Orthodox girls' names
300 girls' names from the lives of the women saints, from the best known to the rare. Each with its name day and patron saint.
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Rare and especially beautiful
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Questions about baptismal names
Often after the saint of the birthday, of the eighth day, when the name was given, or of the day of baptism. Many families choose a saint who has helped them.
The day the Church celebrates the saint whose name the child bears. On that day the child keeps their name day.
At baptism the child receives the name of a saint, who becomes their patron. If the civil name is not a saint's, a baptismal name is chosen too, with the priest's advice.
Choose the date in the name finder or open that day's page: it shows the saints of the day and of the eighth day, with their names for boys and girls.
Yes. Beside the well-known names, the Church keeps hundreds of less common saints' names, such as Theosevia, Agafia, Panaretos or Eleftherios.
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Names by birthday
January
Baptismal names · 2026
Tap a day: its saints and the names they give.