Baptismal names for children born on August 3

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 10

All the saints of August 3

• Apostle SalomeWoman who followed Christ, one of the myrrhbearers and, according to tradition, mother of the apostles James and John.
• Venerable Anthony the RomanA native of Rome, founder of the Antoniev Monastery in Novgorod; died in 1147.
• Martyr RazhdenPersian nobleman in the service of King Vakhtang I of Iberia, converted and martyred around 457.
• DVenerable DalmatiusArchimandrite of the Dalmatian monastery in Constantinople and chief of the city's monks, died in 440.
• Holy Martyrs The Nine Kherkheulidze BrothersNine Georgian brothers who fell at the Battle of Marabda on 1 July 1625, with their mother and sister.
• Hieromartyr Vyacheslav LukaninDeacon of the Perm and Yekaterinburg diocese, born at Perm in 1882, who died a martyr at Nevyansk in 1918.
• TWVenerable Theoclete the WonderworkerByzantine saint of the 9th century, in the time of the iconoclast Emperor Theophilos, known for her many acts of charity.
• ACSaint Achilleus of ConstantinopleA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 August; few details survive.
• ACSaint Aodhan of Cluain CairpreA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Cairpre; very little is recorded.
• Saint Aspren of NaplesBy tradition the first Bishop of Naples, baptized by the Apostle Peter.
• AMartyr AuratianusA saint venerated at Rome, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• BMVenerable Benno of MetzA hermit, then Bishop of Metz, blinded by enemies, who returned to Einsiedeln, reposed in 940.
• CPVenerable Cosmas of PharanA venerable eunuch from Antioch, who struggled in the desert of Palestine.
• Saint Deirbhileadh of InishkeaSaint of Inishkea, venerated in the Western Church.
• FDVenerable Faustus of DalmatiaA venerable monk of Dalmatia, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FPVenerable Faustus of PaviaA holy monk honored at Pavia in Italy.
• FCSaint Feidlimidh of Cill MorA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Mor; very little is recorded.
• GNVenerable Gregory of NonantolaAbbot of Nonantola in Italy, reposed in 933.
• HBVenerable Heraclius of BessarabiaA protosyncellus born in 1893, exarch of the monasteries of the Archdiocese of Chișinău, canonized in 2024.
• HMartyr HermellusA martyr of Constantinople, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• JCConfessor John the ConfessorAbbot of Patelaria Monastery, honored as a confessor, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MMVenerable Martin of Monte MassicoMonk of Monte Massico, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• MSaint MochuaA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• NPHieromartyr Nicholas PomerantsevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• OEMartyr Olympios the EparchAn eparch and martyr, who died in the prison of Chosroes II in Persia; venerated locally.
• SCVenerable Senach of ClonardAn Irish holy monk of the monastery of Clonard.
• TDSaints The Daughter of Fachtna of ErnaidheA saint named in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TSaint TheopisteA holy woman of Aegina who reposed in 892, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TVenerable TreaAn Irish virgin, a recluse at Ardtrea.
• Hieromartyr Stephen I of RomeBishop of Rome from 254 to 257, who according to tradition died a martyr.
• Prophet EzekielProphet and priest of Israel, who received the visions recorded in his book during the Babylonian exile.
• Venerable Isaac of DalmatiaMonk and confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople, who died in 383.
• Venerable Theodora of ThessalonicaByzantine nun from Aegina, whose Life is the longest ever written about a Byzantine holy woman; commemorated on 29 August.
• Venerable Nikodim of KozheozeroBorn Nikita near Rostov to a well-⁠off peasant family, a monk at Kozheozero; died in 1640.
• EAConfessor Eleutherius of ArceA pilgrim honored at Arce in Italy.
• JMSaint John the MonkA monk who became a hierarch at Ephesus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 3?

From the saints of the day: Vyacheslav, Cosmas, Gregory, Heraclius, John, Martin, Nicholas, Olympios, Stephen, Ezekiel, Isaac, Nikodim, Eleutherius. 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 3?

From the women saints of the day: Salome, Theoclete, Theopiste, Theodora. 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.