Difference between revisions of "Baptismal names"
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*Adele (f) - St Adela, Abbess of Pfalzel ([[December 24]]) | *Adele (f) - St Adela, Abbess of Pfalzel ([[December 24]]) | ||
*Adrian (m) - St Adrian ([[August 26]]) | *Adrian (m) - St Adrian ([[August 26]]) | ||
| + | *Aimee (f) - ''see Amy'' | ||
*Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur ([[November 25]]); St Elian of Cornwall ([[January 13]]) | *Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur ([[November 25]]); St Elian of Cornwall ([[January 13]]) | ||
*Alexa (f) - ''see Alexis or Alexandra'' | *Alexa (f) - ''see Alexis or Alexandra'' | ||
| + | *Alexandra (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]]); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]]) | ||
*Alexis (m/f) - St [[Alexios the Man of God|Alexis Man of God]] ([[March 17]]); Tsarevich Alexei; ''see also: [[Alexis (disambiguation)]]'' | *Alexis (m/f) - St [[Alexios the Man of God|Alexis Man of God]] ([[March 17]]); Tsarevich Alexei; ''see also: [[Alexis (disambiguation)]]'' | ||
*Alia (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] | *Alia (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] | ||
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*Alyssa, Alissa (f) - ''see Alice'' | *Alyssa, Alissa (f) - ''see Alice'' | ||
*Amanda (f) - St Amandus of Elnon ([[February 6]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | *Amanda (f) - St Amandus of Elnon ([[February 6]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | ||
| − | *Amber (f) - | + | *Amber (f) - ''not yet completed'' |
*Amelia (f) - St [[Emily|Emily of Caesarea]], mother of St Basil the Great. | *Amelia (f) - St [[Emily|Emily of Caesarea]], mother of St Basil the Great. | ||
| + | *Amy (f) - St Agapi (daughter of Sophia) ([[September 17]]) | ||
| + | *Angela (f) - Synaxis of Bodiless Powers ([[November 8]]) | ||
*Angus (m) - St [[Angus of Keld]] (''Óengus the Culdee, Óengus of Tallaght'') ([[March 11]]) | *Angus (m) - St [[Angus of Keld]] (''Óengus the Culdee, Óengus of Tallaght'') ([[March 11]]) | ||
*Annabelle (f) - St Amabilis of Riome; St Amabilis of Rouen | *Annabelle (f) - St Amabilis of Riome; St Amabilis of Rouen | ||
| + | *April (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Aria (f) - St Aria (''Cyriaca, Dominica'') of Rome ([[August 21]]) | *Aria (f) - St Aria (''Cyriaca, Dominica'') of Rome ([[August 21]]) | ||
*Arianna, Ariana (f) - St [[w:Ariadne of Phrygia|Ariadne of Phrygia]] ([[September 18]]) | *Arianna, Ariana (f) - St [[w:Ariadne of Phrygia|Ariadne of Phrygia]] ([[September 18]]) | ||
| + | *Ariel (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Arnold (m) - St Arnold (in Germany - [[July 8]]) | *Arnold (m) - St Arnold (in Germany - [[July 8]]) | ||
*Arthur (m) - ''closest is St Artemius or St [[Athanasios of Alexandria|Athanasios]]'' | *Arthur (m) - ''closest is St Artemius or St [[Athanasios of Alexandria|Athanasios]]'' | ||
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*Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] | *Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] | ||
*Bentley (m) - St [[Panteleimon]] ([[July 27]]) | *Bentley (m) - St [[Panteleimon]] ([[July 27]]) | ||
| + | *Betty (f) - ''see Elizabeth'' | ||
| + | *Bianca (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Blake (m) - St Maurice ([[December 27]]) | *Blake (m) - St Maurice ([[December 27]]) | ||
*Bradley (m) - ''closest is St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man [[October 20]]'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | *Bradley (m) - ''closest is St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man [[October 20]]'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | ||
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*Brian, Bryan (m) - St Birinus of Dorchester | *Brian, Bryan (m) - St Birinus of Dorchester | ||
*Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester | *Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester | ||
| − | *Brittany (f) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier ([[May 5]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | + | *Brittany, Brittney, Britney (f) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier ([[May 5]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] |
*Brody, Brodie (m) - ''closest is St [[Ambrose of Milan]]'' | *Brody, Brodie (m) - ''closest is St [[Ambrose of Milan]]'' | ||
| + | *Brooke (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Brooklyn (f) - St Raphael of Brooklyn ([[February 27]]) | *Brooklyn (f) - St Raphael of Brooklyn ([[February 27]]) | ||
*Bryce (m) - St Brice/Brictius of Tours | *Bryce (m) - St Brice/Brictius of Tours | ||
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*Carter (m) - ''closest: see Arthur'' | *Carter (m) - ''closest: see Arthur'' | ||
*Casey (m) - St Vigilius of Trent ([[June 26]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | *Casey (m) - St Vigilius of Trent ([[June 26]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | ||
| + | *Cassandra (f) - ''closest is St [[Kassiani the Hymnographer]]'' | ||
*Chad (m) - St [[Chad of Lichfield]] | *Chad (m) - St [[Chad of Lichfield]] | ||
*Charles (m) - ''closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]])'' | *Charles (m) - ''closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]])'' | ||
*Charlotte (f) - ''closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]])'' | *Charlotte (f) - ''closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]])'' | ||
*Chase (m) - ''closest is St [[John Cassian]] or St [[Chad of Lichfield]]'' | *Chase (m) - ''closest is St [[John Cassian]] or St [[Chad of Lichfield]]'' | ||
| − | *Chelsea (f) - | + | *Chelsea (f) - ''closest is St [[Celsus]]'' |
*Chloe (f) - St Chloe, commemorated in ancient Corinth together with holy apostles Titus, Crispus and Justus (the Sunday between [[February 13]] and [[February 19]]) | *Chloe (f) - St Chloe, commemorated in ancient Corinth together with holy apostles Titus, Crispus and Justus (the Sunday between [[February 13]] and [[February 19]]) | ||
*Christian (m) - St Christian of Auxerre ([[November 22]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] | *Christian (m) - St Christian of Auxerre ([[November 22]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] | ||
| − | *Christina (f) - St [[Christina of Tyre]] | + | *Christine, Christina (f) - St [[Christina of Tyre]] |
