Baptismal names for children born on December 9

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 16

All the saints of December 9

• Prophet HannahWife of Elkanah, who prayed with tears for a son and dedicated Samuel to the Lord.
• Martyr Leocadia of ToledoMartyr of Toledo in Spain, who suffered in the Diocletian persecution around the year 304.
• Saint Syrus of PaviaTraditionally the first bishop of Pavia in the fourth century; a legend names him the boy with the five loaves.
• Saint Proculus of VeronaBishop of Verona who survived the persecution of Diocletian and died in peace around 320.
• Martyr Nectarius of AuvergneChristian missionary and martyr of Auvergne in the 4th century.
• Hieromartyr Basil YagodinArchpriest born into a priest's family in Penza province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937.
• AMartyr AbibusA martyr at Samosata, killed around 297, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ABHieromartyr Alexander BuravtsevA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• AVenerable AngilramA monastic saint remembered in Western calendars, died around 1045; few details survive.
• AVenerable AugardA holy monk venerated at Saint-⁠Augard-⁠en-⁠Paule in France.
• BJVenerable Balda of JouarreA holy nun of Jouarre in Gaul.
• BJVenerable Bassa of JerusalemA venerable woman of Jerusalem, honored by the undivided Church.
• DASaint Donata of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 December; few details survive.
• EMartyr EasiusA martyr of the early Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Saint Egbert of TrierBishop of Trier in present-⁠day Germany, reposed in 993.
• ESVenerable Ethelgiva of ShaftesburyDaughter of King Alfred the Great and abbess of Shaftesbury, who reposed around 896.
• EDMartyr Euphrosyne DzhurinskayaA Russian woman who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• FMVenerable Feidhlim of Magh LifeAn Irish saint honored at Magh Life, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• IMartyr IsaacA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• JASaint Januaria of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 December; few details survive.
• MLSaint Mughain of LyonsA saint honored at Lyon, of whom little is known.
• NPMartyr Narses the PersianA Persian martyr, commemorated with Bassa, Isaac and Sositheus.
• PSHoly Martyrs Peter, Successus, Bassian, Primitivus and CompanionsA group of martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• RCHieromartyr Restitutus of CarthageBishop of Carthage, put to death for Christ.
• RASaint Rogata of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 December; few details survive.
• SCSaint Sophronius of CyprusHierarch of Cyprus, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SMartyr SositheusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SNVenerable Stephen the New LightVenerable monk of Constantinople, called the New Light.
• SNSaint Stephen the Newly RadiantA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• VASaint Valentina of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 December; few details survive.
• Martyr Valeria of LimogesA virgin martyr of Limoges in Gaul.
• VDHieromartyr Vladimir Dzhurinsky@NH
• VVHieromartyr Vladimir Vinogradov@NH
• WVenerable WolfeiusA monastic saint remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.
• WVenerable WulfricA holy monk of St Benet's Hulme in England, who reposed around 1000.
• Righteous AnnaWife of the righteous Joachim and mother of the Virgin Mary, maternal grandmother of Jesus Christ.
• Righteous GorgoniaDaughter of Saints Gregory the Elder and Nonna, remembered for her piety as a married woman.
• WBVenerable Wulfhilda of BarkingAnglo-⁠Saxon abbess of Barking Abbey in the second half of the tenth century.
• CBSaint Cyprianus of BresciaBishop of Brescia in the first half of the 6th century, successor of Paul II and predecessor of Herculanus.
• Saint Budoc of DolBishop of Dol in Brittany, who reposed around 600.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on December 9?

From the saints of the day: Nectarius, Basil, Alexander, Isaac, Stephen, Vladimir. 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 9?

From the women saints of the day: Hannah, Valentina, Valeria, Anna. 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.