Baptismal names for children born on January 9

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, January 16

All the saints of January 9

• Venerable Macarius of AlexandriaMonk in the Nitrian Desert, a little younger than Macarius of Egypt, who died in 395.
• Holy Martyrs Julian and BasilissaChristian husband and wife, martyrs put to death around 304, venerated in East and West.
• Martyr Polyeuctus of MeliteneMartyr of Melitene in Roman Armenia, put to death on 10 January 259.
• PSSaint Peter of SebasteYounger brother of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, and bishop of Sebaste in Lesser Armenia.
• HCVenerable Hadrian of CanterburyScholar of North African origin, abbot of Saints Peter and Paul in Canterbury; died in 710.
• Martyr Anastasius of AntiochA convert to Christ who suffered in the Diocletian persecution with Anthony, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla.
• Venerable Eustratius the WonderworkerBorn in Cilicia into a wealthy family, disciple and companion of John the Great; he died in 867 or 868.
• Venerable Jonah of KyivSpiritual elder and wonderworker of Kyiv, founder of Jonah Monastery, who died in 1902 at the age of a hundred.
• WSaint WaningusMerovingian count who helped found Fontenelle Abbey and later founded Fécamp Abbey; he died around 683.
• AAHieromartyr Anthony of AntiochA priest of Antioch who died a martyr in the persecution of Diocletian around 302.
• ANSaint Agnellus of NaplesBishop of Naples from 672-673 to 693-694, venerated as a saint.
• ANMartyr Antonina of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• BSaint BaeithinA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• BSaint BerhtwaldAbbot of Reculver and later Archbishop of Canterbury, reposed in 731.
• BSaint BrenainnA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CMHoly Martyrs Celsus and MarcionillaTwo martyrs remembered together, killed around the year 302; few details survive.
• ECHoly Martyrs Epictetus and CompanionsMartyrs of North Africa who suffered around 250.
• FVenerable FillanAn Irish holy monk who struggled in asceticism in Scotland, at Strath Fillan.
• LMartyr LaurenceA martyr of the early centuries, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• LCSaint Lomchu of Cill LomchonA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Lomchon; very little is recorded.
• Saint Marcellinus of AnconaBishop of Ancona in Italy, reposed around 566.
• Martyr Marciana of MauretaniaA virgin of Mauretania who suffered for Christ around 303.
• MMMartyr Martiana of MauritaniaA martyr of Caesarea in Mauritania in North Africa.
• MKHieromartyr Mihailo (Barbić) of KrtoleA hieromartyr of Krtole near Kotor, killed for the faith in 1945.
• PDMartyr Paschasia of DijonA virgin of Dijon who suffered for Christ around 178.
• PNHieromartyr Paul NikolskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSSaint Possessor of SmyrnaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 January; few details survive.
• SSSaint Saturus of SmyrnaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 9 January; few details survive.
• SProphet ShemaiahProphet in the days of King Rehoboam who stopped the war between Judah and Israel.
• Saint Stephen of KhirsaOne of the thirteen Syrian Fathers who strengthened monastic life in Georgia in the 6th century.
• STSaint Suibhsech of Tir AedhaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tir Aedha; very little is recorded.
• TCHieromartyr Theoctistus the ConfessorA hieromartyr called the Confessor, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• VRHoly Martyrs Vitalis, Revocatus and FortunatusMartyrs of Smyrna, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• Hieromartyr Philip of MoscowMetropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1566 to 1568, who died a martyr in 1569.
• Saint Jonah of NovgorodArchbishop of Novgorod and Pskov, orphaned young, who died on November 5, 1470.
• GWVenerable Gregory the WonderworkerA Georgian holy monk of the 11th century, honored as a wonderworker.
• KNew Martyr KyrannaA new martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PSaint ParthenaA saint commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on January 9?

From the saints of the day: Macarius, Polyeuctus, Peter, Hadrian, Anastasius, Eustratius, Jonah, Laurence, Marcellinus, Paul, Stephen, Theoctistus, Vitalis, Philip. 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 9?

From the women saints of the day: Antonina, Marciana, Kyranna. 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.