| + | *Crystal (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Ciaran (m) - ''see Kieran'' | *Ciaran (m) - ''see Kieran'' | ||
*Claire, Clare (f) - St [[Photine of Samaria|Photini the Samaritan Woman]] | *Claire, Clare (f) - St [[Photine of Samaria|Photini the Samaritan Woman]] | ||
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*Cooper (m) - ''closest is St [[Cyprian of Carthage|Cyprian]]'' | *Cooper (m) - ''closest is St [[Cyprian of Carthage|Cyprian]]'' | ||
*Corey (m) - St Corentinus of Quimper ([[December 12]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] | *Corey (m) - St Corentinus of Quimper ([[December 12]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] | ||
| − | *Courtney (f) - | + | *Courtney (f) - ''not yet completed'' |
| + | *Curtis (m) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
| + | *Cynthia (f) - Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch ([[October 20]]) | ||
==D== | ==D== | ||
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*Derek, Derrick (m) - St Theodoric of Mont d'Or ([[July 1]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Derek, Derrick (m) - St Theodoric of Mont d'Or ([[July 1]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
*Devin (m) - St [[Cosmas and Damian|Damian]] | *Devin (m) - St [[Cosmas and Damian|Damian]] | ||
| + | *Diana (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Dirk, Dietrich (m) - ''see Derek''. | *Dirk, Dietrich (m) - ''see Derek''. | ||
*Dominic (m) - Hieromartyr Cyriacus (''Kyriakos''), Bishop of Jerusalem ([[October 18]]); St Kyriakos (''Cyriacus the Anchorite'') ([[September 29]]). | *Dominic (m) - Hieromartyr Cyriacus (''Kyriakos''), Bishop of Jerusalem ([[October 18]]); St Kyriakos (''Cyriacus the Anchorite'') ([[September 29]]). | ||
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*Emma (f) - St Imma of Karlburg ([[November 25]]) | *Emma (f) - St Imma of Karlburg ([[November 25]]) | ||
*Eric, Erik (m) - St [[Erc of Slane]] | *Eric, Erik (m) - St [[Erc of Slane]] | ||
| + | *Erica, Erika (f) - ''see Eric'' | ||
| + | *Erin (f) - ''closest is St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland; or, St [[Irene of Thessaloniki]]'' | ||
*Ethan (m) - ''not yet completed'' | *Ethan (m) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | *Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | ||
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==G== | ==G== | ||
| + | *Gabrielle (f) - [[Archangel Gabriel]] | ||
*Gail (f) - ''see Abigail'' | *Gail (f) - ''see Abigail'' | ||
*Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia ([[May 30]]) | *Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia ([[May 30]]) | ||
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*Haydon (m) - St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] | *Haydon (m) - St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] | ||
*Hayley, Hailey, Haylee (f) - ''closest: see Leah'' | *Hayley, Hailey, Haylee (f) - ''closest: see Leah'' | ||
| − | *Heather (f) - | + | *Heather (f) - ''closest is St Ethelburgh'' ([[September 8]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintse.htm] |
*Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre ([[June 24]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsh.htm] | *Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre ([[June 24]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsh.htm] | ||
*Heidi (f) - ''see Adelaide'' | *Heidi (f) - ''see Adelaide'' | ||
| + | *Holly (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Hope (f) - St Hope (daughter of St Sophia) | *Hope (f) - St Hope (daughter of St Sophia) | ||
*Hudson (m) - ''see Hugh or Richard'' | *Hudson (m) - ''see Hugh or Richard'' | ||
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*Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson (m) - ''see Jack'' | *Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson (m) - ''see Jack'' | ||
*Jacob, Jake (m) - St Jacob (Son of Isaac - [[Sunday of the Forefathers]]), St [[Jacob Netsvetov]] | *Jacob, Jake (m) - St Jacob (Son of Isaac - [[Sunday of the Forefathers]]), St [[Jacob Netsvetov]] | ||
| − | *Jacqueline (f) - St | + | *Jacqueline (f) - St [[Jacob (disambiguation)|Jacob]] or St [[Apostle James the Just|James]] |
*Jade (f) - ''closest is St. Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia ([[September 10]])'' | *Jade (f) - ''closest is St. Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia ([[September 10]])'' | ||
*Jaira (f) - St [[Lucy of Syracuse]] (''also Jairos/Jairus (m)'') | *Jaira (f) - St [[Lucy of Syracuse]] (''also Jairos/Jairus (m)'') | ||
| + | *Jamie (f) - ''see [[Apostle James the Just|James]]'' | ||
*Jan, Jane (f) - St Joanna | *Jan, Jane (f) - St Joanna | ||
*Janet (f) - St Joanna | *Janet (f) - St Joanna | ||
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*Jared (m) - ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | *Jared (m) - ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | ||
*Jason (m) - St [[Jason]] | *Jason (m) - St [[Jason]] | ||
| + | *Jasmine (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Jayden (m) - ''see Jade'' | *Jayden (m) - ''see Jade'' | ||
*Jeff, Jeffrey (m) - ''see Geoffrey'' | *Jeff, Jeffrey (m) - ''see Geoffrey'' | ||
| + | *Jenna (f) - ''see Jenny'' | ||
*Jennifer (f) - St Genevieve of Paris ([[January 3]]); St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]]) | *Jennifer (f) - St Genevieve of Paris ([[January 3]]); St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]]) | ||
*Jenny (f) - St Joanna | *Jenny (f) - St Joanna | ||
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*Joe, Joseph (m) - St [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | *Joe, Joseph (m) - St [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | ||
*Joel (m) - [[Prophet Joel]] | *Joel (m) - [[Prophet Joel]] | ||
| + | *Jordan (m/f) - [[Theophany of Christ]] | ||
*Josephine (f) - St [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | *Josephine (f) - St [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | ||
*Joost (m) - St [[Judoc of Brittany]] | *Joost (m) - St [[Judoc of Brittany]] | ||
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*Joyce (m/f) - St [[Judoc of Brittany]] | *Joyce (m/f) - St [[Judoc of Brittany]] | ||
*Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html]; St [[Apostle Jude|Jude the Apostle]] | *Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html]; St [[Apostle Jude|Jude the Apostle]] | ||
