Baptismal names
A baptismal name is a name given to a newly-baptised Orthodox Christian. For a lengthy time in Orthodox history, Orthodox Christians are given the names of Orthodox saints.
The following is a list of names who, perhaps unexpectedly, have Orthodox saints attached to them.
(Note: this is not designed to be a list of matchups between names with no real connection. For example, Hannah can be matched with St Anna, because it's the same name; but Peter and Panayiotis have no direct relation)
Contents
A
- Aaliyah (f) - not yet completed
- Abigail (f) - not yet completed
- Addison (f) - see Madison
- Adelaide (f) - St Adelaide of Rome, St Adelaide of Burgundy
- Adele (f) - St Adela (Abbess of Pfalzel)
- Adrian (m) - St Adrian
- Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur, St Elian of Cornwall
- Alexa (f) - see Alexis or Alexandra
- Alexis (m/f) - St Alexis Man of God, Tsarevich Alexei
- Alice (f) - St Alexandra
- Alison, Allison (f) - St Alexandra
- Alyssa, Alissa (f) - not yet completed
- Amelia (f) - St Emily of Caesarea (mother of St Basil the Great)
- Angus (m) - St Angus of Keld
- Annabelle (f) - St Amabilis of Riome, St Amabilis of Rouen
- Aria (f) - St Aria of Rome
- Arianna, Ariana (f) - St Ariadne of Phrygia (September 18)
- Arnold (m) - St Arnold (in Germany - July 8)
- Ashley (f) - not yet completed
- Ava (f) - St Ava (Abbess in Belgium - April 29)
- Avery (f) - not yet completed
- Aubrey, Aubree (f) - not yet completed
- Audrey (f) - St Audrey (or Etheldred) of Ely (June 23)
- Austin (m) - St Augustine of Canterbury, St Augustine of Hippo
- Autumn (f) - not yet completed
- Ayden (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne
B
- Belinda (f) - St Berlinda (Anchoress at Meerbeke - February 3
- Bella (f) - St Elizabeth
- Bess (f) - St Elizabeth
- Beth (f) - St Elizabeth
- Betty (f) - St Elizabeth
- Bentley (m) - St Panteleimon
- Blake (m) - St Maurice (December 27)
- Brandon (m) - St Brendon the Navigator
- Braydon (m) - St Bradon (venerated on the Isle of Man - October 20)
- Brian, Bryan (m) - St Birinus of Dorchester
- Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester
- Brody, Brodie (m) - not yet completed
- Brooklyn (f) - St Raphael of Brooklyn (February 27)
- Bryce (m) - St Brice/Brictius of Tours
C
- Caleb (m) - not yet completed
- Caitlyn, Caitlin (f) - St Katherine of Alexandria
- Cameron (m) - not yet completed
- Camden (m) - not yet completed
- Camilla, Camila (f) - not yet completed
- Carl (m) - see Charles
- Carla (f) - not yet completed
- Caroline (f) - not yet completed
- Carson (m) - not yet completed
- Carter (m) - not yet completed
- Charles (m) - not yet completed
- Charlotte (f) - not yet completed
- Chase (m) - not yet completed
- Chloe (f) - not yet completed
- Claire, Clare (f) - St Photini the Samaritan Woman
- Colin, Collin (m) - St Nicholas
- Colton (m) - not yet completed
- Connor (m) - not yet completed
- Cooper (m) - not yet completed
D
- Dennis, Denis (m) - St Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3); (see also: Dionysius (disambiguation)).
- Dominic (m) - Hieromartyr Cyriacus (Kyriakos), Bishop of Jerusalem (October 18); St Kyriakos (Cyriacus the Anchorite) (September 29).
- Donald (m) - St Donald of Ogilvy
- Dora (f) - St Dorothy (or Dorothea)
- Doreen (f) - St Dorothy (or Dorothea)
- Doris (f) - St Dorothy (or Dorothea)
- Dylan, Dillon (m/f) - St Teilo of Llandaff
E
- Easton (m) - not yet completed
- Edward (m) - St Edward the Passion-Bearer of England
- Eli (m) - Prophet Elijah
- Ella, Ellie (f) - St Elizabeth
- Elsa, Elsie (f) - St Elizabeth
- Eileen (f) - St Helen
- Elaine (f) - St Helen
- Eleanor (f) - St Helen
- Elvis (m) - St Ailbe of Emly
- Emily (f) - St Emily of Caesarea (mother of St Basil the Great)
- Emma (f) - not yet completed
- Eric (m) - St Erc of Slane
- Ethan (m) - not yet completed
- Eva (f) - not yet completed
- Evan (m) - St John
- Evelyn (f) - not yet completed
F
- Faith (f) - St Faith (daughter of St Sophia)
G
- Gavin (m) - not yet completed
- Genesis (f) - not yet completed
- Geoffrey, Geoff (m) - St Geoffrey, Abbot of Wearmouth
- Gerald, Gerry (m) - St Gerald, Bishop of Mayo
- Gianna (f) - St John
- Gilbert (m) - St Agilbert of Jouarre
- Grace (f) - not yet completed
- Grayson (m) - not yet completed
- Gwen, Gwendoline (f) - St Gwen Teirborn of Britain
H
- Hailey, Haylee (f) - not yet completed
- Hannah (f) - St Anna, mother of the Theotokos
- Harper (f) - not yet completed
- Haydon (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne
- Henry (m) - not yet completed
- Hope (f) - St Hope (daughter of St Sophia)
- Hudson (m) - not yet completed
- Hunter (m) - not yet completed
I
- Ian (m) - St John
- Isabel, Isabella (f) - St Elizabeth
J
- Jace, Jase (m) - St Jason
- Jack (m) - St Iakovos, St Jacob; (see also: Jacob (disambiguation))
- Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson (m) - see Jack
- Jacqueline (f) - St Joanna
- Jane (f) - St Joanna
- Janet (f) - St Joanna
- Janice (f) - St Joanna
- Jaira (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (also Jairos/Jairus (m))
- Jayden (m) - not yet completed
- Jeff (m) - see Geoffrey
- Jenny (f) - St Joanna
- Jeoire (m) - St George
- Jerica (f) - St Gertrude of Nivelles
