Baptismal names for children born on December 30

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 6

All the saints of December 30

• Saint Felix I of RomeBishop of Rome from 269 to 274, a Roman by birth, successor of Dionysius.
• Apostle TimonOne of the Seven Deacons, counted among the Seventy Apostles, who died a martyr.
• Saint Macarius of MoscowMetropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1542 to 1563, earlier archbishop of Novgorod.
• Martyr Anysia of ThessalonicaVirgin of Thessalonica who gave her wealth to the poor and was killed for her faith around 304.
• Saint Egwin of EveshamBenedictine monk and third bishop of Worcester in England, who died in 717.
• Martyr Zoticus the Orphan-⁠FeederVenerated for his care of orphans and the poor at Constantinople, martyred around the year 350.
• ATSaint Anysius of ThessalonikiBishop of Thessalonica in the late fourth century, who died in 407.
• TCVenerable Theodora of CaesareiaByzantine nun of the 8th century, from Cappadocia.
• TCVenerable Theodora of ConstantinoplePious Byzantine elder who served Basil the New, known from his Life for her vision of the toll-⁠houses of the air.
• CRSaint Connla of RusgachAn Irish bishop honored at Rusgach, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DWSaint Daniel the WonderworkerA wonderworking saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ECSaint Elias of ConquesSaint honored at Conques in France; the sources preserve few details about him.
• EMSaint Eugene of MilanBishop of Milan.
• GVenerable Martyr GideonA monk-⁠martyr commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• GKVenerable Martyr Gideon of KarakallouA monk of Karakallou on Mount Athos, who died a martyr in 1818.
• HMMartyr Hermes of MoesiaMartyr of Moesia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• IMartyr IreneA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Jucundus of AostaBishop of Aosta, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• LVenerable Leo
• LRSaint Liberius of RavennaBishop of Ravenna in Italy, of the 2nd century.
• MKVenerable Martyr Macarius of KostromaA monk of Kostroma, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSHoly Martyrs Mansuetus, Severus, Appian and companionsMartyrs of Alexandria, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• MDNew Martyr Maria DanilovaBorn at Yukhnov to a family of weavers, sentenced in 1937 to ten years in a camp; she died in the camp in 1946.
• MKVenerable Martyr Maximus of KostromaA monk of Kostroma, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• PCVenerable Peter of CanterburyMonk of Canterbury, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• PNMartyr Philetaerus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• SKVenerable Martyr Sabbatius of KostromaMonk of Kostroma, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SASaint Securus of AlexandriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 30 December; few details survive.
• SMHoly Martyrs Seven MartyrsA group of seven martyrs, honored together in the Greek synaxarion.
• TMartyr TheodosiaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• VMartyr VenustianA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Hieromartyr Sabinus of SpoletoBishop who resisted the persecution of Diocletian and was martyred around 303.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 30?

From the saints of the day: Felix, Timon, Macarius, Daniel, Elias, Eugene, Gideon, Liberius, Maximus, Peter, Sabinus. 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 30?

From the women saints of the day: Anysia, Theodora, Irene, Maria, Theodosia. 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.