| + | *Julia, Julie (f) - St Julia of Corsica ([[July 16]]), St Julia of Troyes ([[July 21]]), or St Julia of Mérida ([[December 10]]). [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsj.htm] | ||
==K== | ==K== | ||
*Kaitlyn (f) - ''see Caitlyn'' | *Kaitlyn (f) - ''see Caitlyn'' | ||
*Karen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | *Karen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | ||
| + | *Katherine, Kathryn (f) - ''see Catherine'' | ||
*Kathleen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | *Kathleen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | ||
*Kay, Kayla, Kaylee (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | *Kay, Kayla, Kaylee (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | ||
*Kayden (m) - ''see Aidan'' | *Kayden (m) - ''see Aidan'' | ||
| + | *Keith (m) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala ([[May 1]]) | *Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala ([[May 1]]) | ||
| − | * | + | *Kelsey (f) - ''closest is St Celsus of Rome ([[November 21]])'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] |
*Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales ([[August 1]]); St [[w:Cainnech of Aghaboe|Cainnech of Aghaboe]] ([[October 11]]) | *Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales ([[August 1]]); St [[w:Cainnech of Aghaboe|Cainnech of Aghaboe]] ([[October 11]]) | ||
*Kennedy (f) - ''closest: see Kenneth'' | *Kennedy (f) - ''closest: see Kenneth'' | ||
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*Khloe (f) - ''see Chloe'' | *Khloe (f) - ''see Chloe'' | ||
*Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St [[Kieran of Clonmacnoise]] ([[September 9]]) | *Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St [[Kieran of Clonmacnoise]] ([[September 9]]) | ||
| + | *Kimberley, Kimberly, Kim (f) - St Cyneburgh, abbess in Northamptonshire ([[March 6]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] | ||
*Kittie (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | *Kittie (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] | ||
| + | *Kristen (f) - ''see Christina'' | ||
*Kyle (m) - ''closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | *Kyle (m) - ''closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | ||
*Kylie (f) - ''closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | *Kylie (f) - ''closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | ||
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*Lincoln (m) - All Saints of Lincolnshire [http://www.allsaintslincs.org.uk/event-reader/events/patronal-festival-liturgy.html] | *Lincoln (m) - All Saints of Lincolnshire [http://www.allsaintslincs.org.uk/event-reader/events/patronal-festival-liturgy.html] | ||
*Linda (f) - ''closest is St [[Linus]] of Rome'' | *Linda (f) - ''closest is St [[Linus]] of Rome'' | ||
| + | *Lindsey (f) - ''see Lincoln; or, see Linda'' | ||
| + | *Lisa (f) - ''see Elizabeth'' | ||
*London (f) - ''closest is St Mellitus of London; St Sebbe, founder of Westminster; St Erconwald of London; St Ethelburgh, abbess of Barking; Sts Beocca & Hethor, martyrs of Chertsey; St Wulsin, renewer of St Peter's Monastery; St Dunstan of London; or St Alphege of Canterbury'' | *London (f) - ''closest is St Mellitus of London; St Sebbe, founder of Westminster; St Erconwald of London; St Ethelburgh, abbess of Barking; Sts Beocca & Hethor, martyrs of Chertsey; St Wulsin, renewer of St Peter's Monastery; St Dunstan of London; or St Alphege of Canterbury'' | ||
*Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick ([[August 30]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | *Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick ([[August 30]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | ||
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*Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian ([[July 2]]) | *Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian ([[July 2]]) | ||
*Mariah (f) - [[Mary]]; St Mariah the sister of Moses ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | *Mariah (f) - [[Mary]]; St Mariah the sister of Moses ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | ||
| + | *Marissa (f) - ''see Mary; or, see Louis'' | ||
*Martin (m) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]]) | *Martin (m) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]]) | ||
| − | *Martina, Martine (f) - St [[Martin of Tours]] (November 11) | + | *Martina, Martine (f) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]]) |
*Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) ([[May 31]]) | *Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) ([[May 31]]) | ||
*Megan (f) - St [[Marina of Antioch|Margaret]] | *Megan (f) - St [[Marina of Antioch|Margaret]] | ||
*Melanie (f) - St Melangell (Abbess in Wales) | *Melanie (f) - St Melangell (Abbess in Wales) | ||
| − | *Melissa (f) - | + | *Melinda (f) - St Ermelindis, hermitess ([[October 29]]) |
| + | *Melissa, Milena (f) - ''closest is: see Melinda'' | ||
*Mia (f) - ''see Amelia or Maria'' | *Mia (f) - ''see Amelia or Maria'' | ||
*Michelle (f) - [[Archangel Michael]] | *Michelle (f) - [[Archangel Michael]] | ||
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*Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia | *Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia | ||
*Milly (f) - St [[Emily|Emily of Caesarea]], mother of St Basil the Great ([[January 1]] or [[May 30]]); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet ([[July 13]]) | *Milly (f) - St [[Emily|Emily of Caesarea]], mother of St Basil the Great ([[January 1]] or [[May 30]]); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet ([[July 13]]) | ||
| − | *Mitchell (m) - ''see Michael]] | + | *Mitchell (m) - ''see Michael'' |
| + | *Molly (f) - [[Mary]] | ||
| + | *Monica (f) - St [[Monica of Hippo]], mother of St Augustine. | ||
*Morgan (f) - ''closest is St Maughold ([[December 28]]), St Modan ([[February 4]]) or St Morwenna ([[July 8]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | *Morgan (f) - ''closest is St Maughold ([[December 28]]), St Modan ([[February 4]]) or St Morwenna ([[July 8]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | ||
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==P== | ==P== | ||
| + | *Paige (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Paisley (f) - ''not yet completed'' | *Paisley (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Parker (m) - ''not yet completed'' | *Parker (m) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
