Baptismal names for children born on February 29
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, March 7
LavrentiosVenerable Lavrentios of MegaraBasilHieromartyr Basil of ChersonesusAemilianusVenerable AemilianusElpidiusHieromartyr Elpidius of ChersonesusEmilianSaint Emilian of RomeEugeneHieromartyr EugeneJamesMartyr JamesMarianMartyr MarianNestorSaint Nestor of TrimythousNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas RozovNilusVenerable Martyr Nilus TyutyukinSerapionSaint Serapion of ThmuisJohnSaint John of BeverleyPaulVenerable Paul the SimpleArcadiusVenerable Arcadius of CyprusCatherineVenerable Martyr Catherine KonstantinovaAnnaVenerable Martyr Anna GorokhovaAntoninaVenerable Martyr Antonina NovikovaEvdokiaVenerable Martyr Evdokia SinitsynaMariaVenerable Martyr Maria GroshevaMatronaVenerable Martyr Matrona GroshevaXeniaVenerable Martyr Xenia Petrukhina
All the saints of February 29
Venerable John CassianMonk and spiritual writer, founder of monasteries at Marseille, author of the Institutes and Conferences.
Saint Oswald of WorcesterMonk at Fleury, then bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York from 972 until his death in 992.- Saint Waldo of ÉvreuxBishop of Évreux in Normandy, commemorated in the old calendars.
Great Martyr Artemius of AntiochRoman general of Syrian birth, commander of Egypt, a great martyr who died in 362.
Hieromartyr Arsenius MatsievichMetropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl who died at Reval in 1772 after opposing the seizure of church property.
Saint Meletius of KharkivArchbishop of Kharkiv and Akhtyrka, who lived from 1784 to 1840.- Venerable Leo of CappadociaA Cappadocian ascetic known for his hospitality, whose life is told in the Spiritual Meadow.
- Venerable Cassian the BarefootA venerable father of the Volokolamsk region, called the Barefoot, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
- Martyr EboresA martyr commemorated with Calliopius, Nirus, Papas and Orion.
- Confessor George the ConfessorA bishop of Debeltos and confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint Germanus of Dacia PonticaSaint of Dobruja, honored in Dacia Pontica.
- Saint Jonah of LerosA saint from the island of Leros, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Martyr Maneta of CaesareaA virgin of Caesarea in Palestine, who suffered for Christ.
- Hieromartyr Theokteristus
Questions
From the saints of the day: John, Artemius, Arsenius, Meletius, Cassian, George, Germanus, Jonah. 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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