Baptismal names for children born on July 21

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 28

All the saints of July 21

• Prophet EzekielProphet and priest of Israel, who received the visions recorded in his book during the Babylonian exile.
• Martyr Victor of MarseillesChristian martyr of Egyptian origin, who died at Marseilles around 290.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Simeon the Holy FoolMonk and hermit of Byzantine-⁠Syrian origin, a fool for Christ at Emesa in the sixth century.
• Saint Arbogast of StrasbourgMissionary in the Frankish realm and bishop of Strasbourg in the seventh century.
• Saint TryphineSemi-⁠legendary Breton saint whose life underlies the story of Bluebeard; patron of sick children.
• Venerable Arsenia SebryakovaAbbess and icon painter of the Transfiguration convent at Ust-⁠Medveditsa; 1833 to 1905.
• Venerable Onuphrius the SilentMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the twelfth century, who lived in the Near Caves.
• Hieromartyr Gregory ZlatorunskyPriest born in 1877 in the Kuban region, killed on 21 June 1918 at Bogoslovskoye in the Stavropol region.
• Hieromartyr Meletios of KitrosBishop of Kitros, martyred in Thessaloniki on 19 May 1821 at the start of the Greek Revolution.
• AMartyr AcaciusA martyr honoured with a church at Heptascalon in Constantinople.
• CCVenerable Curcach of Cill CurcaigheA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Curcaighe; very little is recorded.
• Saint Éterne of ÉvreuxA saint honored at Évreux in Normandy from the age of the undivided Church.
• EMartyr EugeneA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• GMartyr GeorgeA martyr commemorated together with Theodore in the Greek synaxarion.
• JBHoly Venerables John and BenignusMonks of Moyenmoutier Abbey in the Vosges, reposed around 707.
• JPVenerable John of PalestineA fellow ascetic of Venerable Symeon the Fool for Christ.
• JHVenerable John the HermitA hermit who struggled in Syria, near Antioch.
• JSaint JovinaA holy woman of the early centuries, venerated in Italy, of around 300.
• JTMartyr Julia of TroyesA virgin slain for Christ near Troyes in Gaul around 272.
• JMartyr JustusA martyr of the early undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JMHoly Martyrs Justus and MatthewMartyrs who suffered for Christ around 305.
• LMartyr LonginusA martyr at Marseille, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MRight-⁠Believing ManuelAn emperor of Constantinople, honored among the saints in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• MMartyr MatthewA martyr of the first Christian centuries, honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• MASaint Montanus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 21 July; few details survive.
• PSaint PartheniosBishop of Radovyzdion in Arta, born at Vatsounia in Thessaly; venerated locally.
• PHoly Venerables Parthenius
• PGHieromartyr Peter GolubevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• Saint PraxedesA virgin of Rome, daughter of Pudens, who cared for and buried the bodies of the martyrs.
• SBHoly Hierarchs Seven Bishops of Tamhnach BuadhaSeven Bishops of Tamhnach Buadha, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• SDSaint Siollan of Dun MorA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Dun Mor; very little is recorded.
• TMartyr TheodoreA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TMartyr TheophilusA martyr commemorated with Saint Trophimus and thirteen other martyrs in the Greek synaxarion.
• TMHoly Martyrs Three Martyrs of MeliteneThree martyrs who suffered at Melitene, commemorated together.
• TSaint TondachA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TMartyr TrophimusA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• WVenerable WastradaMother of Saint Gregory of Utrecht, who ended her life as a nun, reposed around 760.
• ZHieromartyr ZoticusA bishop and martyr of Comana, killed around 204, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Right-⁠Believing Anna of KashinWife of Mikhail of Tver, who lost almost all her relatives in princely strife; patron of Kashin and Tver.
• ORVenerable Onesimus the Recluse of KyivRecluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra in the 12th and 13th centuries, buried in the Near Caves.
• Confessor Roman MedvedPriest born in Zamość, glorified in 2000 as a confessor, who died in 1937 in Maloyaroslavets.
• CAMartyr Claudius of AegMartyr of Aegae in Cilicia who suffered in the persecution of Diocletian.
• CGSaint Constantine of GapThe first Bishop of Gap in Gaul, reposed in 529.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on July 21?

From the saints of the day: Ezekiel, Victor, Simeon, Gregory, Meletios, Acacius, Eugene, George, John, Justus, Longinus, Manuel, Peter, Theodore, Theophilus, Trophimus, Onesimus, Roman, Constantine. 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 21?

From the women saints of the day: Arsenia, Julia, Anna. 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.