Baptismal names for children born on June 8

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 15

All the saints of June 8

• Saint Medard of NoyonBishop who moved the seat of the diocese from Vermand to Noyon, much honored in his own time.
• Saint Clodulf of MetzBishop of Metz from about 657 until his death in 697.
• Venerable Melania the ElderDesert mother and an influential figure of the ascetic movement, who lived in Jerusalem and died before 417.
• Saint Ephrem of AmidaNative of Amida and Patriarch of Antioch from 527 until his death in 545.
• Saint Gildard of RouenBishop of Rouen from 488 to 525, closely linked with Saint Medard.
• Saint Victorinus of CamerinoBishop of Camerino, brother of Saint Severinus, a hermit on Monte Nero; died in 538 or 543.
• Saint Theodore of RostovFirst Bishop of Rostov and Bishop of Suzdal, who died before 1023; honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Rostov and Yaroslavl.
• CMartyr CalliopeChristian of the 3rd century, executed in the year 250 at the start of Emperor Decius' persecution.
• HSSaint Heraclius of SensBishop of Sens from 487 and friend of Saint Remigius; he took part in the baptism of King Clovis at Reims.
• TKHieromartyr Theodore of KveltaA Georgian priest who died a martyr in 1609.
• AVenerable AthreA monastic ascetic commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• BCSaint Bron of Cassel-⁠IrraAn Irish bishop, a disciple of Saint Patrick, reposed in 511.
• ECVenerable Ermedhach of CongaA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Conga; very little is recorded.
• EBVenerable Eustadiola of BourgesA holy woman of Bourges in Gaul, reposed around 690.
• Saint Fortunatus of FanoSaint of Fano, venerated in the Western Church.
• GMartyr GermanusA martyr at Girona, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• JASaint Januaria of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 June; few details survive.
• JESaint Jocundus of EgyptA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 June; few details survive.
• JMartyr JustusA martyr at Girona, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• LCVenerable Luaithrenn of Cill LuaithrennA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Luaithrenn; very little is recorded.
• MHoly Martyrs Marcian
• MDMartyr Marcian of DorostolonMartyr of Dorostolon, who suffered for Christ.
• MMartyr MarkA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MDMartyr Mark of DurostorumA martyr of Durostorum (Silistra), commemorated by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
• Confessor Mary the ConfessorA confessor of the Christian faith, remembered in the old tradition of the Church.
• MASaint Maximinus of AixHeld by tradition to be the first Bishop of Aix in Provence.
• MSaint MuicianA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• MVenerable MuirchuAn Irish monk, author of a Life of Saint Patrick, reposed around 700.
• NSVenerable Naucratius the StuditeVenerable monk of the Studion, disciple and successor of St. Theodore the Studite.
• NNSaint Nestorius of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 June; few details survive.
• NDMartyr Nicander of DorostolonChristian of Dorostolon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PMartyr PaulinusA martyr at Girona, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PKSaint Pavle of KaiumiA Georgian saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
• SSConfessor Sallustian of SardiniaA confessor of the faith, honored in Sardinia.
• SMartyr SciciusA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• SVHoly Venerables Severinus and VictorinusTwo brothers, hermits and later bishops in Italy, of the 6th century.
• SHHoly Martyrs Sosistratus, Hesperius and GlyceriusMartyrs of Antioch from the early times, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• TNew Martyr TheophanesA new martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion, associated with Mount Athos.
• TCMartyr Theophanes of ConstantinopleA martyr of Constantinople, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TAVenerable Theophilus the AthoniteA monastic saint of Mount Athos, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• TRVenerable Trojecia of RodezA saint honored at Poitiers, of whom little is known.
• ZPVenerable Zosimus of PhoeniciaA monk and ascetic of the 5th and 6th centuries, from Phoenicia.
• ZCSaint Zoticus of CaesareaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 June; few details survive.
• Great Martyr Theodore StratelatesRoman general of Heraclea Pontica, great martyr, put to death around the year 319.
• Right-⁠Believing Basil Vsevolodovich of YaroslavlSecond prince of Yaroslavl, elder son of Vsevolod Konstantinovich, named in chronicles from 1238; died in 1249.
• Hieromartyr Gregory ZlatorunskyPriest born in 1877 in the Kuban region, killed on 21 June 1918 at Bogoslovskoye in the Stavropol region.
• Right-⁠Believing Constantine VsevolodovichThird Prince of Yaroslavl, the younger son of Vsevolod Konstantinovich, known from the Life of Constantine and Vasily.
• SVenerable SelevanA holy man honored at St Levan in Cornwall, which bears his name.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 8?

From the saints of the day: Victorinus, Theodore, Heraclius, Fortunatus, Germanus, Justus, Marcian, Maximinus, Nicander, Paulinus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Zosimus, Basil, Gregory, Constantine. 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 8?

From the women saints of the day: Melania, Calliope. 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.