Baptismal names for children born on September 1

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 8

All the saints of September 1

• Prophet JoshuaAssistant and successor of Moses, who led Israel into the Promised Land.
• Venerable Dionysius ExiguusMonk born in Scythia Minor who lived in Rome and devised the counting of years from the birth of Christ.
• Stylite Simeon the StyliteSyrian ascetic who lived for decades on top of a pillar near Antioch, died in 459.
• Venerable GilesHermit of Greek origin, abbot in southern France in the seventh century.
• Saint Lupus of SensNineteenth bishop of Sens in Gaul, born around 573 and died around 623.
• Hieromartyr Terentianus of TodiBishop of Todi, killed in the reign of Emperor Hadrian in 118.
• Venerable Martha of TambovBorn Marfa Aparina in Saransk, a schemanun, elder of Kirsanov and founder of the Tikhvin Convent in Kirsanov.
• Hieromartyr Simon MchedlidzeGeorgian priest, educator and journalist, executed by the Soviet authorities after the August Uprising of 1924.
• Venerable Martyr Tatiana GribkovaNun born in 1879 at Shchukino, now in Moscow, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Innocent TikhonovArchbishop of Vinnytsia, born at Troitsk in 1889, a graduate of the Petrograd Academy, who died a martyr in 1937.
• Saint Priscus of CapuaBishop of the 5th century, honored on 1 September, associated with Africa and Capua.
• Hieromartyr Regulus of AfricaAfrican bishop exiled under King Thrasamund together with other bishops, who died a martyr around the year 545.
• Martyr AdamantinaA martyr of Adrianople, who suffered around the year 305.
• ADHoly Martyrs Ammon the Deacon and the Forty VirginsForty Christian maidens and their teacher, the deacon Ammon, put to death for their faith in Christ.
• NKNew Martyr Natalia KozlovaPeasant woman and church warden, born in 1889, martyred at Butovo on 14 September 1937.
• AMartyr AgathocliaA woman martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ASaint AithalasA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• AMartyr AkriviOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• AHHieromartyr Ammun of HeracleaA cleric of the Church of Heraclea who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• ANew Martyr AngelisA new martyr of Constantinople who died for the faith in 1680.
• AMartyr AntigoneOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• AMartyr AphroditeOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• Saint Arcanus of SansepolcroA pilgrim honored as founder of the town of Sansepolcro in Tuscany, of around 1000.
• AMartyr AriboeaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• AMartyr AspasiaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• AMartyr AthenaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• ACSaint Augustus of CalatiaA saint venerated at Calatia in Campania.
• ASaint AyeA holy woman remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.
• CMartyr CallirrhoeOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• CNMartyr Callista of NicomediaA woman martyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• CSNew Martyr Chaido of StanosNew martyr from Stanos, who died in 1822 at Kallirachi.
• CMartyr CharikleiaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• CMartyr CleoniceOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• CMartyr CleopatraOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• CASaint Constantius of AquinoBishop of Aquino in Italy, reposed around 520.
• CGSaint Cuimmen son of GuanaA saint, son of Guana, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DodonaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• EMartyr ElpiniceOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• EMartyr ErasmiaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• EMartyr EratoOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• ENMartyr Euodius of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EMartyr EuterpeOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• EVenerable EvanthiaA venerable woman commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church for her ascetic life.
• FCSaint Failbhe of Cluain AirbealaighA saint of Cluain Airbealaigh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Saint Firmin the ConfessorBishop of Amiens, called the Confessor, who died around the year 390.
• GAHoly Venerables Giles and ArcanusPilgrims honored as founders of the town of Borgo San Sepolcro in Tuscany.
• Saint Giles of SansepolcroA pilgrim venerated at Sansepolcro in Tuscany together with Saint Arcanus, of around 1000.
• HMartyr HerminiaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• HNMartyr Hermogenes of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• KMartyr KoraliaOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• LMartyr LambroOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• LSaint LythanA Welsh saint, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• MMartyr MargaretOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• MMartyr MariantheOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• MCSaint Martha of CappadociaA saint of Cappadocia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar, who died in 459.
• MNVenerable Meletius the NewA venerable father known as Meletius the New, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMartyr MelpomeneOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• MMartyr MoschoOne of the forty virgin ascetics commemorated with the deacon Ammon.
• NCSaint Neman of Cill BiaA hierarch of Cill Bia, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NKVenerable Nicholas KourtaliotisA venerable ascetic of the Kourtaliotiko Gorge near Rethymno in Crete, who reposed in 1670.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Joshua, Dionysius, Simeon, Giles, Simon, Priscus, Ammun, Constantius, Firmin, Meletius, Nicholas, Vincent, Symeon, Gennady, John. 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 September 1?

From the women saints of the day: Tatiana, Adamantina, Natalia, Akrivi, Antigone, Aspasia, Callista, Charikleia, Cleopatra, Erasmia, Herminia, Koralia, Margaret, Penelope, Thalia, Theophano. 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.