Baptismal names for children born on July 2

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 9

All the saints of July 2

• Right-⁠Believing Stephen the GreatPrince of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504, defender of the land against the Ottomans and builder of churches.
• Saint Juvenal of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem from 422, raised to patriarchal rank after the Council of Chalcedon, who died in 458.
• Saint Photius of KyivMetropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus of Greek descent, who died in 1431.
• Saint Oudoceus (Euddogwy)Welsh bishop, counted the third bishop of Llandaff, probably a bishop at Llandeilo Fawr in the 7th century.
• ASaint AberohSaint named in the old calendars; the sources preserve few details about him.
• AMartyr AcestesA Roman soldier who by tradition believed at the death of the Apostle Paul and suffered for Christ.
• AHoly Martyrs AristonA martyr slain for Christ around 285.
• ASaint AtomSaint named in the old calendars; the sources preserve few details about him.
• BCMartyr Boniface of CarthageA deacon of Carthage who suffered under the Vandal king Huneric, commemorated with Abbot Liberatus.
• CCSaint Consolus of ComoA saint venerated at Como in northern Italy.
• EMartyr EutychianA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• LSNew Martyr Lambros of SamothraceA new martyr from the island of Samothrace who died for the faith in 1838.
• LCHoly Martyrs Liberatus and CompanionsAbbot Liberatus and his companions of Carthage, martyred under the Vandal king Huneric in 483.
• MCMartyr Maximus of CarthageA monk of Carthage who suffered in 483 under the Vandal king Huneric, with Abbot Liberatus.
• Venerable MonegundisA mother who became a recluse at Chartres and Tours after her children died, reposed around 570.
• PMartyr ProcessusA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• PMHoly Martyrs Processus and MartinianThe jailers of the Apostles Peter and Paul, baptized by them and slain for Christ at Rome.
• RMartyr RogatusA monk of Carthage who suffered in 483 under the Vandal king Huneric, with Abbot Liberatus.
• RCMartyr Rusticus of CarthageA subdeacon of Carthage who suffered under the Vandal king Huneric, commemorated with Abbot Liberatus.
• SCMartyr Septimus of CarthageA monk of Carthage who suffered in 483 under the Vandal king Huneric, with Abbot Liberatus.
• SCMartyr Servus of CarthageA subdeacon of Carthage who suffered under the Vandal king Huneric, commemorated with Abbot Liberatus.
• TCSaint Ternog of Cluain MorA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Mor; very little is recorded.
• TDSaints The Daughter of Cathbath of Airedh FothaA saint named in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TSNew Martyr Theodore of SamothraceA new martyr of the island of Samothrace.
• TMHoly Martyrs Three Martyrs of RomeThree martyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome.
• VSaint VidalA saint of the early centuries, venerated in the West, of around 293.
• Hieromartyr Juvenaly of AlaskaRussian hieromonk of the first group of Orthodox missionaries to Alaska, killed in 1796 and regarded as the protomartyr of America.
• Saint Arsenius of TverBishop of Tver and author of the oldest redaction of the Kyiv Caves Paterikon, who died in 1409.
• JAHoly Martyrs Julius and AaronMartyrs of Caerleon in Roman Britain in the third century; with Alban they are the only named British martyrs.
• SFHieromartyr Sergius FlorinskyArchpriest at Rakvere in Estonia, killed in the nearby forest on 30 December 1918.
• QPConfessor Quintus of PhrygiaConfessor and wonderworker of Phrygia who died around 285 after tortures endured for the faith.
• ENew Martyr EmmanuelA new martyr from Samothrace, who suffered at Makri in 1835 with five others.
• GRVenerable George the RecluseA venerable recluse, called the God-⁠bearer, who died in 1068.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Stephen, Juvenal, Photius, Boniface, Eutychian, Lambros, Maximus, Theodore, Arsenius, Sergius, Quintus, Emmanuel, George. 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 2?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.