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*Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur ([[November 25]] - '''Saint'''); St Elian of Cornwall ([[January 13]] - '''Saint''') | *Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur ([[November 25]] - '''Saint'''); St Elian of Cornwall ([[January 13]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Alana, Alaina (f) - ''see Alan'' ('''Saint''') | *Alana, Alaina (f) - ''see Alan'' ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Albert (m) - ''' | + | *Albert (m) - St [[Albert]] ('''Saint''') |
*Alex (m/f) - ''see Alexis, Alexandra or Alexander'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Alex (m/f) - ''see Alexis, Alexandra or Alexander'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Alexa (f) - ''see Alexis or Alexandra'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Alexa (f) - ''see Alexis or Alexandra'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
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*Alexandra (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]] - '''Saint'''); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]] - '''Saint''') | *Alexandra (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]] - '''Saint'''); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Alexis (m/f) - St [[Alexios the Man of God|Alexis the Man of God]] ([[March 17]] - '''Saint'''); Tsarevich Alexei ('''Saint'''); ''see also: [[Alexis (disambiguation)]]'' ('''Saint''') | *Alexis (m/f) - St [[Alexios the Man of God|Alexis the Man of God]] ([[March 17]] - '''Saint'''); Tsarevich Alexei ('''Saint'''); ''see also: [[Alexis (disambiguation)]]'' ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Alia (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Diminutive''') | + | *Alia (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Diminutive'''); or, St [[Alexandra]] ('''Diminiutive''', from Russian). |
*Alice, Alicia, Alisha (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]]); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]]) ('''Diminutive''') | *Alice, Alicia, Alisha (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]]); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]]) ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Alison, Allison (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]]); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]]) ('''Diminutive''') | *Alison, Allison (f) - St Alexandra ([[April 21]]); Tsaritsa Alexandra ([[July 4]]) ('''Diminutive''') | ||
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*Anthony (m) - St [[Anthony]] ('''Saint''') | *Anthony (m) - St [[Anthony]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*April (f) - St Aprus of Toul ([[September 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | *April (f) - St Aprus of Toul ([[September 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | ||
− | *Archie (m) - ''' | + | *Archibald, Archie (m) - Saint Erconwald, Bishop of London ([[April 30]] - '''Saint''') |
*Aria (f) - St Aria of Rome ([[August 21]] - '''Saint''') | *Aria (f) - St Aria of Rome ([[August 21]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Arianna, Ariana (f) - St [[w:Ariadne of Phrygia|Ariadne of Phrygia]] ([[September 18]] - '''Saint''') | *Arianna, Ariana (f) - St [[w:Ariadne of Phrygia|Ariadne of Phrygia]] ([[September 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Arnold (m) - St Arnold ([[July 8]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | *Arnold (m) - St Arnold ([[July 8]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | ||
*Arthur (m) - St Artemius ('''Sound-alike'''); St [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Arthur (m) - St Artemius ('''Sound-alike'''); St [[Athanasius of Alexandria|Athanasius]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Arya (m/f) - ''' | + | *Arya (m/f) - St [[Eugene of Cherson|Eugene]] ([[March 7]] - '''Meaning''': noble) |
*Ash (m/f) - ''closest is: see Asher or Ashley'' ('''Sound-alike''') | *Ash (m/f) - ''closest is: see Asher or Ashley'' ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Asher (m) - Asher, son of [[Jacob]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Asher (m) - Asher, son of [[Jacob]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Aubrey, Aubree (f) - St Alberic of Stavelot-Malmédy ([[October 28]] - '''Saint'''); St Alberic of Utrecht ([[November 14]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | *Aubrey, Aubree (f) - St Alberic of Stavelot-Malmédy ([[October 28]] - '''Saint'''); St Alberic of Utrecht ([[November 14]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm] | ||
*Audrey (f) - St Audrey (''or Etheldred'') of Ely ([[June 23]] - '''Saint''') | *Audrey (f) - St Audrey (''or Etheldred'') of Ely ([[June 23]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Aurora (f) - ''' | + | *Aurora (f) - St Aurora, martyr ([[July 4]] - '''Saint''') |
*Austin, Austen (m) - St [[Augustine of Canterbury]] ([[May 26]] - '''Saint'''); St [[Augustine of Hippo]] ([[August 28]] - '''Saint''') | *Austin, Austen (m) - St [[Augustine of Canterbury]] ([[May 26]] - '''Saint'''); St [[Augustine of Hippo]] ([[August 28]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Autumn (f) - St Autonomos ([[September 12]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/autonomos.html] | *Autumn (f) - St Autonomos ([[September 12]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://home.iprimus.com.au/xenos/autonomos.html] | ||
− | *Ava (f) - ''' | + | *Ava (f) - ''see Eve'' ('''Derivative''') |
*Avril (f) - ''see April'' ('''Saint''') | *Avril (f) - ''see April'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Ayden (m) - St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ([[August 31]] - '''Saint''') | *Ayden (m) - St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ([[August 31]] - '''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Azalea, Azelie (f) - St Adelaide ([[December 16]] - '''Derivative''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsa.htm], or, St Azarius, of the Three Holy Children ([[December 17]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_an_az.htm] | ||
