Baptismal names for children born on December 11

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 18

All the saints of December 11

• Saint Damasus IBishop of Rome from 366 to 384, under whom the scriptural canon was set and the Vulgate begun.
• Righteous ReubenFirst son of Jacob and Leah, ancestor of the tribe of Reuben.
• Stylite Daniel the StyliteStylite of the fifth century near Constantinople, venerated in East and West, who died around 493.
• Holy Martyrs Acepsimas and AithalasAcepsimas, a former pagan priest of Arbela, and Aithalas suffered for Christ in Persia.
• Venerable Leontius of MonemvasiaA holy monk born in Monemvasia in 1377, who lived as an ascetic in the northern region of Achaia.
• Hieromartyr Theophan IlminskyBishop of Solikamsk, vicar of the Perm diocese, who died a martyr at Perm in 1918; canonized in 2000.
• Stylite Luke the StyliteFormer soldier under Constantine Porphyrogenitus, witness to thousands dying in the war with the Bulgarians, then a stylite.
• MEMartyr Mirax of EgyptA young man of Tanis who renounced the faith, then returned to Christ and suffered for Him.
• BJSaint Benjamin of JerusalemSixth bishop of Jerusalem, a Jewish Christian, who served around the years 116 and 117.
• NDVenerable Nikon the DryMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, held captive by the Cumans for over three years and freed; died in 1101.
• AMartyr AemilianA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AAMartyr Aithalas of ArbelaA martyr of Arbela in Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AAMartyr Akepsius of ArbelaA martyr of Arbela in Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BPVenerable Martyr Barsabas of PersiaMonk of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BMartyr BebaiaA holy woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BSaint BechianusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CVenerable CianA holy monk of Wales.
• DVenerable DamaskinosA monastic saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• DGVenerable Duinseach of Gill DuinsigheAn Irish saint honored at Gill Duinsighe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FVenerable FidwetenA holy monk of Redon in Brittany, who reposed around 888.
• FMartyr FuscianA missionary and martyr in northern Gaul, slain near Amiens around 303.
• GMartyr GentianAn aged martyr near Amiens, slain together with Saints Fuscian and Victoricus.
• JBHieromartyr John BogoyavlenskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JZSaint John of ZichnaBishop of Zichna in Macedonia, who reposed in 1333.
• JASaint Justus of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 11 December; few details survive.
• NSaint NadfraoichA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• NVHieromartyr Nicholas VinogradovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NVHieromartyr Nicholas VinogradovArchpriest born at Dmitrov in 1876, who died in 1937 in the Komi camps; canonized as a hieromartyr.
• NIRight-⁠Believing Nikephoros II PhokasByzantine emperor from 963 to 969, patron of the founding of the Great Lavra on Mount Athos.
• NWVenerable Nomon the WonderworkerA wonderworking saint of Cyprus, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Cyprus.
• SASaint Secundian of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 11 December; few details survive.
• SISaint Senchan of Imleach LubhairA hierarch of Imleach Lubhair, commemorated in the Irish calendar, who reposed in 780; few details survive.
• TMartyr TerenceA saint remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• TCHoly Martyrs Thraso and CompanionsMartyrs of Rome, put to death around 302.
• TPHoly Martyrs Trason, Pontian and PraetextatusThree martyrs remembered together, killed around the year 302; few details survive.
• VCHoly Martyrs Victoricus and CompanionsMartyrs of the region of Amiens in Gaul, put to death around 287.
• VMartyr VincentA saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• Saint Sabinus of PiacenzaBishop of Piacenza until his death in 420, venerated as a saint in the West.
• Venerable Kuksha of OdessaPriest and monk, born Kuzma Velichko in 1875 in the Kherson region, who died in 1964 at Odessa.
• PGMartyr Peter GrishinChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 11?

From the saints of the day: Damasus, Reuben, Daniel, Leontius, Theophan, Luke, Benjamin, Nikon, Aemilian, Aithalas, Damaskinos, John, Justus, Nicholas, Nikephoros, Terence, Vincent, Sabinus, Peter. 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 December 11?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.