Baptismal names for children born on December 28

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 4

All the saints of December 28

• Apostle Nicanor the DeaconOne of the Seven Deacons in the Acts of the Apostles, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• TASaint Theonas of AlexandriaSixteenth pope and patriarch of Alexandria, from 282 to 300.
• Venerable Anthony of LérinsHermit born in Pannonia, died around 520 on the Lérins Islands, honored in East and West.
• Venerable Cornelius of KrypetskMonk born in 1841 who spent his entire adult life at Krypetsk Monastery.
• Hieromartyr Arephas NasonovPriest ordained in 1914 for the village of Dolzhik in Volhynia, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1938.
• Venerable Martyr Paisius of PechengaAbbot of Trifon Monastery at Pechenga from 1932 to 1939, born in 1881 to a peasant family; died a martyr in 1940.
• Venerable Simon the Myrrh-⁠streamerAthonite monk of the thirteenth century, who died in 1287; a myrrh-⁠streaming saint commemorated on 28 December.
• ANVenerable Martyr Agatha of NicomediaA nun of Nicomedia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• ADHieromartyr Alexander DagaevA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ATHieromartyr Alexander TsitseronovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ARHieromartyr Arcadius ReshetnikovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• BVenerable BabylasA venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CCHoly Martyrs Castor and CompanionsMartyrs of North Africa.
• CBSaint Cillen son of BregdaiAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DMartyr DemoclesA martyr commemorated with the twenty thousand martyrs burned in Nicomedia in 302.
• DMartyr DemocritusA martyr commemorated with the twenty thousand martyrs burned in Nicomedia in 302.
• DMartyr DemosthenesA martyr commemorated with the twenty thousand martyrs burned in Nicomedia in 302.
• DNMartyr Domna of NicomediaA virgin of Nicomedia, martyred for her faith in Christ.
• DRSaint Domnio of RomeA bishop venerated at Rome.
• DNMartyr Dorotheus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EASaint Eusebius of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 December; few details survive.
• ENMartyr Euthymius of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EDHoly Martyrs Eutychius and DomitianPriest and deacon of Ancyra, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• FSaint FeichinA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GNHieromartyr Glycerius of NicomediaA priest of Nicomedia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• IVenerable IoasaphA monk of royal descent at Simonopetra, commemorated on 28 December; venerated locally (Simonopetra Monastery).
• JSaint Joseph
• LVHieromartyr Leonid ViktorovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MRSaint Maelcoisne of Ros BranduibhAn Irish saint honored at Ros Branduibh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MNMartyr Mardonius of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• MNHieromartyr Mygdonius of NicomediaA presbyter of Nicomedia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• NNVenerable Nephon the NewA leader of a cenobitic monastic community on Chios who reposed in 1809.
• NRHieromartyr Nicholas RodimovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• OASaint Octavius of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 December; few details survive.
• PNMartyr Peter of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PMartyr PlutodorusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• RCSaints Romulus and ConindrusSaints venerated on the Isle of Man, of the 5th century.
• SASaint Saturius of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 December; few details survive.
• SSaint SecundusA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• SCSaint Snedhairle son of ComrisiA saint, son of Comrisi, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TKHieromartyr Theoctistus KhoperskovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• TNMartyr Theophila of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• TNHieromartyr Theophilus of NicomediaA cleric of the Church of Nicomedia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• TMartyr TroadiusA saint who died around 250, remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.
• ZNMartyr Zeno of NicomediaMilitary commander of Nicomedia, martyred for Christ.
• Saint Luke of SimferopolRenowned surgeon and archbishop, author of medical and spiritual works, who died in 1961 in Simferopol.
• Hieromartyr Anthimus of NicomediaBishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia, beheaded during a persecution of Christians.
• Venerable Theodore the SanctifiedSuccessor of St. Pachomius, who saved the first cenobitic federation from collapse; died in 368.
• Martyr Gorgonius of NicomediaMartyr put to death at Nicomedia in 304 in the Diocletian persecution, with Peter the Chamberlain and Dorotheus.
• Holy Martyrs The 20,000 Martyrs of NicomediaChristians put to death at Nicomedia for their faith in the Diocletian persecution; tradition speaks of twenty thousand.
• Saint MaugholdPatron saint of the Isle of Man, by tradition an Irish prince, died around 488.
• Venerable Theophilus of LugaFrom a Karelian peasant family, founder of the Omuch Hermitage in the Luga region; died in 1412.
• Martyr IndesEunuch of Nicomedia, a martyr in 302 with Bishop Anthimus and many other Christians under Diocletian.
• Hieromartyr Nicodemus KononovBishop of Belgorod, vicar of the Kursk diocese and author of lives of the saints of the Russian North, killed in 1919.
• ILVenerable Ignatius of LomRussian monk who died in 1591 at the Lom Hermitage in the Yaroslavl region.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 28?

From the saints of the day: Nicanor, Cornelius, Paisius, Simon, Alexander, Arcadius, Dorotheus, Eusebius, Euthymius, Eutychius, Ioasaph, Joseph, Leonid, Nicholas, Peter, Theoctistus, Theophilus, Zeno, Luke, Theodore, Nicodemus, Ignatius. 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 28?

From the women saints of the day: Agatha, Domna, Theophila. 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.