Baptismal names for children born on September 8
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
SergiusSaint Sergius I of RomeAnastasiusSaint Anastasius II of RomeGiorgiVenerable Giorgi MkheidzeAthanasiosSaint Athanasios of XirokriniBasilHieromartyr Basil RazumovMichaelMartyr Michael BrenokPiusSaint Pius of AlexandriaRufusSaint RufusTimothyHoly Martyrs Timothy and FaustusSerapionVenerable Serapion of PskovLucianVenerable Lucian of Aleksandrov
From the eighth day, September 15
SymeonSaint Symeon of ThessalonicaNicetasNew Martyr Nicetas of SerresJosephSaint Joseph the New of PartoșAcaciusSaint Acacius of BeroeaNikitaGreat Martyr Nikita BesogonMaximusMartyr Maximus of MarcianopolisNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas TsvetkovBessarionSaint Bessarion IJohnHieromartyr John YakovlevAndrewHieromartyr Andrew KovalevDemetriusHieromartyr Demetrius IgnatenkoGerasimusVenerable Gerasimus of ZurvaGordianMartyr GordianGregoryHieromartyr Gregory NikolskyIgnatiusConfessor Ignatius BiryukovJacobHieromartyr Jacob LeonovichJeremiasMartyr Jeremias of CórdobaPhilotheusSaint Philotheus the PresbyterStratonMartyr StratonValerianMartyr Valerian of TournusValeriusMartyr ValeriusStephenMartyr Stephen the ProtomartyrPeterHieromartyr Peter of KrutitsyAmbrosiosHieromartyr Ambrosios of MoschonisiaMacariusVenerable Martyr Macarius of ThessalonikiEvdokiaVenerable Martyr Evdokia TkachenkoLyudmilaMartyr Lyudmila PetrovaMariaNew Martyr Maria RykovaMaryVenerable Mary of EgisElizabethVenerable Martyr Elizabeth FeodorovnaMeletinaMartyr Meletina
All the saints of September 8
Saint Sergius I of RomeBishop of Rome from 687 to 701, of Syrian descent, who rejected the canons of the Quinisext Council.
Saint Anastasius II of RomeBishop of Rome from 496 to 498, who tried to end the Acacian schism.
Saint Corbinian of FreisingFrankish bishop, a hermit near Chartres for fourteen years, sent to Bavaria by Pope Gregory II.- Right-Believing Æthelburh of KentSecond wife of King Edwin of Northumbria, a Christian from Kent whose marriage brought Christianity to Northumbria; died around 647.
Martyr Celestina of RomeRoman matron, a martyr under Emperor Valerian for confessing the Christian faith.- Venerable Giorgi MkheidzeA Georgian monk born in 1887 and reposed in 1960, venerated as a saint.
- Venerable Ioane MaisuradzeA Georgian monk of Tskhinvali, venerated by the Georgian Church.
- Saint Athanasios of XirokriniGreek saint born in 1749 at Xirokrini and died in 1774.
- Holy Martyrs Ammon, Theophilus, Neoterius and twenty-two companionsMartyrs of Alexandria, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
- Hieromartyr AmmoniusA presbyter of Alexandria, martyred in 311 in the time of St Peter of Alexandria, according to Eusebius.
- Martyr ArtemidorusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Hieromartyr Basil RazumovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Catha of Cluain EossainAn Irish priest honored at Cluain Eossain, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Saint CynfarchA Welsh saint, commemorated in the Western calendars.
- Hieromartyr Dios of AlexandriaA hieromartyr honored at Alexandria, of whom little is known.
Venerable DisibodAn Irish hermit in the Rhineland, founder of the monastery at Disibodenberg, reposed around 700.- Hieromartyr DiusA presbyter of Alexandria, martyred in 311 in the time of St Peter of Alexandria, according to Eusebius.
- Hieromartyr FaustusA presbyter of Alexandria, martyred in 311 in the time of St Peter of Alexandria, according to Eusebius.
- Hieromartyr Faustus of AlexandriaA hieromartyr honored at Alexandria, of whom little is known.
- Saint FerghusA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Saint Fionntain of Ard CaoinAn Irish saint honored at Ard Caoin, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
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Right-Believing Ine of WessexKing of Wessex, lawgiver and builder of churches, who ended his life as a pilgrim in Rome.- Saint MaelcoisneA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
- Martyr Michael BrenokA Russian warrior who fell at the Battle of Kulikovo, honored as a martyr.
- Venerable NefyddA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
- Saint Pius of AlexandriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 September; few details survive.
- Martyr RufianusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Saint RufusA hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr SeverusA martyr honored in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
- Saints The Sons of TalargSaints named in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
- Holy Martyrs Timothy and FaustusMartyrs of Antioch, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
Most Holy TheotokosThe Virgin Mary of Nazareth, mother of Jesus Christ, honored as the Most Holy Theotokos.
Holy Martyrs Adrian and NataliaAdrian, a guard of Emperor Galerius, confessed Christ at Nicomedia and died in 306, supported by his wife Natalia.
Venerable Serapion of PskovBorn in 1390 at Tartu into an Orthodox family, he lived at the Yelizarov Monastery near Pskov; died in 1480.- Venerable Lucian of AleksandrovA venerable father of Aleksandrov, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Sergius, Anastasius, Giorgi, Athanasios, Basil, Michael, Pius, Rufus, Timothy, Serapion, Lucian. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.
No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.
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