Baptismal names for children born on August 15

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 22

All the saints of August 15

• Most Holy TheotokosThe Virgin Mary of Nazareth, mother of Jesus Christ, honored as the Most Holy Theotokos.
• Martyr TarsiciusYoung martyr of Rome in the third century, named in a verse inscription by Pope Damasus.
• Saint Alypius of ThagasteBishop of Thagaste in present-⁠day Algeria, a lifelong friend of St. Augustine, converted with him.
• Saint Simplician of MilanSuccessor of Saint Ambrose in the see of Milan, which he held from 397 to about 400.
• MRVenerable Macarius the RomanMonk born in Rome, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church; he died in 1550.
• ACSaint Aedh of ClocharA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Clochar; very little is recorded.
• Saint Altfrid of HildesheimBishop of Hildesheim and founder of Essen Abbey, reposed in 874.
• ARVenerable Arduinus of RiminiA priest and hermit at Rimini in Italy, reposed in 1009.
• CIHieromartyr Christos of IoanninaA priest-⁠martyr of Ioannina, who died in 1823; venerated locally.
• CSaint ColmanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• ENMartyr Eutychius of NicomediaA martyr honored at Nicomedia, of whom little is known.
• Martyr GemmaA saint venerated at Saintonge, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• NMartyr NapoleonA martyr at Alexandria, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PHieromartyr Paul (Shvayk)A priest of the Chełm region and a hieromartyr, killed for the faith in 1943.
• PNMartyr Philip of NicomediaA martyr honored at Nicomedia, of whom little is known.
• SSaint SaranA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SNMartyr Straton of NicomediaA martyr honored at Nicomedia, of whom little is known.
• Venerable Gerasimos of KefaloniaPatron saint of the island of Kefalonia in Greece, a monk who lived from 1506 to 1579.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 15?

From the saints of the day: Alypius, Macarius, Eutychius, Paul, Philip, Straton, Gerasimos. 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 15?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.