Baptismal names for children born on December 20

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 27

All the saints of December 20

• Hieromartyr Ignatius of AntiochBishop of Antioch and disciple of the apostles, taken to Rome and thrown to wild beasts around 108.
• Venerable Rabbula of EdessaBishop of Edessa from 411 to 435, known as an opponent of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Nestorius.
• Saint Philogonius of AntiochLawyer turned bishop of Antioch, who opposed Arianism; died around 322.
• Saint Danilo II of SerbiaArchbishop of the Serbs from 1324 to 1337, a monk and chronicler active in court and Church affairs.
• Saint Anthony SmirnitskyArchbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk, 1773 to 1846, venerated locally in the Voronezh and Lipetsk dioceses.
• LRMartyr Liberatus of RomeMartyr from a noble consular family, who died in 269 and was buried in the Septem Palumbas cemetery on the Via Salaria.
• IMMartyr Ignatius MarkovRussian peasant from the Vladimir region, born in 1876 and shot in 1931.
• ATMartyr Adventor of TurinA martyr honored at Turin, of whom little is known.
• BCMartyr Barbara ChernyshevaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1919, during the Soviet persecution.
• DSaint DiarmaitA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DBSaint Dominic of BresciaBishop of Brescia in Italy, who reposed around 612.
• FSaint FaoithleglanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• FSaint FeidlimidhA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• FCSaint Fraech of Cluain CollaingAn Irish priest honored at Cluain Collaing, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• JTSaint Julius of ThraceA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 December; few details survive.
• LRMartyr Liberalis of RomeMartyr of Rome, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• NSHieromartyr Neophytus the SinaiteA hieromonk of Mount Sinai who died a martyr; commemorated on 20 December in the Orthodox Synaxarion.
• NCHieromartyr Nicholas ChernyshevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1919, during the Soviet persecution.
• SPVenerable Seraphim the Patient of Sâmbăta de SusArchimandrite, abbot of Sâmbăta de Sus from 1944 to 1954; canonized by the Romanian Holy Synod in 2024.
• Saint SolutorA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• TSSaints The Seven Sons of Aedh of EchdruimThe Seven Sons of Aedh of Echdruim, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TTSaint Thecla of ThraceA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 December; few details survive.
• UCSaint Ursicinus of CahorsBishop of Cahors in Gaul, reposed around 585.
• Venerable Ursicinus of Saint-⁠UrsanneBorn in Ireland, a disciple of Saint Columbanus and founder of the monastery of Saint-⁠Ursanne, reposed around 625.
• Righteous John of KronstadtRussian priest at Kronstadt, known for his preaching, daily Liturgy, and charity toward the poor.
• Venerable Ignatius of the Kiev CavesArchimandrite of the Kiev Caves Monastery in the fifteenth century, who died before 1438.
• PLVenerable Paul of LatrosByzantine monk born in Elaia, who lost his father in a sea battle with the Arabs and struggled on Mount Latros; he died in 956.
• OCHoly Martyrs Octavius and CompanionsMartyrs of Turin in Italy, put to death around 297.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 20?

From the saints of the day: Ignatius, Julius, Neophytus, Nicholas, Seraphim, John, Paul. 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 20?

From the women saints of the day: Barbara, Thecla. 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.