Baptismal names for children born on June 15

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 22

All the saints of June 15

• Saint AugustineGreat Church Father of North Africa, author of the Confessions and The City of God.
• Venerable JeromeChurch Father who translated the Bible into Latin, known as the Vulgate, and lived in Bethlehem.
• Prophet AmosOne of the twelve minor prophets, a shepherd of Tekoa who preached justice in Israel in the eighth century BC.
• Great Martyr Lazar of SerbiaRuler of Serbia, killed in the battle of Kosovo Field in 1389 and honored as a martyr.
• Saint Michael I of KyivConsidered the first Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus, from 988 until his death in 992.
• Venerable Eadburh of WinchesterDaughter of King Edward the Elder of England, a nun in the tenth century known for her gift of singing.
• Venerable Landelin of CrespinSaint of the seventh century who died around 686 in present-⁠day Belgium; honored in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
• Venerable Martyr Cassian of AvnezhMonk of the Avnezh heights on the Sukhona River, who died a martyr in 1392 together with Gregory.
• Venerable Martyr Gregory of AvnezhHermit of the Avnezh heights on the Sukhona River, who died a martyr in 1392 together with Cassian.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Doulas of EgyptMonk of an Egyptian monastery, known for his gentle and guileless nature, honored as a passion-⁠bearer.
• OVenerable OrsisiusEgyptian monk and author of the fourth century, commemorated on 15 June.
• Saint Ephrem of SerbiaTwice Patriarch of Peć, in 1375-1379 and 1389-1392, also known as a poet; he died around the year 1400.
• Saint Simeon of NovgorodMonk of Khutyn called Sampson, chosen by lot as Archbishop of Novgorod in 1415, who died in 1421.
• Saint Cerdo of AlexandriaThird Bishop of Alexandria, who died around the year 106.
• NEHieromartyr Nicholas of ElisavetgradCleric of the Elisavetgrad diocese who died as a martyr in 1931 at Tiraspol.
• HDMartyr Hesychius of DurostorumMartyr of Durostorum, today Silistra in Bulgaria, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.
• ACVenerable Abraham of ClermontAn ascetic from the East, abbot of a monastery at Clermont in Gaul, reposed in 477.
• AIHieromartyr Amos IvanovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1919, during the communist persecution.
• BOVenerable Barbara of OstrovVenerable nun, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• BCMartyr Benildis of CórdobaA woman martyr burned for Christ at Córdoba in 853.
• CLSaint Cantianilla of LucaniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 15 June; few details survive.
• CAVenerable Martyr Carterius of AvnezhA venerable martyr associated with Avnezh, commemorated by the Russian Church.
• CSaint CeneuA Welsh bishop honored in Wales.
• CBSaint Constantine of BeauvaisBishop of Beauvais in Gaul, reposed in 706.
• DCMartyr Doulas of CiliciaA martyr of Cilicia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• FAHoly Apostles Fortunatus, Akhaikos and StephanasApostles of the Seventy who brought word to the Apostle Paul from Corinth.
• HPHoly Martyrs Hierax, Philip and the Ten YouthsHierax, Philip and ten youths, martyrs of Alexandria, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• Hieromartyr Hilarion of EspalionA saint honored at Espalion in France from the age of the undivided Church.
• JLSaint Jocundus of LucaniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 15 June; few details survive.
• JPFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Jonah of PeshnoshaA fool for Christ at Peshnosha Monastery, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• LLHoly Martyrs Libya, Leonides and EutropiaMartyrs of Palmyra, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• LSSaint Lothaire of SéesBishop of Sées in Normandy, who reposed in 756.
• MSaint MaroA bishop of Naples, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• MSaint MelaineA hierarch remembered in Western calendars, died around the year 549; few details survive.
• MISaint Melanius IIBishop of Viviers in Gaul, reposed around 549.
• MCHoly Martyrs Modestus and CrescentiaThe tutor Modestus and the nurse Crescentia, martyrs in Lucania, remembered with Saint Vitus.
• NMartyr NersesA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SOVenerable Sergius of OyatA monastic saint of the Oyat river region, commemorated by the Russian Church.
• SSaint SineallA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• TRVenerable Theophanes of RoslavlA Russian hermit of Roslavl, who died in 1819.
• Saint TrilloA Welsh saint of Gwynedd of around 600, honored at Llandrillo.
• Venerable VougaAn Irish bishop who withdrew as a hermit to Brittany.
• Martyr VitusYoung Christian of Sicily, killed for his faith in the time of Diocletian, around the third or fourth century.
• Saint Hosius of CordubaBishop of Cordoba in Spain, adviser of Constantine the Great and defender of the faith at Nicaea.
• Saint Jonah of MoscowMetropolitan of Kiev and all Rus from 1448 until 1461, chosen after Isidore was condemned.
• Venerable Theodore of SykeonRevered Byzantine ascetic who lived between the sixth century and the early seventh.
• Saint Spiridon of PećPatriarch of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć from 1380 to 1389, in the time of Prince Lazar.
• CRMartyr Crescentia of RomeThe nurse of the holy martyr Vitus, who was herself martyred for the Christian faith.
• CPHoly Martyrs Cyriacus and PaulaMartyrs stoned to death at Málaga in Hispania around 305.
• CHieromartyr CyrilA bishop of Gortyna in Crete who gave his life for Christ.
• MRMartyr Modestus of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SVVenerable Sabbas of VatopaidiA monk of Vatopaidi who followed the path of foolishness for Christ, reposing in 1349.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 15?

From the saints of the day: Augustine, Jerome, Amos, Lazar, Michael, Cassian, Gregory, Simeon, Nicholas, Hesychius, Abraham, Constantine, Hilarion, Jonah, Sergius, Theophanes, Vitus, Theodore, Spiridon, Cyril, Modestus, Sabbas. 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 15?

From the women saints of the day: Barbara. 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.