Baptismal names for children born on August 7

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, August 14

All the saints of August 7

• Saint Narcissus of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem in the second and third centuries, venerated in both East and West.
• Saint Donatus of ArezzoBishop of Arezzo in Italy, confessor of the faith and patron of the city; his life survives in a passion account.
• Martyr Dometius the PersianStoned at Nisibis in Mesopotamia under Julian the Apostate, together with two companions.
• Hieromartyr Alexander HotovitzkyRussian priest ordained in the United States in the 1890s, who died a martyr in Moscow in 1937.
• DBSaint Donatus of BesançonBishop of Besançon, founder of the Palatium monastery and author of a rule for nuns.
• Hieromartyr Pimen BelolikovBishop of Semirechye and Verny and vicar of the Turkestan diocese, killed near Verny in 1918.
• Venerable Theodora of SihlaAscetic of the Neamț Mountains at Sihla in the seventeenth century, commemorated on 7 August.
• Hieromartyr Alexei VorobyovArchpriest born in a village of the Kirov region, a soldier in the First World War, shot at Butovo in 1937.
• Venerable Anthony of OptinaSpiritual elder of Optina, abbot at Maloyaroslavets from 1839 to 1853; died in 1865.
• Holy Martyrs Marinus and AsteriusMartyrs commemorated together in the Orthodox calendar.
• Venerable Pârvu MutuPârvu Mutu (Pârvu the Mute, nickname of Pârvu Pârvescu; 1657–1735) was a Wallachian Romanian muralist and church painter.
• Saint Donatus of ImolaBorn at Forum Cornelii, a disciple of Saint Cornelius of Imola, later archdeacon of Imola.
• MSaint Miklos
• ONVenerable Or of NitriaEgyptian ascetic of the fourth century, one of the Desert Fathers, who lived in Nitria and the Thebaid.
• Venerable Pimen the Much-⁠AilingA monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who bore illness with patience, and reposed in 1110.
• AMSaint Aedhan son of MeallanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• ASaint AgathonA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ACMartyr Asterius of Caesarea in PalestineA senator of Caesarea in Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BAHieromartyr Basil AmenitskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• CVenerable CandidaA venerable woman of Byzantium, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CCMartyr Carpophorus of ComoA martyr slain for Christ at Como around 295.
• Holy Martyrs Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus and LiciniusMartyrs, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• CMSaint Cronan of Magh BileA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Magh Bile, who reposed in 649; very little is recorded.
• DMHieromartyr Demetrius MilovidovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• DPVenerable Dometius of PhilotheouVenerable Athonite monk of Philotheou Monastery.
• DCSaint Donatian of ChâlonsBishop of Châlons in France; few details of his life survive.
• ESHieromartyr Elisha ShtolderA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• FMMartyr Faustus of MilanA martyr slain for Christ at Milan around 190.
• HHSaint Hierotheus of HungaryA bishop sent to preach the faith in Hungary, in the tenth century.
• HVenerable HyperichiusA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
• JVHieromartyr John VoronetsA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JGVenerable Joseph GerontogiannisA monastic ascetic of Kapsa Monastery in Crete, who reposed in 1874.
• MPHieromartyr Michael PlyshevskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• NTVenerable Nicanor of ThessalonicaMonk of Thessalonica, who lived from 1491 to 1549 and is venerated as a saint.
• PTHieromartyr Peter TokarevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PJHoly Martyrs Peter, Julian and Eighteen Companions of RomeMartyrs of Rome, commemorated together.
• PVenerable Martyr PotamiaVenerable martyr, venerated in the Orthodox calendar and called a wonderworker.
• SSaint SenanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SVenerable SisoesA venerable father commemorated in the calendar of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
• SNVenerable Sozon of NicomediaVenerable monk of Nicomedia, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TLSaint Temnen of Linn UachailleA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Linn Uachaille; very little is recorded.
• TTVenerable Ten Thousand Ascetics of the ThebaidA multitude of ascetics of the Thebaid desert in Egypt, commemorated together.
• TNVenerable Theodosius the NewA physician honored as a venerable saint in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• VAMartyr Vartan the ArmenianA martyr of Armenia, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Saint Victricius of RouenA former soldier, Bishop of Rouen and preacher in northern Gaul, reposed around 407.
• Right-⁠Believing Stephen I of HungaryFirst king of Hungary, who founded the Christian Hungarian state and organized the Church in his land.
• Right-⁠Believing Irene of AthensByzantine empress under whom the veneration of icons was restored at the Seventh Ecumenical Council in 787.
• Venerable Olympias the DeaconessRoman noblewoman of Greek descent, deaconess in Constantinople and supporter of John Chrysostom; died in 408.
• Saint Donatus of EuroeaBishop of Epirus Vetus, honored in Albania and Greece, born at Euroea, who died around 387.
• Saint Metrophanes of VoronezhFirst bishop of Voronezh, appointed in 1682 and reputed to work miracles; died in 1703.
• Martyr Mercurius of SmolenskVenerated as a martyr at Smolensk, who died in 1239 during the Mongol invasion.
• Martyr Marinus of CaesareaRoman soldier of Caesarea in Palestine, who died a martyr around the year 262.
• Venerable Arephas of VerkhoturyeArchimandrite of Saint Nicholas Monastery at Verkhoturye in Siberia, born in 1865 and died in 1903.
• Venerable Theodosius of the CaucasusRussian hieroschemamonk born Fyodor Kashin, who served on Athos, in Constantinople, Jerusalem and the Caucasus; he died in 1948.
• Venerable Martyr Habakkuk of ThessalonicaMonk and New Martyr of Thessalonica, martyred in 1628.
• Martyr Afra of AugsburgA martyr of Augsburg, burned for Christ in 304.
• FMartyr FelicissimusA deacon and martyr at Rome, put to death in 258 together with Pope Sixtus II.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on August 7?

From the saints of the day: Donatus, Alexander, Pimen, Alexei, Agathon, Asterius, Basil, Demetrius, Elisha, Hierotheus, John, Joseph, Michael, Nicanor, Peter, Theodosius, Stephen, Metrophanes, Mercurius, Marinus. 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 7?

From the women saints of the day: Theodora, Irene, Olympias. 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.