==B== | ==B== | ||
{{Baptismal names}} | {{Baptismal names}} | ||
*Bailey (m) - St Balin ([[September 7]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | *Bailey (m) - St Balin ([[September 7]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | ||
− | *Beau (m) - ''' | + | *Barry (m) - Prophet Baruch ([[September 28]] - '''Saint'''); Saint Finbarr of Cork (''Barrocus, Barry''), ([[September 25]] - '''Saint'''); Saint Barrog (''Barruc''), ([[September 27]] - '''Saint''') |
+ | *Beau (m) - St Kallistos of Constantinople (one on [[June 20]], the other on [[November 22]] - '''Meaning''': Beautiful) | ||
*Belinda (f) - St Berlinda, anchoress at Meerbeke ([[February 3]] - '''Saint''') | *Belinda (f) - St Berlinda, anchoress at Meerbeke ([[February 3]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Bella (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Diminutive''') | *Bella (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Benjamin, Ben (m) - Righteous Benjamin, son of Jacob ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Benjamin, Ben (m) - Righteous Benjamin, son of Jacob ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Bentley (m) - St [[Panteleimon]] ([[July 27]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Bentley (m) - St [[Panteleimon]] ([[July 27]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
+ | *Bert (m) - ''see Albert'' | ||
*Bertrand (m) - St Bertrand ([[June 30]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | *Bertrand (m) - St Bertrand ([[June 30]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | ||
*Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - ''see Elizabeth'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - ''see Elizabeth'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
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*Brendan, Brendon (m) - St [[Brendan the Navigator]] ([[May 16]] - '''Saint''') | *Brendan, Brendon (m) - St [[Brendan the Navigator]] ([[May 16]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Brett (m) - St Brito (''or Britonius'') of Trier ([[May 5]] - '''Meaning''': a Briton) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | *Brett (m) - St Brito (''or Britonius'') of Trier ([[May 5]] - '''Meaning''': a Briton) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | ||
− | *Brian, Bryan (m) - St Birinus of Dorchester ('''Sound-alike''') | + | *Brian, Bryan (m) - St [[Eugene]] ('''Meaning''': noble); St Birinus of Dorchester ('''Sound-alike''') |
*Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester ('''Sound-alike''') | *Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Brittany, Brittney, Britney (f) - St Brito (''or Britonius'') of Trier ([[May 5]] - '''Meaning''': a Briton) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | *Brittany, Brittney, Britney (f) - St Brito (''or Britonius'') of Trier ([[May 5]] - '''Meaning''': a Briton) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsb.htm] | ||
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*Chantal, Chantel - [[Apostle Peter]] ([[June 29]] - '''Meaning''': stony) | *Chantal, Chantel - [[Apostle Peter]] ([[June 29]] - '''Meaning''': stony) | ||
*Charity (f) - St Charity (''Agapi'' or ''Lyubov''), daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint''') | *Charity (f) - St Charity (''Agapi'' or ''Lyubov''), daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Charles, Charlie (m) - St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]] - '''Derivative''') | + | *Charles, Charlie (m) - St [[Haralampus_of_Magnesia|Charalambos of Magnesia]] ('''Saint'''); St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]] - '''Derivative''') |
− | *Charlotte, Charlie, Charley (f) - St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]] - '''Derivative''') | + | *Charlotte, Charlie, Charley (f) - St [[Haralampus_of_Magnesia|Charalambos of Magnesia]] ('''Saint'''); St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, [[August 17]] - '''Derivative''') |
− | *Chase (m) - St [[John Cassian]] ('''Sound-alike'''); St [[Chad of Lichfield]] ('''Sound-alike''') | + | *Chase (m) - St [[John Cassian]] ('''Sound-alike'''); St [[Chad of Lichfield]] ('''Sound-alike'''); or, ''see Chaz''. |
*Chavez (m) - St [[Savas]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Chavez (m) - St [[Savas]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Chelsea (f) - St [[ | + | *Chaz (m) - ''see Charles'' |
+ | *Chelsea (f) - St Celsus of Rome ([[November 21]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsc.htm] | ||
*Cheryl (f) - St Charity (''Agapi'' or ''Lyubov''), daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Meaning''': love) | *Cheryl (f) - St Charity (''Agapi'' or ''Lyubov''), daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Meaning''': love) | ||
*Chiarina (f) - ''see Claire'' | *Chiarina (f) - ''see Claire'' | ||
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==D== | ==D== | ||
{{Baptismal names}} | {{Baptismal names}} | ||
+ | *Daenerys (f) - St Nirras, Martyr ([[January 20]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_n.htm] or St [[Daniel]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Dane (m) - St Ansgar, Enlightener of Denmark ([[February 3]] - '''Meaning''': Dane, Danish people); St Deiniol of Wales ([[September 11]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Dane (m) - St Ansgar, Enlightener of Denmark ([[February 3]] - '''Meaning''': Dane, Danish people); St Deiniol of Wales ([[September 11]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Daniel (m) - St [[Daniel]] ('''Saint''') | *Daniel (m) - St [[Daniel]] ('''Saint''') | ||
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*Daphne (f) - Greek for laurel; [[Palm Sunday]], in remembrance of palms and laurels laid down for Jesus' entry into Jerusalem [http://www.greek-names.info/dafni-or-daphne/] | *Daphne (f) - Greek for laurel; [[Palm Sunday]], in remembrance of palms and laurels laid down for Jesus' entry into Jerusalem [http://www.greek-names.info/dafni-or-daphne/] | ||
