Baptismal names for children born on February 8

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 15

All the saints of February 8

• Prophet ZechariahOne of the twelve minor prophets, author of the book that bears his name, after the Babylonian exile.
• Great Martyr Theodore StratelatesRoman general of Heraclea Pontica, great martyr, put to death around the year 319.
• Saint Sava II of SerbiaThird archbishop of the Serbs, from 1263 to 1271, middle son of King Stefan the First-⁠Crowned.
• Saint Juventius of PaviaBishop of Pavia for thirty-⁠nine years, sent with Syrus to evangelize the city; died in 397.
• Martyr CointhaChristian woman of Alexandria, dragged through the streets by a horse in Decius' persecution.
• Saint Honoratus of MilanArchbishop of Milan who died at Genoa around the year 570.
• AAHieromartyr Alexander AbissovPriest born in the Yaroslavl governorate, who died a martyr in 1942 at Svobodny and was glorified in 2000.
• VNSaint Victor of NaplesBishop of Naples in the late 5th century, who died after the year 496.
• LRFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Lyubov of RyazanFool for Christ of Ryazan, born in 1852 and died in 1921; a local saint of the Ryazan diocese.
• TVenerable TheogniusPalestinian monk of the 5th and 6th centuries, who lived almost a hundred years and is venerated as a saint.
• ADHieromartyr Andrew DobryninA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• ASaint AnthusaThe mother of Saint John Chrysostom, who raised him alone in the faith.
• CVenerable CeraA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Confessor Cuthman of SteyningA devout English shepherd who built the church at Steyning.
• DAHoly Martyrs Denis, Aemilian and SebastianMartyrs of Lesser Armenia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• Venerable Elfleda of WhitbyAbbess of Whitby and successor of Saint Hilda, reposed in 714.
• FESaint Failbhe of ErdomhAn Irish saint honored at Erdomh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FCVenerable Fiachra of Congbhail Gleanna SuiligheA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Congbhail Gleanna Suilighe; very little is recorded.
• JGHoly Venerables Jacut and GuethenocTwo Breton brothers, disciples of Saint Budoc.
• KSaint KewA saint of Gwent in Wales.
• KSaint KewA holy woman venerated in Cornwall.
• LVenerable Martyr LycarionA venerable martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• MLSaint Mac Liag of LiathdrumA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Liathdrum; very little is recorded.
• MPSaint Macarius of PaphosBishop of Paphos in Cyprus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMartyr Mary
• Saint Meingold of HuyA saint honored at Huy near Liège, of the 9th century.
• NBSaint Nicetius of BesançonBishop of Besançon in Gaul, reposed around 611.
• OSaint OnchoAn Irish saint, reposed around 600.
• Saint Paul of VerdunBishop of Verdun in Gaul, renowned for his miracles, reposed around 649.
• PLHoly Martyrs Paul, Lucius and CyriacusMartyrs of Rome, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• PMartyr PergetusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• Hieromartyr Peter MarkovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• PVenerable PhiladelphusA venerable father commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PVenerable PolycarpA monastic ascetic commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• RVenerable RuidhcheA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SCMartyr Salomon of CórdobaA martyr at Córdoba in Spain under Arab rule.
• SLHieromartyr Sergius LyubomudrovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SKHieromartyr Simeon KulgavetsCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SMartyr StephenA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TVenerable TrenogA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• VMMartyr Victor of MouzonMartyr of Mouzon, who died in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• Venerable Paul of ThebesHermit of Egypt, regarded as the first desert hermit, who lived many years in the Thebaid.
• Righteous Nonna of NazianzusWife of Gregory the Elder and mother of Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius and Gorgonia, in Cappadocia.
• SISaint Sava III of SerbiaArchbishop of Serbia from 1309 to 1316, formerly abbot of Hilandar and bishop of Prizren.
• ADSaint Agathangelus of DamascusA hierarch of Damascus, honored by the Church of Antioch.
• NMartyr NicephorusA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on February 8?

From the saints of the day: Zechariah, Theodore, Sava, Alexander, Victor, Andrew, Denis, Macarius, Paul, Peter, Salomon, Sergius, Simeon, Stephen, Agathangelus, Nicephorus. 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 8?

From the women saints of the day: Lyubov, Mary, Nonna. 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.