Baptismal names for children born on February 15

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 22

All the saints of February 15

• Apostle OnesimusThe slave of Philemon, for whom the Apostle Paul wrote an epistle, who according to tradition became a bishop.
• Saint Sigfrid of VäxjöMissionary bishop of English origin in Scandinavia in the first half of the eleventh century.
• Venerable Euphrosyne of AlexandriaWoman who disguised herself as a man to enter a monastery and lived as an ascetic for thirty-⁠eight years.
• Holy Martyrs Faustinus and JovitaMartyrs said to have been put to death under Hadrian in 120, patrons of the city of Brescia.
• Saint Faustinus of BresciaBishop of Brescia from about 360, successor of Ursicinus, who died in 381.
• Venerable Paphnutius the RecluseRecluse monk of the Kiev Caves Monastery who wept all his life over the parting of soul from body.
• PAVenerable Paphnutius the AsceticFourth-⁠century Egyptian anchorite, known for his accounts of the lives of hermits, including Saint Onuphrius.
• Venerable Anthimos of ChiosMonk and spiritual father of Chios, born in 1869 and died in 1960, patron of lepers.
• EHVenerable Eusebius the HermitSyrian monk of the fourth century who lived without shelter near the mountain village of Asicha in strict asceticism.
• ATSaint Agape of TerniSaint honored at Terni in Italy; the sources preserve few details about her.
• ANHieromartyr Alexis NikitskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ASHieromartyr Alexis SmirnovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• BAMartyr Baralus of AntiochMartyr of Antioch, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• BVenerable BerachAn Irish abbot and founder of a monastery, reposed around 595.
• CSaint ChloeA Christian woman of Corinth, mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his First Epistle to the Corinthians.
• CCHoly Martyrs Craton and CompanionsMartyrs who suffered for Christ in 273, honored at Terni.
• DCSaint Decorosus of CapuaBishop of Capua, reposed around 695.
• DVenerable DochowA Welsh holy monk, reposed around 473.
• DCVenerable Druthmar of CorveyAbbot of Corvey Abbey, reposed in 1046.
• FConfessor FarannanA monk of Iona, reposed around 590.
• FASaint Ferghas son of AedhA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• FASaint Forannan son of AedhA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• GCVenerable Georgia of ClermontA holy virgin of the Clermont region in Gaul, who reposed around 500.
• IAHieromartyr Isicius of AntiochHieromartyr of Antioch, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• JDVenerable Jefimija of DevičAn ascetic of Devič Monastery, known in the world as Stojna Zarić, who reposed in 1895.
• JKNew Martyr John of KulakiaA new martyr of Kulakia, who suffered at Thessalonica in 1776.
• JAHieromartyr Joseph of AntiochHieromartyr of Antioch, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• Martyr JovitaA martyr of Brescia in Italy, honored together with Saint Faustinus.
• JSaint JustusA Christian of Corinth in the days of the Apostle Paul, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MGMartyr Maior of GazaMartyr of Gaza, who suffered for Christ.
• MPHieromartyr Michael PyataevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NMHieromartyr Nicholas MorkovinCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NSaint NicodemusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PAVenerable Paphnutius of AlexandriaVenerable monk of Alexandria, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PKVenerable Martyr Paul KozlovMonk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• Saint Quinidius of VaisonA hermit and later Bishop of Vaison, reposed around 579.
• SCHoly Martyrs Saturninus, Castulus, Magnus and LuciusFour martyrs remembered together, killed around the year 273; few details survive.
• SSaint SeverusA priest of the Abruzzi in Italy, reposed around 530.
• SASaint Severus of AntrodocoSaint of Antrodoco, venerated in the Western Church.
• SKHieromartyr Simeon KulyaminCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SSaint SpyridonA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• TSaint TitiusA Christian of Corinth in the time of the Apostle Paul, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Venerable WalfridA Tuscan nobleman who became a monk and founded a monastery, reposed around 765.
• WBHoly Martyrs Winaman and his BrothersNephews of Saint Sigfrid, slain for Christ around 1040.
• ZAMartyr Zosimus of AntiochMartyr of Antioch, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• Apostle Crispus of CorinthRuler of the synagogue at Corinth, baptized by the Apostle Paul, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Venerable Martyr Sophia SeliverstovaNun born in 1871 into a peasant family of Saratov province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1938.
• Hieromartyr Saturninus of ToulouseFirst bishop of Toulouse, who died a martyr around 257.
• TVenerable TheogniusPalestinian monk of the 5th and 6th centuries, who lived almost a hundred years and is venerated as a saint.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 15?

From the saints of the day: Onesimus, Eusebius, Alexis, John, Joseph, Justus, Michael, Nicholas, Nicodemus, Paul, Simeon, Spyridon, Zosimus. 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 15?

From the women saints of the day: Agape, Sophia. 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.