Baptismal names for children born on August 14

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 21

All the saints of August 14

• Prophet MicahOne of the twelve minor prophets, who foretold the birth of the Messiah at Bethlehem.
• Hieromartyr Basil BogoyavlenskyArchbishop of Chernigov from 1916, retired in 1917; killed in 1918 in the Okhansk district of Perm province.
• AZMartyr Alexis ZverevRussian missionary against the Old Believer schism, born in 1872 and martyred in 1918 in the Perm region.
• Hieromartyr Nazarius LezhavaMetropolitan of Kutaisi in the Church of Georgia, who died in 1924; canonized as a hieromartyr in 1994.
• EPVenerable Martyr Eleutherius PechennikovSchema-⁠archimandrite born in 1870 in the Mogilev region, who died on 27 August 1937; canonized in 2000.
• GJSaint Germane JajanidzeGeorgian born in 1868, who died in 1924 at Kutaisi.
• MAHieromartyr Marcellus of ApameaBishop of Apamea, killed by pagans in 389 after he had destroyed idol temples.
• MPHieromartyr Matthew PomerantsevArchimandrite, rector of the Perm Seminary from 1917 to 1918, killed on 27 August 1918.
• SNNew Martyr Simeon the New MartyrA new martyr who suffered at Constantinople in 1653.
• AVenerable AeglonAn anchorite and hegumen of Sketis, commemorated on 14 August, a saint of the undivided Church, in the Georgian Lectionary.
• AUConfessor Alexander UrodovA confessor of the faith in Russia, who died in 1961.
• BNew Martyr BessarionA Georgian archdeacon, killed in 1924 together with Metropolitan Nazar and his priests.
• BSaint BrocadhA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• CSaint CaemhanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CASaint Castus of AquileiaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 14 August; few details survive.
• CSaint CuimmeinA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• EEVenerable Eberhard of EinsiedelnFirst abbot of Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland, who reposed in 958.
• ESaint EchlechA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• EConfessor EusebiusA priest of Rome, confined by Constantius for the faith, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• EPVenerable Martyr Eva PavlovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• EPVenerable Martyr Evdokia PerevoznikovaA Russian nun who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• FRVenerable Fachanan of RosscarberyFounder of the monastery and school of Rosscarbery in Ireland, reposed around 600.
• FVenerable FachtnaAn Irish abbot, founder of the monastery at Rosscarbery.
• GHieromartyr GermanusA Georgian archpriest, killed in 1924 together with Metropolitan Nazar and other clergy.
• HHieromartyr HierotheusA Georgian priest, numbered among the new martyrs of Georgia killed in 1924.
• LSaint LuciusA soldier honored among the saints in the Greek synaxarion.
• Hieromartyr MarcellusBishop of Apamea in Syria, killed by pagans in 389 for tearing down their idol temples.
• MMProphet Micah the MorasthiteOne of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, from Moresheth.
• NKNew Martyr Nazarius of Kutaisi-⁠GaenatiGeorgian new martyr of Gaenati.
• NMHoly New Martyrs New Martyrs of Georgia of 1924Metropolitan Nazar of Kutaisi and Gaenati with his clergy, killed in Georgia in 1924.
• NTHieromartyr Nicholas TolgskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SHieromartyr SimonA priest of Georgia who suffered in 1924 alongside Metropolitan Nazar.
• TZMartyr Theodore ZakharovA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• UIMartyr Ursicius of IllyriaChristian of Illyria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• VSHieromartyr Vladimir Smirnov@NH
• VTHieromartyr Vladimir Tsedrinsky@NH
• Venerable WerenfridAn English monk and missionary in the Low Countries with Saint Willibrord, reposed around 760.
• Venerable Theodosius of the CavesMonk who brought cenobitic life to Kievan Rus, abbot of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who died in 1074.
• Venerable Arcadius of TorzhokMonk, disciple and companion of Saint Ephraim of Torzhok, who died about 1077.
• AIHieromartyr Alexander IvanovskyPriest martyred in 1919 at Vishnivtsi in Ukraine.
• Saint AstrikAbbot of Břevnov and Pannonhalma and later Archbishop of Esztergom, who reposed around 1035.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Micah, Basil, Alexis, Nazarius, Eleutherius, Marcellus, Alexander, Bessarion, Eusebius, Germanus, Hierotheus, Lucius, Nicholas, Simon, Theodore, Vladimir, Theodosius, Arcadius. 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 August 14?

From the women saints of the day: 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.