Baptismal names for children born on March 11

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, March 18

All the saints of March 11

• Saint Sophronius of JerusalemPatriarch of Jerusalem from 634 to 638, defender of the true faith against Monothelitism.
• Saint Sophronius of VratsaBulgarian cleric, bishop of Vratsa, a leading figure of the Bulgarian National Revival, who died in 1813.
• Right-⁠Believing Theodora of ArtaConsort of the ruler of Epirus, venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, who lived in the thirteenth century.
• Hieromartyr Pionius of SmyrnaPresbyter of Smyrna, martyred in the persecution of Decius around 250.
• JMVenerable John MoschusByzantine monk and ascetic writer of Georgian origin, author of the Spiritual Meadow; died in 619.
• Saint Benedict of MilanArchbishop of Milan from about 685 to 732.
• Saint Euthymius II of NovgorodArchbishop of Novgorod from 1429 to 1458, a great patron of the arts and architecture.
• Venerable Alexis of GoloseevoMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, born in 1840 and died in 1917, venerated as a saint.
• Right-⁠Believing Constantine of StrathclydeSon and successor of King Riderch Hael of Strathclyde, mentioned only in the Life of St Kentigern.
• Confessor Basil MalakhovArchpriest born in 1873 in the Vitebsk region, who died in 1937 at Kargopol; glorified as a saint.
• Venerable Sophronius
• AAMartyr Agape of AntiochA martyr of Antioch, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• AAMartyr Alberta of AgenA martyr of Agen who suffered for Christ around 286.
• ASMartyr Asclepiades of SmyrnaA martyr of Smyrna, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• CCHoly Martyrs Candidus and CompanionsMartyrs who suffered for Christ around 254.
• CCConfessor Constantine of CarthageA confessor of the faith at Carthage in North Africa.
• CSaint CuandaA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Hieromartyr Eulogius of CórdobaA priest of Córdoba who strengthened the martyrs, slain for Christ in 859.
• FVenerable FirmianA holy monk of the Piceno region in Italy, reposed around 1020.
• GDSaint George of DiipionA newly revealed saint associated with Diipion, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• GSVenerable George the SinaiteA holy ascetic known as the Sinaite.
• HZHoly Martyrs Heraclius and ZosimusMartyrs of Carthage who suffered around 263.
• LCSaint Libren of Cluain FodaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Foda; very little is recorded.
• LMartyr LimnusA hieromartyr of Smyrna from the time of the undivided Church.
• LSHieromartyr Linus of SmyrnaA cleric of Smyrna, who died a martyr for Christ.
• LVenerable LiobranA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• LSaint LucretiaA holy woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MMartyr MacedoniaA woman martyr of Smyrna from the time of the undivided Church.
• OCVenerable Oengus the CuldeeAn Irish monk who composed a calendar of the saints in verse, reposed around 824.
• PPConfessor Patrick PetrovConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ and died in 1933, during the Soviet persecution.
• PSVenerable Peter the SpaniardA hermit honored at Veroli in Italy.
• RMartyr RosinaA saint venerated at Augsburg, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• SSMartyr Sabina of SmyrnaChristian woman of Smyrna, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TMartyr Talu
• TMartyr Trophimus
• TTHoly Martyrs Trophimus and ThalusMartyrs of Laodicea in Syria, slain in the persecution of Diocletian.
• VAHieromartyr Vigilius of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre, slain around 685.
• Saint Vincent of LeónSaint of León, venerated in the Western Church.
• VSaint VindicianBishop of Arras and Cambrai, reposed in 712.
• ZSaint ZosimasA saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in Western calendars.
• Martyr Epimachus of PelusiumEgyptian martyr of Pelusium who died for Christ in the 3rd century.
• Venerable Zechariah the FasterFaster and monk of the Kiev Caves in the 13th-14th centuries.
• Saint Quiriacus of TrierA priest venerated at Trier in Gaul, of the 4th century.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on March 11?

From the saints of the day: John, Benedict, Euthymius, Alexis, Constantine, Basil, Eulogius, George, Linus, Peter, Trophimus, Vincent, Zosimas, Zechariah. 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 11?

From the women saints of the day: Theodora, Agape, Lucretia, Sabina. 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.