Baptismal names for children born on February 20

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 27

All the saints of February 20

• Saint Agatho of RomeBishop of Rome from 678 to 681, in the time of the Sixth Ecumenical Council.
• Right-⁠Believing Yaroslav the WiseGrand Prince of Kiev from 1019 to 1054, builder of churches and of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev.
• Saint Leo of CataniaFifteenth bishop of Catania, a wonderworker known for his care of the poor, who died in 789.
• Venerable Martyr Cornelius of Pskov-⁠PechoryAbbot of the Pskov-⁠Pechory monastery from 1529 to 1570, by tradition killed by Ivan the Terrible.
• Venerable Agathon the WonderworkerMonk of the Kiev Caves Monastery in the 13th-14th centuries, a wonderworker.
• ZASaint Zenobius of AntiochA saint of Antioch in Syria, who died around 310 in the time of the persecutions.
• Martyr Serapion of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria who died around 250.
• ASaint AnianusA hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AVVenerable Martyr Anthony of ValaamA venerable martyr of Valaam Monastery, commemorated by the Russian Church.
• AVVenerable Martyr Athanasius of ValaamA monk of the Valaam monastery who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• AVVenerable Martyr Athanasius of ValaamA monk of the Valaam monastery who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• BVenerable Bessarion
• CPSaint Cindeus of PisidiaA hierarch of Pisidia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• CVenerable ColganA monk of Clonmacnoise in Ireland, reposed around 796.
• CSaint CronanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CVVenerable Martyr Cyprian of ValaamA monk of Valaam Monastery, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• DMartyr DidymusA martyr of Cyprus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• DVVenerable Martyr Dionysius of ValaamA monk of Valaam who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• Saint Eleutherius of TournaiBishop of Tournai in Gaul, reposed in 531.
• Saint Eucherius of OrléansBishop of Orléans who was sent into exile, reposed around 740.
• EMartyr EutropiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• FMSaint Falco of MaastrichtBishop of Maastricht, reposed around 512.
• JVVenerable Martyr John of ValaamA monk of Valaam Monastery, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• JVVenerable Martyr John of ValaamA monk of Valaam Monastery, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• JVVenerable Martyr John of ValaamA monk of Valaam Monastery, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• LVVenerable Martyr Luke of ValaamA monk of Valaam Monastery, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMHoly Venerable Martyrs Monastic Martyrs of ValaamMonks of Valaam Monastery, killed by Swedish invaders.
• NCMartyr Nemesius of CyprusA martyr of Cyprus, remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• NRHieromartyr Nicholas RozovCleric of Petrograd, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NVVenerable Martyr Niphont of ValaamMonk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• OSaint OlcanA disciple of Saint Patrick and a bishop in Ireland, reposed around 480.
• PVVenerable Martyr Pachomius of ValaamMonk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PVVenerable Martyr Pimen of ValaamMonk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PVenerable PlotinVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PMartyr PotamiusA martyr of the island of Cyprus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PNHoly Martyrs Pothamius and Nemesius of CyprusTwo martyrs of Cyprus, commemorated together.
• SVVenerable Martyr Sabbas of ValaamMonk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SCHoly Hieromartyrs Sadoth and CompanionsBishop Sadoth of Seleucia-⁠Ctesiphon and 128 companions, martyred in Persia under Shapur II.
• SVVenerable Martyr Samon of ValaamMonk of Valaam, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TRSaint Thecle of RoubaixA saint honored at Roubaix in northern France.
• TVVenerable Martyr Theodore of ValaamA monk of Valaam who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• TVVenerable Martyr Thirty-⁠four Venerable Martyrs of ValaamMonks and novices of Valaam Monastery, slain by invaders in 1578.
• THieromartyr TyrannionBishop of Tyre, martyred at Antioch in 311, named by Eusebius and commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• VMVenerable Martyr Vassian of MuromMonk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1570.
• Venerable Mildrith of MinsterAnglo-⁠Saxon abbess in Kent in the seventh and eighth centuries; her relics were moved to Canterbury in 1030.
• Apostle ApphiaChristian woman of Colossae who died a martyr in Nero's persecutions.
• Hieromartyr Sadoth of PersiaBishop of Seleucia-⁠Ctesiphon from 341 to 343, martyred in the great Persian persecution under Shapur.
• VSSaint Valerius of SorrentoBishop of Sorrento in Italy, reposed in 453.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 20?

From the saints of the day: Agatho, Yaroslav, Cornelius, Agathon, Zenobius, Serapion, Athanasius, Bessarion, Cyprian, Didymus, Dionysius, Eleutherius, Eutropius, John, Luke, Nicholas, Pachomius, Pimen, Sabbas, Theodore, Vassian, Valerius. 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 20?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.