Baptismal names for children born on August 30

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 6

All the saints of August 30

• Saint John the FasterPatriarch of Constantinople from 582 to 595, the first to bear the title of Ecumenical Patriarch.
• Saint Alexander of ConstantinopleBishop of Byzantium from 314 and first bishop of Constantinople, a defender of the faith against Arianism.
• Venerable Fiacre of BreuilIrish priest, abbot and hermit in France near Meaux, who died in 670, patron of gardeners.
• Saint John VIII XiphilinosEcumenical Patriarch from 1064 to 1075, a native of Trebizond, known as a jurist and scholar.
• Saint Paul IV of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch from 780 to 784, who urged the calling of an ecumenical council on the icon question.
• Holy Martyrs Felix and AdauctusTwo martyrs, according to tradition put to death in the persecution of Diocletian in 303.
• Saint Makarije SokolovićPatriarch of Peć from 1557 to 1571, first head of the patriarchate restored after 1463.
• PISaint Paul III of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 688 to 693, who died on 20 August 693.
• ARVenerable Agilus of RebaisFrankish nobleman who became a missionary in Bavaria, then abbot of Rebais near Paris; died about 650.
• Venerable Martyr Ignatius LebedevSchema-⁠archimandrite born at Chukhloma in 1884, who died a martyr in a labor colony near Alatyr in 1938.
• Saint Spiridon of PećPatriarch of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć from 1380 to 1389, in the time of Prince Lazar.
• Saint Varlaam MoțocMetropolitan of Moldavia from 1632 to 1653, scholar and printer, editor of the Book of Learning of 1643.
• GISaint Gregory II of RasMonk and scribe of Hilandar, later bishop of Ras, active as a writer from 1282 to 1321.
• ARSaint Ameltrude of RouenA saint honored at Rouen, of whom little is known.
• AMVenerable Martyr Apelles MosalitinovA venerable martyr commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• AMVenerable Martyr Apollinarius MosalitinovA Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• BSVenerable Barbara of SyvarA venerable nun of Karelia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• BTHoly Martyrs Boniface and TheclaMartyred spouses of Africa, parents of the Twelve Holy Brothers.
• BVenerable BononiusA monk who lived in Egypt, later Abbot of Lucedio in Italy, reposed in 1026.
• BVenerable BryeneA venerable woman honored in Cyprus, where a chapel is dedicated to her.
• CRVenerable Christopher the RomanA venerable father of Roman origin, who struggled in Palestine.
• CCSaint Cronan of Cluain an DobhairAn Irish saint honored at Cluain an Dobhair, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• EYVenerable Martyr Elizabeth YaryginaA Russian nun who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ESaint EulaliusA hierarch of Cyprus, commemorated in the synaxarion of the Church of Cyprus.
• FTVenerable Fantinus of ThessalonicaA venerable monk of Thessalonica, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FSaint Fer-⁠Da-⁠ChriochA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• FSVenerable Ferapont of SermaksaA venerable monk of the Karelian lands, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• FSaint FortunatusA hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• GHoly Martyrs Gaudentia and three companionsVirgin martyr of Rome and companions, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• GRMartyr Gaudentia of RomeA saint honored at Rome, of whom little is known.
• GSHoly Martyrs Gillus and Six CompanionsMartyrs of Ancyra, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411; the first name may be Gelasius.
• GSSaint Gregory of SerbiaA hierarch of the Serbian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JSaint JanuariusA presbyter honored among the saints in the Greek synaxarion.
• JRSaint John of Râșca and SecuRomanian hierarch honored at the monasteries of Râșca and Secu.
• KISaint Kirilo IA patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, honored among the holy hierarchs of Serbia.
• LOVenerable Leonid of OjatA venerable monk of Karelia, honored in the Orthodox calendar.
• LSaint LoarnAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• MASaint Muadan of Airegal MuadainA hierarch of Airegal Muadain, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NSaint NikonA patriarch of the Serbian Church, honored among the Serbian holy hierarchs, who reposed in 1435.
• PSaint PammachiusA Roman senator and friend of Blessed Jerome, who gave his wealth to the poor.
• PMHieromartyr Paul MalinovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• PHoly Venerable Martyrs PelagiusA martyr honored at Burgos in Hispania.
• PCConfessor Peter CheltsovArchpriest born in 1888 in Ryazan province, who died in 1972; glorified as a confessor in 2000.
• Venerable Peter the HermitA holy hermit of Trevi nel Lazio in Italy, who reposed in 1052.
• PVenerable PhylaxA monastic saint of Jerusalem, commemorated in the old Typikon of Jerusalem.
• Saint Rizza of KoblenzA saint honored at Koblenz in Germany; very little is recorded about her.
• RSaint RumonA British bishop honored at Tavistock in Devon.
• SVenerable SarmatVenerable monk, a disciple of St. Anthony the Great.
• SMartyr SeptiminusA martyr commemorated with Saint Fortunatus.
• SMHoly Martyrs Six Martyrs of MeliteneSix martyrs who received death for Christ at Melitene.
• STHoly Martyrs Sixteen Theban MartyrsSixteen martyrs from Thebes, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• TIMartyr Theodore IvanovA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• Saint Theodosius of OriaBishop of Oria in Italy, a hierarch of the undivided Church.
• Right-⁠Believing Alexander NevskyPrince who defeated the Swedes on the Neva in 1240 and defended Rus from the Teutonic knights.
• Martyr Ilia ChavchavadzeGeorgian poet and thinker who led the nation's revival, killed in 1907 and canonized by the Georgian Church.
• Right-⁠Believing Daniel of MoscowYoungest son of Saint Alexander Nevsky and first prince of Moscow, ancestor of her rulers.
• Venerable Milica of SerbiaWife of Prince Lazar, who fell at Kosovo, she later became a nun at Ljubostinja and died in 1405.
• Saint Sava II of SerbiaThird archbishop of the Serbs, from 1263 to 1271, middle son of King Stefan the First-⁠Crowned.
• Venerable Alexander of SvirRussian monk and abbot of the Alexander-⁠Svirsky Monastery, who died in 1533 and was canonized in 1547.
• FBSaint Felix of ByzantiumBishop of Byzantium from 136 to 141, in the reign of the emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 30?

From the saints of the day: John, Alexander, Paul, Ignatius, Spiridon, Varlaam, Gregory, Fortunatus, Leonid, Nikon, Peter, Theodore, Theodosius, Ilia, Daniel, Sava, Felix, Maximus, Gabriel, Jacob, Cassian. 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 30?

From the women saints of the day: Barbara, Elizabeth, Milica. 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.