Baptismal names for children born on January 1

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 8

All the saints of January 1

• Saint Basil the GreatGreat hierarch and theologian of Cappadocia, author of a Divine Liturgy and of monastic rules.
• Righteous SarahWife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, honored as matriarch of the chosen people.
• Saint Fulgentius of RuspeBishop of Ruspe in North Africa, a theologian who defended the true faith against the Arians.
• Venerable Martyr TelemachusMonk who tried to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheater and was stoned to death by the crowd.
• Saint Gregory of Nazianzus the ElderBishop of Nazianzus in Cappadocia, father of Gregory the Theologian and patriarch of a family of clergy.
• Hieromartyr Platon KulbuschFirst Orthodox saint of Estonian ethnicity, bishop of Revel, killed at Tartu in January 1919.
• Martyr Concordius of SpoletoLittle-⁠known martyr of Spoleto from the second century.
• Hieromartyr Nikolai BezhanitskyArchpriest in Estonia, killed by the Bolsheviks at Tartu on January 14, 1919.
• Martyr Basil of AncyraPriest of Galatia martyred in 362 under Julian the Apostate; distinct from the hieromartyr of the same name.
• Hieromartyr Alexander TrapitsynArchbishop of Pugachev, vicar of the Saratov diocese, born in 1862, who died a martyr in 1938; glorified in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Basil VitevskyRussian priest born in 1873, who died in 1938; a village priest's son and graduate of the Samara Seminary.
• Saint Athanasius VolkhovskyBishop of Mogilev and Polotsk, born at Poltava into an archpriest's family; honored as a local saint in the Ukrainian Church.
• Hieromartyr Michael BleiveArchpriest at Tartu, one of the first Estonian Orthodox saints, killed in January 1919.
• PVHieromartyr Paracodes of VienneBishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a hieromartyr.
• ACSaint Aedhan of Cluain FionnabhrachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Fionnabhrach; very little is recorded.
• AOHieromartyr Alexander OrganovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• BVenerable BaglanA Welsh saint honored at Baglan, of the 6th century, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• Venerable Clarus of VienneA holy monk of Vienne in Gaul, reposed around 660.
• CMSaint Colman MuilinnAn Irish saint honored at Doire Chaechain, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CKVenerable Comnatan of KildareA holy woman of the monastery of Kildare in Ireland, reposed around 590.
• CVenerable CuanAn Irish holy monk, reposed in 752.
• DLSaint Dabheog of Locli GeirgA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Locli Geirg; very little is recorded.
• EMHoly Venerables Elvan and MydwynTwo British saints of the 2nd century, commemorated together in the Orthodox England calendar.
• EUSaint Eochaidh of UisneachAn Irish saint honored at Uisneach, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• ECVenerable Ermedhach of Craebh LaisreAn Irish abbot honored at Craebh Laisre, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• EESaint Ernan son of EoghanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• ECVenerable Eugendus of CondatAbbot of Condat in the Jura mountains, reposed around 510.
• ERSaint Eventius of RaetiaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 1 January; few details survive.
• FSaint FancheaAn Irish holy woman, reposed around 520.
• FBSaint Felix of BourgesBishop of Bourges in Gaul, reposed around 580.
• FTSaint Finntain son of ToictheachAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• JAHieromartyr Jacob AlferovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JLVenerable Martyr Jeremiah LeonovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JSHieromartyr John SmirnovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JSHieromartyr John SuldinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Justin of ChietiBishop of Chieti in Italy, reposed around 540.
• MSaint MaelrhysA British saint from the time of the undivided Church.
• OCSaint Oissein of Cluain Mor Fer NArdaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Mor Fer NArda; very little is recorded.
• PKConfessor Peter KhmaladzeA priest of Baraleti and confessor of the faith, who died in 1856; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PPSaint Peter of the PeloponneseA saint venerated in the Peloponnese.
• PTNew Martyr Peter of TripoliSaint honored at Tripoli; the sources preserve few details about him.
• TTVenerable Theodosius of TrigliaA venerable monk of Triglia, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TMartyr TheodotusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TMartyr TheodotusA holy unmercenary physician commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TSMartyr Thirty Soldier Martyrs of RomeThirty soldiers who suffered for Christ at Rome around 304.
• TSaint TyfrydogA saint of Wales, venerated on the isle of Anglesey.
• VIHieromartyr Vyacheslav Infantov@NH
• Venerable William of VolpianoAbbot of Saint-⁠Bénigne in Dijon and a renewer of monastic life, reposed in 1031.
• Venerable Emmelia of CaesareaWife of Basil the Elder and mother of Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa and Peter of Sebaste.
• Saint Peter of MoscowMetropolitan of Kyiv who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325 and became the city's patron; died in 1326.
• Saint Gregentius of HimyarArchbishop of Zafar, capital of Himyar, in the 6th century, according to a life compiled in the 10th.
• FVenerable FrodobertA holy monk associated with Luxeuil in Gaul, reposed around 673.
• HSaint HywynA British saint, reposed around 516.
• KNew Martyr KyrannaA new martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 1?

From the saints of the day: Basil, Fulgentius, Telemachus, Gregory, Platon, Nikolai, Alexander, Athanasius, Michael, Paracodes, Felix, Jacob, Jeremiah, John, Justin, Peter, Theodosius, Theodotus, Vyacheslav, William. 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 January 1?

From the women saints of the day: Sarah, Emmelia, Kyranna. 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.