Baptismal names for children born on December 26

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 2

All the saints of December 26

• Saint Dionysius of RomeBishop of Rome from 259 to 268, who rebuilt the Church after the persecution of Valerian.
• Saint Zosimus of RomeBishop of Rome from 417 to 418, involved in the dispute between the sees of Arles and Vienne.
• Venerable Nicodemus of TismanaMonk and scribe born at Prilep, founder of Tismana Monastery in Wallachia; died in 1406.
• Hieromartyr Euthymius of SardisMetropolitan of Sardis and leading defender of icons during iconoclasm, who died a martyr in 831.
• Hieromartyr Leonid AntoshchenkoBishop of Mari, vicar of the Gorky diocese, born in 1872 in Yekaterinoslav province, who died a martyr at Yoshkar-⁠Ola in 1938.
• AZVenerable Martyr Augusta ZashchukSchemanun, founder of the Optina Pustyn museum and abbess of a hidden convent in Belyov, who died in 1938.
• IBVenerable Martyr Isaac Bobrakov of OptinaArchimandrite, the last abbot of old Optina, who died a martyr on 8 January 1938 at the Tesnitsa firing range.
• Hieromartyr Michael CheltsovArchpriest and theologian born at Kikino into a priest's family, who died in 1931 and was canonized in 2005.
• CSVenerable Constantine of SynadaA holy monk commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• CRVenerable Martyr Constantine the RussianRussian hieromonk, martyred in Constantinople in September 1742.
• AHieromartyr AbadiuA bishop and martyr of Antinoe, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ALMartyr Agrippina LesinaA Russian woman who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• AKHieromartyr Alexander KrylovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• AVHieromartyr Alexander VolkovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ASaint AmaethluA saint venerated at Llanfaethlu on the isle of Anglesey.
• ASVenerable Martyr Anfisa SysoevaA Russian nun who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ASaint ArchelausA bishop of Kashkar in Mesopotamia, known for learning and holiness, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• BMVenerable Martyr Basil MazurenkoMonk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• CRSaint Comman of RoscommonIrish abbot, founder of the monastery of Roscommon, of the 8th century.
• CDSaint Cota of Druim TuircAn Irish saint honored at Druim Tuirc, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DCHieromartyr Demetrius ChistoserdovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ESVenerable Evarestus of StoudiosA venerable monk of the Stoudios Monastery, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• GTVenerable Martyr Gerasim of TismanaArchimandrite, abbot of Arnota and Tismana, who died a martyr in 1951 at Târgu Ocna; canonized by the Romanian Church in 2024.
• GSHieromartyr Gregory SerbarinovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LSaint LaisrianA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MSVenerable Martyr Macaria SaprykinaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• MLVenerable Martyr Maria LaktionovaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSHieromartyr Michael SmirnovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MGSaint Mo Genoc of KilglinnAn Irish saint honored at Kilglinn, of the 5th century.
• MCSaint Mochummog of Cluain DaimhAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Daimh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MCSaint Mogenog of Cill Dumha GluinnA hierarch of Cill Dumha Gluinn, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NTHieromartyr Nicholas TarbeevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NZHieromartyr Nicholas ZalesskyPriest born in 1877 to a psalm-⁠reader's family in Astrakhan province, who died a martyr in 1931.
• TVenerable TathaiA holy monk venerated in Wales, teacher of Saint Cadoc.
• TSSaint Theodore the SacristanSacristan of Saint Peter's in Rome, remembered by Saint Gregory the Dialogist.
• ZSaint ZenoBishop of Maiuma near Gaza, cousin of the martyrs Eusebius, Nestabus and Zeno, for whom he built a church.
• Most Holy TheotokosThe Virgin Mary of Nazareth, mother of Jesus Christ, honored as the Most Holy Theotokos.
• Saint Euthymius of TarnovoPatriarch of Bulgaria from 1375 to 1393, scholar and writer, a great figure of medieval Bulgaria.
• Venerable Jarlath of TuamAn Irish holy monk, founder of the monastery at Tuam, reposed around 540.
• Martyr Marinus of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• MESaint Molioba of Enach EltiAn Irish saint honored at Enach Elti, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NMartyr NestabusA martyr of Gaza, killed by pagans with his brothers Eusebius and Zeno, under Julian the Apostate.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 26?

From the saints of the day: Dionysius, Zosimus, Nicodemus, Euthymius, Leonid, Isaac, Michael, Constantine, Alexander, Basil, Demetrius, Gerasim, Gregory, Nicholas, Theodore, Zeno, 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 December 26?

From the women saints of the day: Augusta, Agrippina, Anfisa, Macaria, Maria. 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.