Baptismal names for children born on December 13

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 20

All the saints of December 13

• Prophet SolomonSon of David and wise king of Israel, who built the Temple in Jerusalem.
• Righteous JacobSon of Isaac, called Israel, from whose twelve sons the tribes of Israel descend.
• Martyr LucyMaiden of Syracuse, killed for her faith in Christ during the persecution of Diocletian.
• Righteous RebeccaWife of Isaac and mother of the twins Esau and Jacob.
• Prophet DeborahProphetess and fourth judge of Israel, the only woman judge in the Holy Scriptures.
• Righteous BenjaminYoungest son of Jacob and Rachel, ancestor of the tribe of Benjamin.
• Prophet MiriamProphetess, sister of Moses and Aaron, who sang to God after the crossing of the Red Sea.
• Saint RuthFaithful Moabite woman, wife of Boaz, grandmother of King David and ancestor of Christ.
• Prophet NathanProphet in the time of kings David and Solomon, sent by God to rebuke David for his sin.
• Venerable JudocBreton noble, son of King Juthael of Brittany, who renounced wealth and rank to become a priest and hermit.
• Righteous HezronSon of Perez of the tribe of Judah, ancestor of King David, named in the genealogy of the Savior.
• Saint JudithJewish widow who, according to the book that bears her name, delivered her city from the Assyrians.
• Saint Dosoftei of MoldaviaMetropolitan of Moldavia, scholar, poet and translator, author of the verse Psalter; died in 1693.
• Hieromartyr Gabriel I of PećPatriarch of Peć from 1648 to 1655, killed by the Ottomans; commemorated on December 13.
• Venerable Arcadius of TorzhokMonk, disciple and companion of Saint Ephraim of Torzhok, who died about 1077.
• AYHieromartyr Alexander YuzefovichPriest from the Vilna governorate, who died a martyr in 1921 in Semirechye; since 2000 in the Synaxis of the New Martyrs.
• Venerable Mardarius the RecluseA recluse of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• Hieromartyr Vladimir Lozina-⁠LozinskyArchpriest born at Dukhovshchina, who died a martyr in Novgorod on 26 December 1937; canonized in 2000.
• Saint Eugenios
• ALVenerable Arsenius of LatrosHermit monk on Mount Latros in Asia Minor, today Beşparmak.
• Venerable Odilia of AlsaceAbbess in Alsace, patroness of the region and of good eyesight, who died at Mont Sainte-⁠Odile around 720.
• ARHieromartyr Alexis RozhdestvenskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• Martyr Antiochus of SulcisA martyr of Sulcis in Sardinia, put to death around 110.
• AMartyr AristonA martyr in Campania, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ACSaint Aubert of CambraiBishop of Cambrai and Arras in Gaul, who reposed around 669.
• AAMartyr Auxentius of ArmeniaMartyr of Armenia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• ASMartyr Auxentius of SebasteA martyr of Sebaste, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BPHieromartyr Basil PokrovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BESaint Brenainn of EatarcluainAn Irish saint honored at Eatarcluain, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CSaint ColmanA Western saint of the first millennium, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CTVenerable Corbmac of Telach IndennA priest of Telach Indenn, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CMartyr CyprianaA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• EMVenerable Edburga of MinsterAbbess of Minster-⁠in-⁠Thanet and a friend of Saint Boniface, who reposed around 751.
• ERHoly Venerables Einhildis and RoswindaHoly nuns of Hohenburg in Alsace.
• EKHieromartyr Emilian KireevA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ESMartyr Eugene of SebasteA martyr of Sebaste, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EAMartyr Eugenius of ArmeniaMartyr of Armenia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• ESMartyr Eustratius of SebasteA military commander of Sebaste, put to death for his faith in Christ in the time of Diocletian.
• EAHoly Martyrs Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, Mardarius and OrestesThe five martyrs of Sebaste in Armenia, put to death under the emperor Diocletian.
• FMSaint Founders of Machairas MonasteryThe holy monks who founded Machairas Monastery in Cyprus, honored together.
• GFHieromartyr Gregory FaddeevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• IMVenerable Ignatius of MachairasA co-⁠founder of Machairas Monastery in Cyprus, commemorated in the Cypriot calendar.
• IRighteous IsaacAvraham's son of promise, offered in sacrifice on Mount Moriah.
• ILSaint Israël of LimousinA canon of the collegiate church of Le Dorat in France, who reposed in 1014.
• JGHieromartyr Jacob GusevA hieromartyr linked with Diveevo, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Church.
• JMMartyr John MenkovA martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LRConfessor Leocadius of RavennaConfessor of Ravenna named in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 13 December; few details survive.
• LMartyr LleuciA martyr, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
• MSMartyr Mardarius of SebasteOne of the five martyrs of Sebaste, with Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene and Orestes.
• MRighteous MaryThe Virgin of Nazareth, Mother of the Lord, the Theotokos.
• MCSaint Mobaoi of Cluain FionnabhairAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Fionnabhair, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NProphet NehemiahRebuilt the walls of Jerusalem after the return from Babylonian exile.
• NMVenerable Neophytus of MachairasOne of the founders of Machairas Monastery in Cyprus, commemorated in the Cypriot calendar.
• NAHieromartyr Nicholas of AmasiaCleric of Amasia, martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• NMVenerable Nilus of MachairasA father of Machairas Monastery in Cyprus, commemorated together with its founders.
• OSMartyr Orestes of SebasteMartyr of Sebaste, one of the five martyrs around St. Eustratius.
• PMVenerable Procopius of MachairasA father of Machairas Monastery in Cyprus, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Cyprus.
• SVenerable SuairlechA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• SRighteous SusannaRighteous woman of Babylon, falsely accused and delivered through Daniel.
• Right-⁠Believing TassiloDuke of Bavaria and a benefactor of monasteries, later a monk of Jumièges, reposed at Lorsch around 794.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 13?

From the saints of the day: Solomon, Jacob, Benjamin, Nathan, Hezron, Gabriel, Arcadius, Alexander, Vladimir, Eugenios, Arsenius, Alexis, Auxentius, Basil, Emilian, Eugene, Eugenius, Eustratius, Gregory, Ignatius, Isaac, John, Nehemiah, Neophytus, Nicholas, Nilus, Orestes, Procopius, Valentine, Noah, Herman, Columba. 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 13?

From the women saints of the day: Lucy, Rebecca, Deborah, Miriam, Ruth, Judith, Cypriana, Mary, Sarah. 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.