Baptismal names for children born on July 6

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 13

All the saints of July 6

• Venerable Sisoes the GreatDesert father, a hermit in Egypt in a cave that had been St. Anthony the Great's, who died in 429.
• Venerable Sexburga of ElyQueen of Kent, wife of King Eorcenberht, later abbess of Ely, who died around 699.
• Martyr Quirinus of TegernseeMartyr of the third century, beheaded according to one tradition under Emperor Claudius Gothicus.
• Right-⁠Believing Juliana of OlshankaUkrainian princess of the Olshansky family, born around 1525, who died young.
• Saint Romulus of FiesoleBishop of Fiesole in the 1st century, patron of that city in Italy.
• Venerable Dorotheus of RadonezhMonk of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, called Dorotheus the Bookman, who died around 1613.
• Venerable Sisoes the SchemamonkSchemamonk, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
• ELVenerable Martyr Euthymius LyubovichevHieromonk of Optina, born into a well-⁠off family, who died a martyr in Bryansk in 1931; canonized in 2005.
• Saint Vassian RyloArchbishop of Rostov, Yaroslavl and Beloozero, honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Rostov, who died in 1481.
• DMVenerable Dometios the MercifulArchimandrite born in 1924 at Bălănești, who died in 1975 at Râmeț; canonized by the Holy Synod in July 2024.
• FBVenerable Ferapont of BorovenskHieromonk, founder of the Dormition Monastery of Borovensk in the Mosalsk district.
• Saint Michael II of SmolenskBishop of Smolensk who died on 6 May 1402; honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Radonezh.
• PRVenerable Philotimia of RâmețA nun of Râmeț and mother of Saint Dometius the Merciful, canonized in 2025.
• APMartyr Abdiphaxes of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ASaint AlexandrionA saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• AMartyr AntoninusA martyr commemorated with Saint Lucy the virgin and those who suffered with her in 301.
• AMartyr AntoniusA martyr of the 4th century, commemorated together with Lucia and Rex.
• AMartyr ApamusA martyr commemorated with Saint Lucy the virgin and those who suffered with her in 301.
• ASMartyr Apollonius the SenatorA martyr who was a senator, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AMartyr Archippus
• ARMartyr Aronos of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ARMartyr Asterius of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BTVenerable Bartholomew TroitskyVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• BSVenerable Basil SukhyVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• BAMartyr Basil the AthenianChristian of Athens, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• CRMartyr Capicus of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• CMartyr CottyiusA martyr commemorated with Saint Lucy the virgin and those who suffered with her in 301.
• CSaint CummanA saint remembered in early Western calendars; few details survive.
• CRMartyr Cutonius of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• CTVenerable Martyr Cyril of ThessalonicaMonk and New Martyr of Thessalonica, who died a martyr in 1566.
• DCVenerable Daniel ChornyA monk and icon painter of Moscow, a fellow worker of Saint Andrei Rublev.
• DASaint Dermor of Airiudh BainneA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Airiudh Bainne; very little is recorded.
• DRMartyr Diodorus of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DRMartyr Dion of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ETVenerable Elias TroitskyA venerable father, cellarer of the Holy Trinity Monastery, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
• ERVenerable Elisha of RadonezhA venerable monk of Radonezh, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• ESaint EpimachusA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• EPVenerable Eurfyl ach PadarnA Welsh nun, daughter of Padarn, venerated in the Celtic tradition.
• FUSaint Fedhchu of Uamadh FubiA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Uamadh Fubi; very little is recorded.
• GVRight-⁠Believing Gleb Vsevolodovich of GorodnoA prince of Gorodno who reposed in 1170; glorified locally.
• Venerable GoarA priest from Aquitaine and hermit on the Rhine, reposed around 649.
• GGVenerable Gregory of GolutvinA venerable father of Golutvin near Kolomna, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
• HPMartyr Habakkuk of PersiaA Persian nobleman, martyred at Rome for his faith in Christ.
• HAMartyr Hermias of AthensA martyr of Athens in Macedonia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• HFConfessor Herodion FedorovConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
• IRVenerable Ignatius of RadonezhA monastic saint of the Radonezh region, commemorated by the Russian Church.
• ITVenerable Ignatius TroitskyA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
• IAMartyr Innocent of AthensMartyr of Apollonia in Macedonia, who suffered for Christ.
• IRVenerable Ioannicius of RadonezhA monastic saint associated with Radonezh, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• ITVenerable Irenarchus TroitskyA venerable father, sexton of the Holy Trinity Monastery, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
• ISVenerable Isaakios the SilentA venerable known for his silence, linked with the Trinity Monastery, who died in 1388.
• IAHieromartyr Isaurus of AthensA martyr from Athens, who died at Apollonia in Macedonia.
• IRMartyr Isidore of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• JSVenerable Jacob of StromynA venerable father of Stromyn, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JYVenerable Jacob YakutA Russian venerable linked with the Holy Trinity Monastery, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JTVenerable Joannicius TroitskyA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
• JCVenerable Justus of CondatA saint honored at Saint-⁠Claude, of whom little is known.
• LRMartyr Lucia of RomeA virgin of Cappadocian origin, martyred at Rome.
• LRMartyr Lucian of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• LMartyr LysiusA martyr commemorated with Saint Lucy the virgin and those who suffered with her in 301.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on July 6?

From the saints of the day: Romulus, Dorotheus, Euthymius, Vassian, Dometios, Michael, Abdiphaxes, Antoninus, Antonius, Apollonius, Aronos, Asterius, Basil, Capicus, Cutonius, Cyril, Daniel, Diodorus, Dion, Elias, Elisha, Gleb, Gregory, Ignatius, Ioannicius, Isidore, Jacob, Joannicius, Justus, Lucian, Macarius, Marinus, Mitrofan, Mitrophanes, Nahum, Nectarius, Nicodemus, Onesimus, Philemon, Rufinus, Rufus, Sabbas, Simon, Stephen, Theodosius, Valentine, Victor, Athanasius, Andrei, Dmitry, Sergius, Maximus, Alexander, Epiphanius, Abraham, Joasaph, Sylvester, Demetrius, Theodore, Arsenius, Barnabas, Cassian, Martinian, Methodius, Paul, Quintus, Nikephoros. 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 6?

From the women saints of the day: Juliana, Philotimia, Lucia. 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.