Baptismal names for children born on April 14

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 21

All the saints of April 14

• Confessor Martin the ConfessorBishop of Rome from 649 to 653, exiled to Cherson for defending the faith against Monothelitism.
• Holy Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of VilniusOrthodox martyrs put to death at Vilnius in the fourteenth century, around 1347.
• Saint Dimitri KipianiGeorgian statesman, publicist, writer and translator, leader of the liberal nobility; died in 1887.
• Martyr Thomais of AlexandriaChristian woman of Alexandria, martyred in the 5th century, commemorated on April 14.
• LLSaint Lambert of LyonAbbot of Fontenelle Abbey, then bishop of Lyon from 678 to 688.
• Saint TassachIrish saint born in the first decade of the 5th century, who died around 497.
• New Martyr Demetrius the NeomartyrGreek new martyr born in 1779 and martyred at Tripoli in 1803; commemorated on 14 April.
• AOConfessor Alexander OrlovPriest born in 1878 in the Ryazan region, who died on 27 April 1941; canonized as a confessor in 2000.
• ASSaint Abundius the SacristanSacristan of Saint Peter's in Rome, renowned for humility, reposed around 564.
• Saint AnthonyA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• AVMartyr Anthony of VilniusA martyr of Vilnius in Lithuania, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AMartyr ArdalionActor converted while mockingly portraying Christian baptism; he died a martyr in 306.
• APMartyr Azat of PersiaAn attendant at the court of the Persian king Shapur, put to death for his faith in Christ in 344.
• BAMartyr Bernice of AntiochA martyr honored at Antioch, of whom little is known.
• CNew Martyr ChristodoulosA new martyr of Patras who died for faith in Christ.
• CSVenerable Martyr Christopher the SabaiteA monk of the Lavra of St Sabbas, who died a martyr for Christ.
• CLSaint Cillen son of LubnenA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CSaint ColmanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DTHoly Martyrs Domnina of Terni and CompanionsMartyrs of Terni in Italy, slain around 269.
• EVMartyr Eustathius of VilniusA martyr of Vilnius in Lithuania, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• FNVenerable Fronto of NitriaA saint honored at Nitria, of whom little is known.
• ISaint IreneA holy woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion with Raphael and Nicholas.
• JVMartyr John of VilniusOne of the three martyrs of Vilnius, put to death for the Orthodox faith.
• NSaint NicholasA saint honoured in the Greek synaxarion alongside Raphael and Irene.
• PGSaint Pachomius of GledinA hierarch from Gledin in Transylvania who shepherded the Diocese of Roman.
• PAMartyr Prosdoce of AntiochA martyr honored at Antioch, of whom little is known.
• RSaint RaphaelA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion together with Nicholas and Irene.
• TCHoly Martyrs Tiburtius and CompanionsMartyrs of the early Church, commemorated together.
• Apostle AristarchusMacedonian of Thessalonica, companion of the Apostle Paul on his journey to Rome.
• Apostle Trophimus the EphesianEphesian who accompanied the Apostle Paul on part of his third missionary journey, named in Acts.
• Apostle PudensChristian of Rome mentioned in Second Timothy, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• ANew Martyr AnastasiaA new martyr commemorated together with Saint Christodoulos.
• VRMartyr Valerian of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 14?

From the saints of the day: Martin, Dimitri, Demetrius, Alexander, Ardalion, Eustathius, John, Nicholas, Pachomius, Raphael, Trophimus, Valerian. 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 14?

From the women saints of the day: Thomais, Bernice, Irene, Anastasia. 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.