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*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''')
*Giovanna (f) - ''see Gianna'' ('''Diminutive''')
*Gloria (f) - '''as yet unknown'''
*Grace (f) - St Grace of Cornwall ([[July 5]] - '''Saint''') [https://celticsaints.org/2010/0705d.html]; St Engratia of Saragossa ([[March 13]] - '''Meaning''') [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engratia]; St Charis ([[January 28]] - '''Meaning''')[https://easternchristiansupply.biz/index.php/ecs/catalog/product/view/id/2618/s/the-great-synaxaristes-of-the-orthodox-churchxf-january/category/152]
*Grayson (m) - St Villicus of Metz ([[April 17]] - '''Meaning''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm]
*Gwen, Gwendoline (f) - St Gwen Teirborn of Britain ('''Saint''')
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*Sabrina (abbreviated: Saba, Sabi) (f) - St [[Sabbas the Sanctified]] ([[December 5]] - '''Sound-alike'''); ''see also: [[Sabbas (disambiguation)]]''.
*Sadie (f) - ''see Sarah'' ('''Diminutive''')
*Sage (m) - Martyr Saïs ([[January 5]] - '''Sound-alike''')
*Zhadee (f) - St Jader of Numidia in North Africa (September 10 - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_j.htm]
*Zoe, Zoey (f) - [[Life-Giving Spring]] (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe ([[May 2]]); Zoe of Rome ([[December 18]]) ('''Saint''')
 
==A List of Old Testament Saints==
''This list of saints from the Old Testament, commemorated on the second Sunday before Nativity, has yet to be incorporated into the main body of this article.''
 
* Adam and Eve, the first-formed. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Abel. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Seth. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Enosh. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Canaan. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Mahalaleln. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jared. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Enoch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Methuselah. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Lamech. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Noah. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Shem. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Japhet. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Arphaxad. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Cainan. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Shelah. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Eber, after whom the Jews are named Hebrews. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Peleg. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Reu. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Serug. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Nahor. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Terah. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Abraham the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Isaac the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jacob the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Reuben the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Symeon the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Levi the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Judah the Patriarch, of whose tribe came the Christ. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Zebulun the Patriarch, whose tribe lives by the seashore. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Issachar the Patriarch, whose tribe tills the soil. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Dan the Patriarch, whose tribe is judge. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Gad the Patriarch, whose tribe is robbed. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Asher the Patriarch, whose tribe is rich in wheat-bearing lands. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Naphtali the Patriarch, whose tribe is very numerous. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Joseph the Patriarch, whose tribe is very glorious and very famous. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Benjamin the Patriarch, whose tribe is gentle and not savage. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Perez and Zerach, the twin sons of Judah the Patriarch. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Hezron. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Ram. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jesse. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* David the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Solomon the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Rehoboam the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Abijah the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Asa the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jehoshaphat the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Joram the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Ahaziah the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jotham the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Ahaz the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Hezekiah the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Manasseh the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Amon the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Josiah the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jeconiah the King. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Shealtiel. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Zerubbabel, who rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem which had been burned down. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Abiud. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Eliakim. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Azor. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Zadok. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Achim. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Eliud. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Eleazar. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Matthan. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Jacob. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Joseph, the Betrothed. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Melchizedek. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Job. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Prophet Moses. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Hur, the priest. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Aaron, the priest. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Joshua, son of Nun. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Prophet Samuel. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Prophet Nathan. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Prophet Daniel. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* The Three Holy Youths. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Sarah, Abraham's wife. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Rebecca, Isaac's wife. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Leah, Jacob's first wife. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Rachel, Jacob's second wife. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Asenath, the most upright Joseph's wife. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Mariah, Moses' sister. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Deborah, who judged Israel. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Ruth. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* The woman of Sarepta, to whom Elijah was sent. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* The Shunamitess, who gave lodging to Elisha. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Judith, who slew Holofernes. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Esther, who saved Israel from death. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Hannah, mother of the prophet Samuel. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
* Susanna. ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]])
==See also==
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