Baptismal names for children born on February 16

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 23

All the saints of February 16

• Hieromartyr Pamphilus of CaesareaPresbyter and biblical scholar of Caesarea, teacher and friend of Eusebius, martyred in 309.
• Saint Marutha of MartyropolisSyriac monk, then bishop of Maypherkat in Mesopotamia, who died before 420.
• Saint Macarius NevskyMetropolitan of Moscow from 1912 to 1917, missionary and enlightener of the Altai region; died in 1926.
• Saint Mary of VizyeSaint from Vizye in Thrace, venerated in the Orthodox Church.
• MYSaint Mary the YoungerSaint of Thrace of Armenian descent, who settled in Constantinople and reposed in 903; commemorated on 16 February.
• AGSaint Aedh Glas of Rath na n-⁠EpscopAn Irish bishop honored at Rath na n-⁠Epscop, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• ASaint AenghasA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DEMartyr Daniel of EgyptAn Egyptian martyred at Caesarea in Palestine in 309 together with Pamphilus and his companions.
• ENew Martyr EliasNew martyr who suffered for the Orthodox faith.
• ECHoly Martyrs Elias and CompanionsFive Egyptian Christians, Elias, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Samuel and Daniel, martyred at Caesarea in 309.
• EJHoly Martyrs Elias, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Samuel and DanielFive Egyptians who suffered at Caesarea in Palestine in 309, in the time of St Pamphilus.
• ESSaint Eulalius of SyracuseA bishop honored as a saint at Syracuse, of whom little is known.
• GSSaint Generosus of SyriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 16 February; few details survive.
• Martyr HonestusA preacher of the Gospel in Gaul, of the 3rd century.
• JHoly Martyrs Julian and five thousand companionsMartyrs of Egypt, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• JCMartyr Julian of CaesareaMartyr of Caesarea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• MJHoly Martyrs Modestus and JulianMartyrs at Carthage, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PMartyr Paul
• PSHieromartyr Paul SmirnovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PUHieromartyr Peter UspenskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• PMartyr PorphyryA servant of Pamphilus, martyred at Caesarea in Palestine in 309, recorded by Eusebius.
• RVenerable RoibneA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• RNVenerable Martyr Romanos the NewA venerable new martyr, a monk who gave his life for Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SMartyr SeleucusA martyr at Caesarea in Palestine in 309, remembered together with Porphyry.
• SSSaint Sixtus of SyriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 16 February; few details survive.
• TPMartyr The Persian Martyrs of MartyropolisPersian martyrs who suffered for the faith of Christ at Martyropolis in 422.
• TMartyr TheodulusA martyr at Caesarea Maritima, killed around 309, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• VDMartyr Valens the Deacon
• Confessor Flavian of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople from 446 to 449, who died after the Robber Council of Ephesus.
• FASaint Flavian of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 381 until his death in 404, who put his wealth and talents at the service of the Church.
• RKVenerable Martyr Romanus of KarpenisionMonk of Karpenision, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• THieromartyr TattaAbbot of Amalbarich, slain for Christ around 808.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 16?

From the saints of the day: Macarius, Daniel, Elias, Julian, Paul, Peter, Romanos, Theodulus, Flavian, Romanus. 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 16?

From the women saints of the day: Mary. 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.