| + | *Patricia (f) - St [[Patrick of Ireland]] | ||
*Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr ([[September 1]]) | *Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr ([[September 1]]) | ||
*Peyton, Payton (f) - St Pega, anchoress in England ([[January 8]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] | *Peyton, Payton (f) - St Pega, anchoress in England ([[January 8]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] | ||
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*Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | *Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | ||
*Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | *Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]) | ||
| − | *Sarah (f) - [[Sarah]], wife of Abraham ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]); St [[w:Sarah of the Desert|Sarah of the Desert]] ([[July 13]]) | + | *Sarah, Sara (f) - [[Sarah]], wife of Abraham ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]]); St [[w:Sarah of the Desert|Sarah of the Desert]] ([[July 13]]) |
*Savannah (f) - ''closest is St Savina of Milan ([[January 30]])'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | *Savannah (f) - ''closest is St Savina of Milan ([[January 30]])'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | ||
*Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - ''closest is St Scarthin ([[January 6]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | *Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - ''closest is St Scarthin ([[January 6]])'' [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | ||
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*Serenity (f) - St Galina (''=serenity'') of Corinth, martyr ([[April 16]]); Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers ([[May 7]]) | *Serenity (f) - St Galina (''=serenity'') of Corinth, martyr ([[April 16]]); Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers ([[May 7]]) | ||
*Shane (m) - St John | *Shane (m) - St John | ||
| + | *Shannon (m/f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
| + | *Shelby (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace ([[September 1]]) | *Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace ([[September 1]]) | ||
*Skylar (f) - St Scholastica, sister of St Benedict | *Skylar (f) - St Scholastica, sister of St Benedict | ||
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==T== | ==T== | ||
*Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha ([[October 25]]) | *Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha ([[October 25]]) | ||
| + | *Tara (f) - ''closest is St Tarsila, aunt of St Gregory the Great ([[December 24]])'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
*Taylor (f) - ''not yet completed'' | *Taylor (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
*Thierry (m) - ''see Derek''. | *Thierry (m) - ''see Derek''. | ||
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*Valentina (f) - St Valentine of Rhaetia ([[January 7]]); St Valentine of Rome ([[February 14]]); St Valentine of Terni ([[February 14]]); St Valentine of Genoa ([[May 2]]); St Valentine of Trier ([[July 16]]); St Valentine of Strasbourg ([[September 2]]); St Valentine martyred at Viterbo ([[November 3]]); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna ([[November 11]]); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna ([[November 13]]); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna ([[December 16]]). [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | *Valentina (f) - St Valentine of Rhaetia ([[January 7]]); St Valentine of Rome ([[February 14]]); St Valentine of Terni ([[February 14]]); St Valentine of Genoa ([[May 2]]); St Valentine of Trier ([[July 16]]); St Valentine of Strasbourg ([[September 2]]); St Valentine martyred at Viterbo ([[November 3]]); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna ([[November 11]]); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna ([[November 13]]); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna ([[December 16]]). [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | ||
*Valerie (f) - St Valery of Leuconay ([[April 1]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm]; St Valeria of Milan ([[April 28]]); St Valeria martyred in France ([[December 9]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | *Valerie (f) - St Valery of Leuconay ([[April 1]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm]; St Valeria of Milan ([[April 28]]); St Valeria martyred in France ([[December 9]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | ||
| + | *Vanessa (f) - Esther (of the [[Book of Esther]]) | ||
| + | *Veronica (f) - St [[Veronica]] | ||
*Victor (m) - 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]]). | *Victor (m) - 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]]). | ||
*Victoria (f) - Virgin-Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia ([[December 23]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | *Victoria (f) - Virgin-Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia ([[December 23]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsv.htm] | ||
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*Warren (m) - St Woranus of Bodmin ([[April 7]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsg.htm]; St Warren of France ([[August 25]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | *Warren (m) - St Woranus of Bodmin ([[April 7]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsg.htm]; St Warren of France ([[August 25]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | ||
*Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus ([[October 21]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | *Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus ([[October 21]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | ||
| + | *Whitney (f) - ''closest is St Wite in Dorset ([[June 1]])'' [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | ||
*William (m) - St [[William of Gellone]] | *William (m) - St [[William of Gellone]] | ||
*Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]]) | *Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]]) | ||
Revision as of 11:53, February 11, 2015
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. However, if there is no saints name available, a closest match may be listed.)
