Baptismal names for children born on July 19

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 26

All the saints of July 19

• Saint Symmachus of RomeBishop of Rome from 498 to 514, whose election caused a schism in Rome.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Stefan LazarevićStefan Lazarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Лазаревић; c. 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall (Serbian: Стефан Високи, romanized: Stefan Visoki), ruled as a Serbian prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427).
• Venerable Macrina the YoungerConsecrated virgin, elder sister of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, who died in 379.
• Venerable Milica of SerbiaWife of Prince Lazar, who fell at Kosovo, she later became a nun at Ljubostinja and died in 1405.
• Venerable Paisius of the CavesMonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, venerated as a saint.
• DSaint Diocletus
• AAVenerable Ambrose AutpertusAbbot of San Vincenzo al Volturno and church writer, reposed in 778.
• Confessor Arsenie PapaciocSpiritual father at Techirghiol, a survivor of communist prisons, who reposed in 2011; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• ACMartyr Aurea of CórdobaA nun of Córdoba, slain for Christ in 856.
• BMartyr BabilaA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• CCSaint Cobran of CluainA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain; very little is recorded.
• CCVenerable Corban of CluanaAn Irish saint from the age of the undivided Church.
• DVenerable DioclesA venerable father commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• DCVenerable Dius of ConstantinopleA monk of Constantinople and founder of a monastery, who died around 430.
• FSaint FerghusA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• FVHoly Venerables Four Venerable AsceticsFour venerable fathers who struggled together in asceticism, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• GNConfessor Gregory the NewBishop of Panion in the region of Heraclea in Thrace, honored as a confessor of the faith.
• JKHieromartyr Jacob KorchinskyThe first resident Orthodox priest in Canada, executed in the Odesa region in 1941; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• JPSaint Jerome of PaviaBishop of Pavia in Italy, reposed in 787.
• JSaint JohnBishop of Messene in the Peloponnese; venerated locally.
• JPHieromartyr John PashinA hieromartyr of Rylsk, who died in 1497.
• Holy Martyrs Justa and RufinaSisters and potters of Seville, slain for Christ around 287.
• Martyr Lambert of ZaragozaA martyr honored in Western calendars; few details survive.
• MTHieromartyr Martin of TrierBishop of Trier, slain for Christ around 210.
• MSaint MartyriusBishop of Gortyna in Crete, who shepherded his flock in the 5th century, around 451.
• OTSaint Oisseine of TengaidhA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tengaidh; very little is recorded.
• TMartyr TheodulusA martyr at Meros in Phrygia, remembered with Macedonius, under the emperor Julian the Apostate.
• Venerable Seraphim of SarovGreat Russian ascetic, hieromonk and hermit in the forest near Sarov, known for his gift of healing.
• Venerable Arsenius the GreatTutor of the emperor's sons who became a hermit in Egypt, one of the most revered Desert Fathers.
• Saint Metrophanes of VoronezhFirst bishop of Voronezh, appointed in 1682 and reputed to work miracles; died in 1703.
• Saint Theodore of EdessaChristian writer and theologian, bishop of Edessa, born to a wealthy family; died in 848.
• Right-⁠Believing Roman Olgovich of RyazanGrand Prince of Ryazan from 1258 to 1270, only son of Oleg Ingvarevich, who died a martyr in 1270.
• ALSaint Aedhan of Lis MorA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Lis Mor, who reposed in 761; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DasiusA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Stefan, Paisius, Diocletus, Ambrose, Gregory, Jacob, Jerome, John, Martin, Martyrius, Theodulus, Seraphim, Arsenius, Metrophanes, Theodore, Roman. 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 July 19?

From the women saints of the day: Macrina, Milica, Aurea. 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.