Baptismal names for children born on January 18

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 25

All the saints of January 18

• Saint Athanasius the GreatDefender of the Nicene faith and Patriarch of Alexandria, who was exiled several times.
• Saint Cyril of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444, defender of the title Theotokos at the Third Ecumenical Council.
• Martyr Prisca of RomeYoung Roman woman tortured and put to death for her faith, venerated in both East and West.
• Saint Maximus BrankovićLast male of the Branković dynasty and titular Despot of Serbia, who became a monk and archbishop; died in 1516.
• Venerable Aleksi ShushaniaArchimandrite of the Georgian Church, recluse and teacher of the Jesus Prayer, 1852 to 1923.
• Venerable Marcian the MonkSyrian hermit of the 4th century, born at Cyrrhus of a noble family, known from Theodoret's writings.
• Saint Joachim I of BulgariaPatriarch of Bulgaria from 1235 to 1246, the first head of the restored Patriarchate at Tarnovo, who died in 1246.
• Venerable Christopher PapoulakosGreek monk and itinerant preacher, born in 1770 and died in 1861; he was excommunicated by the Church of Greece.
• Hieromartyr Alexander RusinovArchpriest born in 1878 into a priest's family in Moscow province, ordained in 1901, who died a martyr in 1938.
• Venerable Ephrem the LesserGeorgian monk at Antioch, theologian and translator of patristic works from Greek; died around 1101.
• MKHieromartyr Michael KargopolovRussian priest killed on 31 January 1919 in the Yenisei region; canonized in 2000.
• NKHieromartyr Nicholas KrasovskyRussian priest from the Vladimir region, executed at the Butovo firing range on 31 January 1938; canonized in 2001.
• ASVenerable Athanasius of SyandemaDisciple of Saint Alexander of Svir, he withdrew to the forests of Karelia and founded the Syandema Dormition Hermitage.
• AKVenerable Aithneann of KillanninVenerable honored in the Irish tradition and linked to Killannin; the sources say little.
• ACHoly Martyrs Archelais and CompanionsWomen martyrs who suffered for Christ around 293.
• APSaint Asterius of PontusA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 January; few details survive.
• ANRighteous Athanasius of NavolokA righteous Russian of Navolok, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• ANVenerable Athanasius of Novolotsk
• ARFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Athanasius of RostovA fool for Christ of Rostov, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• BSaint BlatA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• BMartyr BoethusA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• CBVenerable Coppa daughter of BaedanA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CNMartyr Cosconius of NicaeaMartyr of Nicaea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• Venerable DeicolusAn Irish monk and disciple of Saint Columbanus, reposed in Gaul around 625.
• EAVenerable Eadhamair daughter of AedhA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• EIHieromartyr Eugene IsadskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1930, during the communist persecution.
• FSaint FeammorA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• LMVenerable Leobardus of MarmoutierA recluse near Marmoutier Abbey in Gaul, reposed in 593.
• Venerable Liberata of ComoA holy woman of Como in Italy, reposed around 580.
• LHieromartyr LuciusA martyr at Carthage, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MSaint MochuaA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• PHieromartyr PaulA cleric and martyr at Carthage, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• RSaint RottanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• SVenerable ScothA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SLHieromartyr Sergius LebedevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SAVenerable Silvanus the AsceticA venerable ascetic in Palestine, commemorated on 18 January in the Orthodox Synaxarion; no details of his life are known.
• SHieromartyr SuccessusA cleric and martyr at Carthage, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• TMartyr TheodosiaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• TMartyr TheodulaA woman martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• UMartyr UlfridAn English missionary slain for Christ in Sweden in 1028.
• VZHieromartyr Vladimir Zubkovich@NH
• VTSaint Volusianus of ToursBishop of Tours in Gaul, reposed in 496.
• XCMartyr Xenia of CiliciaA woman martyr of Cilicia, who suffered for Christ.
• Martyr Xenia of RomeA martyr of Rome.
• ZSFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Zachariah of ShenkurskA fool for Christ of Shenkursk, Arkhangelsk region; canonized by the Russian Church.
• ZNMartyr Zeno of NicaeaMartyr of Nicaea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• Venerable Maria of RadonezhMother of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, who became a nun late in life and died in 1337.
• MAMartyr Macarius of AnazarbusMartyr of Anazarbus, who suffered for Christ.
• Saint NinnidhAn Irish saint associated with the monastic school of Clonard.
• VCSaint Venerandus of ClermontBishop of Clermont in Gaul, who reposed around 423.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 18?

From the saints of the day: Athanasius, Cyril, Maximus, Marcian, Joachim, Alexander, Michael, Nicholas, Asterius, Eugene, Lucius, Paul, Sergius, Silvanus, Vladimir, Zachariah, Zeno, Macarius. 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 18?

From the women saints of the day: Prisca, Theodosia, Theodula, Xenia. 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.