Contents
A
- Aaliyah (f) - see Alia
- Aaron (m) - St Aaron the Priest (Sunday of the Forefathers) [1]
- Abigail, Abby (f) - St Gobnait (February 11)
- Adam (m) - (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Addison (f) - see Madison
- Adelaide (f) - St Adelaide of Rome; St Adelaide of Burgundy (December 16)
- Adele (f) - St Adela, Abbess of Pfalzel (December 24)
- Adrian (m) - St Adrian (August 26)
- Aimee (f) - see Amy
- Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur (November 25); St Elian of Cornwall (January 13)
- Alexa (f) - see Alexis or Alexandra
- Alexandra (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4)
- Alexis (m/f) - St Alexis Man of God (March 17); Tsarevich Alexei; see also: Alexis (disambiguation)
- Alia (f) - St Elizabeth
- Alice, Alicia, Alisha (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4)
- Alison, Allison (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4)
- Alyssa, Alissa (f) - see Alice
- Amanda (f) - St Amandus of Elnon (February 6) [2]
- Amber (f) - not yet completed
- Amelia (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great.
- Amy (f) - St Agapi (daughter of Sophia) (September 17)
- Angela (f) - Synaxis of Bodiless Powers (November 8)
- Angus (m) - St Angus of Keld (Óengus the Culdee, Óengus of Tallaght) (March 11)
- Annabelle (f) - St Amabilis of Riome; St Amabilis of Rouen
- April (f) - not yet completed
- Aria (f) - St Aria (Cyriaca, Dominica) of Rome (August 21)
- Arianna, Ariana (f) - St Ariadne of Phrygia (September 18)
- Ariel (f) - not yet completed
- Arnold (m) - St Arnold (in Germany - July 8)
- Arthur (m) - closest is St Artemius or St Athanasios
- Ash (m/f) - closest is St Ignatius the God-bearer (December 20)
- Ashley (m/f) - closest known is St Leah (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Ava (f) - St Ava of Dinant, Abbess in Belgium (April 29)
- Avery (f) - St Alfred the Great (October 26)
- Aubrey, Aubree (f) - St Alfred the Great (October 26)
- Audrey (f) - St Audrey (or Etheldred) of Ely (June 23)
- Austin (m) - St Augustine of Canterbury (May 26); St Augustine of Hippo (August 28)
- Autumn (f) - closest is St Autonomos (September 12) [3]
- Ayden (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne (August 31)
B
- Bailey (m) - closest is St Balin (September 7) [4]
- Belinda (f) - St Berlinda (Anchoress at Meerbeke - February 3)
- Bella (f) - St Elizabeth
- Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - St Elizabeth
- Bentley (m) - St Panteleimon (July 27)
- Betty (f) - see Elizabeth
- Bianca (f) - not yet completed
- Blake (m) - St Maurice (December 27)
- Bradley (m) - closest is St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man October 20 [5]
- Brandon (m) - St Brendon the Navigator (May 16)
- Braydon (m) - St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man (October 20)
- Brett (m) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier (May 5) [6]
- Brian, Bryan (m) - St Birinus of Dorchester
- Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester
- Brittany, Brittney, Britney (f) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier (May 5) [7]
- Brody, Brodie (m) - closest is St Ambrose of Milan
- Brooke (f) - not yet completed
- Brooklyn (f) - St Raphael of Brooklyn (February 27)
- Bryce (m) - St Brice/Brictius of Tours
C
- Caden, Cayden (m) - see Aidan
- Caleb (m) - St Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia (October 24)
- Caitlyn, Caitlin (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (November 25)
- Cameron (m) - St Camerinus, martyr under Diocletian (August 21)
- Camden (m) - closest is St Kanten of Lianganten (November 5) [8]
- Camilla, Camila (f) - St Camilla, anchoress in France (March 3)
- Carl (m) - see Charles
- Carla (f) - see Charlotte
- Caroline (f) - see Charlotte
- Carson (m) - closest is St Caron (March 5) [9]
- Carter (m) - closest: see Arthur
- Casey (m) - St Vigilius of Trent (June 26) [10]
- Cassandra (f) - closest is St Kassiani the Hymnographer
- Chad (m) - St Chad of Lichfield
- Charles (m) - closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, August 17)
- Charlotte (f) - closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, August 17)
- Chase (m) - closest is St John Cassian or St Chad of Lichfield
- Chelsea (f) - closest is St Celsus
- Chloe (f) - St Chloe, commemorated in ancient Corinth together with holy apostles Titus, Crispus and Justus (the Sunday between February 13 and February 19)
- Christian (m) - St Christian of Auxerre (November 22) [11]
- Christine, Christina (f) - St Christina of Tyre
- Crystal (f) - not yet completed
- Ciaran (m) - see Kieran
- Claire, Clare (f) - St Photini the Samaritan Woman
- Cody (m) - St Boethius (December 7) [12]
- Colin, Collin (m) - St Nicholas (December 6)
- Colton (m) - closest is St Colman of Lindisfarne (February 18)
- Connor (m) - closest is St Conran (February 14) or St Conogan (October 16)
- Cooper (m) - closest is St Cyprian
- Corey (m) - St Corentinus of Quimper (December 12) [13]
- Courtney (f) - not yet completed
- Curtis (m) - not yet completed
- Cynthia (f) - Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch (October 20)
D
- Dane (m) - closest is St Deiniol of Wales
- Danielle (f) - Prophet Daniel
- Deborah, Debra, Debbie (f) - St Deborah the Judge (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Dennis, Denis (m) - St Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3); (see also: Dionysius (disambiguation)).
