Baptismal names for children born on January 19

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 26

All the saints of January 19

• Righteous JosephThe righteous carpenter of Nazareth, betrothed of the Virgin, who cared for the Child Jesus.
• Prophet AaronElder brother of Moses and first high priest of Israel.
• Venerable Macarius of EgyptHermit of Egypt, also called Macarius the Great, spiritual father of the hermits of Scetis.
• Saint Mark of EphesusHesychast theologian and defender of Orthodoxy who rejected union with Rome at the Council of Ferrara-⁠Florence.
• Venerable Anastasius of SinaiPriest, writer and abbot of St. Catherine's Monastery on Sinai, who died after the year 700.
• Holy Martyrs Marius, Martha, Audifax and AbachumA family from Persia, husband, wife and two sons, who confessed Christ in Rome and were put to death around 270.
• Saint Agricius of TrierThe first historically attested bishop of Trier, who lived from about 260 to 335.
• Martyr Pontianus of SpoletoMartyr of Spoleto who died in the 2nd century under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
• Saint Contentius of BayeuxBishop of Bayeux from 480 until his death in 510; commemorated on January 19.
• Confessor Euthymius the Confessor of GeorgiaGeorgian ascetic monk and scholar, 1865 to 1944, who died at Zedazeni; canonized in 2003.
• Stylite Anton of MartqopiOne of the thirteen Syrian Fathers who came to Georgia, a stylite at Martqopi.
• ACSaint Arsenius of CorfuArchbishop of Corfu, one of the patrons of the island with Saint Spyridon; died about 959.
• Martyr Euphrasia of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia who died about 303 in the persecution of Diocletian.
• GSMartyr Germanicus of SmyrnaA youth of Smyrna, thrown to the beasts in the arena for his faith under Emperor Antoninus.
• Hieromartyr Peter SkipetrovArchpriest born into a priest's family, killed in Petrograd in 1918 and glorified in 2001.
• Venerable Macarius the DeaconA deacon and monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• Venerable Macarius the FasterA fasting monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• MGVenerable Meletius of GalesiosA Byzantine monk born in 1230 and died in 1307, who lived as an ascetic on Mount Galesios.
• AMartyr AbachumMartyr named in the early martyrologies; the sources preserve few details about him.
• AHieromartyr AbsadahA cleric and martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Venerable AbundantiaA saint of the West, who reposed in 804.
• ASStylite Anthony the Stylite of GeorgiaGeorgian stylite who struggled in Georgia.
• CCSaint Catellus of CastellammareBishop of Castellammare in Italy, reposed around 900.
• CMartyr CatusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CCVenerable Cosmas ChrysostomatosA hierarch commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• DSaint DometiusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• FNSaint Fachtna of NuachongbhailAn Irish bishop honored at Nuachongbhail, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FCVenerable Faustina of ComoA holy woman venerated at Como in northern Italy.
• FGSaint Firminus of GévaudanA bishop of Gévaudan in Gaul.
• Martyr GermanaA martyr at Baiona, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Martyr Germana of Bar-⁠sur-⁠AubeA virgin martyr of Bar-⁠sur-⁠Aube in Gaul, slain by the Huns around 451.
• GMartyr GermanusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• GMartyr GerontiusA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• GNVenerable Godo of NovalesaFirst abbot of Novalesa Abbey, founded in 726 in Piedmont by the ruler Abbo.
• HMartyr HypatiusA martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• JMartyr JanuariusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JMartyr JuliusA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• LVenerable LaudomarusA holy monk associated with Corbion monastery in Gaul, reposed in 593.
• LMartyr LucianA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MVVenerable Macarius of VysokoozeroA venerable father of the Vysokoozero lake region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSaint MakariosVenerable bishop of Ierissos in Chalkidiki; venerated locally.
• MVenerable MaximusA venerable of the 4th century, brother of Saint Dometius, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• NVHieromartyr Nicholas VostorgovRussian priest born in the Vladimir region, killed in 1930 and canonized in 2000.
• OSaint OctideA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• PMartyr PiaA martyr at Carthage, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PMartyr PiusA martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• SMartyr SaturninusA martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
• SMartyr SuccessusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SESaint Suibhne son of EoghanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• TFool-⁠for-⁠Christ TheodoreA fool for Christ, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• TGMartyr Theodore GusevA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1940, during the communist persecution.
• TNFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Theodore of NovgorodA fool for Christ of Novgorod, who died in 1392.
• TMartyr TheodosiaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• MKVenerable Makarios Kalogeras of PatmosHierodeacon and teacher of Patmos, born in 1688 and died in 1737.
• Venerable Paul of ThebesHermit of Egypt, regarded as the first desert hermit, who lived many years in the Thebaid.
• Saint Dionysius the GreatPatriarch of Alexandria from 248 to 264, whose letters preserve much knowledge of the Church of his time.
• Saint John the AlmsgiverPatriarch of Alexandria from 606 to 616, known for his almsgiving to the poor.
• Saint Palladius of HelenopolisBishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia, disciple of John Chrysostom, author of the Lausiac History.
• Venerable Thaïs of EgyptCourtesan of Alexandria who repented and lived in the Egyptian desert in the fourth century.
• Venerable Anastasia the PatricianLady-⁠in-⁠waiting to Empress Theodora, who withdrew because of the empress's jealousy and lived as a nun in Egypt.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 19?

From the saints of the day: Joseph, Aaron, Macarius, Anastasius, Euthymius, Anton, Arsenius, Peter, Meletius, Cosmas, Germanus, Gerontius, Hypatius, Julius, Lucian, Makarios, Maximus, Nicholas, Pius, Theodore, Paul, Dionysius, John, Palladius, Eulogius, Remigius, Vitalis, Sabbas, Acacius, Theodotus, Dorotheus, Julian, Marinus. 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 19?

From the women saints of the day: Theodosia, Anastasia, Apollinaria. 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.