Baptismal names for children born on March 18

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, March 25

All the saints of March 18

• Saint Cyril of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem after 350, author of the Catechetical Lectures for those preparing for Baptism.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Edward the MartyrKing of England from 975 to 978, killed in 978 after a dispute over the throne.
• Venerable Aninas of ChalcedonVenerable wonderworker of Chalcedon whose life is preserved in two hagiographic texts.
• ENMartyr Eucarpius of NicomediaSoldier of Nicomedia who was martyred in the persecution under Emperor Diocletian.
• TNMartyr Trophimus of NicomediaA soldier of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in the persecution of Diocletian.
• VPVenerable Vasa of PskovSaint venerated at the Pskov Caves Dormition Monastery, who died in 1473.
• CSaint CaemhanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CESaint Coman son of ErnanA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CSaint ConalAn Irish hierarch, of around 500.
• CFool-⁠for-⁠Christ CyrilA fool for Christ commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• CAVenerable Cyril of AstrakhanA venerable father of Astrakhan, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• DEVenerable Daniel of EgyptA venerable monk of Egypt, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• DRHieromartyr Demetrius RozanovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• DCSaint Derwela of CornwallSaint of Cornwall, venerated in the Western Church.
• EVenerable EgbertAn English monk and bishop who lived long in Ireland and at Iona, reposed in 729.
• FMSaint Felician of MauritaniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 March; few details survive.
• FLSaint Frediano of LuccaAn Irishman by birth and Bishop of Lucca, reposed around 588.
• MCSaint Maedhog of Cluain EsgrachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Esgrach; very little is recorded.
• NFHoly Hieromartyrs Narcissus and FelixA bishop and a deacon honored at Girona, slain for Christ around 307.
• NBVenerable Martyr Natalia BaklanovaNun martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SNSaint Servulus of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 March; few details survive.
• TTMartyr Ten Thousand Martyrs of NicomediaA host of ten thousand martyrs killed in Nicomedia around 300, commemorated together.
• TMSaint Timothy of MauritaniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 March; few details survive.
• TSaint TomanA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint Nikolaj VelimirovićSerbian bishop, theologian, and preacher, bishop of Ohrid and Žiča from 1920, who died in America in 1956.
• Venerable Martyr Maria of ParisRussian nun in France, a poet and member of the French Resistance, who died at Ravensbrück in 1945.
• Holy Martyrs The 20,000 Martyrs of NicomediaChristians put to death at Nicomedia for their faith in the Diocletian persecution; tradition speaks of twenty thousand.
• TLSaint Tetricus of LangresBishop of Langres in Gaul, reposed in 572.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on March 18?

From the saints of the day: Cyril, Aninas, Trophimus, Daniel, Demetrius, Felician, Timothy, Nikolaj. 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 18?

From the women saints of the day: Natalia, Maria. 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.