- Derek, Derrick (m) - St Theodoric of Mont d'Or (July 1) [14]
- Devin (m) - St Damian
- Diana (f) - not yet completed
- Dirk, Dietrich (m) - see Derek.
- Dominic (m) - Hieromartyr Cyriacus (Kyriakos), Bishop of Jerusalem (October 18); St Kyriakos (Cyriacus the Anchorite) (September 29).
- Donald (m) - St Donald of Ogilvy (July 15)
- Donna (f) - Mary the Mother of God; sometimes: see Donald.
- Dora (f) - Dorothy - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6);
- Doreen (f) - Dorothy - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6);
- Doris (f) - Dorothy - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6);
- Dustin (m) - closest is St Dunstan of Canterbury
- Douglas, Doug (m) - closest is St Daig (August 18) [15]
- Dylan, Dillon (m/f) - St Teilo of Llandaff (February 9)
E
- Easton (m) - closest is St Eosterwine of Wearmouth (March 7) [16]
- Edward (m) - St Edward the Passion-Bearer of England (March 18)
- Eli (m) - Prophet Elijah
- Ella, Ellie (f) - St Elizabeth
- Elsa, Elsie (f) - St Elizabeth
- Eileen (f) - St Helen (May 21); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22)
- Elaine (f) - St Helen (May 21); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22)
- Eleanor (f) - St Helen (May 21); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22)
- Electra (f) - not yet completed
- Elvis (m) - St Ailbe of Emly
- Emily (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great (January 1 or May 30); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet (July 13)
- Emma (f) - St Imma of Karlburg (November 25)
- Eric, Erik (m) - St Erc of Slane
- Erica, Erika (f) - see Eric
- Erin (f) - closest is St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland; or, St Irene of Thessaloniki
- Ethan (m) - not yet completed
- Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed (Sunday of the Forefathers) [17]
- Evan (m) - St John; St Evan of Ayrshire (August 18)
- Evelyn (f) - closest is St Abel (Sunday of the Forefathers)
F
- Faith (f) - St Faith, daughter of St Sophia (September 17)
- Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht (July 18)
G
- Gabrielle (f) - Archangel Gabriel
- Gail (f) - see Abigail
- Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia (May 30)
- Garrett (m) - see Gerald
- Genesis (f) - closest is the Nativity of Christ or the Nativity of the Theotokos
- 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
- Gina (f) - see Regina
- Grace (f) - St Charis (January 28)
- Grayson (m) - not yet completed
- Gwen, Gwendoline (f) - St Gwen Teirborn of Britain
H
- Hank (m) - St John, or see Henry.
