Baptismal names for children born on June 2

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 9

All the saints of June 2

• Saint Eugene I of RomeBishop of Rome from 654 to 657, chosen after Emperor Constans II banished Martin I.
• Saint Nikephoros the ConfessorPatriarch of Constantinople from 806 to 815, writer and defender of the holy icons, exiled by the iconoclasts.
• Martyr BlandinaMartyr of Lugdunum (Lyon), put to death under Emperor Marcus Aurelius in 177.
• Hieromartyr Pothinus of LyonFirst bishop of Lyon and of Gaul, who died a martyr around 177 at about ninety years of age.
• Saint Nectarius of ConstantinopleArchbishop of Constantinople from 381 to 397, successor of Gregory the Theologian and predecessor of John Chrysostom.
• Venerable Nicholas the PilgrimGreek pilgrim who died at Trani in 1094, honored in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
• Great Martyr John the New of SuceavaMartyr of the 14th century from Cetatea Albă, whose relics were brought to Suceava; commemorated June 2.
• PEHieromartyr Plato of ElisavetgradCleric of the Elisavetgrad diocese who died as a martyr in 1931.
• MHoly Martyrs 38 MartyrsThirty-⁠eight martyrs, honored together in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• AVenerable AdalgisAn Irish monk and disciple of Saint Fursey, missionary in Picardy, reposed around 686.
• ACSaint Aedhan of Cluain DomhuilA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Domhuil; very little is recorded.
• ALMartyr Aemilia of LyonA martyr honored at Lyon, of whom little is known.
• AMartyr AlbinaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ALSaint Amelia of LyonsA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 2 June; few details survive.
• AMartyr AntoniaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• AMartyr ApolloniusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• AMartyr AristeusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• AMartyr AusoniaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Saint BaudimusA saint venerated in Auvergne, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• BMartyr BiblisA martyr of Lyon who first denied her faith under torture and then confessed it, recorded by Eusebius.
• BVenerable BodfanA Welsh saint honored at Aber.
• CNew Martyr ConstantineA new martyr of Macedonia who gave his life for Christ, commemorated in the local calendar.
• CHNew Martyr Constantine the HagareneA new martyr of Muslim origin, put to death at Constantinople in 1819.
• DPMartyr Demetrius of PhiladelphiaA martyr of Philadelphia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DMartyr DomnaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• EOVenerable Erasmus of OchridVenerable monk who struggled at Ohrid.
• FLSaint Farounon of LuaA saint of Lua named in the Martyrology of Donegal on 2 June; his place and time are not known.
• FSaint FemdidhA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• FLSaint Forannan of LuaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Lua; very little is recorded.
• GMartyr GeminianusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• GMartyr GeminusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• GMartyr GrataA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• HMartyr HelpisA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• IMartyr IstusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• JMartyr JamnicaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• JMartyr JuliaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• JMartyr JuliusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• JMartyr JustaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• LEMartyr Leander of EpirusA martyr of Epirus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• LCSaint Luran son of ConanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• MMartyr MacariusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MCHoly Hieromartyrs Marcellinus and CompanionsHieromartyrs of the persecution of Diocletian, of the year 304.
• MPHoly Martyrs Marcellinus and PeterThe priest Marcellinus and the exorcist Peter, martyrs at Rome.
• MCVenerable Marinus of ConstantinopleA venerable father of Constantinople, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MLHoly Martyrs Martyrs of LyonThe martyrs of the persecution at Lyon, remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• MMartyr MaryA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMartyr MaternaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MMartyr MaturusOne of the martyrs of Lyon in the year 177, recorded by Eusebius of Caesarea.
• NCSaint Nainnidh of Cluain h UinnsennA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain h Uinnsenn; very little is recorded.
• OMartyr OctoberA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Saint Oda the GoodArchbishop of Canterbury, reposed in 958.
• PSaint PeterA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• PMartyr PhilomenusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PMartyr PompeiaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PLMartyr Ponticus of LyonYouth martyred at Lyon in Gaul together with St. Blandina.
• PMartyr PotamiaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PMartyr PrimusA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• QMartyr QuartiaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• RMartyr RhodanaA martyr at Lyon, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• SSaint SeananA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 2?

From the saints of the day: Eugene, Nikephoros, Nectarius, Nicholas, John, Plato, Apollonius, Constantine, Demetrius, Erasmus, Julius, Leander, Macarius, Marinus, Peter, Titus, Vincent, Vitalis, Zacharias, Zosimus, Alexander, Marcellinus. 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 2?

From the women saints of the day: Albina, Antonia, Domna, Julia, Justa, Mary, Juliania. 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.