Baptismal names for children born on December 3

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 10

All the saints of December 3

• Prophet ZephaniahOne of the twelve minor prophets, who preached in Judah in the time of King Josiah.
• Saint Birinus of DorchesterFirst bishop of Dorchester, called the Apostle to the West Saxons for converting the kingdom of Wessex.
• Saint John the SilentBishop and hermit known for having lived seventy-⁠six years in solitude and silence.
• Saint Emma of LesumCountess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works, wife of Liudger of Saxony; died in 1038.
• GIHieromartyr Gabriel II of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch for a week in 1657, hanged by the Ottomans in 1659 for baptizing a convert from Islam and keeping his faith.
• Venerable Sabbas of StorozhiFounder and first abbot of the Nativity of the Theotokos Monastery in Zvenigorod; died in 1407.
• Hieromartyr Theodore Scribo of AlexandriaGreek Patriarch of Alexandria from 607 to 609, appointed by Phocas and killed during Heraclius' revolt.
• AASaint Abbo of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre in France, who reposed around 860.
• AMartyr AgapiusA martyr commemorated with Saints Seleucus, Mamas and others in the Greek synaxarion.
• APMartyr Agricola of PannoniaA martyr of Pannonia.
• AKHieromartyr Andrew KosovskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ACNew Martyr Angelis of ChiosA young man of Chios, martyred by the Turks in 1813 for his faith in Christ.
• APSaint Anthemius of PoitiersA hierarch honored in France, associated with Poitiers.
• AVenerable AttalaAbbess of Saint Stephen in Strasbourg, niece of Saint Odile, who reposed in 741.
• BSaint BanbhanA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• BLSaint Began son of LibrenA hierarch, son of Libren, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Martyr Cassian of TangierA court scribe at Tangier who confessed himself a Christian and was put to death around 298.
• CCHoly Martyrs Claudius and CompanionsMartyrs of Africa.
• CDSaint Colman DubhA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DomnaA woman martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ELVenerable Eloquius of LagnyA holy monk of Lagny in Gaul, who reposed around 660.
• ESaint EthernanA bishop venerated in Scotland.
• GCVenerable George of CernicaA Romanian venerable of Cernica Monastery, who died in 1806.
• GSConfessor George SedovA confessor of the faith from the Romanov-⁠Borisoglebsk region.
• GMartyr GlyceriusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• IMartyr IndesA martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• KAVenerable Martyr Kosmas the AgiannaniteA hesychast of St Anne Skete, beheaded at Constantinople for confessing Christ in 1760; canonized.
• LBRight-⁠Believing Lucius of BritainA British king, remembered by tradition as the first Christian king of Britain.
• Saint Lucius of ChurVenerated as the first preacher and Bishop of Chur in Switzerland and patron of the diocese.
• MASaint Magna of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 December; few details survive.
• MMartyr MamasA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMartyr MelanaA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Mirocles of MilanBishop of Milan, who reposed around 318.
• NEHieromartyr Nicholas ErshovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SMartyr SeleucusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Venerable SolaAn Anglo-⁠Saxon monk, disciple of Saint Boniface and hermit in Germany, who reposed around 794.
• TSSaints The Sons of RennSaints named in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TASaint Theodore of AlexandriaA saint of Alexandria, commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• TCFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Theodoulos the CypriotA venerable fool for Christ of Cyprus; venerated locally.
• TSStylite Theodulus the StyliteAn eparch who became a stylite near Ephesus, and died around 440.
• Venerable Porphyrios the KavsokalyviteAthonite hieromonk, widely known for his gift of spiritual discernment; died in 1991.
• Martyr Jason of RomeA martyr of the circle of Saints Chrysanthus and Daria, put to death at Rome under Emperor Numerian.
• PTVenerable Paraskeva of ToplovkaBorn Olga Rodimtseva in 1849, she entered the Strastnoy Convent in Moscow and later became abbess at Topla; she died in 1928.
• JSHieromartyr John SarvA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• MCConfessor Moses the ConfessorA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Saint Nicetius of LyonBishop of Lyon in Gaul, reposed in 573.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 3?

From the saints of the day: Zephaniah, John, Gabriel, Sabbas, Theodore, Agapius, Andrew, Cassian, George, Kosmas, Lucius, Nicholas, Theodoulos, Theodulus, Jason, Moses. 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 3?

From the women saints of the day: Domna, Melana, Paraskeva. 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.