- Hannah (f) - St Anna, mother of the Theotokos; St Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers) [18]
- Harper (f) - closest is St David the Prophet & King (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Harry (m) - see Henry or Harold
- Haydon (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne
- Hayley, Hailey, Haylee (f) - closest: see Leah
- Heather (f) - closest is St Ethelburgh (September 8) [19]
- Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (June 24) [20]
- Heidi (f) - see Adelaide
- Holly (f) - not yet completed
- Hope (f) - St Hope (daughter of St Sophia)
- Hudson (m) - see Hugh or Richard
- Hugh (m) - St Hugh of Rouen (Apr 9) [21]
- Hunter (m) - not yet completed
I
- Ian (m) - St John
- Isabel, Isabella (f) - St Elizabeth
J
- Jace, Jase (m) - see Jason
- Jack (m) - St Iakovos, St Jacob; (see also: Jacob (disambiguation))
- Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson (m) - see Jack
- Jacob, Jake (m) - St Jacob (Son of Isaac - Sunday of the Forefathers), St Jacob Netsvetov
- Jacqueline (f) - St Jacob or St James
- Jade (f) - closest is St. Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia (September 10)
- Jaira (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (also Jairos/Jairus (m))
- Jamie (f) - see James
- Jan, Jane (f) - St Joanna
- Janet (f) - St Joanna
- Janice (f) - St Joanna
- Jared (m) - (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Jason (m) - St Jason
- Jasmine (f) - not yet completed
- Jayden (m) - see Jade
- Jeff, Jeffrey (m) - see Geoffrey
- Jenna (f) - see Jenny
- Jennifer (f) - St Genevieve of Paris (January 3); St Winifred of Wales (November 3)
- Jenny (f) - St Joanna
- Jeoire (m) - St George (April 23)
- Jerica (f) - St Gertrude of Nivelles (March 17)
- Jerry (m) - see Gerald
- Jesse (m) - St Jesse, son of Obed (Sunday of the Forefathers) [22]
- Jessie (f) - St Joanna; St Jesse, son of Obed (Sunday of the Forefathers) [23]
- Jessica (f) - closest: see Jessie
- Jo, Joan, Joanna, Joanne (f) - St John
- Jonathan, Jonty (m) - Sunday of the Forefathers, or St Theodore
- Jocelyn, Joselyn (f) - closest is St Judocus (Josse) of Brittany (December 13) [24]
- Jodie (f) - see Judith
- Joe, Joseph (m) - St Joseph (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Joel (m) - Prophet Joel
- Jordan (m/f) - Theophany of Christ
- Josephine (f) - St Joseph (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Joost (m) - St Judoc of Brittany
- Jordan, Jordana (m/f) - The Theophany of Christ
- Joshua, Josh (m) - St Joshua the son of Nun (Sunday of the Forefathers) [25]
- Joyce (m/f) - St Judoc of Brittany
- Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes (Sunday of the Forefathers) [26]; St Jude the Apostle
- Julia, Julie (f) - St Julia of Corsica (July 16), St Julia of Troyes (July 21), or St Julia of Mérida (December 10). [27]
K
- Kaitlyn (f) - see Caitlyn
- Karen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Katherine, Kathryn (f) - see Catherine
- Kathleen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kay, Kayla, Kaylee (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kayden (m) - see Aidan
- Keith (m) - not yet completed
- Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala (May 1)
- Kelsey (f) - closest is St Celsus of Rome (November 21) [28]
- Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11)
- Kennedy (f) - closest: see Kenneth
- Kevin (m) - St Kevin of Glendalough
- Khloe (f) - see Chloe
- Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St Kieran of Clonmacnoise (September 9)
- Kimberley, Kimberly, Kim (f) - St Cyneburgh, abbess in Northamptonshire (March 6) [29]
- Kittie (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kristen (f) - see Christina
- Kyle (m) - closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland (July 29) [30]
- Kylie (f) - closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland (July 29) [31]
L
- Landon (m) - not yet completed
- Larry (m) - St Laurence of Canterbury (February 2)
- Laura (f) - St Laura of Cordoba, martyred in Spain by the Moors (October 19)
- Lauren (f) - St Laurence
- Layla (f) - closest is St Lelia (August 11) [32]
- Leah, Lia (f) - St Leah, the wife of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Lea, ascetic in Rome (March 22)
- Lee (m) - see Leah
- Leslie (m/f) - not yet completed
- Liam (m) - see William
- Lillian (f) - see Elizabeth; or, see Lily
- Lily (f) - St Lelia (August 11) [33]
- Lincoln (m) - All Saints of Lincolnshire [34]
- Linda (f) - closest is St Linus of Rome
- Lindsey (f) - see Lincoln; or, see Linda
- Lisa (f) - see Elizabeth
- London (f) - closest is St Mellitus of London; St Sebbe, founder of Westminster; St Erconwald of London; St Ethelburgh, abbess of Barking; Sts Beocca & Hethor, martyrs of Chertsey; St Wulsin, renewer of St Peter's Monastery; St Dunstan of London; or St Alphege of Canterbury
- Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick (August 30) [35]
- Louis, Luis (m) - St Ludwin of Trier (September 29) [36]; or St Lewina of Seaford (July 24) [37]
- Lucy (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (December 13)
- Lydia (f) - St Lydia of Phillipi (May 20)
- Lynn (f) - see Linda; or, closest is Theophany
M
- Mabel (f) - St Amabilis of Riome, St Amabilis of Rouen
- Mackenzie (f) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11)
- Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline (f) - St Mary Magdalene (July 22)
- Madison (f) - St Maud (March 14), [38]
- Malcolm (m) - St Columba of Iona (June 9)
- Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian (July 2)
- Mariah (f) - Mary; St Mariah the sister of Moses (Sunday of the Forefathers) [39]
- Marissa (f) - see Mary; or, see Louis
- Martin (m) - St Martin of Tours (November 11)
- Martina, Martine (f) - St Martin of Tours (November 11)
- Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) (May 31)
- Megan (f) - St Margaret
- Melanie (f) - St Melangell (Abbess in Wales)
- Melinda (f) - St Ermelindis, hermitess (October 29)
- Melissa, Milena (f) - closest is: see Melinda
- Mia (f) - see Amelia or Maria
- Michelle (f) - Archangel Michael
- Mikayla (f) - Archangel Michael (November 8)
- Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia
- Milly (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great (January 1 or May 30); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet (July 13)
- Mitchell (m) - see Michael
- Molly (f) - Mary
- Monica (f) - St Monica of Hippo, mother of St Augustine.
