Baptismal names for children born on March 1

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, March 8

All the saints of March 1

• Saint David of WalesBishop of Mynyw in the sixth century, patron saint of Wales.
• Venerable Martyr Eudokia of HeliopolisSamaritan woman of Heliopolis in Phoenicia, now Baalbek, a martyr put to death around 107.
• Venerable Suitbert of KaiserswerthAnglo-⁠Saxon missionary born in Northumbria and companion of Willibrord; died at Kaiserswerth in 713.
• Venerable Domnina of SyriaSyrian ascetic of the 5th century near Cyrrhus, named in the Byzantine Synaxarion and by Theodoret.
• Venerable Leoluca of CorleoneAbbot of the monastery on Mount Mula in Calabria, wonderworker and founder of Italo-⁠Greek monasticism.
• Martyr Antonina of NicaeaMartyr of Nicaea who died in the early 4th century.
• Righteous Basil of Pavlovsky PosadRussian of Pavlovsky Posad, 1816 to 1869, glorified in 1999 for his righteous life.
• Venerable Martyr Anna MakandinaNun arrested in February 1938 and shot at the Butovo firing range on 8 March 1938; canonized in 2000.
• Venerable Martyrius of ZelenetsBorn at Velikie Luki, founder of Holy Trinity Monastery at Zelenets; died in 1603.
• Hieromartyr Basil NikitskyPriest born in 1889 into a large family of a psalm-⁠reader, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1938; canonized in 2000.
• Venerable Martyr Daria ZaitsevaNun born in 1870 into a peasant family of Ryazan, a novice at Anosin Convent, shot at Butovo in 1938.
• Hieromartyr Anthony PankeevBishop of Belgorod, counted among the New Martyrs of Russia, who died in 1938 in Blagoveshchensk.
• BFHieromartyr Benjamin FamintsevArchpriest born in Kolomna in 1873, executed at the Butovo firing range on 14 March 1938.
• LEHieromartyr Lupercus of EauzeBishop of Eauze in Gaul, martyred under Decius by the governor Dacian.
• MSaint MonanGaelic missionary of the 6th century, who lived in a cave near Pittenweem in Fife.
• AMartyr AbundantiusA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• AVenerable AgapiusA holy monk commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• ACVenerable Agapius of ColciuRomanian venerable monk, honored in the Romanian Orthodox Church.
• Saint Albinus of AngersBishop of Angers in Gaul, reposed around 550.
• AESaint Albinus of EmbrunSaint honored at Embrun in France; the sources preserve few details about him.
• AVSaint Albinus of VercelliBishop of Vercelli in northern Italy, who reposed around 451.
• AIHieromartyr Alexander IlyenkovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1942, during the communist persecution.
• ADVenerable Martyr Alexandra DyachkovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• AFool-⁠for-⁠Christ AnastasiaA holy woman who took up the struggle of foolishness for Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BCVenerable Baotan of Cluain mic NoisAn Irish saint honored at Cluain mic Nois, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• BAMartyr Basil ArkhipovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• CMartyr CharisiusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CCSaint Colum of Ceann GaradhAn Irish saint honored at Ceann Garadh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CNMartyr Cyriacus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• DCSaint Donata of CarthageSaint honored at Carthage; the sources preserve few details about her.
• ESaint EnanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• EVenerable EudocimusA venerable monk of Athos commemorated with Saint Agapius.
• EAVenerable Martyr Evdokia ArkhipovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• FVHoly Venerables Four Venerable Companions of AgapiosFour venerable monks, unnamed in the calendar, who lived with Agapios of Kolitsou; venerated locally (Vatopedi Monastery).
• GMartyr GervasiusA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• HHHoly Martyrs Hermes and Hadrian of MarseilleTwo martyrs of Marseille in France, commemorated together.
• HAHoly Martyrs Hermes, Adrian and CompanionsA group of martyrs remembered together, killed around the year 290; few details survive.
• Saint HesychiusOne of the Seven Apostolic Men, a bishop sent to preach the Gospel in Spain.
• JSHieromartyr John StreltsovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• LMartyr LeoA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion together with his brothers.
• LRMartyr Leo of RouenA saint honored at Rouen in France, who reposed in 900.
• MCSaint Maoineann of Cluain Ferta BrenainnA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Ferta Brenainn; very little is recorded.
• MMartyr MarcellusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSaint MarnockAn Irish saint honored in Scotland, reposed around 625.
• MMFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Martha of MoscowA fool for Christ of Moscow, venerated in the Russian Church, who died in 1638.
• MAHoly Martyrs Martyrs of AfricaA group of martyrs of Africa, thirteen in number according to tradition.
• MMVenerable Martyr Matrona MakandinaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• MBHieromartyr Michael BukrinskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• MCSaint Moenu of ClonfertAn Irish bishop honored at Clonfert, of the 6th century, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• NAMartyr Nadezhda AbakumovaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• NTMartyr Nestor and TribimiusTwo martyrs of Pamphylia, put to death in the persecution of Decius.
• NPMartyr Nestor of PamphyliaChristian of Pamphylia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NMartyr NestorianusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• OZVenerable Martyr Olga ZhiltsovaNun martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• PTNew Martyr Paraskevas of TrebizondA new martyr from Trebizond who died for the faith in 1659.
• PCConfessor Paul the ConfessorA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• PLHieromartyr Peter LyubimovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• PSaint PhotinusA bishop of Benevento, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• Saint RudesindA bishop in Galicia and founder of Celanova Monastery, reposed in 977.
• SSaint SaranA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on March 1?

From the saints of the day: David, Basil, Martyrius, Benjamin, Agapius, Alexander, Cyriacus, Eudocimus, Gervasius, Hesychius, John, Marcellus, Michael, Nestor, Paraskevas, Peter, Photinus, Sylvester, Synesius, Vasily, Felix. 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 March 1?

From the women saints of the day: Eudokia, Domnina, Antonina, Anna, Daria, Alexandra, Anastasia, Evdokia, Matrona, Olga. 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.