Baptismal names for children born on March 5

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, March 12

All the saints of March 5

• Saint Nikolaj VelimirovićSerbian bishop, theologian, and preacher, bishop of Ohrid and Žiča from 1920, who died in America in 1956.
• Right-⁠Believing Ivan ShishmanTsar of Bulgaria at Tarnovo from 1371 to 1395, the last ruler there before the Ottoman conquest.
• Venerable Piran of CornwallCornish abbot of the fifth century, possibly of Irish origin, patron of tin miners.
• Venerable Mark the AsceticTheologian and ascetic writer of the fifth century, concerned with the spiritual life more than with dogma.
• Martyr Phocas the GardenerMartyr of Sinope called the Gardener; tradition has merged his life with that of two other saints named Phocas.
• Martyr Conon the GardenerGardener born at Nazareth, who died a martyr around 250 at Magydos in Pamphylia.
• Hieromartyr Sadoth of PersiaBishop of Seleucia-⁠Ctesiphon from 341 to 343, martyred in the great Persian persecution under Shapur.
• TCSaint Theophilus of CaesareaBishop of Caesarea in Palestine, teacher of Clement of Alexandria, who presided over the Synod of Caesarea.
• Martyr Adrian of CaesareaMartyr from Batanea, died at Caesarea in Palestine in 308 with Eubulus; commemorated on March 5.
• Hieromartyr Conon of IsauriaSaint of Isauria, venerated as a martyr, whose life was written down in late antiquity.
• NPHieromartyr Nicholas PokrovskyRussian priest born in 1864, who died on 18 March 1919 near Sengiley in the Simbirsk region; glorified in 2006.
• JBNew Martyr John the BulgarianA Bulgarian who converted to Islam, repented on Mount Athos, and was martyred in Constantinople in 1784.
• AAMartyr Archelaus of AntinoeA martyr of Antinoe, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• CSaint CaronA Welsh saint honored at Tregaron.
• CFSaint Carthach son of FiananAn Irish saint, of the 6th century, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• Saint Carthach the ElderA disciple of Saint Ciaran of Saighir and bishop in Ossory, reposed around 540.
• Saint Ciaran of SaighirAn Irish bishop, founder of the monastery of Saighir, reposed around 530.
• CVenerable ClementA holy monk associated with the monastery of Santa Lucia, reposed around 800.
• CASaint Colman of ArmaghAn Irish saint honored at Armagh.
• CAVenerable Conon of AkamasA venerable monk of Akamas in Cyprus; venerated locally.
• CAMartyr Cyril of AntinoupolisMartyr of Antinoupolis, who suffered for Christ.
• Saint ElouanA Breton saint honored in Brittany.
• EPMartyr Eulampius of PalestineA martyr of Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EPMartyr Eulogius of PalestineA martyr of Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ECHoly Martyrs Eusebius and CompanionsMartyrs of North Africa, commemorated together.
• ECVenerable Eusebius of CremonaA monk, disciple and friend of Blessed Jerome, reposed around 423.
• Saint Framboldus of BayeuxA hierarch honored at Bayeux in Normandy in the age of the undivided Church.
• GRMartyr George of RapsaniA martyr of Rapsani, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HFVenerable Hesychius the FasterA holy faster, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• JMHieromartyr John MirotvortsevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JASaint Justus of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 5 March; few details survive.
• MIVenerable Martyr Mardarius IsaevA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NSaint NestorA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• OASaint Octavius of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 5 March; few details survive.
• OBPassion-⁠Bearer Oliva of BresciaA virgin who suffered for Christ at Brescia around 138.
• OIMartyr Onesius of IsauriaChristian of Isauria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PPHieromartyr Parthenios PartheniadisA hieromartyr from the island of Ikaria, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PAMartyr Photius of AntinoupolisMartyr of Antinoupolis, who suffered for Christ.
• RVenerable RheithianA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• RASaint Rusticus of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 5 March; few details survive.
• SCSaint Sinech of Cruachan Magh AbhnaAn Irish saint of Cruachan Magh Abhna, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• TGVenerable Martyr Theophanes GrafovA Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• VASaint Virgilius of ArlesArchbishop of Arles who consecrated Saint Augustine of Canterbury, reposed around 610.
• Saint Luke of SimferopolRenowned surgeon and archbishop, author of medical and spiritual works, who died in 1961 in Simferopol.
• Saint Diadochos of PhotikiAscetic and bishop of Photiki in the fifth century, whose works are included in the Philokalia.
• Martyr Rhais of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria who, according to one account, was the daughter of a Christian priest named Peter.
• Right-⁠Believing Theodore the BlackPrince of Smolensk and Yaroslavl, called the Black, who died in 1298 and is venerated as a saint by the Russian Church.
• Venerable Martyr Adrian of PoshekhonyeRussian monk and iconographer, founder and first abbot of the Dormition monastery at Poshekhonye, died 1550.
• Right-⁠Believing Konstantin UlemetsSon of Fyodor Rostislavich, nicknamed the scholar, devoted to learning, who died unmarried not later than 1321.
• Venerable Mark of AthensA hermit and fool for Christ, born in Athens, venerated among the fathers of the desert.
• Right-⁠Believing David FyodorovichSon of Fyodor Rostislavich the Black, known only from a chronicle entry on his death in 1321.
• BMVenerable Martyr Basil of MirozhMonk of Pskov, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Right-⁠Believing Constantine of YaroslavlPrince of Yaroslavl, remembered among the right-⁠believing rulers of Rus.
• GCSaint Gregory of CyprusA hierarch of Cyprus, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on March 5?

From the saints of the day: Nikolaj, Ivan, Conon, Theophilus, Adrian, Nicholas, John, Clement, Cyril, Eulampius, Eulogius, Eusebius, George, Justus, Nestor, Onesius, Photius, Theophanes, Luke, Theodore, Konstantin, David, Basil, Constantine, Gregory. 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 5?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.