Baptismal names for children born on January 14

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 21

All the saints of January 14

• Saint Sava of SerbiaA king's son who became an Athonite monk, founder of the autocephalous Church of Serbia and its first archbishop.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles NinoWoman from Cappadocia who preached the Gospel in Georgia and brought King Mirian to the faith.
• Confessor Felix of NolaPriest of Nola near Naples who gave his goods to the poor and was tortured in the persecution of Decius.
• Saint Julian of Le MansHonored as the first bishop of Le Mans in Gaul, in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
• Saint Dacius of MilanBishop of Milan from about 530 to 552, ally of Pope Vigilius in the Three Chapters controversy.
• MESaint Macrina the ElderMother of Basil the Elder and grandmother of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Peter and Macrina the Younger.
• Martyr PotitusEarly martyr who died around 160, venerated in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
• Holy Venerable Martyrs Fathers slain at Sinai and RaithuMonks slain at Sinai and Raithu, commemorated together on January 14 in the Orthodox Church.
• Saint Acacius of TverBishop of Tver and Kashin, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Tver, who died in 1567 at the Zheltikov Monastery.
• PFSaint Paul the Father
• ASVenerable Martyr Adam of SinaiA monk of Sinai who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• ACVenerable Martyr Anthony ChirkovA Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• BMVenerable Baodan Mor of Inis MorA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Inis Mor, who reposed in 712; very little is recorded.
• BHieromartyr BarbashminBishop of Seleucia-⁠Ctesiphon, put to death for Christ in 346 in the persecution of the Persian king Shapur II.
• BPVenerable Martyr Barlaam PokhilyukMonk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
• BSVenerable Martyr Benjamin of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• CSaint ChaldeoldA hierarch of Gaul, who reposed around 664.
• DSaint DibleniA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DSVenerable Martyr Domnus of SinaiA monk of Sinai who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• EHieromartyr EuphrasiusA hieromartyr from the time of the undivided Church.
• ESVenerable Martyr Eusebius of SinaiA monk of Sinai who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• FMSaint Firminus of MendeBishop of Mende, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• FFSaint Flann Finn of CuillinnAn Irish saint honored at Cuillinn, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• GMartyr GlyceriusA deacon and martyr of Antioch in Syria, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• HSVenerable Martyr Hypatius of SinaiA monk of Sinai, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• ISaint IoanniciusAn Archbishop of Tarnovo in Bulgaria, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ISVenerable Martyr Isaac of SinaiA monk of Sinai, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• ISVenerable Martyr Isaiah of SinaiA monk of Sinai, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• IASaint Itharnaisc of Achadh FertaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Achadh Ferta; very little is recorded.
• JSVenerable Martyr Jeremiah of SinaiA monk of Sinai, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• JPVenerable Martyr Job ProtopopovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JKConfessor John KevroletinA confessor of the Christian faith in a time of persecution.
• JAVenerable Joseph AnalytinusA venerable father of Raithu in Sinai, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JGVenerable Martyr Joseph GavrilovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LSaint LuighbheA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MSVenerable Martyr Macarius of SinaiA monk of Sinai, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSVenerable Martyr Mark of SinaiA monk of Sinai, commemorated as a martyr in the Orthodox calendar.
• MRSaint Meletios of RyazanHierarch of Ryazan, honored in the Russian Church.
• MSVenerable Martyr Moses of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• MSVenerable Martyr Moses of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSVenerable Martyr Paul of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PTVenerable Martyr Peter TupitsynMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSVenerable Martyr Proclus of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSVenerable Martyr Sabbas of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SASaint Saturus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 14 January; few details survive.
• SGVenerable Martyr Sergius GuskovMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSVenerable Martyr Sergius of SinaiMonk of Sinai, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SBVenerable Stephen of BithyniaVenerable monk of Bithynia, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SASaint Successus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 14 January; few details survive.
• TSVenerable Theodulus of SinaiA venerable monk of Sinai, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TFVenerable Martyr Thirty-⁠Eight Fathers Slain at SinaiA group of thirty-⁠eight venerable fathers slain in the desert of Sinai, commemorated together.
• Saint HyginusBishop of Rome from about 138 to 142, who according to tradition set the ranks of the clergy.
• Venerable Symeon the Myrrh-⁠streamerRuler of Serbia from 1166 to 1196, founder of the Nemanjić dynasty, tonsured at Hilandar with his son Sava.
• Saint Fulgentius of CartagenaBorn in Cartagena, he was bishop of Écija in Hispania in the early seventh century.
• Hieromartyr Platon KulbuschFirst Orthodox saint of Estonian ethnicity, bishop of Revel, killed at Tartu in January 1919.
• Saint IlarA saint of Wales, venerated at Llanilar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 14?

From the saints of the day: Sava, Felix, Julian, Acacius, Paul, Adam, Barlaam, Benjamin, Eusebius, Hypatius, Ioannicius, Isaac, Isaiah, Jeremiah, John, Joseph, Macarius, Meletios, Moses, Peter, Proclus, Sabbas, Sergius, Stephen, Theodulus, Symeon, Fulgentius, Platon. 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 14?

From the women saints of the day: Nino, Macrina. 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.