Baptismal names for children born on February 3

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 10

All the saints of February 3

• Prophet Anna the ProphetessElderly woman of the tribe of Asher who proclaimed the Savior in the Temple when the Child was brought to Jerusalem.
• Saint AnsgarMissionary to Denmark and Sweden, called the Apostle of the North, who became archbishop of Hamburg-⁠Bremen.
• Righteous Simeon the God-⁠receiverJust and devout man of Jerusalem who took the infant Jesus in his arms when He was brought to the Temple.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles Nicholas of JapanRussian missionary who founded the Orthodox Church in Japan, archbishop of Tokyo, who died in 1912.
• Saint Laurence of CanterburySecond archbishop of Canterbury, from 604 to 619, a member of the mission sent from Italy to England.
• Venerable WerburghAnglo-⁠Saxon princess who became an abbess and is the patron of Chester; she is remembered on 3 February.
• Saint Ignatius of MariupolGreek bishop of Gothia and Kaffa in Crimea and later of Mariupol in present-⁠day Ukraine; died in 1786.
• Venerable HadelinScholarly monk born in Guyenne who preached Christianity in today's Belgium with Saint Remaclus.
• Right-⁠Believing Roman of UglichPrince of Uglich from 1261 until his death in 1285, son of Vladimir.
• Saint Simeon of TverFirst bishop of Tver, earlier bishop of Polotsk, who died on February 3, 1289.
• Venerable Oliver of AnconaA Benedictine monk near Ancona who died around 1050, venerated by both the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
• Saint Alexius of NovgorodFormerly keeper of the keys of the archiepiscopal house, ordained bishop in 1360, Archbishop of Novgorod, who died in 1390.
• CCConfessor Celerinus of CarthageHe suffered at Carthage under Decius but survived, and was then ordained deacon by Saint Cyprian.
• Confessor Vladimir KhiraskoArchpriest and school teacher, honored locally in Belarus, glorified in 2000 as a confessor; he died in 1933.
• ATHieromartyr Adrian TroitskyRussian priest who died in Yoshkar-⁠Ola on 15 February 1938; added to the Synaxis of New Martyrs in 2002.
• JSSaint Jacob of SerbiaArchbishop of Serbia from 1286 to 1292, a renovator and founder of churches who likely moved the see from Žiča to Peć.
• ACMartyr Adrian of Caesarea in PalestineA martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ASaint AnatoliusA bishop from Scotland who, after a pilgrimage to Rome, lived as a hermit at Salins in the Jura.
• AGHoly Martyrs Aquilinus, Geminus, Gelasius, Magnus and Donatus of RomeFive martyrs commemorated together, honored at Forum Sempronii in Italy.
• AProphet AzariahA prophet of the Old Testament, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• BZHieromartyr Basil ZalesskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1919, during the Soviet persecution.
• Venerable Berlinda of MeerbekeA Flemish hermitess of Meerbeke, reposed around 702.
• BCMartyr Blaise of CaesareaMartyr of Caesarea in Cappadocia who suffered for Christ.
• CSaint CaoilfhionnAn Irish saint honored in County Roscommon.
• CSaint CaolainnA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• CPMartyr Claudianus of PergeMartyr of Perge in Pamphylia, who suffered for Christ.
• CVenerable ClaudiusA monastic ascetic commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• DLVenerable Deodatus of LagnyA monk of Lagny Abbey in Gaul.
• DPMartyr Diodorus of PergeA martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ECMartyr Eubulus of Caesarea in PalestineA martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EVSaint Evantius of VienneBishop of Vienne in Gaul, who reposed around 586.
• FSHoly Martyrs Felix, Symphronius, Hippolytus and CompanionsA group of martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• Martyr Ia of CornwallAn Irish virgin martyred in Cornwall, where the town of St Ives bears her name.
• ICMartyr Ignatius of CarthageMartyr of Carthage, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• JSNew Martyr John of SpetsesA new martyr from the island of Spetses who died for his faith in Christ.
• JTHieromartyr John TomilovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• LCHoly Martyrs Laurentinus and CompanionsMartyrs of the early Church, commemorated together.
• LVenerable LeoniusA venerable ascetic, honored at Poitiers, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• LHieromartyr LiafdagA missionary bishop in Jutland, slain for Christ around 980.
• LFHoly Hierarchs Lupicinus and FelixBishops of Lyon in Gaul, commemorated together.
• MAMartyr Michael AgaevA martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• OCMartyr Oliviera of ChaumontMartyr of Francia, venerated in the Western Church.
• PPMartyr Papias of PergeChristian of Perge, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PVSaint Philip of VienneBishop of Vienne in Gaul, reposed in 578.
• RGSaint Remedius of GapBishop of Gap in Gaul, honored as a saint; the sources preserve few details about him.
• SISaint Savva of IoanninaGreek saint of Ioannina, who died in the year 1550.
• SMartyr SimonA martyr commemorated together with Paul in the synaxarion of the Church of Greece.
• SNew Martyr StamatiosA new martyr from the island of Spetses who died for the faith in 1822.
• TRHoly Hierarchs Tigides and RemediusBishops of Gap in Gaul, commemorated together.
• TGSaint Tigridius of GapBishop of Gap in Gaul, honored as a saint; the sources preserve few details about him.
• TIHieromartyr Timothy IzotovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Right-⁠Believing Sviatoslav-⁠Gabriel of VladimirPrince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Vladimir-⁠Suzdal from 1246 to 1248, who died in 1252.
• FBSaint Felix of ByzantiumBishop of Byzantium from 136 to 141, in the reign of the emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
• ECHoly Martyrs Eugene, Candidus, Valerian and AquilaMartyrs of Trebizond who suffered in the persecution of Diocletian.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 3?

From the saints of the day: Simeon, Nicholas, Laurence, Ignatius, Roman, Alexius, Vladimir, Adrian, Jacob, Anatolius, Azariah, Basil, Blaise, Claudius, Diodorus, John, Michael, Philip, Savva, Simon, Stamatios, Timothy, Felix. 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 3?

From the women saints of the day: Anna. 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.