Baptismal names for children born on August 22

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 29

All the saints of August 22

• Right-⁠Believing AriadneByzantine empress, wife of Zeno and then of Anastasius I, who died in 515.
• Hieromartyr Gorazd of PragueHead of the Orthodox Church in Czechoslovakia, executed by the Nazis in 1942 for sheltering Heydrich's assassins.
• Martyr Symphorian of AutunYoung man of a noble family of Autun, put to death for his faith in the second century, around 180.
• Martyr AgathonicusCitizen of Nicomedia who taught Christianity in Greece; martyred in Maximian's persecution with his companion Zoticus.
• AOHieromartyr Alexis OrlovArchbishop of Omsk, born in 1862 and executed in 1937 at Lisya Balka; canonized by the Russian Church.
• IOVenerable Isaac of OptinaSchema-⁠archimandrite, abbot of Optina and one of its fourteen elders, born in Kursk, who died in 1894.
• TSHieromartyr Theodore SmirnovBishop of Penza, born in 1891 in the Saratov region, who died in Penza on 4 September 1937.
• Hieromartyr Basil SmirnovRussian priest born in 1870, executed at the Butovo firing range in 1938 and canonized as a hieromartyr.
• BUVenerable Bogolep of UglichA disciple of Saint Paisius of Uglich who served as the monastery baker in the 16th century.
• APMartyr Acindynus of PotamiaA martyr of Potamia in Thrace, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AVHieromartyr Adrian Vozhakov of OleksandriiaA cleric of the Protection church in Oleksandriia, killed in 1937; locally glorified (Eparchy of Oleksandriia, 2013).
• ARHieromartyr Alexander RatkovskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• ANHieromartyr Alexis NaumovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ASVenerable Andrew the ScotAn Irishman settled in Tuscany, Archdeacon of Fiesole, reposed around 880.
• ASVenerable Anthusa of SeleuciaA venerable nun of Seleucia, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• AMartyr AntoninusA martyr slain for Christ at Rome around 186.
• AEVenerable Arnulf of EynesburyA hermit whose relics were venerated at Eynesbury in England, in the 9th century.
• ATHieromartyr Athanasius of TarsusA cleric of the Church of Tarsus in Cilicia, who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• CTMartyr Charisimus of TarsusMartyr of Tarsus in Cilicia, who suffered for Christ.
• CSaint CuimmeinA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• DSHieromartyr Dimitry Surmeli of OleksandriiaA hieromartyr of the Protection church in Oleksandriia, killed in 1937; locally glorified in 2013.
• EVenerable EthelgithaA holy woman of England who reposed around 720.
• FPHoly Martyrs Fabrician and PhilibertMartyrs honored at Toledo in Hispania.
• FSaint FelixA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• FBMartyr Felix of BarcelonaA martyr of Barcelona, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• FAMartyr Frontinian of AlbaDeacon born, according to tradition, at Carcassonne, martyred at Alba Pompeia in Italy together with his companion Cassian.
• GAHieromartyr Gabriel of ArkhangelskA priest of Arkhangelsk, who died a martyr in 1937.
• GPMartyr Gunifort of PaviaA martyr honored at Pavia in Italy.
• GVenerable GwyddelanA Welsh saint honored in Gwynedd, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• HGVenerable Martyr Hierotheus GlazkovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HTVenerable Martyr Hilarion TsurikovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• IMartyr Irenaeus
• JBHieromartyr John BoyarshinovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1918.
• JTHieromartyr John TroyanskyBishop of Velikiye Luki and Toropets, killed at Toropets in 1937 and canonized in 2000.
• LWMartyr Llorcan WyddelMartyr honored in Wales, known as Llorcan Wyddel (the Irishman), listed in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• LSaint LuciusA saint commemorated with Charisimus, Neophytus and the Empress Ariadne.
• MOHoly Martyrs Martial of OstiaA martyr slain for Christ at Ostia around 300.
• MSHoly Martyrs Martial, Saturninus, Epictetus, Maprilis, Felix and companionsMartyrs of Porto, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• Holy Hieromartyrs Maurus of ReimsA priest slain for Christ at Reims in Gaul around 260.
• MLHieromartyr Michael LyubertsevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• NTMartyr Neophytos of TarsusChristian of Tarsus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• OSMartyr Or of SirmiumChristian of Sirmium, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• OSMartyr Orops of SirmiumChristian of Sirmium, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• OMartyr OropsisA woman martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SSaint SedrachA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• SCMartyr Severian of ChalcedonChristian of Chalcedon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SVSaint Sevilon of VerdenScottish bishop of Verden in Saxony, named on 21 August; he is said to have lived in the time of Charlemagne.
• SWVenerable Sigfrid of WearmouthAbbot of Wearmouth in Northumbria, reposed in 688.
• SCSaint Sinche of Cuil BennchuirA saint of Cuil Bennchuir, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TSSaints The Sons of DaighreSaints named in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TSaint TheodoraA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TMHieromartyr Theodore MalyarovskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• TPMartyr Theoprepius of PotamiaA martyr of Potamia in Thrace, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TVenerable TimotheusA venerable ascetic honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• ZPMartyr Zeno of PotamosMartyr of Thrace who suffered for faith in Christ.
• ZPMartyr Zoticus of PotamosMartyr of Thrace who suffered for faith in Christ.
• Hieromartyr Hippolytus of RomeOne of the great Christian thinkers of the second and third centuries, who died in exile in Sardinia around 235.
• Martyr Eulalia of BarcelonaVirgin of thirteen, martyred at Barcelona in the persecution of Diocletian in 303.
• Hieromartyr Macarius GnevushevBishop of Vyazma, vicar of the Smolensk diocese, who died a martyr at Smolensk in 1918; canonized in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Sergius GoloshchapovArchpriest born in 1882 near Moscow, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2000.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 22?

From the saints of the day: Alexis, Isaac, Theodore, Basil, Adrian, Alexander, Andrew, Antoninus, Athanasius, Dimitry, Felix, Gabriel, Hierotheus, Hilarion, Irenaeus, John, Lucius, Michael, Neophytos, Severian, Zeno, Hippolytus, Macarius, Sergius. 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 22?

From the women saints of the day: Ariadne, Theodora, Eulalia. 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.