*Daria (f) - St [[Daria]] ([[March 19]] - '''Saint''') | *Daria (f) - St [[Daria]] ([[March 19]] - '''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Darlene (f) - St [[Daria]] ([[March 19]] - '''Sound-alike'''); St Darerca, sister of St Patrick ([[March 22]] - '''Sound-alike''')[http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsd.htm] | ||
*Darren (m) - Prophet Aaron ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Darren (m) - Prophet Aaron ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Darrell (m) - St [[Daria]] ([[March 19]] - '''Sound-alike''') | + | *Darrell (m) - St [[Daria]] ([[March 19]] - '''Sound-alike'''); St Darerca, sister of St Patrick ([[March 22]] - '''Sound-alike''')[http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsd.htm] |
*David (m) - St [[David (disambiguation)|David]] ('''Saint''') | *David (m) - St [[David (disambiguation)|David]] ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Dawn (f) - ''see Aurora'' ('''Meaning''': dawn) | ||
*Deborah, Debra, Debbie (f) - St Deborah the Judge ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Deborah, Debra, Debbie (f) - St Deborah the Judge ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Declan (m) - St Declan of Ardmore ([[w:Declán of Ardmore|Wikipedia]] - '''Saint''') | *Declan (m) - St Declan of Ardmore ([[w:Declán of Ardmore|Wikipedia]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Donna (f) - [[Mary]] the Mother of God ('''Meaning''': 'Madonna', meaning 'My Lady'); ''sometimes: see Donald'' ('''Diminutive'''). | *Donna (f) - [[Mary]] the Mother of God ('''Meaning''': 'Madonna', meaning 'My Lady'); ''sometimes: see Donald'' ('''Diminutive'''). | ||
*Dorothy, Dora, Doreen, Doris (f) - St Dorothea of Caesarea ([[February 6]] - '''Saint'''); | *Dorothy, Dora, Doreen, Doris (f) - St Dorothea of Caesarea ([[February 6]] - '''Saint'''); | ||
+ | *Douglas, Doug (m) - St Daganus ([[August 18]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsd.htm] | ||
+ | *Drogo (m) - St Drogo, ascetic ([[April 2]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_d.htm] | ||
*Dustin (m) - St [[Dunstan of Canterbury]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Dustin (m) - St [[Dunstan of Canterbury]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
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*Dylan, Dillon (m/f) - St Dillon of Llandaff ([[February 9]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Dylan, Dillon (m/f) - St Dillon of Llandaff ([[February 9]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
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*Easton (m) - St Eosterwine of Wearmouth ([[March 7]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintse.htm] | *Easton (m) - St Eosterwine of Wearmouth ([[March 7]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintse.htm] | ||
*Edward (m) - St [[Edward the Martyr|Edward the Passion-Bearer of England]] ([[March 18]] - '''Saint''') | *Edward (m) - St [[Edward the Martyr|Edward the Passion-Bearer of England]] ([[March 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Edwin (m) - ''' | + | *Edwin (m) - St Edwen, Patron saint of Llanedwen in Anglesey in Wales ([[November 6]] - '''Saint'''); St Edwin, King of Northumbria in England ([[October 12]] - '''Saint''') |
*Eileen (f) - St [[Helen]] ([[May 21]] - '''Saint'''); [[Helen of Caernarfon]] ([[May 22]] - '''Saint''') | *Eileen (f) - St [[Helen]] ([[May 21]] - '''Saint'''); [[Helen of Caernarfon]] ([[May 22]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Elaine, Eleanor, Elena (f) - St [[Helen]] ([[May 21]] - '''Saint'''); [[Helen of Caernarfon]] ([[May 22]] - '''Saint''') | *Elaine, Eleanor, Elena (f) - St [[Helen]] ([[May 21]] - '''Saint'''); [[Helen of Caernarfon]] ([[May 22]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Ericson (m) - ''see Eric'' ('''Derivative''') | *Ericson (m) - ''see Eric'' ('''Derivative''') | ||
*Erin (f) - St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland ('''Meaning'''); or, St [[Irene of Thessaloniki]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Erin (f) - St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland ('''Meaning'''); or, St [[Irene of Thessaloniki]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Estelle (f) - ''' | + | *Estelle (f) - ''see Stella'' ('''Derivative''') |
*Ethan (m) - Ethan, great-grandson of Jacob ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Ethan (m) - Ethan, great-grandson of Jacob ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Eugene (m) - St [[Eugene of Cherson|Eugene]] | ||
*Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | *Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | ||
*Evan (m) - St [[John]] ('''Derivative of Saint'''); St Evan of Ayrshire ([[August 18]] - '''Saint''') | *Evan (m) - St [[John]] ('''Derivative of Saint'''); St Evan of Ayrshire ([[August 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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==F== | ==F== | ||
{{Baptismal names}} | {{Baptismal names}} | ||
− | *Faith (f) - St [[Faith]], daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint''') | + | *Faith (f) - St [[Faith]], daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint'''); St. Faith (''Foi, Foy''), a holy virgin-martyr burnt to death in France ([[October 6]] - '''Saint''') |
− | *Finn (m) - ''' | + | *Finn (m) - ''see Alban'' ('''Meaning''': fair, white) |
*Flynn (m) - St Flannan of Killaloe ([[December 18]] - '''Saint''') | *Flynn (m) - St Flannan of Killaloe ([[December 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Frank (m) - ''' | + | *Frances (f) - ''see Frank'' |
+ | *Francis (m) - ''see Frank'' | ||
+ | *Frank (m) - St Francoveus (Franchy), an ascetic ([[May 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_f.htm] | ||
*Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht ([[July 18]] - '''Saint''') | *Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht ([[July 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia ([[May 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia ([[May 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Garrett (m) - ''see Gerald'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Garrett (m) - ''see Gerald'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
+ | *Gemma (f) - St Gemma in Gurk, Austria ([[June 29]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Genesis (f) - ''closest is the [[Nativity|Nativity of Christ]] or the [[Nativity of the Theotokos]]'' ('''Meaning''') | *Genesis (f) - ''closest is the [[Nativity|Nativity of Christ]] or the [[Nativity of the Theotokos]]'' ('''Meaning''') | ||
*Genevieve (f) - St Geneviève of Paris ([[January 3]] - '''Saint''') | *Genevieve (f) - St Geneviève of Paris ([[January 3]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Geoffrey, Geoff (m) - St Geoffrey, Abbot of Wearmouth ('''Saint''') | *Geoffrey, Geoff (m) - St Geoffrey, Abbot of Wearmouth ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Geordie (m) - St [[George]] the Trophy-Bearer ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*George (m) - St [[George]] the Trophy-Bearer ('''Saint''') | *George (m) - St [[George]] the Trophy-Bearer ('''Saint''') | ||
*Gerald, Gerry (m) - St Gerald, Bishop of Mayo ('''Saint''') | *Gerald, Gerry (m) - St Gerald, Bishop of Mayo ('''Saint''') | ||
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*Gianna (f) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') | *Gianna (f) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Gilbert (m) - St Agilbert of Jouarre ('''Sound-alike''') | *Gilbert (m) - St Agilbert of Jouarre ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Giselle (f) - ''' | + | *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''') | ||
*Gina (f) - ''see Regina'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Gina (f) - ''see Regina'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Giovanna (f) - ''see Gianna'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Giovanna (f) - ''see Gianna'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
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*Harlow (f) - '''as yet unknown''' | *Harlow (f) - '''as yet unknown''' | ||
*Harper (f) - ''closest is St David the Prophet & King'' ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Meaning''': Harp-player) | *Harper (f) - ''closest is St David the Prophet & King'' ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Meaning''': Harp-player) | ||
− | *Harrison (m) - ''see Harry'' ('''Derivative''') | + | *Harrison (m) - ''see Harry'' ('''Derivative'''). Or, St [[Hariton]] ([[September 28]] - '''Sound-alike''') |
*Harry (m) - ''see Henry'' ('''Derivative'''); or, ''see Harold'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Harry (m) - ''see Henry'' ('''Derivative'''); or, ''see Harold'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Haydon (m) - St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Haydon (m) - St [[Aidan of Lindisfarne]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
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*Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre ([[June 24]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsh.htm] | *Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre ([[June 24]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsh.htm] | ||
*Heidi (f) - ''see Adelaide'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Heidi (f) - ''see Adelaide'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
+ | *Hilda (f) - St [[Hilda of Whitby]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Holly (f) - [[Holy Cross]] ([[September 14]] - '''Sound-alike'''); or, St Hellius the Martyr ([[July 14]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_h.htm]; or, St Olive the Virgin-Martyr ([[June 10]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Holly (f) - [[Holy Cross]] ([[September 14]] - '''Sound-alike'''); or, St Hellius the Martyr ([[July 14]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_h.htm]; or, St Olive the Virgin-Martyr ([[June 10]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Hope (f) - St Hope, daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint''') | *Hope (f) - St Hope, daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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{{Baptismal names}} | {{Baptismal names}} | ||
*Ian (m) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') | *Ian (m) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Ida (f) - ''' | + | *Ida (f) - St Ita ([[January 15]] - '''Saint''') |
− | *Indigo (f) - ''' | + | *Indigo (f) - St [[Porphyrios (disambiguation)|Prophyrios]] ('''Meaning''': colour (indigo is similar to purple)) |
− | *Isa (f) - ''' | + | *Isa (f) - ''see Isabel'' ('''Diminutive''') |
*Isaac (m) - St [[Isaac]] ('''Saint''') | *Isaac (m) - St [[Isaac]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Saint''') | *Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Saint''') | ||
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*Janet (f) - St Joanna ('''Diminutive''') | *Janet (f) - St Joanna ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Janice (f) - St Joanna ('''Diminutive''') | *Janice (f) - St Joanna ('''Diminutive''') | ||
− | *Jared (m) - ([[Sunday of the | + | *Jared (m) - ([[Sunday of the Fathers]] - '''Saint''') |
*Jason (m) - St [[Jason]] ('''Saint''') | *Jason (m) - St [[Jason]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Jasmine (f) - St Jasimus, Ascetic & Wonderworker ([[February 4]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Jasmine (f) - St Jasimus, Ascetic & Wonderworker ([[February 4]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
