A baptismal name for a girl· A rare, distinctive name
Domnina
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Domnina
Venerable Domnina of SyriaMarch 1Syrian ascetic of the 5th century near Cyrrhus, named in the Byzantine Synaxarion and by Theodoret.Martyr Domnina of AnazarbusOctober 12Martyr from Cilicia, imprisoned at Anazarbus and beaten repeatedly on the order of the Roman prefect.
- Martyr DomninaNovember 2A martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Venerable DomninaJanuary 5A venerable ascetic of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr DomninaJanuary 8A woman martyr remembered in the synaxarion of the Greek Church.
- Martyr Domnina of EdessaOctober 4A martyr of Edessa, put to death for her faith in Christ.
- Martyr Domnina of RomeMarch 20A martyr of Rome, put to death for her faith in Christ.
Questions
The name day of Domnina is March 1, the feast of Venerable Domnina of Syria. It is also kept on October 12, November 2, January 5, January 8, October 4, March 20.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Domnina, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Domnina is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Venerable Domnina of Syria as patron.