Baptismal names for children born on January 15

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 22

All the saints of January 15

• Righteous RachelBeloved wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
• Venerable Paul of ThebesHermit of Egypt, regarded as the first desert hermit, who lived many years in the Thebaid.
• Saint Remigius of ReimsBishop of Reims, called the Apostle of the Franks, who baptized King Clovis on Christmas 496.
• Saint Remigius of RouenIllegitimate son of Charles Martel, third archbishop of Rouen from 755 to 772.
• Venerable John the Hut-⁠dwellerMonk who, after years in Jerusalem, lived in humility in a hut at the gate of his parents' house.
• Right-⁠Believing Ceolwulf of NorthumbriaKing of Northumbria from 729 to 737, to whom Bede dedicated his Ecclesiastical History; he died a monk at Lindisfarne.
• EVenerable EugippiusDisciple and biographer of Severinus of Noricum, abbot at Castellum Lucullanum near Naples; died around 535.
• Venerable Gabriel of LesnovoHermit of the eleventh century, companion of Joachim of Osogovo, John of Rila and Prochorus of Pčinja.
• Martyr Ephysius of CagliariMartyr, patron of Cagliari in Sardinia, where his relics lie; died around 303.
• Saint Viator of BergamoSecond bishop of Bergamo, successor of Saint Narnus, who died in 370.
• Saint Nektary TelyashinAbbot of Nilo-⁠Stolobensky, Archbishop of Siberia and Tobolsk from 1636 to 1640, who died in 1667.
• SURight-⁠Believing Salome of UjarmaArmenian princess, daughter of King Tiridates III, married to Rev II of Iberia; she died around 361.
• Martyr Pansophius of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria who died around 300.
• Venerable Ita of IrelandAn Irish nun and abbess of Killeedy, patron of the region, who died around 570.
• PSSaint Perozhavri of SyunikA Georgian saint of the Zangezur region, venerated by the Georgian Church.
• ACSaint Ablebert of CambraiBishop of Cambrai in Gaul, who reposed around 645.
• AVenerable AithcheA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• AISaint Alreachtach of Inis MorA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Inis Mor; very little is recorded.
• Venerable Arsenius of ArmoAn Italo-⁠Greek holy monk of Calabria, who reposed around 904.
• BKVenerable Barlaam of KeretRussian venerable hermit on the shore of the White Sea, at Keret.
• BMartyr BlathmacAn Irish monk slain for the faith by Viking raiders around 823.
• Saint Bonitus of ClermontBishop of Clermont who ended his life as a monk, reposed around 710.
• CESaint Cornelius of the EastA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 15 January; few details survive.
• CCSaint Critan of CrebecA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Crebec; very little is recorded.
• DStylite DanielA stylite remembered in Euboea, in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• DCVenerable Darerca daughter of CairbreAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DVenerable DiarmaidA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• EMartyr ElpidiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• ECSaint Emebert of CambraiBishop of Cambrai in Gaul, reposed around 710.
• Hieromartyr John of BergamoBishop of Bergamo in northern Italy, commemorated in the old calendars.
• LBVenerable Lleudadd of BardseyA Welsh holy monk of Bardsey Island.
• MCSaint Malard of ChartresBishop of Chartres in Gaul, reposed around 650.
• MBMartyr Maura and BrittaTwo virgin martyrs honored in Touraine in Gaul.
• MTMartyr Maura of ToursA saint honored at Tours, of whom little is known.
• Venerable MaurusA disciple of Saint Benedict, reposed in 584.
• MSHieromartyr Michael SamsonovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• RIVenerable Robhartach of Inis MorAn Irish saint honored at Inis Mor, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• Venerable RomediusA hermit of the Tyrol, venerated in the Non Valley in Italy.
• SUSaints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of SivniaGeorgian women of Ujarma and Sivnia, honored in the Church of Georgia.
• SSaint SawlA saint honored in Western calendars; few details survive.
• SMartyr SecundinaA virgin of Rome who suffered for Christ around 250.
• SBHoly Hierarchs Seven Bishops of Druim AirbhealaighSeven Bishops of Druim Airbhealaigh, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• TRVenerable Tarsicia of RodezA holy virgin honored at Rodez in Gaul, reposed around 600.
• TESaint Tyrsus of EgyptA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 15 January; few details survive.
• Prophet HabakkukOne of the twelve minor prophets, whose prayer and oracles are recorded in his book.
• Saint Julian of Le MansHonored as the first bishop of Le Mans in Gaul, in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
• Martyr Danax of IllyriaReader of the church of Aulon in Illyria, put to death by pagans for his faith.
• Saint Gerasimos II of AlexandriaGreek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria from 1688 to 1710, commemorated each year on 16 January.
• Venerable Prochorus of PčinjaMonk of the eleventh century from the Pčinja region, venerated as a venerable; died in 1067.
• Venerable Alexander the UnsleepingMonk from the Aegean islands, founder and first abbot of the Unsleeping Ones, died around 430.
• Venerable Barlaam of KhutynRussian abbot from Novgorod, founder of the Khutyn monastery, who died in 1192 or 1193.
• Martyr Maximus of AdrianopleBorn at Marcianopolis, martyred at Adrianople in 310 in the persecution of Maximian Galerius.
• Saint IlarA saint of Wales, venerated at Llanilar.
• ISaint IoanniciusAn Archbishop of Tarnovo in Bulgaria, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MSaint MwrogA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• SMHoly Martyrs Six MartyrsA group of six martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 15?

From the saints of the day: Paul, Remigius, John, Gabriel, Arsenius, Barlaam, Cornelius, Daniel, Elpidius, Michael, Julian, Gerasimos, Prochorus, Alexander, Maximus, Ioannicius. 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 15?

From the women saints of the day: Rachel, Salome, Maura. 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.