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*Jessie (f) - St [[Joanna]] ('''Saint'''); St Jesse, son of Obed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | *Jessie (f) - St [[Joanna]] ('''Saint'''); St Jesse, son of Obed ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | ||
*Jessica (f) - ''closest: see Jessie'' ('''Sound-alike''') | *Jessica (f) - ''closest: see Jessie'' ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
+ | *Jillian (f) - St [[w:Julian of Antioch|Julian]] | ||
*Jo, Joan, Joanna, Joanne (f) - St [[John (disambiguation)|John]] ('''Derivative''', feminine form) | *Jo, Joan, Joanna, Joanne (f) - St [[John (disambiguation)|John]] ('''Derivative''', feminine form) | ||
*Jocelyn, Joselyn (f) - St Judocus (Josse) of Brittany ([[December 13]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsj.htm] | *Jocelyn, Joselyn (f) - St Judocus (Josse) of Brittany ([[December 13]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsj.htm] | ||
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*Josiah (m) - [[Prophet Josiah]] ([[October 17]] - '''Saint'''); St Josiah of Cordoba ([[August 27]] - '''Saint'''); King Josiah ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Josiah (m) - [[Prophet Josiah]] ([[October 17]] - '''Saint'''); St Josiah of Cordoba ([[August 27]] - '''Saint'''); King Josiah ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Joyce (m/f) - St [[Judoc of Brittany]] ('''Saint''') | *Joyce (m/f) - St [[Judoc of Brittany]] ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Juno (f) - ''' | + | *Juno (f) - St Junia, Apostle of the 70 ([[May 17]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_j.htm] |
*Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html]; St [[Apostle Jude|Jude the Apostle]] ('''Saint''') | *Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html]; St [[Apostle Jude|Jude the Apostle]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Julia, Julie (f) - St Julia of Corsica ([[July 16]] - '''Saint'''), St Julia of Troyes ([[July 21]] - '''Saint'''), or St Julia of Mérida ([[December 10]] - '''Saint'''). [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsj.htm] | *Julia, Julie (f) - St Julia of Corsica ([[July 16]] - '''Saint'''), St Julia of Troyes ([[July 21]] - '''Saint'''), or St Julia of Mérida ([[December 10]] - '''Saint'''). [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsj.htm] | ||
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*Kallum (m) - ''see Callum'' ('''Saint''') | *Kallum (m) - ''see Callum'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Karen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] ('''Diminutive''') | *Karen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] ('''Diminutive''') | ||
+ | *Kateri (f) - ''see Katherine'' | ||
*Katherine, Kathryn (f) - ''see Catherine'' ('''Saint''') | *Katherine, Kathryn (f) - ''see Catherine'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Kathleen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] ('''Saint''') | *Kathleen (f) - St [[Catherine of Alexandria]] ('''Saint''') | ||
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*Kayse (f) - ''see Casey'' ('''Saint''') | *Kayse (f) - ''see Casey'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Keira (f) - St Kiara ([[January 5]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_k.htm] | *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) | + | *Keith (m) - [[Elevation of the Holy Cross]] ('''Meaning''': Wood); or, St [[Nikifor]] ('''Sound-alike''') |
− | *Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala ([[May 1]] - '''Diminutive''') | + | *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] | *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''') | *Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales ([[August 1]] - '''Saint'''); St [[w:Cainnech of Aghaboe|Cainnech of Aghaboe]] ([[October 11]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Kerrian (m/f) - St. [[w:Saint Piran|Piran of Cornwall]] ([[March 5]] - '''Diminutive'''), who in turn has been identified as the Irish saint [[w:Ciarán of Saigir|Ciarán of Saigir]] (also [[March 5]]) | *Kerrian (m/f) - St. [[w:Saint Piran|Piran of Cornwall]] ([[March 5]] - '''Diminutive'''), who in turn has been identified as the Irish saint [[w:Ciarán of Saigir|Ciarán of Saigir]] (also [[March 5]]) | ||
*Kevin (m) - St [[Kevin of Glendalough]] ('''Saint''') | *Kevin (m) - St [[Kevin of Glendalough]] ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Khaleesi (f) - St Kali the Ascetic ([[May 22]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | ||
*Khloe (f) - ''see Chloe'' ('''Saint''') | *Khloe (f) - ''see Chloe'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St. [[w:Ciarán of Saigir|Ciarán of Saigir]] (''Ciarán the Elder'', [[March 5]] - '''Saint'''); St [[Kieran of Clonmacnoise]] ([[September 9]] - '''Saint''') | *Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St. [[w:Ciarán of Saigir|Ciarán of Saigir]] (''Ciarán the Elder'', [[March 5]] - '''Saint'''); St [[Kieran of Clonmacnoise]] ([[September 9]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Kyle (m) - St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | *Kyle (m) - St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | ||
*Kylie (f) - St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | *Kylie (f) - St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland ([[July 29]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm] | ||
+ | *Kyra (f) - St Kyra, an ascetic ([[February 28]] - '''Saint'''); St Kyra Obolenskaya ([[December 4]] - '''Saint'''), new-martyr; St Kyra, a virgin ([[June 6]] - '''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Kyrion (m) - Martyr Kyrion (''Cyrion, Quirio'') of the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste ([[March 9]]) | ||
==L== | ==L== | ||
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*Landon (m) - St Landericus of Soignies ([[April 17]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | *Landon (m) - St Landericus of Soignies ([[April 17]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | ||
