Baptismal names for children born on July 3

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 10

All the saints of July 3

• Saint Leo II of RomeBishop of Rome from 682 to 683, remembered as just and learned.
• Saint Anatolius of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople from 449 to 458, in whose time the Council of Chalcedon was held.
• ALSaint Anatolius of LaodiceaSyro-⁠Egyptian mathematician and bishop of Laodicea on the Syrian coast from 268, who died in 283.
• Martyr Hyacinth of CaesareaYoung Christian who died a martyr in 108, honored in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
• Saint Heliodorus of AltinoFirst bishop of Altinum, born in Dalmatia, disciple of Valerian of Aquileia and companion of Jerome.
• Saint Basil KalikaArchbishop of Novgorod and Pskov from 1330 to 1352, who strengthened the office after the Mongol invasion.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Euphrosyne of KolyupanovoLady-⁠in-⁠waiting to Catherine the Great who became a hermit and fool for Christ, 1758 to 1855.
• Saint Germanus of ManFirst bishop of the Isle of Man, born in Brittany in the 5th century, a student of Saint Patrick in Ireland.
• Martyr MustiolaMartyr of Chiusi in the 3rd century, commemorated on July 3 and November 23.
• Right-⁠Believing Basil Vsevolodovich of YaroslavlSecond prince of Yaroslavl, elder son of Vsevolod Konstantinovich, named in chronicles from 1238; died in 1249.
• Venerable Anatolius the RecluseRecluse monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the twelfth century; little is known of his life.
• Venerable John of YarenskDisciple of Saint Philip when he was abbot of Solovki, drowned at sea with Longinus in 1561.
• Venerable Longinus of YarenskAscetic at Solovki under Saint Philip, drowned in 1561 with John while returning to the monastery.
• Venerable Nikodim of KozheozeroBorn Nikita near Rostov to a well-⁠off peasant family, a monk at Kozheozero; died in 1640.
• Martyr Martyrs of IrgenSoldiers of the detachment of Governor Afanasy Pashkov, tortured by him from 1656 to 1662 at the Irgen fort.
• Hieromartyr Sylvester OlshevskyBishop from 1915 and Archbishop of Omsk and Pavlodar from 1918, who died a martyr in Omsk in 1920.
• Right-⁠Believing Constantine VsevolodovichThird Prince of Yaroslavl, the younger son of Vsevolod Konstantinovich, known from the Life of Constantine and Vasily.
• CRSaint Cyril of ReggioBishop of Reggio in Calabria, venerated as a saint.
• GGVenerable George GhmertshemosiliA Georgian monk called Ghmertshemosili, meaning Clothed in God.
• ATSaint Adrian of TarsusA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 July; few details survive.
• ASaint Alexander
• Hieromartyr Anthony BystrovBishop of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogory who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ACMartyr Asclepiodotus of CaesareaA martyr of Caesarea, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BSaint BladusOne of the early bishops of the Isle of Man.
• BVenerable BreacnatA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• BSaint BybligA saint of the early Church of Wales, honored in the region of Caernarfon.
• CSSaint Chrestus of SyracuseA bishop honored as a saint at Syracuse, of whom little is known.
• CDVenerable Cillene DroichtechAbbot of Iona, called the Bridge-⁠maker, reposed in 752.
• DRSaint Datus of RavennaAn early Bishop of Ravenna, reposed around 190.
• DCMartyr Diomedes of CaesareaA martyr of Caesarea, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DSaint DolinduchA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• EMartyr ErasmusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ECMartyr Eulampius of CaesareaA martyr of Caesarea, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• GRVenerable George the RecluseA venerable recluse, called the God-⁠bearer, who died in 1068.
• GKVenerable Martyr Gerasimus of KarpenisiA monastic martyr of Karpenisi, who died in 1812.
• GCMartyr Golinduha of CaesareaA woman martyr of Caesarea, who suffered for faith in Christ.
• Venerable GunthiernA Welsh prince who became a hermit in Brittany, reposed around 500.
• GVenerable GuthagonAn Irish holy man, commemorated in the old Western calendars.
• IMartyr IrenaeusA martyr at Chiusi, killed around 275, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ICHoly Hieromartyrs Irenaeus of ChiusiA deacon slain for Christ at Chiusi in Tuscany around 273.
• JNVenerable Joachim the NewA God-⁠bearing venerable father, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MMartyr MarkA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMartyr Meliton
• MBMartyr Memnon of BizyeA martyr honored at Bizye in Thrace, of whom little is known.
• MASaint Menelaus of AlexandriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 July; few details survive.
• MSaint MichaelA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MMMartyr Mocianus of MoesiaA martyr honored in Moesia, of whom little is known.
• MMartyr MociusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• MTSaint Montanus of TarsusA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 July; few details survive.
• NKVenerable Nicetas of KozheozeroA monastic of Kozheozero Monastery, who reposed in 1639.
• SBMartyr Severus of BizyeA martyr honored at Bizye in Thrace, of whom little is known.
• SCSaint Strategius of ConstantinopleA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 July; few details survive.
• TCSaint Tartinna of Cill AirdA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Aird; very little is recorded.
• TSaint ThomasA saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• THoly Martyrs Tryphon and twelve companionsMartyrs of Alexandria, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• USaint UltanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Hieromartyr Philip of MoscowMetropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1566 to 1568, who died a martyr in 1569.
• Saint Basil of RyazanBishop of Ryazan and Murom, by tradition tonsured a monk at Murom.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ John of MoscowFool for Christ of the sixteenth century, born near Vologda and regarded as a wonderworker in Moscow; died in 1589.
• Venerable Alexander the UnsleepingMonk from the Aegean islands, founder and first abbot of the Unsleeping Ones, died around 430.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on July 3?

From the saints of the day: Anatolius, Heliodorus, Basil, Germanus, John, Longinus, Nikodim, Sylvester, Constantine, Cyril, George, Adrian, Alexander, Diomedes, Erasmus, Eulampius, Gerasimus, Irenaeus, Joachim, Meliton, Memnon, Michael, Nicetas, Thomas, Tryphon, 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 July 3?

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.