Baptismal names for children born on January 4

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 11

All the saints of January 4

• Apostle ApollosLearned Jew of Alexandria who preached at Ephesus and Corinth, a fellow worker of the Apostle Paul.
• Hieromartyr Symeon of JerusalemRelative of the Lord, second bishop of Jerusalem after James, killed around 107.
• Apostle EpaphroditusOne of the Seventy Apostles, envoy of the Philippians to the Apostle Paul, mentioned in Philippians.
• Apostle CleopasOne of the two disciples who met the Lord on the road to Emmaus, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Apostle Andronicus of PannoniaGreeted by the Apostle Paul in Romans, one of the Seventy Apostles and bishop of Pannonia.
• Apostle EpaphrasOne of the Seventy Apostles, mentioned in the Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon.
• Apostle EvodiusOne of the Seventy Apostles, regarded in some sources as the first bishop of Antioch.
• Apostle Apelles of SmyrnaOne of the Seventy Apostles, greeted by Paul in Romans and bishop of Heraclea.
• Apostle AchaicusChristian of Corinth, counted among the Seventy, who with Fortunatus and Stephanas carried a letter to Paul.
• Apostle AmpliatusChristian of Rome greeted by Paul in Romans, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Apostle Crispus of CorinthRuler of the synagogue at Corinth, baptized by the Apostle Paul, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Apostle Quartus of BerytusOne of the Seventy Apostles, named in Romans, regarded as bishop of Beirut.
• Holy Venerables Thirteen Assyrian FathersGroup of monastic missionaries who came from Mesopotamia to Georgia in the 6th century to strengthen Christianity.
• Saint PharaildisVirgin of the eighth century, patron of Ghent, who lived to a great age and died at ninety.
• Apostle Cephas of IconiumOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Iconium or of Colophon.
• Apostle FortunatusChristian named by Saint Paul in First Corinthians, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Venerable Achilas the DeaconMonk and deacon of the Kiev Caves Monastery between the 13th and 15th centuries.
• Saint Eustathius I of SerbiaSixth Archbishop of Serbia, from 1279 to 1286, born near Berane and a former abbot of Hilandar.
• Venerable Martyr Onuphrius of GabrovoBulgarian new martyr born in Gabrovo in 1786, a monk of Hilandar, martyred on Chios in 1818.
• Confessor Zosimus the HermitAscetic of Cilicia and Palestine, tortured during Diocletian's persecution but left unharmed.
• ACRighteous Alexander of ChagraBorn Alexander Yungerov in 1821, a priest venerated as a local saint of the Samara diocese, who died in 1900.
• SMSaint Simeon MilyukovMetropolitan of Smolensk and Dorogobuzh, who died on 4 January 1699.
• Martyr Athanasius the CommentariensisA martyr who served as a commentariensis, a Roman official.
• Saint EvagriusA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• AWVenerable Acacius the WonderworkerA holy monk honored as a wonderworker.
• ASaint AedhA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• ASHieromartyr Alexander SkalskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ACApostle Alphaeus of CapernaumAn apostle of Capernaum, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• AKVenerable Aquila of the Kiev CavesVenerable monk who struggled at the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• ACHoly Martyrs Aquilinus and CompanionsMartyrs who suffered for Christ in 484, commemorated together.
• CMartyr ChrysanthusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• CApostle ClementA bishop of Sardica, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• DMartyr DafrosaWife of Flavian and mother of Saints Bibiana and Demetria, martyred at Rome under Julian the Apostate.
• EDSaint Elias the DeaconA deacon venerated as a saint by the Georgian Church.
• EMartyr EuphemiaA woman martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ETVenerable Martyr Euthymius and the Twelve Monks of VatopediMonks of Vatopedi, killed for rejecting union with Rome.
• ENVenerable Euthymius the NewA venerable monastic of Constantinople, called the New, whose tomb lay near that of Saint Mocius.
• FSHoly Venerables Fathers of Shio-⁠Mgvime MonasteryVenerable monks of Shio-⁠Mgvime Monastery in Georgia.
• FUSaint Ferreolus of UzèsBishop of Uzès in Gaul, reposed in 581.
• FVenerable FiadhnatA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GLSaint Gregory of LangresBishop of Langres in Gaul, reposed in 539.
• HAHoly Martyrs Hermes, Aggaeus and CaiusMartyrs of Bologna under Maximian, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• LHSaint Libentius of HamburgArchbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, reposed in 1013.
• MESaint Maolan of EnachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Enach; very little is recorded.
• MHMartyr Mavilus of HadrumetumA martyr of Hadrumetum in North Africa, who suffered for Christ in 212.
• MDSaint Mochumma of Drum AilcheAn Irish saint honored at Drum Ailche, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NMHieromartyr Nicholas MaslovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NLVenerable Nikephoros the LeperVenerable monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, patient in the sickness of leprosy.
• PFHieromartyr Paul FelitsynCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1941, during the Soviet persecution.
• PGHieromartyr Philip GrigoryevA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• PCHoly Martyrs Priscus and CompanionsWestern martyrs, commemorated together.
• PPHoly Martyrs Priscus, Priscillian and BenedictaMartyrs at Rome, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• RRSaint Rigobert of ReimsBishop of Reims in Gaul, reposed around 745.
• SVenerable ShioA venerable ascetic of Georgia, one of the Syrian Fathers, also commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SMHoly Martyrs Six MartyrsA group of six martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• SPHieromartyr Stephen PonomarevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TCVenerable Theoctistus of CucomoA venerable monk of Cucomo in Sicily, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TSaint TheoprobusA hierarch of Cyprus, bishop of Karpasia in the early Christian centuries.
• TSStylite Timothy the StyliteA venerable ascetic who lived on a pillar, reposing in 872.
• Hieromartyr Clement of RomeBishop of Rome and disciple of the apostles, author of an epistle to the Corinthians.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 4?

From the saints of the day: Apollos, Symeon, Cleopas, Andronicus, Fortunatus, Eustathius, Zosimus, Alexander, Simeon, Athanasius, Evagrius, Acacius, Clement, Elias, Euthymius, Gregory, Nicholas, Nikephoros, Paul, Philip, Stephen, Theoctistus, Timothy, Linus, Luke, Barnabas, Titus, Onesimus, Ananias, Onesiphorus, Justus, Timon, Jason, Trophimus, Erastus, Rufus, Gaius, Philo, Michael. 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 4?

From the women saints of the day: Euphemia, 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.