*Larry (m) - ''see Laurence'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Larry (m) - ''see Laurence'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
− | *Laura (f) - St Laura of Cordoba, martyred in Spain by the Moors ([[October 19]] - '''Saint''') | + | *Laura (f) - St Laura of Cordoba, martyred in Spain by the Moors ([[October 19]] - '''Saint'''); or, St [[Laurus]] ([[August 18]]). |
*Lauren (f) - St [[Laurence]] ('''Saint''') | *Lauren (f) - St [[Laurence]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Laurence (m) - St [[Laurence]] ('''Saint''') | *Laurence (m) - St [[Laurence]] ('''Saint''') | ||
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*Linda (f) - St [[Linus]] of Rome ('''Sound-alike''') | *Linda (f) - St [[Linus]] of Rome ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Lindsey (f) - ''see Lincoln'' ('''Derivative'''); or, ''see Linda'' ('''Sound-alike''') | *Lindsey (f) - ''see Lincoln'' ('''Derivative'''); or, ''see Linda'' ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
+ | *Link (m) - ''see Lincoln'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Lisa (f) - ''see Elizabeth'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Lisa (f) - ''see Elizabeth'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Logan (m) - St [[Longin the Centurion]] ([[October 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Logan (m) - St [[Longin the Centurion]] ([[October 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
*London (f) - 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 ('''Meaning''': named for location) | *London (f) - 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 ('''Meaning''': named for location) | ||
*Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | *Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | ||
− | * | + | *Lorraine (f) - ''see Laura'' ('''Sound-alike''') |
*Louis, Luis (m) - St Ludwin of Trier ([[September 29]] - '''Derivative''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm]; or St Lewina of Seaford ([[July 24]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | *Louis, Luis (m) - St Ludwin of Trier ([[September 29]] - '''Derivative''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm]; or St Lewina of Seaford ([[July 24]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | ||
+ | *Louise, Lou (f) - St Ludwin of Trier ([[September 29]] - '''Derivative''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm]; or St Lewina of Seaford ([[July 24]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsl.htm] | ||
*Lucas (m) - [[Apostle Luke]] ('''Saint''') | *Lucas (m) - [[Apostle Luke]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Lucy (f) - St [[Lucy of Syracuse]] ([[December 13]] - '''Saint''') | *Lucy (f) - St [[Lucy of Syracuse]] ([[December 13]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline (f) - St [[Mary Magdalene]] ([[July 22]] - '''Derivative''') | *Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline (f) - St [[Mary Magdalene]] ([[July 22]] - '''Derivative''') | ||
*Madison (f) - St Maud ([[March 14]] - '''Derivative''': son of Maud) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | *Madison (f) - St Maud ([[March 14]] - '''Derivative''': son of Maud) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | ||
+ | *Maggie (f) - St [[Marina]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Makayla (f) - ''see Michaela'' ('''Derivative''') | *Makayla (f) - ''see Michaela'' ('''Derivative''') | ||
*Malcolm (m) - St [[Columba of Iona]] ([[June 9]]) | *Malcolm (m) - St [[Columba of Iona]] ([[June 9]]) | ||
*Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian ([[July 2]] - '''Saint''') | *Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian ([[July 2]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Marlow (f) - ''' | + | *Margaret (f) - St [[Marina]] ('''Saint''') |
− | *Maria, Mariah (f) - [[Mary]] ('''Saint'''); St Mariah the sister of Moses ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | + | *Marlow (f) - St [[Mary Magdalene]] ('''Sound-alike of Derivative''') |
+ | *Maria, Mariah (f) - [[Mary]] ('''Saint'''); St Mariah the sister of Moses ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html]; St [[Maria (Skobtsova) | Maria of Paris]] ([[July 20]]) | ||
*Marisa, Marissa (f) - ''see [[Theotokos|Mary]]; or, see Louis'' | *Marisa, Marissa (f) - ''see [[Theotokos|Mary]]; or, see Louis'' | ||
− | *Marshall (m) - St Servatus of Tongres ([[May 13]] - '''Meaning''': servant) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | + | *Marshall (m) - St Martial, bishop of Lomoges ([[June 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://holytrinityorthodox.com/calendar/index.htm?year=2017&today=9&month=10&trp=0] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martial]; St Servatus of Tongres ([[May 13]] - '''Meaning''': servant) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] |
*Martin (m) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]] - '''Saint''') | *Martin (m) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Martina, Martine (f) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]] - '''Saint''') | *Martina, Martine (f) - St [[Martin of Tours]] ([[November 11]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Matthew (m) - [[Apostle Matthew]] ('''Saint''') | *Matthew (m) - [[Apostle Matthew]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Max (m) - St [[Maximos the Confessor]] ('''Saint''') | *Max (m) - St [[Maximos the Confessor]] ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Maximilian (m) - St Maximilian, one of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus ([[October 22]] - '''Saint''') [https://oca.org/saints/lives/2017/10/22/103024-st-maximilian-one-of-the-seven-sleepers-of-ephesus] | ||
*Maxwell (m) - St Magnus the founder of the Füssen monastery ([[September 6]] - '''Derivative''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | *Maxwell (m) - St Magnus the founder of the Füssen monastery ([[September 6]] - '''Derivative''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | ||
*Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) ([[May 31]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) ([[May 31]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
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*Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia ('''Derivative of Saint''' - ''pronounced Mίlitsa'') | *Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia ('''Derivative of Saint''' - ''pronounced Mίlitsa'') | ||
*Milena (f) - ''see Melissa'' ('''Derivative''') | *Milena (f) - ''see Melissa'' ('''Derivative''') | ||
− | *Miles (m) - St Milo, hermit at Fontenelle ([[August 18]] - ''Saint'') | + | *Miles (m) - St Milo, hermit at Fontenelle ([[August 18]] - ''Saint'') or St Miles (''or Milos''), Bishop and Hieromartyr ([[10 November]] - ''Saint'') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_m.htm] |
*Milly (f) - St [[Emily|Emily of Caesarea]], mother of St Basil the Great ([[January 1]] or [[May 30]] - '''Diminutive'''); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet ([[July 13]] - '''Diminutive''') | *Milly (f) - St [[Emily|Emily of Caesarea]], mother of St Basil the Great ([[January 1]] or [[May 30]] - '''Diminutive'''); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet ([[July 13]] - '''Diminutive''') | ||
*Mitchell (m) - ''see Michael'' ('''Derivative''') | *Mitchell (m) - ''see Michael'' ('''Derivative''') | ||
*Molly (f) - ''see Mary'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Molly (f) - ''see Mary'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Monica, Monique (f) - St [[Monica of Hippo]], mother of St Augustine ('''Saint''') | *Monica, Monique (f) - St [[Monica of Hippo]], mother of St Augustine ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Monroe (f) - ''' | + | *Monroe (f) - St Mun, Bishop & Ascetic on island in Lough Ree, Ireland ([[February 6]] - '''Sound-alike''') |
*Morgan (f) - St Maughold ([[December 28]] - '''Sound-alike'''), St Modan ([[February 4]] - '''Sound-alike''') or St Morwenna ([[July 8]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | *Morgan (f) - St Maughold ([[December 28]] - '''Sound-alike'''), St Modan ([[February 4]] - '''Sound-alike''') or St Morwenna ([[July 8]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | ||
*Mohammed, Muhammed, Muhammad (m) - St [[Demetrios the Neomartyr]] ([[April 14]] - '''see Life''') | *Mohammed, Muhammed, Muhammad (m) - St [[Demetrios the Neomartyr]] ([[April 14]] - '''see Life''') | ||
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*Paige (f) - St Pega of England ([[January 8]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] | *Paige (f) - St Pega of England ([[January 8]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] | ||
− | *Paisley (f) - St [[Basil the Great]] ('''Meaning | + | *Paisley (f) - St [[Basil the Great]] ('''Meaning''': Paisley -> Basilica) |
*Parker (m) - St Phylax ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] | *Parker (m) - St Phylax ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] | ||
*Patricia (f) - St [[Patrick of Ireland]] ('''Saint''') | *Patricia (f) - St [[Patrick of Ireland]] ('''Saint''') | ||
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*Phoenix (m/f) - St [[Felix of Byzantium|Felix]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Phoenix (m/f) - St [[Felix of Byzantium|Felix]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Piper (f) - St Piperion ([[March 11]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] | *Piper (f) - St Piperion ([[March 11]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] | ||
− | *Poppy (f) - ''' | + | *Poppy (f) - St Poppo, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium ([[January 25]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] |
==Q== | ==Q== | ||
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*Rachel (f) - St Rachel, wife of Jacob ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Rachel (f) - St Rachel, wife of Jacob ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Rain (f) - ''' | + | *Raine, Rain (f) - ''see Regina ('''Meaning''': queen) |
*Ralph (m) - St Ralph of Bourges ([[June 21]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm] | *Ralph (m) - St Ralph of Bourges ([[June 21]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm] | ||
*Raymond (m) - St Rumon ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm]; St Ebremund, Founder & Abbot of Fontenay-Louvet near Séez ([[June 10]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_e.htm]; St [[Ammon]] ('''Sound-alike'''); St Amon of Toul ([[October 23]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_e.htm] | *Raymond (m) - St Rumon ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm]; St Ebremund, Founder & Abbot of Fontenay-Louvet near Séez ([[June 10]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_e.htm]; St [[Ammon]] ('''Sound-alike'''); St Amon of Toul ([[October 23]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_e.htm] | ||
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*Richard (m) - St Richard ([[February 7]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm] | *Richard (m) - St Richard ([[February 7]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm] | ||
*Rider (m) - ''see Ryder'' ('''Saint''') | *Rider (m) - ''see Ryder'' ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Rihanna (f) - St Basil the Great ('''Meaning''': basil), or St [[Anna]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Riley, Ryley (m/f) - St Reineldis ([[July 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm] | *Riley, Ryley (m/f) - St Reineldis ([[July 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm] | ||
− | *River (m) - ''' | + | *River (m) - [[Theophany]] ('''Meaning''': link between River and the River Jordan) |
*Robert (m) - ''see Rupert'' ('''Saint''') | *Robert (m) - ''see Rupert'' ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Robin (f) - St [[Photini]] ('''Meaning''': bright, shining) | ||
