A baptismal name for a boy
Myron
7 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Myron
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Hieromartyr Myron of CyzicusAugust 17Priest from Achaea, who died a martyr in the time of Emperor Decius, around the year 250.
Saint Myron of CreteAugust 8Bishop of Rhaukos, then archbishop of Crete, called the wonderworker; he lived in the third century under Decius.- New Martyr Myron of CreteMarch 20A new martyr of Crete who suffered for the Orthodox faith under Ottoman rule.
- Martyr MyronAugust 19A saint commemorated with Eutychian and Strategius, who departed to the Lord in 304.
- Hieromartyr Myron RzhepikAugust 31Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Hieromartyr Myron of TamassosSeptember 17Cleric of Tamassos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Martyr Myron Ionin RuiJune 11Chinese Orthodox Christian, killed in Beijing in 1900 during the Boxer Rising.
Questions
The name day of Myron is August 17, the feast of Hieromartyr Myron of Cyzicus. It is also kept on August 8, March 20, August 19, August 31, September 17, June 11.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 7 saints named Myron, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Myron is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Myron of Cyzicus as patron.