Baptismal names for children born on April 8

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 15

All the saints of April 8

• Saint Celestine I of RomeBishop of Rome from 422 to 432, who opposed the heresies of Nestorius and Pelagius.
• Apostle AgabusThe prophet of Antioch who foretold the great famine and the arrest of the Apostle Paul in Jerusalem.
• Apostle Asyncritus of HyrcaniaOne of the Seventy Apostles, named in Romans, and bishop of Hyrcania in Asia.
• Apostle Rufus of ThebesNumbered among the Seventy Disciples and bishop of Thebes in Greece; some traditions identify him with Rufus of Romans 16.
• Saint Nifont of NovgorodBishop of Novgorod from 1130 to 1156, the first prelate of the city to bear the title of archbishop.
• PMApostle Phlegon of MarathonOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Marathon in Thrace, named in the Epistle to the Romans.
• HDApostle Hermas of DalmatiaOne of the Seventy Apostles, a bishop in Dalmatia.
• Venerable Rufus the RecluseRecluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, honored among the venerable fathers of the Caves.
• ASaint AmandusA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• ACSaint Amantius of ComoBishop of Como, reposed around 440.
• CBVenerable Cennfaeladh of BennchairAn Irish abbot honored at Bennchair, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CMartyr ConcessaA martyr of Carthage.
• DAMartyr Diogenes of AntiochA martyr honored at Antioch, of whom little is known.
• FSaint FailbheA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• JMartyr JanuariusA martyr of North Africa.
• JSMartyr John the ShipownerA martyr known as a navklir, that is, a ship's master.
• MMartyr MacariaA woman martyr of Africa, from the time of the undivided Church.
• MAMartyr Macarius of AntiochA martyr honored at Antioch, of whom little is known.
• Saint Perpetuus of ToursBishop of Tours who built the church over the tomb of Saint Martin, reposed around 490.
• Venerable Philaret the GardenerA Greek-⁠rite monk of Calabria who struggled at Seminara, reposed around 1070.
• RFSaint Redemptus of FerentinoBishop of Ferentino in Italy, reposed around 586.
• RFSaint Ronan son of FergusA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• ROVenerable Rufus the ObedientVenerable monk known for his obedience at the Far Caves of Kiev.
• SRHieromartyr Sergius RodakovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TASaint Tighernan of AiredAn Irish saint honored at Aired, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• TDHoly Martyrs Timothy, Diogenes, Macarius and MaximusMartyrs of Antioch in Syria, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology; Maximus and Timothy also in the Syriac one of 411.
• MASaint Maximus of AlexandriaFifteenth pope and patriarch of Alexandria, from 264 to 282.
• Apostle Herodion of PatrasOne of the Seventy Apostles, thought a relative of the Apostle Paul, and bishop of Patras.
• Saint Dionysius of CorinthBishop of Corinth around 171, remembered on 8 April.
• PMartyr PausilypusCondemned to beheading under Hadrian, his chains fell off on the way and he escaped; he died around the year 140.
• JKMartyr John KulikaA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 8?

From the saints of the day: Celestine, Rufus, Amandus, John, Macarius, Philaret, Sergius, Timothy, Maximus, Dionysius. 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 8?

From the women saints of the day: Macaria. 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.