Baptismal names for children born on July 4

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 11

All the saints of July 4

• Venerable Andrei RublevRussian monk, the greatest icon painter of medieval Rus, author of the icon of the Holy Trinity.
• Passion-⁠Bearer AnastasiaYoungest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, killed with her family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Passion-⁠Bearer MariaThird daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, killed with her family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Passion-⁠Bearer OlgaEldest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, killed with her family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Passion-⁠Bearer TatianaSecond daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, killed with her family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Right-⁠Believing Andrei BogolyubskyPrince of Vladimir-⁠Suzdal from 1157 to 1174, builder of churches, killed in a plot of boyars.
• Saint Andrew of CreteHymnographer and preacher, author of the Great Canon read during Great Lent.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Eugene BotkinCourt physician of Nicholas II, who remained with the imperial family and was killed at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Saint Michael ChoniatesByzantine cleric and writer born at Chonae, Metropolitan of Athens, who died around 1220.
• Venerable Anastasia of KievGrand Duchess of Russia, wife of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder, a nun in Kiev, who died in 1900.
• Venerable Procopius of SázavaCzech priest and hermit, abbot of Sázava, venerated in East and West, who died in 1053.
• Hieromartyr Sava of Gornji KarlovacBishop of Gornji Karlovac from 1938, killed by the Ustasha in August 1941 on Mount Velebit.
• EJSaint Elias of JerusalemPatriarch of Jerusalem from 494, deposed in 516 by Emperor Anastasius for supporting Chalcedon.
• Venerable Martha, mother of Simeon the YoungerMother of Simeon Stylites the Younger, who reposed in 551, commemorated on July 4.
• Hieromartyr Stanislav NasadilCzech priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who died a martyr in the Jadovno camp in 1941.
• TKSaint Theodore of KyreniaBishop of Kyrenia in Cyprus, venerated as a saint.
• OFSaint Olimpia of FărcașaMother of Saint Petroniu of Prodromu, born in 1880 and canonized in 2025.
• HGHoly Hieromartyrs 73 Hieromartyrs of Gornji KarlovacA group of 73 clergy of the eparchy of Gornji Karlovac killed for the faith in 1941.
• ANPassion-⁠Bearer Alexei Nikolaevich RomanovThe only son of Tsar Nicholas II, put to death at Yekaterinburg in 1918 together with his family.
• ASaint ApolloniusA saint commemorated with Saint Lucy.
• AMartyr AroaA woman martyr honoured alongside Cyprilla and Lucia.
• AVenerable AsclepiadaA venerable woman and wonderworker, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• AAVenerable Aurelian of AinayAbbot of Ainay and later Archbishop of Lyon, reposed in 895.
• Venerable Bertha of BlangyA widow who founded Blangy Abbey in Artois, reposed around 725.
• BGSaint Bolcan of Gill GuileAn Irish saint honored at Gill Guile, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CMartyr CyprillaA woman martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion with Aroa and Lucia.
• DKHieromartyr Demetrius KazanskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• DLHieromartyr Donatus of LibyaA cleric of the Church of Libya who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• FIVenerable Finbar of Inis DoimhleAn Irish holy monk of the island of Inis Doimhle.
• FCSaint Florentius of CahorsBishop of Cahors, venerated in the Western Church.
• GHieromartyr George
• HOVenerable Hatto of OttobeurenA monk of Ottobeuren in Germany, reposed in 985.
• IAMartyr Iucundianus of AfricaMartyr of Africa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• JASaint Jonah the AthoniteA saint who lived in ascetic struggle on Mount Athos.
• JMartyr JucundianA martyr of North Africa from the time of the undivided Church.
• LSHieromartyr Laurian of SevilleBishop of Seville, slain for Christ around 544.
• LCMartyr Lucia of CyreneA woman martyr of Cyrene, who suffered for Christ.
• MSaint MeloA holy woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MVenerable MenignusA venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• NHoly Martyrs Namphamo and companionsMartyrs of Madaurus, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• NCHoly Martyrs Namphamon and CompanionsMartyrs of Madaura in Numidia, held to be the first martyrs of Africa, around 180.
• NMartyr NamphanionA martyr of North Africa, put to death around 180 and remembered in the ancient martyrologies.
• NPVenerable Martyr Nilus of PoltavaA venerable martyr associated with Poltava, commemorated by the Orthodox Church.
• PBHieromartyr Platon of BanjalukaSerbian bishop of Banja Luka, killed by the Ustaše in the year 1941.
• TRMartyr Theodotia of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• TTHoly Martyrs Theodotus and TheodotiaMartyrs of Caesarea who suffered for Christ.
• TRMartyr Theodotus of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• THieromartyr TheophilusA bishop and martyr, commemorated together with Saints Donatus of Libya and Theodore of Cyrene.
• TSVenerable Tikhon of SolovkiVenerable monk who struggled at Solovki Monastery.
• Saint Ulrich of AugsburgBishop of Augsburg, a caring shepherd and defender of his city, reposed in 973.
• Saint Valentinus of GrisellesSaint of Griselles, venerated in the Western Church.
• Saint Martin of ToursFormer Roman soldier who became a monk and bishop of Tours, known for his mercy.
• Venerable Euthymius of SuzdalRussian archimandrite, founder of the Saviour and Saint Euthymius monastery at Suzdal, died in 1404.
• Hieromartyr George BogićProtopresbyter and parish priest at Našice, killed by the Ustasha in 1941; canonized by the Serbian Church.
• Saint Oda the GoodArchbishop of Canterbury, reposed in 958.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on July 4?

From the saints of the day: Andrei, Andrew, Eugene, Michael, Procopius, Sava, Elias, Stanislav, Theodore, Alexei, Apollonius, Aurelian, Demetrius, Donatus, Florentius, George, Jonah, Nilus, Platon, Theodotus, Theophilus, Tikhon, Martin, Euthymius. 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 4?

From the women saints of the day: Anastasia, Maria, Olga, Tatiana, Lucia, Theodotia. 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.