- Jerry (m) - see Gerald
- Jessie (f) - St Joanna
- Jocelyn (f) - not yet completed
- Jodie (f) - St Jude the Apostle
- Joost (m) - St Judoc of Brittany
- Jordan, Jordana (m/f) - The Theophany of Christ
- Joyce (m/f) - St Judoc of Brittany
K
- Kaitlyn (f) - see Caitlyn
- Karen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kathleen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kay (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kayden (m) - not yet completed
- Kayla (f) - not yet completed
- Kaylee (f) - not yet completed
- Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala (May 1)
- Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11)
- Kennedy (f) - not yet completed
- Kevin (m) - St Kevin of Glendalough
- Khloe (f) - see Chloe
- Kieran (m) - St Kieran of Clonmacnoise
- Kittie (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kylie (f) - not yet completed
L
- Landon (m) - not yet completed
- Larry (m) - St Laurence of Canterbury
- Laura (f) - St Laura of Cordoba (martyred in Spain by the Moors)
- Lauren (f) - not yet completed
- Layla (f) - not yet completed
- Leah, Lia (f) - St Leah, wife of Jacob
- Lee (m) - not yet completed
- Liam (m) - see William
- Lillian, Lily (f) - not yet completed
- Lincoln (m) - not yet completed
- London (f) - not yet completed
- Lorna (f) - not yet completed
- Louis, Luis (m) - not yet completed
- Lucy (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (December 13)
- Lydia (f) - St Lydia of Phillipi
M
- Mabel (f) - St Amabilis of Riome, St Amabilis of Rouen
- Mackenzie (f) - St Kenneth of Cornwall
- Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline (f) - St Mary Magdalene
- Madison (f) - not yet completed
- Malcolm (m) - St Columba of Iona
- Marcia (f) - St Marcia (martyred under Diocletian - July 2)
- Martin (m) - St Martin of Tours
- Martina, Martine (f) - St Martin of Tours
- Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century)
- Megan (f) - St Margaret
- Melanie (f) - St Melangell (Abbess in Wales)
- Mia (f) - see Amelia or Maria
- Mikayla (f) - Archangel Michael
- Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia
- Milly (f) - St Emily of Caesarea (mother of St Basil the Great), St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet
- Morgan (f) - not yet completed
N
- Naomi (f) - not yet completed
- Natalie (f) - St Natalia
- Nevaeh (f) - not yet completed
- Neil, Nigel (m) - not yet completed
- Nicole (f) - St Nicholas of Myra (December 6)
- Noel (m/f) - The Nativity of Christ
- Nolan (m) - not yet completed
- Nora (f) - St Helen
O
- Oliver (m) - St Oliver of Ancona (February 3)
- Olivia (f) - St Oliva of Brescia (martyred under Hadrian - March 5); Olivia of Palermo (June 10)
- Oscar (m) - St Ansgar
- Owen (m) - St Eugene of Trebizond
P
- Paisley (f) - not yet completed
- Parker (m) - not yet completed
- Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr (1 Sep)
- Peyton, Payton (f) - not yet completed
- Piper (f) - not yet completed
R
- Riley (f) - not yet completed
- Robert (m) - St Rupert of Salzburg (March 27)
- Roderick (m) - St Rodericus (one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba - March 13)
- Roger (m) - St Roger (one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba - September 16)
- Ronald (m) - St Reinold (Martyr at Pantaleon Monastery in Germany - January 7)
- Rowan (m) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15)
- Rowena (f) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15)
- Ruby (f) - not yet completed
- Ryan (m) - not yet completed
S
- Sadie (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham; St [w:Sarah of the Desert|Sarah of the Desert]
- Samantha (f) - Prophet Samuel
- Sarah (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Sarah of the Desert (July 13)
- Savannah (f) - not yet completed
- Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - not yet completed
- Sean, Shaun (m) - St John
- Serenity (f) - not yet completed
- Skylar (f) - St Scholastica (sister of St Benedict)
- Stella (f) - St Stylianos of Paphlagonia (November 26)
- Susanna (f) - St Susanna (Martyred in Salerno - January 18)
- Sydney (f) - not yet completed
T
- Taylor (f) - not yet completed
- Tiffany (f) - The Theophany of our Lord
- Tristan (m) - not yet completed
- Tyler (m) - not yet completed
V
- Victoria (f) - Virgin-Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia (December 23); Great-martyr Victor of Damascus (November 11); Victor the Soldier (July 21); Victor of Braga (São Victor) (April 12); Victor the Moor (May 8); Victor of Capua (April 2); Victor of Piacenza (December 7); Victor of Vita (August 23); Victor (Vitores) of Spain (August 26); Victor of St. Gall (February 25); New Hiero-confessor Victor (Ostrovidov), Bishop of Glazov (April 19).
- Violet (f) - not yet completed
- Vivian (f) - St Vivian (martyred in Rome - December 2)
W
- Walter (m) - St Vladimir
- Warren (m) - not yet completed
- William (m) - St William of Gellone
- Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales
- Wyatt (m) - see William
X
- Xavier (m) - not yet completed
Z
- Zoe, Zoey (f) - Life-Giving Spring (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe (May 2); Zoe of Rome (December 18)