Baptismal names for children born on February 2
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
From the eighth day, February 9
PeterVenerable Peter of DamascusNicephorusMartyr Nicephorus of AntiochGennadyVenerable Gennady of VazheozeroNikephorosVenerable Nikephoros of BorovskAlexanderRighteous Alexander of VologdaAemilianusSaint Aemilianus of PionsatBasilHieromartyr Basil IzmailovJohnHieromartyr John FryazinovMarcellusHieromartyr MarcellusRomanosVenerable Romanos of CiliciaSabinusSaint Sabinus of CanosaTikhonSaint Tikhon of MoscowLukeSaint Luke of SimferopolMarcianHieromartyr Marcian of SyracuseOnesimusHieromartyr Onesimus PylaevRomanusVenerable Romanus the HermitDemetriusHieromartyr Demetrius SemyonovApolloniaMartyr Apollonia of Alexandria
All the saints of February 2
- Martyr Adalbald of OstreventFrankish nobleman of the court of Clovis II, killed in 652 and venerated as a saint; February 2.
Venerable Adeloga of KitzingenAbbess of the monastery of Kitzingen, reposed around 745.- Martyr Agathodorus of CappadociaA martyr of Cappadocia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
- Saint Aithmet of ClocharAn Irish bishop honored at Clochar, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Martyr ApronianA martyr who suffered for Christ in 304.
- Saint ColmanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Venerable ColumbanusAn Irish monk and recluse, reposed in 959.
- Saint FeocaA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Saint FeockA saint honored in Cornwall, where a village bears his name.
- Saint Flosculus of OrléansBishop of Orléans in Gaul, reposed around 480.
- Holy Martyrs Fortunatus, Felician, Firmus and CandidusMartyrs of Rome, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Martyr Gabriel
- Saint GoalA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
- Saint Hilarus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 February; few details survive.
- Saint Jollathan of the DesertA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- New Martyr Jordan the New MartyrA new martyr commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Lothar I of StadeCount of Stade in Saxony, who reposed in 880.
- Holy Martyrs Martyrs of EbsdorfChristians killed by the Northmen at Ebsdorf in Saxony in 880.
- Saint TheodoricA hierarch remembered in Western calendars, died around 880; few details survive.
- Martyr VictorA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
Saint Burchard of WürzburgAnglo-Saxon missionary to Germany and the first bishop of Würzburg, from 741 to 751..jpg)
Holy Martyrs Bassus, Eusebius, Eutychius and BasilidesWealthy and noble imperial officials, martyred at Nicomedia in the persecution of Diocletian.- Venerable Euthymius of KareliaA monk who went north around 1400 and founded the monastery on the shore of the White Sea.
- Venerable Crewenna of CrowanA Cornish saint honored at Crowan, of the 5th century, commemorated in the Orthodox England calendar.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Columbanus, Fortunatus, Gabriel, Jordan, Victor, Euthymius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.
No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.
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