Baptismal names for children born on December 8

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 15

All the saints of December 8

• Saint Eutychian of RomeBishop of Rome from 275 to 283, whose epitaph was found in the catacomb of Callixtus.
• Apostle TychicusChristian of Asia who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his journeys and in prison, counted among the Seventy.
• Hieromartyr OnesiphorusChristian of Ephesus mentioned in Second Timothy, who sought out Paul in his imprisonment.
• Apostle Caesar of DyrrhachiumOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Dyrrhachium in Epirus, in modern Albania.
• Venerable Cyril of ChelmogorskOne of the first hermit monks to come to the Onega region, tonsured in Novgorod, who died in 1368.
• Venerable Patapios of ThebesFourth-⁠century hermit of Thebes in Egypt, honored as patron of those suffering from dropsy.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Cosmas of VerkhoturyeFool for Christ of Verkhoturye, who died in 1679.
• AVHoly Martyrs Ambicus, Victor and JuliusMartyrs of Nicomedia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• AASaint Anthusa of AfricaSaint of Africa, venerated in the Western Church.
• ARMartyr Anthusa of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• BTSaint Brenainn of TethbaithAn Irish saint honored at Tethbaith, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• Saint Budoc of DolBishop of Dol in Brittany, who reposed around 600.
• FCSaint Fionan CuaeA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GVenerable GunthildAn Anglo-⁠Saxon nun, who reposed around 748.
• MSaint MacariusA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• MVenerable MoskhianVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PCVenerable Parthenius of ChiosA venerable monk of Chios, who reposed in 1883.
• RVenerable RomaricA Frankish nobleman who became a monk at Luxeuil and founded Remiremont; reposed around 653.
• SOHieromartyr Sergius OrlovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
• TCHoly Martyrs The 62 Clergy and 300 LaypeopleSixty-⁠two clergy and three hundred laypeople, put to death for their faith in Christ.
• TPMartyr The 62 Priests and 300 Laymen, MartyrsPriests and laypeople who suffered together for the faith of Christ.
• Hieromartyr Valerian of AbbenzaAn aged bishop of North Africa who died in the Vandal persecution around 457.
• Apostle ApollosLearned Jew of Alexandria who preached at Ephesus and Corinth, a fellow worker of the Apostle Paul.
• Apostle EpaphroditusOne of the Seventy Apostles, envoy of the Philippians to the Apostle Paul, mentioned in Philippians.
• Venerable Macarius of AlexandriaMonk in the Nitrian Desert, a little younger than Macarius of Egypt, who died in 395.
• Apostle SosthenesRuler of the synagogue at Corinth, beaten by the mob before Gallio, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Hieromartyr John KochurovRussian archpriest killed at Tsarskoye Selo on 31 October 1917, in the days of the October Revolution.
• Apostle Cephas of IconiumOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Iconium or of Colophon.
• Saint Eucharius of TrierThe first Bishop of Trier in Germany, of the 3rd century.
• SCSaint Sophronius of CyprusHierarch of Cyprus, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Valerius of TrierThe second Bishop of Trier on the Moselle, honored as a saint from the early centuries.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 8?

From the saints of the day: Eutychian, Onesiphorus, Cyril, Cosmas, Sergius, Valerian, Apollos, Macarius, John, Valerius. 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 8?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.