Baptismal names for children born on June 14

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 21

All the saints of June 14

• Prophet ElishaProphet of Israel, disciple and successor of Elijah, and a wonderworker.
• Saint Methodius I of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople from 843 to 847, known for restoring the veneration of the holy icons.
• Right-⁠Believing Mstislav Rostislavich the BravePrince of Smolensk from 1175 to 1177 and of Novgorod from 1179 to 1180, called the Brave.
• Saint Fortunatus of NaplesFirst historically attested bishop of Naples, 4th century, addressee of a letter of the council of Philippopolis.
• Venerable Elisei of SumaFifteenth-⁠century monk of Solovetsky from the village of Suma, honored as a wonderworker.
• Saint Marcianus of FrigentoBorn in Greece to a Christian family, he gave his wealth to the poor and became bishop of Frigento in Italy.
• Venerable Animaisa of OstretsovoNun born in 1875 in a village founded by her father, who lived at Ostretsovo; died in 1963.
• Hieromartyr Paul SvetozarovArchpriest, one of the main defendants in the Shuya case, who died in 1922 in Ivanovo-⁠Voznesensk.
• DSHieromartyr Demetrius SemyonovPriest born in 1873 in the village of Beshpagir, killed in the same village on 27 June 1918.
• NKVenerable Niphon KausokalybitesGreek Athonite monk born in 1316 and died in 1411; commemorated on 14 June.
• AVSaint Aetherius of VienneA bishop of Vienne in Gaul.
• APHieromartyr Alexander ParusnikovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• AHoly Martyrs AnastasiusA martyr slain for Christ at Córdoba in 853.
• APNew Martyr Anna PetaiAn Orthodox believer honored as a new martyr, who died in 1948.
• AVHieromartyr Arteemi VapperAn Orthodox priest honored as a martyr, who died for the faith in 1944.
• BMSaint Burchard of MeissenBishop of Meissen in Germany, who reposed in 969.
• CBVenerable Ciarán of Bealach DuinAn Irish holy monk, founder of a monastery at Bealach Duin, reposed in 870.
• CBVenerable Cumman Beg of Cill CuimneA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Cuimne; very little is recorded.
• CHieromartyr CyrilA bishop of Gortyna in Crete who gave his life for Christ.
• DCVenerable Martyr Digna of CórdobaA nun of Córdoba in Spain, martyred in 853.
• Venerable DogmaelA Welsh holy monk of early times, honored in Wales and Brittany.
• ENHoly New Martyrs Eleven New Martyrs of EstoniaA company of clergy and laymen of Estonia, slain for the faith by the Bolsheviks.
• Venerable Martyr Felix of AlcaláA monk from Alcalá, put to death for Christ at Córdoba around 853.
• GVenerable GervoldBishop of Évreux and later Abbot of Fontenelle, reposed in 806.
• HSSaint Hartwig of SalzburgArchbishop of Salzburg, reposed in 1023.
• JCNew Martyr Jeremias of CreteA new martyr of Stylos in Crete, who died in 1821; venerated locally.
• JLNew Martyr Joann LagovskiAn Orthodox believer honored as a new martyr, who died in 1941.
• JSHieromartyr Joann SergejevAn Orthodox priest honored among the holy martyrs.
• JKHieromartyr Johannes KraavAn Orthodox priest honored as a martyr, who died for the faith in 1941.
• JSHieromartyr Joseph SikovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1918.
• JSaint JulittaA holy woman commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• MLSaint Mark of LuceraBishop of Lucera in southern Italy, reposed around 328.
• MLNew Martyr Marta LeismanAn Orthodox believer honored as a new martyr, who died in 1943.
• NVenerable NennusAn Irish holy monk of the Aran Islands, reposed around 654.
• NZHieromartyr Nicholas ZapolskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938.
• NLHieromartyr Nikolai LeismanAn Orthodox priest honored as a martyr, who died for the faith in 1943.
• NLVenerable Niphon of LukovëAn Athonite monk from Lukovë in the Himarë region of Albania.
• PKHieromartyr Peeter KoslovAn Orthodox cleric commemorated among the holy martyrs.
• PAMartyr Protus of AquileiaA martyr of Aquileia, slain for Christ around 290.
• PVenerable PsalmodiusA holy hermit in Gaul, reposed around 690.
• Saint Quintian of RodezBishop of Rodez and later of Clermont in Gaul, reposed around 525.
• RSVenerable Richard of Saint-⁠VanneAbbot of Saint-⁠Vanne in Verdun, a renewer of monastic life, reposed in 1046.
• TPNew Martyr Theodor PetaiAn Orthodox believer honored as a new martyr, who died in 1942.
• VRHoly Martyrs Valerius and RufinusMartyrs slain for Christ near Soissons in Gaul around 287.
• VAHieromartyr Vassili AstaninAn Orthodox cleric honored among the holy martyrs.
• Hieromartyr Vassili RistkokAn Orthodox priest honored as a martyr, who died for the faith in 1942.
• Venerable Macrina the YoungerConsecrated virgin, elder sister of Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa, who died in 379.
• Venerable Justin PopovićSerbian theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, who died in 1979.
• Holy Martyrs John and Paul of RomeMartyrs of 4th-⁠century Rome who suffered death for Christ under pagan rule.
• Hieromartyr Marcian of SyracuseNative of Antioch, by tradition a disciple of the Apostle Peter and first bishop of Syracuse; he died a martyr.
• Hieromartyr Vladimir of KyivMetropolitan of Moscow, then of Kyiv, killed in Kyiv in 1918 at the start of the Bolshevik persecution.
• Venerable Methodius of PeshnoshaDisciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, founder of Saint Nicholas Monastery at Peshnosha; died in 1392.
• LSSaint Lothaire of SéesBishop of Sées in Normandy, who reposed in 756.
• PKHieromartyr Peter KorelinCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SNVenerable Martyr Synesios the NewA monastic new martyr of the Thessaloniki region, commemorated with Benedict and Timothy.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 14?

From the saints of the day: Elisha, Methodius, Fortunatus, Paul, Demetrius, Alexander, Cyril, Felix, Jeremias, Johannes, Joseph, Nicholas, Nikolai, Theodor, Justin, Marcian, Vladimir, Peter, Synesios. 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 June 14?

From the women saints of the day: Anna, Julitta, Marta, Macrina. 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.