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A '''baptismal name''' is a name given to a newly-baptised Orthodox Christian. For a lengthy time in the majority of Orthodox history, Orthodox Christians have been given the names of Orthodox saints(e.g. Mary, John, Demetrios, Olga) or names that reference Biblical events (e.g. Evangelos, which is a reference to the Annunciation).
* Orthodox saints, perhaps unexpectedly, attached to either the original name (e.g. Theophany for Tiffany) or to a diminutive (e.g. Gerald for Jerry), or
* Orthodox saints whose names mean the same thing (e.g. St . Alban for Bianca [, since they both mean '"white'], "; or St . Maurice for Blake [, since they both mean '"black']")., or* If these are not available, a 'phonetic "closest match' " may be given, where the name sounds similar to a saint's name (e.g. St . Rumon for Raymond).
However, this is not designed to be a list for existing matchups which have no relation (e.g. Panayiotis for Peter).
*Gianna (f) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''')
*Gilbert (m) - St Agilbert of Jouarre ('''Sound-alike''')
*Gilles (m) - St Aegidius of Nîmes ([[September 1]] - '''Saint''')
*Gillian (f) - ''see Jillian''
*Giselle (f) - St Gezelin (or Ghislain, Gisle or Joscelin), an Ascetic ([[August 6]] - '''Sound-alike'''); the Righteous Jesse ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Sound-alike''')
*Jeremiah, Jeremy (m) - Prophet [[Jeremiah]] ([[May 1]] - '''Saint''')
*Jerica (f) - St [[Gertrude of Nivelles]] ([[March 17]] - '''Derivative''')
*Jerome (m) - St [[Jerome]] of Stridon
*Jerry (m) - ''see Gerald'' ('''Derivative''')
*Jesse (m) - St Jesse, son of Obed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html]
*Keira (f) - St Kiara ([[January 5]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_k.htm]
*Keith (m) - [[Elevation of the Holy Cross]] ('''Meaning''': Wood); or, St [[Nikifor]] ('''Sound-alike''')
*Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala ([[May 1]] - '''Diminutive'''); St Caellainn in Ireland ([[February 3]] - '''Sound-alike''')
*Kelsey (m/f) - St Celsus of Rome ([[November 21]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm]
*Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales ([[August 1]] - '''Saint'''); St [[w:Cainnech of Aghaboe|Cainnech of Aghaboe]] ([[October 11]] - '''Saint''')
