosNovember 26SpinulusNovember 5SpiridonAugust 30SpyridonDecember 12StamatiosAugust 16StanislavJuly 4StefanOctober 30StephenDecember 27StratonSeptember 13StylianNovember 26SvenSeptember 24SylvanusMay 4SylvesterJanuary 2SymeonFebruary 13SynesiosJune 12SynesiusDecember 12
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TarasiosFebruary 25TarcisiusJanuary 31TelemachusJanuary 1TerenceSeptember 24ThaddaeusNovember 22ThaddeusDecember 18ThemistoclesDecember 21TheocharisAugust 20TheoctistusDecember 23TheodochusNovember 7TheodorJune 14TheodoreMay 18TheodoretOctober 23TheodosiusJanuary 17TheodotusMay 18TheodoulosDecember 3TheodulusApril 5TheognostusMarch 14TheoktistosNovember 20TheoleptosJune 25TheophanJanuary 10TheophanesMarch 12TheophilusOctober 13TheophylactDecember 31TheotimusApril 20TheotychusDecember 14ThomasOctober 6TikhonMarch 25TimonDecember 30TimothyJanuary 22TitianMarch 3TitusAugust 25TrophimusApril 15TryphonFebruary 1TychonJune 16TyrannusAugust 20
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VadimJune 11ValentinJune 7ValentineJuly 30ValentinianJanuary 7ValerianNovember 29ValeriusApril 23VarlaamNovember 6VasilaDecember 24VasilyFebruary 4VassianDecember 27VenantiusDecember 14VeniaminApril 11VictorJuly 28VictorinusNovember 2ViktorApril 19VincentNovember 11VirgilNovember 27VissarionJanuary 22VitalianJanuary 27VitalisApril 28VitalySeptember 24VitusMay 16VladimirJuly 15VoifFebruary 5VosvaAugust 20VsevolodFebruary 11VyacheslavAugust 3
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Questions about baptismal names
Often after the saint of the birthday, of the eighth day, when the name was given, or of the day of baptism. Many families choose a saint who has helped them.
The day the Church celebrates the saint whose name the child bears. On that day the child keeps their name day.
At baptism the child receives the name of a saint, who becomes their patron. If the civil name is not a saint's, a baptismal name is chosen too, with the priest's advice.
Choose the date in the name finder or open that day's page: it shows the saints of the day and of the eighth day, with their names for boys and girls.
Yes. Beside the well-known names, the Church keeps hundreds of less common saints' names, such as Theosevia, Agafia, Panaretos or Eleftherios.
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