Baptismal names for children born on February 14

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 21

All the saints of February 14

• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles CyrilByzantine missionary from Thessalonica who devised the Glagolitic alphabet with his brother Methodius, died in Rome in 869.
• Venerable MaronSyriac hermit of the Taurus Mountains, whose followers founded the Maronite community after his death.
• Venerable Auxentius of BithyniaHermit born in Syria around 400, who died in 473 on Mount Scopas near Chalcedon.
• AHSaint Abraham of HarranSyrian hermit born at Cyrrhus, bishop of Harran, called the Apostle of Lebanon; died in Constantinople in 422.
• Venerable Antoninus of SorrentoItalian abbot and hermit born at Campagna, a monk of Monte Cassino; died in 625.
• Venerable Isaac of the Kiev CavesRecluse of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who died in 1090, tormented by demonic temptations in his cell.
• Venerable Ephraim of KatounakiaGreek monk on Mount Athos, born Evangelos Papanikitas in 1912, who died in 1998.
• Holy Martyrs Modestinus, Florentinus and FlavianusThree martyrs of Campania killed in 311; their relics were rediscovered in 1167 by the bishop of Avellino.
• Venerable Martyr Damian the NewMonk killed in 1568, honored for his intercession with God for the gift of children.
• Holy Venerables The Twelve Greek CraftsmenGreek craftsmen who came from Constantinople to build the Dormition church of the Caves Lavra; their relics rest in the Near Caves.
• BSFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Barbara of SkvorchikhaBlessed one, fool for Christ and recluse, venerated as a local saint of the Ufa diocese, who died in 1966.
• PDHieromartyr Paul DernovArchpriest of the Saviour Cathedral in Yelabuga, killed in 1918 by a Bolshevik detachment.
• AHieromartyr AgathonA presbyter of Alexandria in Egypt, honored as a hieromartyr.
• Martyr Ammonius of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• BIHoly Martyrs Bassianus, Ionion, Protus, Lacius, Cyrion, Agatho, Moses, Dionysius and AmmoniusMartyrs of Alexandria, some cast into the sea, others burned or beheaded, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• BDMartyr Boris DernovA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• CSaint CaomhanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CSaint ConranA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• CAHieromartyr Cyrion of AlexandriaHieromartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• DSaint Derc'henA saint honored in Breton tradition, remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.
• Saint DerienA Breton saint honored in Brittany.
• DAMartyr Dionysius of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• ESaint EleuchadiusBishop of Ravenna, from the first centuries of the Church in Italy.
• ESaint EphebiusA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• GPNew Martyr George Paizanos of MytileneA tailor of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, who died a martyr for the faith in 1693.
• GDMartyr Gregory DernovA martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HGVenerable Hilarion the GeorgianA Georgian venerable who struggled on Mount Athos.
• HNVenerable Hilarion the New of GeorgiaGeorgian venerable monk, honored in the Church of Georgia.
• MMSaint Mainchein of MoethailA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Moethail; very little is recorded.
• MMVenerable Manchan of MohillAn Irish abbot, founder of the monastery at Mohill, who reposed around 538.
• MAMartyr Moses of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• NCMartyr Nicholas of Corinth
• NTHieromartyr Nicholas of TrebizondA priest-⁠martyr of Pontus, killed in 1920 at Katigogi near Amasya; venerated locally.
• NNSaint Nostrianus of NaplesBishop of Naples, reposed around 450.
• PSaint Philemon
• PHieromartyr PhilipA hieromartyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PEHoly Martyrs Proculus, Ephebus and ApolloniusDisciples of Saint Valentine, Bishop of Interamna (Terni), martyred around 273.
• PMartyr ProtolichusA martyr of Alexandria in Egypt, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Saint Raphael of BrooklynSyrian Orthodox bishop in North America, the first Orthodox bishop consecrated on American soil.
• SDMartyr Simeon DernovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSSaint Sineach of SrathA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Srath; very little is recorded.
• TAMartyr Tonionus of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• TRHieromartyr Tryphon of RadonezhCleric of Radonezh, martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• VCHoly Martyrs Vitalis and CompanionsMartyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome.
• VFHoly Martyrs Vitalis, Felicula and Zeno of RomeThree martyrs of Rome, commemorated together.
• ZRMartyr Zeno of RomeA saint honored at Rome, of whom little is known.
• Martyr Michael of ChernigovPrince of Chernigov and Grand Prince of Kiev, put to death in 1246 in the Golden Horde at Sarai.
• Martyr TheodoreBoyar of Chernigov, killed in the Golden Horde together with his prince, Michael of Chernigov.
• Hieromartyr Onesimus PylaevBorn into a psalmist's family, Bishop of Tula, who died a martyr in 1938; canonized in 2001.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 14?

From the saints of the day: Cyril, Auxentius, Abraham, Antoninus, Isaac, Damian, Paul, Agathon, Boris, Dionysius, George, Gregory, Hilarion, Moses, Nicholas, Philemon, Philip, Raphael, Simeon, Tryphon, Michael, Theodore, Onesimus. 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 February 14?

From the women saints of the day: Barbara. 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.