Baptismal names for children born on April 6

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 13

All the saints of April 6

• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles MethodiusBrother of Saint Cyril, missionary among the Slavs and archbishop of Moravia, who died in 885.
• Saint Eutychius of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople from 552 to 565 and again from 577 to 582, who died in 582.
• Right-⁠Believing Brychan of BrycheiniogLegendary king of Brycheiniog in mid Wales in the fifth century.
• Venerable Sebastian of KaragandaArchimandrite born in 1884 in the Oryol region, linked with Optina, who died in 1966 in the Karaganda region.
• Saint Aphonius of NovgorodMetropolitan of Novgorod and Velikiye Luki, earlier an abbot in Pereslavl, who died on 6 April 1652.
• JBHieromartyr Jacob BoykovRussian priest from Bezhetsk who died in 1934 in a camp in the Sverdlovsk region; canonized in 2000.
• JBHieromartyr John BoykovRussian priest from Bezhetsk held in the Vishera camps in the 1930s; canonized in 2000. Brother of Fr Jacob.
• MPHoly Martyrs 120 Martyrs of PersiaA group of 120 martyrs of Persia, killed in the time of King Shapur.
• ASaint AedhechA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• ARSaint Aelfstan of RamsburyBishop of Ramsbury in England, reposed in 981.
• AGMartyr Amandus of GhisalbaMartyr of Ghisalba, venerated in the Western Church.
• ARMartyr Archilius of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BVenerable BerchanA holy monk honored in Orkney, reposed around 840.
• CASaint Cathub of Achadh CinnA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Achadh Cinn, who reposed in 554; very little is recorded.
• CCVenerable Cronbeg of Cluain mic NoisA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain mic Nois, who reposed in 693; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DiogenesA martyr who suffered in Macedonia in 345.
• ENew Martyr EmmanuelA new martyr from Samothrace, who suffered at Makri in 1835 with five others.
• FGHoly Martyrs Florentius, Geminianus and SaturusThree martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• GDVenerable Martyr Gennadios of DionysiouMonastic martyr of Dionysiou Monastery on Mount Athos.
• GFVenerable Gennard of FontenelleA saint of Fontenelle in Normandy, who reposed in 720.
• GAVenerable Gregory of AthosA venerable monk of the Great Lavra Skete on Mount Athos, teacher of Gregory Palamas; venerated locally.
• GBVenerable Gregory the ByzantineA venerable father of Byzantine origin, who struggled on Mount Athos.
• JRMartyr Jeremiah of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• MAHoly Martyrs Martyrs of Africa killed in church on Easter dayMartyrs of Africa, killed in church on Easter day under Genseric, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• MSNew Martyr Michael of SamothraceA new martyr from the island of Samothrace, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• MASaint Modesta of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 6 April; few details survive.
• Venerable Notker the StammererA monk of St Gall, poet and composer of church hymns, reposed in 912.
• PRMartyr Paul the RussianChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSVenerable Paul the StuditeVenerable monk of Stoudios, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PZMartyr Peter ZhukovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSVenerable Platonida of SyriaVenerable nun of Syria, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PMMartyr Prochorus MikhailovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Saint Prudentius of TroyesBishop of Troyes in Gaul, reposed in 861.
• RSSaint Romana of SirmiumA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 6 April; few details survive.
• SNSaint Sixtus of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 6 April; few details survive.
• SNSaint Solutor of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 6 April; few details survive.
• TSaint TervilliusA prince of the undivided Church, who reposed in 660.
• TMMartyr The 120 Martyrs Slain by the Persian King ShapurMartyrs put to death on the order of the Persian king Shapur for the faith of Christ.
• TMartyr TimothyA martyr of Macedonia, killed for the faith in 345.
• TMHoly Martyrs Two Martyrs of AscalonTwo martyrs who suffered at Ascalon in Palestine.
• UVenerable UrbanA monk of the Astorga region in Spain, reposed around 940.
• WTVenerable Winebald of TroyesAbbot of the monastery of Saint-⁠Loup in Troyes, reposed around 650.
• YSaint YlchedA Welsh saint honored in Anglesey.
• Hieromartyr Irenaeus of SirmiumBishop of Sirmium in Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica), who died a martyr in 304.
• GSVenerable Gregory of SinaiMonk and spiritual writer from Smyrna, who spread hesychasm on Mount Athos in the early fourteenth century.
• Venerable Theodora of ThessalonicaByzantine nun from Aegina, whose Life is the longest ever written about a Byzantine holy woman; commemorated on 29 August.
• Saint George the Standard-⁠BearerArchbishop of Mytilene from 804 until his deposition in 815, a confessor of the holy icons.
• MCMartyr Marcellinus of CarthageHigh official of the Western Roman Empire under Honorius, friend of Augustine, who died a martyr in 413.
• CNMartyr Cyriacus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• DGVenerable Derfel GadarnA Welsh warrior who became a monk, honored at Llandderfel, reposed around 660.
• LSNew Martyr Lambros of SamothraceA new martyr from the island of Samothrace who died for the faith in 1838.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 6?

From the saints of the day: Methodius, Eutychius, Sebastian, Jacob, John, Amandus, Emmanuel, Gregory, Jeremiah, Michael, Paul, Peter, Prochorus, Timothy, Irenaeus, George, Marcellinus, Cyriacus, Lambros. 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 6?

From the women saints of the day: Platonida, Theodora. 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.