- Morgan (f) - closest is St Maughold (December 28), St Modan (February 4) or St Morwenna (July 8) [40]
N
- Naomi (f) - not yet completed
- Natalie (f) - St Natalia
- Nathan (m) - Prophet Nathan (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Nathaniel (m) - Apostle Bartholomew (aka Nathaniel)
- Nevaeh (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace (September 1)
- Neil, Nigel (m) - St Nil (May 7)
- Ngaire (f) - St Nereus (May 12) [41]
- Nicole (f) - St Nicholas of Myra (December 6)
- Noel (m/f) - The Nativity of Christ
- Nolan (m) - St Eugene (based on meaning - March 7), or (based on sound) St Paulinus of Nola, St Felix of Nola, St Maximus of Nola, St Arnold, Maginold, Reinold.
- 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 (February 3)
- Owen (m) - St Eugene of Trebizond (January 21)
P
- Paige (f) - not yet completed
- Paisley (f) - not yet completed
- Parker (m) - not yet completed
- Patricia (f) - St Patrick of Ireland
- Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr (September 1)
- Peyton, Payton (f) - St Pega, anchoress in England (January 8) [42]
- Phoenix (m/f) - closest is St Felix
- Piper (f) - not yet completed
R
- Rachel (f) - St Rachel, wife of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Ralph (m) - St Ralph of Bourges (June 21) [43]
- Raymond (m) - not yet completed
- Rebecca (f) - St Rebecca, wife of Isaac (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Regina (f) - Mary the Mother of God; or, St Regina of Autun (September 7) [44]
- Reginald (m) - Mary the Mother of God.
- Richard (m) - St Richard (February 7) [45]
- Riley (f) - closest is St Reineldis (July 16) [46]
- Robert (m) - see Rupert
- 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)
- Rosa, Rosy, Rosita (f) - closest is St Rosendo (March 1) [47]
- Rowan (m) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15)
- Rowena (f) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15)
- Ruby (f) - closest is St Maelrubius (April 21) [48]
- Rupert (m) - St Rupert of Salzburg (March 27)
- Ruth (f) - (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Ryan (m) - St Rhian, abbot (March 8)
S
- Sadie (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Sarah of the Desert (July 13)
- Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Sarah, Sara (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Sarah of the Desert (July 13)
- Savannah (f) - closest is St Savina of Milan (January 30) [49]
- Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - closest is St Scarthin (January 6) [50]
- Scott (m) - closest is Apostle Andrew, patron of Scotland; or St Columba, enlightener of Scotland.
- Sean, Shaun (m) - St John
- Serenity (f) - St Galina (=serenity) of Corinth, martyr (April 16); Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers (May 7)
- Shane (m) - St John
- Shannon (m/f) - not yet completed
- Shelby (f) - not yet completed
- Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace (September 1)
- Skylar (f) - St Scholastica, sister of St Benedict
- Stella (f) - St Stylianos of Paphlagonia (November 26)
- Stephanie (f) - St Stephen the Protomartyr
- Susanna (f) - St Susanna, martyred in Salerno (January 18); St Susanna the Just (Sunday of the Forefathers) [51]
- Sydney (f) - closest is St Sidonius of Clermont (August 21), St Sidonius of Rouens (November 14), or St Sedna of Ossory (March 10) [52]
T
- Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha (October 25)
- Tara (f) - closest is St Tarsila, aunt of St Gregory the Great (December 24) [53]
- Taylor (f) - not yet completed
- Thierry (m) - see Derek.
- Tiffany (f) - The Theophany of our Lord (January 6)
- Travis (m) - not yet completed
- Trevor (m) - not yet completed
- Tristan (m) - St Drostan (or Drustan), abbot in Aberdeenshire (July 11) [54]
- Tyler (m) - not yet completed
V
- Valentina (f) - St Valentine of Rhaetia (January 7); St Valentine of Rome (February 14); St Valentine of Terni (February 14); St Valentine of Genoa (May 2); St Valentine of Trier (July 16); St Valentine of Strasbourg (September 2); St Valentine martyred at Viterbo (November 3); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna (November 11); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna (November 13); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna (December 16). [55]
- Valerie (f) - St Valery of Leuconay (April 1) [56]; St Valeria of Milan (April 28); St Valeria martyred in France (December 9) [57]
- Vanessa (f) - Esther (of the Book of Esther)
- Veronica (f) - St Veronica
- Victor (m) - 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).
- Victoria (f) - Virgin-Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia (December 23) [58]
- Vincent (m) - St Vincent of Lerins (May 24) [59]
- Violet (f) - not yet completed
- Vivian (f) - St Vivian, martyred in Rome (December 2)
W
- Walter (m) - St Vladimir
- Warren (m) - St Woranus of Bodmin (April 7) [60]; St Warren of France (August 25) [61]
- Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus (October 21) [62]
- Whitney (f) - closest is St Wite in Dorset (June 1) [63]
- William (m) - St William of Gellone
- Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales (November 3)
- Winston (m) - St Wistan (June 1) [64]
- Wyatt (m) - see William
X
- Xavier (m) - not yet completed
Z
- Zachary, Zach (m) - St Zachariah, father of St John the Baptist
- Zeke (m) - Prophet Ezekiel
- Zhadee (f) - not yet completed
- Zoe, Zoey (f) - Life-Giving Spring (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe (May 2); Zoe of Rome (December 18)
