Baptismal names for children born on February 27

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, March 5

All the saints of February 27

• Saint Leander of SevilleBishop of Seville who labored for the conversion of the Visigothic kings Hermenegild and Reccared; died about 600.
• Venerable Procopius of DecapolisByzantine monk of Constantinople, companion in ascetic struggle of Saint Basil the Confessor in the time of iconoclasm.
• Venerable Thalelaeus the WeeperSyrian hermit of the 5th century known for continuous weeping, who died around 460.
• Venerable Titus of the Kiev CavesPriest and monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the twelfth century, who died about 1190.
• Venerable Titus the SoldierFormer soldier known for courage in battle, who became a monk of the Kiev Caves.
• Venerable Stephen of ConstantinopleChamberlain of Emperor Maurice who left the court for an ascetic life and founded homes for the elderly in Constantinople.
• JSVenerable Jacob the SyrianSyrian hermit of the fourth or fifth century, mentioned by Theodoret of Cyrrhus; he lived in seclusion in a cell.
• Martyr Michael MarkovRussian church reader who died in detention in a camp on 12 March 1938.
• GHMartyr Gelasius of HeliopolisAn actor of Heliopolis, now Baalbek, who confessed Christ and was put to death.
• ASaint AbundantiusA saint of Thessalonica who lived at the end of the 3rd century.
• APSaint Abundius of Pietra MontecorvinaSaint honored at Pietra Montecorvina in Italy; the sources preserve few details.
• ASMartyr Aelfnoth of StoweA hermit of England, slain around 700.
• AMartyr AntigonusA martyr of Thessalonica, killed for the faith at the end of the 3rd century.
• Venerable Baldomerus of LyonA devout craftsman of Lyon, given to prayer and almsgiving, reposed around 650.
• BMartyr BesasA Christian soldier put to death at Alexandria in the persecution of Decius, remembered with Julian and Chronion.
• CMartyr CalanusA martyr of Thessalonica who suffered at the end of the 3rd century.
• CKSaint Carterius of the Kyiv CavesA saint of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, commemorated among its fathers.
• CMartyr ChronionA martyr at Alexandria in the persecution of Decius, also called Eunus, remembered with Julian and Besas.
• CDSaint Comdhan son of DiarmaidA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CVenerable ComganAn Irish holy monk, reposed around 565.
• CSaint CommanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• ETNew Martyr Elias of TrebizondA new martyr from Trebizond who died for the faith in 1749.
• FMartyr FortunionA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• GMartyr GelasinusAn actor who became a Christian on the stage, martyred at Heliopolis under Diocletian.
• Martyr GelasiusA mime actor who confessed Christ, a martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• HLSaint Herefrith of LouthA bishop in Lincolnshire, reposed in 873.
• HTSaint Herefrith of ThorneyAn Anglo-⁠Saxon saint honored at Thorney.
• Martyr HonorinaA virgin of Gaul, martyred for Christ around 303.
• JMartyr JanuariusA martyr of Thessalonica who died for Christ at the end of the 3rd century.
• Venerable John of GorzeAbbot of Gorze Abbey in Lorraine, reposed around 975.
• JPMartyr Julian the PodagricA martyr known as the Gouty, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• JEHoly Martyrs Julian, Eunos, Beza and Mekaro of AlexandriaMartyrs of Alexandria who suffered in the persecution of Decius.
• MMartyr MacariusA martyr of Thessalonica in the 3rd century, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MPVenerable Markward of PrümAbbot of Prüm Abbey in Germany, who reposed in 853.
• NMartyr NesiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PYVenerable Photius of YurievArchimandrite of Yuriev Monastery near Novgorod, who reposed in 1838, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• SMartyr SeverianA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• TVenerable Thalelaeus
• TCVenerable Timothy of CaesareaVenerable monk of Caesarea, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TMartyr TitianA martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• Saint Macarius of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem from 312 until shortly before 335, in the age of Constantine the Great.
• Venerable Ephraim of KatounakiaGreek monk on Mount Athos, born Evangelos Papanikitas in 1912, who died in 1998.
• Venerable Cassian the RecluseMonk of the Kiev Caves in the twelfth century, known for his many years of seclusion in a cave.
• New Martyr Agathangelos of LerinNew martyr from Lerin, martyred at Bitola under Ottoman rule.
• PUHieromartyr Peter UspenskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SUHieromartyr Sergius UvitskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1932, during the Soviet persecution.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 27?

From the saints of the day: Leander, Procopius, Titus, Stephen, Jacob, Michael, Gelasius, Elias, John, Julian, Macarius, Photius, Severian, Timothy, Titian, Cassian, Agathangelos, Peter, Sergius. 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 27?

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.