Baptismal names for children born on January 2

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 9

All the saints of January 2

• Saint Sylvester of RomeBishop of Rome from 314 to 335, in the time of Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicaea.
• Hieromartyr TelesphorusBishop of Rome from about 126 to 137, in the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
• Venerable Seraphim of SarovGreat Russian ascetic, hieromonk and hermit in the forest near Sarov, known for his gift of healing.
• Right-⁠Believing Bruno of SaxonyDuke of Saxony from 866 until his death in 880, a member of the Ottonian dynasty.
• CISaint Cosmas I of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from August 1075 to May 1081, also called the Jerusalemite.
• Righteous Juliana of LazarevoBorn in Moscow in 1530, wife of Giorgi Osorgin, she lived righteously helping the needy; she died in 1604 at Lazarevo.
• Martyr DefendensSoldier of the Theban Legion, martyred in the 3rd century according to Christian tradition.
• Venerable Sylvester of KyivSylvester of Kiev (Church Slavonic: Сильвестр, romanized: Sil'vestr) (c. 1055 – 1123, aged 67–68) was a clergyman and a writer in Kievan Rus'.
• Saint SeiriolWelsh saint of the early 6th century, who made a cell at Penmon on Anglesey and later moved to Ynys Seiriol.
• GGSaint Giorgi the GeorgianA Georgian monk venerated by the Georgian Church.
• Venerable Adalard of CorbieAbbot of Corbie and a cousin of Charlemagne, reposed in 827.
• AVenerable AinbhthenA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• ATMartyr Argeus of TomisA martyr of Tomis who suffered for Christ around 320, honoured together with Narcissus and Marcellinus.
• ANMartyr Argeus, Narcissus and MarcellinusThree martyrs of Tomis in Scythia Minor, remembered together in the ancient synaxaria.
• AAHoly Martyrs Artaxus, Acutus, Eugenda, Maximianus, Timothy, Tobias and VitusSeven martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• ALSaint Asclepius of LimogesA hierarch honored at Limoges in France in the age of the undivided Church.
• AASaint Aspasius of AuchBishop of Auch in Gaul, reposed around 560.
• AMSaint Aspasius of MelunMonk of Melun, venerated in the Western Church.
• BPMartyr Basil PetrovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BSaint BlenwydA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• BBVenerable Blidulf of BobbioA monk of Bobbio Abbey in Italy, reposed around 630.
• CESaint Claudia of EthiopiaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 January; few details survive.
• GCSaint Gennadius of CorfuSaint of Corfu.
• GINew Martyr George of IberiaNew martyr of Georgia who suffered for faith in Christ.
• IAHieromartyr Isidore of AntiochA cleric of Antioch, who died a martyr for Christ.
• LMVenerable Lochait of Magh BileAn Irish abbot honored at Magh Bile, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MTMartyr Marcellinus of TomisA martyr of Tomis, remembered with Argeus and Narcissus, who suffered around 320.
• MDFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Mark the DeafA fool for Christ, known as Mark the Deaf.
• MPSaints Martyrs of PiacenzaMartyrs of Piacenza in Italy; few details about them survive.
• MRHoly Martyrs Martyrs of RomeA group of martyrs remembered together in Western calendars, around 303; few details survive.
• MSSaints Martyrs of SirmiumMartyrs of Sirmium; few details about them survive.
• MWSaint Munchin the WiseAn Irish hierarch called the Wise, honored at Limerick, reposed in 652.
• NTMartyr Narcissus of TomisA martyr of the city of Tomis who died for the faith around 320, alongside Argeus and Marcellinus.
• NSVenerable Nilus the SanctifiedA venerable ascetic called the Sanctified, who reposed in 1228.
• PRVenerable Peter of RomeVenerable monk of Rome, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint PompeiaA holy woman of western Britain, commemorated in the old calendars.
• SVenerable ScuithinAn Irish holy monk of the Kilkenny region.
• SCMartyr Sergius of CaesareaChristian of Caesarea, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SAMartyr Stratonicus of AntiochA martyr honored at Antioch, of whom little is known.
• TMSaint Theodore of MarseilleBishop of Marseille, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• TSaint TheodotaA saint commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• TSaint TheogenesA saint commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• TPHieromartyr Theogenes of PariumBishop of Parium on the Hellespont, who died a martyr under the emperor Licinius.
• TMartyr TheopemptusA martyr of the early Christian centuries, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TMartyr TheopistusA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TMHoly Martyrs Thousand Martyrs of LichfieldA multitude of martyrs honored at Lichfield in England, commemorated together.
• VVenerable VincentianA holy monk of Gaul associated with the monastery of Saint Menelaus, reposed around 730.
• VRVenerable Vincentian of RouffiacA holy monastic of Rouffiac in France, who reposed in 672.
• VESaint Vitalis of EthiopiaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 January; few details survive.
• Saint Martinian of MilanArchbishop of Milan from 423 to 435, remembered on 2 January.
• Martyr Basil of AncyraPriest of Galatia martyred in 362 under Julian the Apostate; distinct from the hieromartyr of the same name.
• Venerable Sylvester the WonderworkerVenerable honored at the Kiev Caves Lavra, called the Wonderworker.
• PVHieromartyr Paracodes of VienneBishop of Vienne in Gaul, venerated as a hieromartyr.
• Venerable Clarus of VienneA holy monk of Vienne in Gaul, reposed around 660.
• TMartyr TheodotusA holy unmercenary physician commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 2?

From the saints of the day: Sylvester, Seraphim, Bruno, Cosmas, Giorgi, Basil, Gennadius, George, Isidore, Marcellinus, Nilus, Peter, Sergius, Theodore, Martinian, Paracodes, Theodotus. 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 2?

From the women saints of the day: Juliana, Claudia, Theodota. 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.