Baptismal names for children born on April 3

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 10

All the saints of April 3

• Saint Sixtus IBishop of Rome in the early second century, of Greek descent, successor of Alexander I.
• Confessor Nicetas of MedikionMonk and abbot of Medikion, a confessor who opposed Byzantine iconoclasm; commemorated on 3 April.
• Martyr Agape of ThessalonicaMartyr of Thessalonica who died in 304 during the persecution of Diocletian.
• UMartyr UlphianusMartyr in Palestine who died in 305 during the persecution of Diocletian.
• NBVenerable Nectarius of BezhetskVenerable monk of Bezhetsk, who died in 1492.
• ASSaint Aristus of SicilyA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 April; few details survive.
• ATVenerable Attalus of TaorminaA monk and abbot in Sicily, reposed around 800.
• BTMartyr Benignus of TomisA martyr of Tomis, in present-⁠day Dobruja, commemorated alongside Evagrius.
• BMartyr BithoniusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Venerable BurgundofaraA disciple of Saint Columbanus, founder and abbess of Faremoutiers, reposed around 657.
• CPHoly Martyrs Chrestus and PappusMartyrs of Tomis (Constanța), saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• CDSaint Comman son of DomainghinAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DMartyr DiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DNSaint Donatus of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 April; few details survive.
• EMartyr ElpidephorusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ETMartyr Evagrius of TomisA martyr of Tomis on the Black Sea coast, honoured together with Benignus.
• GMartyr GalycusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• IMVenerable Illyricus of MyrsinonA venerable father who struggled on Mount Myrsinon in the Peloponnese.
• JMHoly Martyrs Januarius, Maxima and Macaria of AfricaThree martyrs of Africa, commemorated together.
• NPVenerable Nectarius PezhskyA Russian monastic saint, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• PASaint Paul the AfflictedA saint commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• PRSaint Paul the RussianA Russian saint commemorated in the Ukrainian tradition.
• Hieromartyr Pancras of TaorminaBishop of Taormina in Sicily, who died a martyr; his life story is largely legendary.
• NSNew Martyr Nicetas of SerresNew Martyr of Serres in Macedonia, martyred in 1808.
• JISaint John I of NaplesA bishop of Naples in the early Church of Italy.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 3?

From the saints of the day: Nicetas, Nectarius, Donatus, Elpidephorus, Evagrius, Paul, John. 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 3?

From the women saints of the day: Agape. 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.