Baptismal names for children born on August 4

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 11

All the saints of August 4

• Holy Martyrs Seven Youths of EphesusYoung Christians who hid in a cave during persecution and fell asleep, to awaken after many years.
• Saint Euphronius of ToursEighth bishop of Tours, from 555 to 573, a near relative of Gregory of Tours.
• Martyr Crescentius of RomeChild martyr of Rome from a noble family, baptized with his parents by Epigmenius.
• EMMartyr Eudocia the MartyrA Christian deported by Shapur I who strengthened fellow believers and was finally put to death.
• AVSaint Agabius of VeronaAn early Bishop of Verona, reposed around 250.
• AESaint Antoninus of EphesusA saint of Ephesus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• BNMartyr Bartholomew of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia named in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 4 August, with Sega; few details survive.
• BSaint BroghanA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• BVenerable BuanA venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
• CESaint Constantine of EphesusA saint of Ephesus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• CMartyr CrescentioMartyr named in the early martyrologies; the sources preserve few details about him.
• DSaint DariaA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• DVMartyr Demetrius VorobyovA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• DESaint Dionysius of EphesusA saint of Ephesus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• EMartyr EleutheriusA martyr, killed around 305, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• EBMartyr Eleutherius of ByzantiumA cubicularius at the imperial court, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ETSaint Eleutherius of TarsusA saint remembered in connection with Tarsus; very little is recorded about him.
• EIHoly Martyrs Epiphanius and IsidoreMartyrs honored at Besançon in Gaul.
• FMartyr FafuilA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• IESaint Iamblichus of EphesusOne of the Seven Youths of Ephesus, who slept in a cave and awoke years later as a witness to the resurrection.
• IMartyr IreneA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JESaint John of EphesusA saint commemorated in the Orthodox calendar, linked with Ephesus; little is known of his life.
• JMSaint John the MonkA monk who became a hierarch at Ephesus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JNSaint John the New of EphesusHierarch of Ephesus, called the New, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JVMartyr Justin of the Via TiburtinaMartyr of Rome, on the Via Tiburtina, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• Venerable Lugid (Molua)A disciple of Saint Comgall and founder of monasteries in Ireland, reposed around 609.
• MESaint Martinian of EphesusOne of the Seven Youths of Ephesus, who slept in a cave and awoke years later as a witness to the resurrection.
• MESaint Maximilian of EphesusOne of the Seven Youths of Ephesus, who slept in a cave and awoke years later as a witness to the resurrection.
• NSVenerable Nestor the SinaiteA venerable father among the Sinaite monks, commemorated by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
• OPVenerable Onuphrius of PanaiaA holy monastic honored at Panaia in Italy, who reposed in 995.
• PSaints PeregrinusA saint of the early Western Church, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• PMSaints Peregrinus, Maceratus and ViventiusThree saints remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• PSaint PerpetuaA woman saint commemorated in the Western calendars.
• PMartyr ProtasiusA martyr honored at Cologne.
• SVMartyr Simeon VorobyovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SSaint SithneyA saint honored in Cornwall and Brittany, reposed around 529.
• Saint Arsenius of ElassonaGreek born in Thessaly, archbishop of Suzdal and Tarusa, who died at Suzdal in 1625.
• Martyr Ia of PersiaChristian woman of Persia, martyred in the persecution of King Shapur II around the year 362.
• Righteous Alexis of BortsurmanyPriest of the Dormition Church in the village of Bortsurmany, Simbirsk province, honored as righteous; died in 1848.
• AIHieromartyr Alexander IvanovskyPriest martyred in 1919 at Vishnivtsi in Ukraine.
• TMartyr TertullinusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 4?

From the saints of the day: Antoninus, Constantine, Demetrius, Dionysius, Eleutherius, John, Justin, Martinian, Maximilian, Nestor, Protasius, Simeon, Arsenius, Alexis, Alexander. 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 4?

From the women saints of the day: Eudocia, Daria, Irene, Perpetua. 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.