Baptismal names for children born on April 1

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 8

All the saints of April 1

• Venerable Mary of EgyptEgyptian woman who, after a sinful life, repented and lived for decades in the desert beyond the Jordan.
• Saint Melito of SardisBishop of Sardis in Asia Minor in the second century and an apologist for Christianity.
• Martyr Abraham of BulgariaConvert from Islam to Christianity, martyred for his faith in 1229.
• Venerable Euthymius of SuzdalRussian archimandrite, founder of the Saviour and Saint Euthymius monastery at Suzdal, died in 1404.
• Hieromartyr Venantius of SalonaBishop of Salona in Dalmatia in the later 3rd century, martyred around the year 259.
• Venerable Varsonofy PlikhankovRussian schema-⁠archimandrite, priest, preacher and spiritual writer, a former colonel, who died in 1913.
• Venerable Gerontius the CanonarchMonk and canonarch of the Kiev Caves, probably in the 14th century; commemorated on April 1.
• Hieromartyr Sergius ZavarinArchpriest born in 1885 in Yaroslavl province, who died in a Siberian camp in 1938; canonized in 2000.
• MPConfessor Makarios of PeleketeByzantine monk, abbot of Pelekete and defender of the holy icons, who died on 18 August 840.
• ACSaint Aedhan of Cill AedhainA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Aedhain; very little is recorded.
• ARighteous AhazKing of Judah, an ancestor of the Lord according to the flesh, named in the genealogy of Christ.
• AMartyr AlexanderA martyr of Thessalonica, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ASMartyr Anastasius of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• ASMartyr Asterius of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• BMartyr BasilidesChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• CFHoly Venerables Caidoc and FricorIrish missionaries who preached in Picardy.
• CHSaint Castus of HeracleaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 1 April; few details survive.
• CSaint CellachAn Irish abbot, reposed in 815.
• Martyr ChioniaA martyr at Thessalonica in 304, together with her sisters Agape and Irene.
• Venerable ConvalA saint venerated in Brittany, commemorated in the old calendars.
• DCRight-⁠Believing Demetrius of ChernigovA right-⁠believing prince associated with Chernigov, honored by the Russian Church.
• DMartyr DionysiusA martyr who suffered in Thessalonica, commemorated in the Greek calendar.
• DVSaint Dodolinus of VienneA bishop of Vienne in Gaul.
• EFool-⁠for-⁠Christ EulogiusA fool for Christ with the gift of prophecy, from the time of Queen Tamar of Georgia.
• GSMartyr Gaianus of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• GMartyr GerontiusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• GSaint GobbanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• HMartyr HermesA martyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• IMartyr IngenianaA woman martyr of Thessalonica, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JSVenerable John ShavteliA Georgian venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSMartyr Maurus of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• MRNew Martyr Michael the RussianA new martyr of Russian origin, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PSaint PacerusA saint of Thessalonica, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PMartyr PanterusA martyr commemorated with Alexander, Dionysius, Ingenia, Parthenius and Saturninus.
• PMartyr PartheniusA martyr of Thessalonica, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PSMartyr Paulinianus of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• PMartyr PolynicesA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• QIHoly Martyrs Quinctian and IrenaeusMartyrs of Armenia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• SSaint SaturninusA saint of Thessalonica, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SMartyr SaturninusA martyr commemorated with Alexander, Dionysius, Ingenia, Panterus and Parthenius.
• SSMartyr Septimius of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• TSMartyr Telius of SalonaA martyr honored at Salona in Dalmatia, of whom little is known.
• TSSaints The Sons of GeranThe Sons of Geran, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TRMartyr Theodora of RomeA martyr of Rome in the 2nd century, sister of Saint Hermes, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TVenerable TuanAn Irish saint honored at Tamlacht, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• VVenerable VinebaultA saint of the West, honored by the undivided Church.
• Venerable Walaric of LeuconayA disciple of Saint Columbanus, founder of the monastery of Leuconay, reposed in 622.
• Venerable Procopius of SázavaCzech priest and hermit, abbot of Sázava, venerated in East and West, who died in 1053.
• Martyr Theodosia of TyreSeventeen-⁠year-⁠old girl who openly confessed her faith at Caesarea in 307 and was tortured and put to death.
• PGSaint Pachomius of GledinA hierarch from Gledin in Transylvania who shepherded the Diocese of Roman.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 1?

From the saints of the day: Melito, Abraham, Euthymius, Venantius, Gerontius, Sergius, Makarios, Alexander, Anastasius, Asterius, Basilides, Demetrius, Dionysius, Eulogius, John, Michael, Procopius, Pachomius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

II.What can I name a girl born on April 1?

From the women saints of the day: Mary, Chionia, Theodora, Theodosia. You may also choose one of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

III.Must the name be the saint of the birthday?

No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.