A baptismal name for a boy
Roman
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Roman
Right-Believing Roman of UglichFebruary 3Prince of Uglich from 1261 until his death in 1285, son of Vladimir.
Right-Believing Roman Olgovich of RyazanNovember 27Grand Prince of Ryazan from 1258 to 1270, only son of Oleg Ingvarevich, who died a martyr in 1270.
Right-Believing Roman Mikhailovich the OldPrince of Bryansk from 1246, second son of Prince Mikhail Vsevolodovich, who died after 1288.
Venerable Roman of KirzhachJune 23Monk, disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, with whom he founded the Annunciation Monastery at Kirzhach; he died in 1392.
Confessor Roman MedvedAugust 26Priest born in Zamość, glorified in 2000 as a confessor, who died in 1937 in Maloyaroslavets.
Venerable Roman of ĐunisAugust 16A monk and missionary to the Slavs in the 9th century, venerated in Serbia as a wonderworker.- Venerable Martyr RomanNovember 28A monk-martyr commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
- Venerable Roman of TarnovoFebruary 17
- Venerable Roman of TarnovoFebruary 17Bulgarian monk of Kilifarevo near Tarnovo, who died in 1363.
- Right-Believing Roman of ChernigovSeptember 20Faithful prince of Chernigov and Bryansk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr Roman MarchenkoSeptember 3Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Roman of BanatAugust 16Saint honored in the Banat.
Questions
The name day of Roman is February 3, the feast of Right-Believing Roman of Uglich. It is also kept on November 27, June 23, August 26, August 16, November 28, February 17, September 20, September 3.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Roman, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Roman is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Right-Believing Roman of Uglich as patron.