Baptismal names for children born on December 5

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 12

All the saints of December 5

• Venerable Sabbas the SanctifiedMonk from Cappadocia, founder of the lavra near Jerusalem that bears his name, who died in 532.
• Hieromartyr Dalmatius of PedonaPreacher of northern Italy, martyred in 254 or 304 and honored especially at Pedona.
• Hieromartyr Bassus of LuceraVenerated as the first bishop of Lucera in Apulia, martyred in 118, patron of Termoli.
• Hieromartyr Bassus of NiceTraditionally the earliest named bishop of Nice, martyred under Emperor Decius around 250.
• ECHieromartyr Elias ChetverukhinArchpriest at St Nicholas church in Tolmachi, Moscow; he died in 1932 in the Vishera camp.
• SMRighteous Savva of MoshokPriest of the Church of St John the Theologian in the village of Moshok, who died in 1592.
• AMartyr AberciusA martyr honoured in the Greek synaxarion.
• ASVenerable Aprus of SensMonk of Sens, venerated in the Western Church.
• BOVenerable Basilissa of OerenAbbess of the convent of Oeren in Trier, who reposed around 780.
• CVenerable CawrdafA holy monk of Wales, who reposed around 600.
• CSaint Colman ua h-⁠EircA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CMVenerable Martyr Cosmas of Mount AthosAthonite monk martyred for the faith.
• Saint Crispina
• DMartyr DiogenesA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• DSaint DutheriusA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• FVSaint Friminus of VerdunBishop of Verdun in Gaul.
• GSVenerable Gabriel SiokourosAn elder of St Barnabas Monastery in Famagusta, Cyprus, who reposed in 2013; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• GLVenerable Martyr Gennady LetyukA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Gerbold of BayeuxBishop of Bayeux in Gaul, who reposed around 690.
• GVenerable GratusA hierarch commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• GTVenerable Gurias of TalitsyA Russian monastic saint, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• HSaint HyvarnionA saint of Brittany, honored in the old calendars, of around 526.
• JGVenerable John GradenigoA Venetian nobleman who became a monk at the Abbey of Cuxa in the Pyrenees, and reposed around 1025.
• JPHoly Martyrs Julius and Potamia of ThagoraTwo martyrs of Thagora, commemorated together.
• JVenerable Martyr JustinianA hermit on Ramsey Island in Wales, put to death around 560.
• MMHoly Venerable Martyrs Martyrs of Mount AthosMonk-⁠martyrs of the Holy Mountain of Athos.
• MMHoly Venerable Martyrs Monastic Martyrs of KaryesMonastic martyrs of Karyes on Mount Athos.
• NVenerable Nectarios
• Saint Nicetius of TrierBishop of Trier in Germany, who reposed around 566.
• NVenerable NonnusA hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PBHieromartyr Pelinus of BrindisiBishop of Brindisi, put to death around 361 in the days of Julian the Apostate.
• PAVenerable Philotheos of AthosA monk of Athos, venerated by the Georgian Church.
• PKVenerable Philotheus of KaryesVenerable Athonite monk of Karyes.
• SDSaint Senan of DelginisA saint of Delginis, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• SPConfessor Sergius PravdolyubovConfessor of Kasimov, who suffered for the faith of Christ and died in 1950, during the Soviet persecution.
• SVenerable SigiranusAn abbot and founder of a monastery in Gaul, who reposed around 655.
• SVVenerable Spiridon of VologdaVenerable hermit of the Vologda region, venerated in the Russian Orthodox calendar.
• SONew Martyr Stanko of OstrogA new martyr of Ostrog in Montenegro, killed for the faith in 1712.
• ZSVenerable Zacharias of ScetisEgyptian venerable monk who struggled in the desert of Scetis.
• Martyr Julius the VeteranRoman veteran of Durostorum, now Silistra, martyred in the persecution of Diocletian.
• Saint Gurias of KazanFirst archbishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsk from 1555, born at Radonezh and died in 1563.
• ITVenerable Iakovos Tsalikis of EviaAbbot of the Monastery of Saint David the Elder on Euboea, born in 1920 and died in 1991, venerated as a saint.
• CHVenerable Carion the HermitHermit of the 4th century who left his wife and children and withdrew to the desert of Scetis in Egypt.
• Saint Nectarius of BitolaSaint venerated in Bitola, who lived in the fifteenth century.
• ASMartyr Anastasius of SalonaA fuller from Aquileia who moved to Salona in Dalmatia and was martyred for his faith in 304.
• CPVenerable Martyr Cosmas the ProtosProtos of the Holy Mountain, killed around 1280 for resisting union with the Latins.
• LAVenerable Lucidus of AquaraA hermit of southern Italy, honored at Aquara, reposed in 938.
• VMHoly Venerable Martyrs Venerable Martyrs of IvironMonks of Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos, killed by the Latins in 1276.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 5?

From the saints of the day: Sabbas, Elias, Savva, Abercius, Cosmas, Crispina, Gabriel, Gennady, Gurias, John, Justinian, Nectarios, Philotheos, Philotheus, Sergius, Spiridon, Zacharias, Julius, Iakovos, Nectarius, Anastasius. 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 5?

From the women saints of the day: Basilissa. 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.