Baptismal names for children born on June 21

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 28

All the saints of June 21

• Passion-⁠Bearer Nicholas IILast emperor of Russia, killed with his family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Martyr Julian of TarsusMartyr of Cilicia from the age of Diocletian's persecution, also called Julian of Anazarbus.
• Martyr Luarsab II of KartliKing of Kartli in eastern Georgia from 1606 to 1615; he died in Persian captivity at Shiraz in 1622.
• Venerable Anastasia of SerbiaWife of Stefan Nemanja, tonsured in 1196 as Anastasia; she died in 1200 and is venerated as a saint.
• Martyr Archil of KakhetiGeorgian prince of Kakheti who died a martyr in the 8th century.
• Confessor George LavrovArchimandrite of Danilov Monastery in Moscow, born into a peasant family, who died at Nizhny Novgorod in 1932.
• Saint Julian of OrtaDeacon who preached with his brother Julius around Lake Orta in Lombardy and died in 391.
• Right-⁠Believing Fyodor IvanovichPrince of Starodub from 1315, killed in the Horde in 1330, the only known fact of his life.
• AIHieromartyr Alexander IvanovskyPriest martyred in 1919 at Vishnivtsi in Ukraine.
• VDSaint Vasil Dimitrov
• APVenerable Abraham of PinegaA venerable monk of Pinega in the Dvina land; glorified locally.
• AVenerable AgofredusA monk near Évreux, brother of Saint Leutfrid, reposed in 738.
• ASHieromartyr Alexis SkvortsovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• AIVenerable Ananias the IconographerVenerable monk known as an iconographer.
• AHieromartyr AnthonyA priest martyred together with Saint Terence, Bishop of Iconium.
• ACMartyr Aphrodisius of CiliciaA martyr of Cilicia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AIMartyr Archil II of IberiaA Georgian king who died a martyr for the Christian faith during the Arab occupation.
• BSaint BarsabiasA saint, who died around 337, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• BMartyr BasilissaA martyr commemorated with the hieromartyr Terence, Bishop of Iconium.
• CMartyr CelsiusA martyr commemorated with the hieromartyr Terence, Bishop of Iconium.
• CLVenerable Corbmac ua LiathainA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Venerable Cormac Ua LiatháinAn Irish monk, a disciple of Saint Columba and Abbot of Durrow, reposed around 590.
• CAHoly Martyrs Cyriacus and ApollinarisMartyrs of Africa, commemorated together.
• Martyr DemetriaA woman martyr of Rome who suffered under Julian the Apostate around 363.
• DDSaint Diarmaid of Disert DiarmadaAn Irish bishop honored at Disert Diarmada, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DCVenerable Dominic of ComacchioA holy monk of Comacchio in Italy, reposed around 820.
• Saint Engelmund of VelsenAn English missionary in Frisia, honored at Velsen, reposed around 739.
• JBHieromartyr John BudrinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1918.
• JSVenerable Martyr Jonah SankovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• JMVenerable Julian the MyrmidonianA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
• JMVenerable Julius the MyrmidonianA venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
• LVenerable LeutfridAbbot of a monastery near Évreux in Gaul, reposed in 738.
• Saint Martin of TongerenBishop of Tongeren in northern Gaul, reposed around 350.
• Venerable MeenA disciple of Saint Samson and founder of a monastery in Brittany, reposed around 617.
• NNMartyr Nikita of NirosChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NSMartyr Nikita SukharevChristian martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
• NRHieromartyr Nikolay RozanovA priest who suffered martyrdom in 1938; glorified among the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
• PESaint Palladius of EmbrunBishop of Embrun in Gaul, who reposed around 523.
• PUHieromartyr Paul UspenskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• RSaint RiagatA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• RBSaint Rodulf of BourgesArchbishop of Bourges and founder of monasteries, reposed in 866.
• RMHoly Martyrs Rufinus and MartiaMartyrs honored at Syracuse in Sicily.
• RMartyr RufusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SASaint Suibhne of Ard MachaA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Ard Macha, who reposed in 729; very little is recorded.
• TIHieromartyr Terence of IconiumHieromartyr of Iconium.
• Apostle Tertius of IconiumOne of the Seventy Apostles, who wrote down the Epistle to the Romans at the dictation of the Apostle Paul.
• UPSaint Urciscenus of PaviaAn early Bishop of Pavia, reposed around 216.
• WVenerable WolfridA holy monk of Hohentwiel in Germany, reposed around 990.
• Venerable Maximus the GreekGreek monk from Mount Athos, writer and translator in Russia, who died at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.
• Holy Martyrs Julian and BasilissaChristian husband and wife, martyrs put to death around 304, venerated in East and West.
• Saint Julius of NovaraMissionary priest in northern Italy who died in 401; his cult centers on the island of San Giulio in Lake Orta.
• Venerable Martyr Pachomius the RussianBorn in Little Russia, taken captive by the Tatars and sold to a Turkish tanner, with whom he lived 27 years; he died in 1730.
• JNHieromartyr Jacob of Nova PrahaCleric martyred in 1919 at Nova Praha in Ukraine.
• BPVenerable Basil PatelariyskyVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 21?

From the saints of the day: Nicholas, Julian, George, Fyodor, Alexander, Abraham, Alexis, Ananias, John, Jonah, Julius, Martin, Nikita, Nikolay, Palladius, Paul, Rufus, Terence, Maximus, Pachomius, Jacob, Basil. 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 21?

From the women saints of the day: Anastasia, Basilissa. 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.