Baptismal names for children born on December 2

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 9

All the saints of December 2

• Prophet HabakkukOne of the twelve minor prophets, whose prayer and oracles are recorded in his book.
• Right-⁠Believing Stefan Uroš VSecond tsar of the Serbs, known in tradition as Uroš the Weak, who died in 1371.
• Saint Chromatius of AquileiaBishop of Aquileia, born and raised in that city, who died around 407.
• Martyr BibianaVirgin martyr of Rome, mentioned in the Liber Pontificalis in connection with Pope Simplicius.
• Right-⁠Believing Jovan BrankovićTitular Despot of Serbia from 1493 until his death in 1502, of the Branković family; buried at Krušedol.
• Saint NonnusEgyptian monk turned bishop in Syria, through whom Saint Pelagia the harlot was converted.
• Venerable Cleopa of SihăstriaRenowned Romanian spiritual father, archimandrite and abbot of Sihăstria Monastery, 1912 to 1998.
• Martyr Mirope of ChiosVirgin born at Ephesus, raised in the faith by her mother, martyred on Chios about 251.
• Venerable Ise of TsilkaniOne of the thirteen Syrian Fathers who preached the Gospel in Georgia in the sixth century.
• Venerable Martyr Danact KalashnikovHieromonk born in 1881 at Samgorodok in Kyiv province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• ARSaint Avitianus of RouenThird Bishop of Rouen, who died in the year 325.
• TLHieromartyr Tadec of LandevennecHieromonk of Landevennec in Brittany, killed in the 6th century, according to tradition, during the service.
• HPVenerable Martyr Herman of PechengaMonk of the Holy Trinity Monastery at Pechenga, martyred on 2 December 1589.
• JPHieromartyr Jonah of PechengaHieromonk of the Pechenga Monastery and disciple of Tryphon, martyred on 15 December 1589; canonized in 2003.
• Hieromartyr Vladimir ProferansovRussian archpriest executed at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• CPVenerable Cyril PhileotesA Byzantine ascetic born around 1015 in the village of Philea near Derkos, who reposed in 1110.
• POVenerable Paisie OlaruA Romanian monk, born Petru Olaru in 1897 at Stroiești and reposed in 1990.
• ANMartyr Abibus the NewA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion as Abibus the New.
• ASVenerable Martyr Antonina StepanovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1932, during the communist persecution.
• ASaint AureliaA saint venerated at Alexandria, who died around 260, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• ARMartyr Aurelia of RomeA saint honored at Rome, of whom little is known.
• BUMartyr Boris UspenskyA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• CNHieromartyr Constantine NekrasovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• CMVenerable Martyr Cosmas MagdaA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• DBHieromartyr Demetrius BlagoveshchenskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ECHoly Hieromartyrs Eusebius and CompanionsA priest martyr, put to death with other Christians around 254.
• ISaint IsidoreA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• JDHieromartyr John DerzhavinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JDHieromartyr John DneprovskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• MTConfessor Maelodhrain of Tuam InbhirA saint of Tuam Inbhir, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MSaint MaincheinA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MZVenerable Martyr Margarita ZakachurinaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MTMartyr Maria TseytlinA woman martyr of the Moscow eparchy, killed for the faith in 1938.
• MZMartyr Maria ZhuravlyovaA woman martyr of the Moscow eparchy who suffered for Christ in 1937.
• MTVenerable Martyr Marionilla TseitlinA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MKMartyr Matrona KonyukhovaA woman martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• MAHieromartyr Matthew AleksandrovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1921.
• MCConfessor Moses the ConfessorA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• NSHieromartyr Nicholas SafonovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937.
• NVHieromartyr Nicholas VinogradskyArchpriest born at Dmitrov in 1873 to a priest's family; he died a martyr in 1937.
• NZHieromartyr Nicholas ZabolotskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NCVenerable Nuadha of Cluain EoisAn Irish abbot honored at Cluain Eois, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NZVenerable Martyr Nymphodora ZhuravlevaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1932.
• PPHieromartyr Paul PonyatskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• PRMartyr Pontian of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death around 259.
• SMSaint Saturnina of MauritaniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 December; few details survive.
• SMSaint Secunda of MauritaniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 December; few details survive.
• SFHieromartyr Sergius FelitsynCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SKHieromartyr Sergius KudryavtsevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSHoly Martyrs Severus, Securus, Januarius and VictorinusFour martyrs remembered together, killed around the year 450; few details survive.
• SSaint Solomon
• TPVenerable Martyr Tamara ProvorkinaNun martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• TAHieromartyr Theodore AleksinskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• VGConfessor Vera GrafovaConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ and died in 1932, during the Soviet persecution.
• Saint Silverius of RomeBishop of Rome from 536 to 537, deposed and exiled during the war between Byzantines and Goths.
• Saint Philaret of KievMetropolitan of Kiev and Galicia from 1837 to 1857, died at Kiev in 1857.
• Saint Evasius of AstiMissionary and bishop of Asti in northwest Italy, probably in the 3rd century.
• Venerable Athanasius the RecluseMonk and recluse in the Near Caves of Kiev, who died around the year 1176.
• Venerable Alexis KabalyukSchema-⁠archimandrite and Carpatho-⁠Rusyn missionary, born in 1877, died at Iza in 1947; a local saint.
• Saint Nectarius of BitolaSaint venerated in Bitola, who lived in the fifteenth century.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 2?

From the saints of the day: Stefan, Herman, Jonah, Vladimir, Cyril, Boris, Constantine, Cosmas, Demetrius, Isidore, John, Moses, Nicholas, Paul, Pontian, Sergius, Solomon, Theodore, Silverius, Philaret, Athanasius, Alexis, Nectarius, Andrew, Lucius, Theophilus. 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 2?

From the women saints of the day: Bibiana, Antonina, Margarita, Maria, Matrona, Tamara, Vera. 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.