Baptismal names for children born on January 26

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, February 2

All the saints of January 26

• Venerable Paula of RomeRoman noblewoman and disciple of Jerome, who lived as a nun in Bethlehem and died in 404.
• Confessor George KossovRussian priest, confessor and elder, known as Yegor of Chekryak, who died in 1928 and was glorified in 2000.
• Venerable XenophonVenerable monk of the Lavra of Saint Sabbas, who died about 510.
• Venerable Martyr Sophia SeliverstovaNun born in 1871 into a peasant family of Saratov province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1938.
• Saint Joseph NaniescuMetropolitan of Moldavia and scholar, honorary member of the Romanian Academy, who died in Iași in 1902.
• JPNew Martyr John PopovTheologian, church historian and patrologist, professor at the Moscow Theological Academy; he died in 1938 and was glorified in 2003.
• JCConfessor Joseph the ConfessorArchbishop of Thessalonica in the ninth century and brother of Theodore the Studite; commemorated on 14 July.
• SOVenerable Simeon the OldSyrian hermit of the fourth or fifth century, mentioned by Theodoret of Cyrrhus; he spent many years in the desert.
• AASaint Alphonsus of AstorgaA bishop of Astorga in northwestern Spain.
• AVenerable AmmonasA venerable hermit of the undivided Church, who reposed at the start of the 5th century.
• Hieromartyr Ananias of PhoeniciaA cleric of the Church of Phoenicia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• AOSaint Ansurius of OrenseBishop of Orense in Galicia, reposed in 925.
• ACVenerable Arcadius of ConstantinopleA venerable monk of Constantinople, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• BPRight-⁠Believing Balthild of ParisQueen of the Franks, wife of Clovis II, who ended her life as a nun at Chelles.
• CSaint CononA bishop of the early Western Church, reposed in 648.
• CCVenerable Cruimther Calbh of Tulach CarpaitA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tulach Carpait; very little is recorded.
• ESaint ErninA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GPSaint Gabriel PetrovMetropolitan of Novgorod and Saint Petersburg, who reposed in 1801, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• GSVenerable Germanus of SagmataA holy monk venerated at the monastery of Sagmata in Boeotia, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JSSaint Joseph the StuditeStudite monk, brother of Saint Theodore the Studite and Archbishop of Thessalonica, who reposed in 836.
• MCVenerable Mary of ConstantinopleA venerable woman of Constantinople, who struggled in Palestine.
• NSNew Martyr Nicholas of SpetsesA sea captain from the island of Spetses, a new martyr who died for the faith in 1822.
• PPMartyr Peter of PhoeniciaChristian of Phoenicia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TASaint Theodore of AjaraSaint of the Church of Georgia, from Ajara.
• THHieromartyr Theogenes of HippoBishop of Hippo in North Africa, put to death for Christ in 256.
• Saint TujanA Breton saint honored in Brittany.
• TMHoly Martyrs Two Martyrs of PhrygiaTwo martyrs of Phrygia, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• Right-⁠Believing David the BuilderKing of Georgia from 1089 to 1125, who united the country and built churches and monasteries.
• Venerable Theodore the StuditeAbbot of the Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople, monastic reformer and great defender of the holy icons.
• Venerable Melania the ElderDesert mother and an influential figure of the ascetic movement, who lived in Jerusalem and died before 417.
• Venerable Theodofrid of CorbieMonk at Luxeuil, first abbot of Corbie Abbey and Latin poet, who died in 690.
• Venerable Xenophon of RobeikaRussian monk of the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, tonsured at the Lisitsa monastery, venerated as a saint.
• Venerable Martyr Maria of GatchinaNun of the Josephite movement, born at Saint Petersburg in 1874, who died a martyr in 1932.
• Hieromartyr Cyril SmirnovMetropolitan of Kazan, born at Kronstadt, a leader of the moderate wing opposed to Metropolitan Sergius; died in 1937.
• NVHieromartyr Nicholas VinogradovArchpriest born at Dmitrov in 1876 to a deacon's family; he died a martyr in Moscow in 1937.
• CSStylite Clement the Stylite of Mount SagmataStylite who struggled on Mount Sagmata in Boeotia.
• Saint Gabriel of ImeretiHierarch of Imereti in Georgia.
• TVenerable TortgythAn Anglo-⁠Saxon nun, who reposed in 681.
• XFVenerable Xenophon the FounderFounder of Xenophontos Monastery on Mount Athos.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 26?

From the saints of the day: George, Xenophon, Joseph, John, Simeon, Ananias, Arcadius, Conon, Gabriel, Germanus, Nicholas, Peter, Theodore, David, Cyril, Clement. 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 26?

From the women saints of the day: Paula, Sophia, Mary, Melania, Maria. 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.