Baptismal names for children born on April 7

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 14

All the saints of April 7

• Saint HegesippusChristian writer of the second century who wrote against the Gnostic heresies.
• Venerable Justin PopovićSerbian theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, who died in 1979.
• Saint BrynachWelsh saint of the 6th century tied to Pembrokeshire, where several churches are dedicated to him.
• Saint George the Standard-⁠BearerArchbishop of Mytilene from 804 until his deposition in 815, a confessor of the holy icons.
• Venerable Daniel of PereslavlFounder of the Danilov monastery near Pereslavl, who died on April 7, 1540.
• Martyr CalliopiusYoung man of Perge, imprisoned for refusing pagan festivals and crucified head down at Pompeiopolis in 304.
• Hieromartyr Arkady DobronravovArchpriest of the Russian Church, who died in imprisonment in 1933; canonized by the Holy Synod in 2007.
• RKHieromartyr Rufinus of KemetDeacon and wonderworker martyred around 310 at Sinope together with Aquilina; commemorated on 7 April.
• MSHoly Martyrs 200 Martyrs of SinopeA group of two hundred martyrs who suffered at Sinope on the Black Sea coast.
• ASaint AedhA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• ABVenerable Agapitus the BlindA blind schemamonk who struggled at Valaam, reposed in 1905.
• APMartyr Ammon of the PentapolisA martyr honored in the Pentapolis, of whom little is known.
• AYMartyr Aquilina the YoungerA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• DMartyr DonatusA martyr commemorated with Epiphanius, Rufinus and those who suffered with them.
• EHieromartyr EpiphaniusA martyr commemorated with Rufinus, Donatus and those who suffered with them.
• ECHoly Hieromartyrs Epiphanius and CompanionsHieromartyrs of North Africa, commemorated together with Epiphanius.
• EDHoly Martyrs Epiphanius, Donatus and Twelve Companions of AfricaFourteen martyrs of Africa, commemorated together.
• EPVenerable Martyr Evdokia PavlovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1939, during the communist persecution.
• FSaint FinnianAn Irish holy man of the early Church.
• GBVenerable Gerasimos the ByzantineA venerable father from Constantinople, who reposed in 1770.
• GLVenerable Gibardus of LuxeuilAbbot of Luxeuil, of the 9th century.
• GSaint GoranA saint honored in Cornwall.
• GVenerable GwrnerthA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• IPHieromartyr Irenaeus of the PentapolisA hieromartyr honored in the Pentapolis, of whom little is known.
• LGHoly Venerables Llewelyn and GwrnerthWelsh holy monks, commemorated together.
• MLSaint Mac Liag of DoireA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Doire; very little is recorded.
• PHieromartyr PelusiusA presbyter and martyr of Alexandria, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411 and the Roman Martyrology.
• RISaint Ruisen of Inis PichtA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Inis Picht; very little is recorded.
• SVSaint Saturninus of VeronaA bishop of Verona in the early centuries of the Church.
• SSaint SenanA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Venerable Nilus of SoraRussian monk and spiritual writer, founder of the Sora Hermitage, who died in 1508.
• Saint Serapion of NovgorodArchbishop of Novgorod and Pskov from 1506 to 1509, from a village near Moscow; died in 1516.
• Venerable Serapion the SindoniteEgyptian monk who died in 356, called the Sindonite, venerated in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
• Venerable Jacob of GalichMonk of Galich, who died in the second half of the fifteenth century; little is known of his life.
• SNVenerable Savvas the New of KalymnosPriest and spiritual father of the nuns of Kalymnos, a great ascetic and icon painter; died in 1948.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 7?

From the saints of the day: Justin, George, Daniel, Arkady, Rufinus, Agapitus, Donatus, Epiphanius, Finnian, Gerasimos, Irenaeus, Nilus, Serapion, Jacob, Savvas. 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 7?

From the women saints of the day: Aquilina, Evdokia. 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.