*Roderick, Rod (m) - St Rodericus, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba ([[March 13]] - '''Saint''') | *Roderick, Rod (m) - St Rodericus, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba ([[March 13]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Roger (m) - St Roger, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba ([[September 16]] - '''Saint''') | *Roger (m) - St Roger, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba ([[September 16]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Rowan (m) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha ([[April 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Rowan (m) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha ([[April 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Rowena (f) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha ([[April 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Rowena (f) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha ([[April 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Roxana, Roxanne, Roxy (f) - St [[Photine of Samaria]] ('''Meaning''': Bright or Dawn) | + | *Roxana, Roxanne, Roxy (f) - St [[Photine of Samaria]], or, ''see Aurora'' ('''Meaning''': Bright or Dawn) |
*Ruby (f) - St Maelrubius ([[April 21]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | *Ruby (f) - St Maelrubius ([[April 21]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsm.htm] | ||
*Rupert (m) - St [[w:Rupert of Salzburg|Rupert of Salzburg]] ([[March 27]] - '''Saint''') | *Rupert (m) - St [[w:Rupert of Salzburg|Rupert of Salzburg]] ([[March 27]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Ruth (f) - ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Ruth (f) - ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Ryan (m) - St Rhian, abbot ([[March 8]] - '''Sound-alike''') | + | *Ryan (m) - St Rhian, abbot ([[March 8]] - '''Sound-alike'''); or, Emmanuel (being a translation referring to the infant Christ - '''Meaning'''). |
*Ryder (m) - [[Synaxis of the Bodiless Powers]] ([[November 8]] - '''Meaning''': messenger); or, St Ruadan of Lothra ([[April 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm], St Ida of Nivelles ([[May 8]] - '''Sound-alike'''), St Idea of Herzfeld ([[September 4]] - '''Sound-alike''') or St Idus of Alt-Fadha in Leinster ([[July 14]] - '''Sound-alike'''). | *Ryder (m) - [[Synaxis of the Bodiless Powers]] ([[November 8]] - '''Meaning''': messenger); or, St Ruadan of Lothra ([[April 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsr.htm], St Ida of Nivelles ([[May 8]] - '''Sound-alike'''), St Idea of Herzfeld ([[September 4]] - '''Sound-alike''') or St Idus of Alt-Fadha in Leinster ([[July 14]] - '''Sound-alike'''). | ||
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*Sadie (f) - ''see Sarah'' ('''Diminutive''') | *Sadie (f) - ''see Sarah'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
− | *Sage (m) - ''' | + | *Sage (m) - Martyr Saïs ([[January 5]] - '''Sound-alike''') |
*Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | *Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet [[Samuel]] ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - St Scarthin ([[January 6]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | *Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - St Scarthin ([[January 6]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | ||
*Scott (m) - [[Apostle Andrew]], patron of Scotland ('''Meaning''': Scottish person); or St [[Columba]], enlightener of Scotland ('''Meaning''': Scottish person). | *Scott (m) - [[Apostle Andrew]], patron of Scotland ('''Meaning''': Scottish person); or St [[Columba]], enlightener of Scotland ('''Meaning''': Scottish person). | ||
− | *Scout (f) - ''' | + | *Scout (f) - St Escoos, a martyr ([[March 26]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_e.htm] |
*Sean, Shaun (m) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') | *Sean, Shaun (m) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Sebastian (m) - St Sebastian the Martyr ([[December 18]] - '''Saint''') | *Sebastian (m) - St Sebastian the Martyr ([[December 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
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*Serena (f) - Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers ([[May 7]] - '''Saint'''); St Serenus of Marseilles ([[August 9]] - '''Saint''') | *Serena (f) - Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers ([[May 7]] - '''Saint'''); St Serenus of Marseilles ([[August 9]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Shane (m) - St John ('''Saint''') | *Shane (m) - St John ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Shannon (m/f) - | + | *Shannon (m/f) - St Senan, founder of monasteries and churches ([[March 8]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] |
*Shantelle (f) - ''see Chantal'' ('''Saint''') | *Shantelle (f) - ''see Chantal'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Shardae, Sharday (f) - St Jader of Numidia in North Africa (September 10 - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_j.htm] | *Shardae, Sharday (f) - St Jader of Numidia in North Africa (September 10 - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_j.htm] | ||
+ | *Sharon, Shari, Sharrie, Sharree (f) (''from Hebrew: Šārôn - 'plain; 1 Chronicles 5:16'; 1 Chronicles 27:29; Acts 9:35'') – ''variant of Sarah, Sarai ('''Saint''')''; St Charalambos of Magnesia ([[February 10]] - '''Sound-alike'''). | ||
*Shelby (f) - [[Apostle Silvan]] ('''Sound-alike''') | *Shelby (f) - [[Apostle Silvan]] ('''Sound-alike''') | ||
*Sheldon (m) - St Elwin in Cornwall ([[February 22]] - '''Sound-alike''') | *Sheldon (m) - St Elwin in Cornwall ([[February 22]] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
− | *Shiloh (f) - ''' | + | *Sherry, Sheree, Sherri, Sherrie, Cherie (f) - ''see Cheryl''; ''also variant of Sharon'' ('''Derivative''') |
+ | *Shiloh (f) - St Galina, martyr at Corinth (one on [[April 16]], another on [[March 10]] - '''Meaning''': tranquil) | ||
*Simone (f) - [[Apostle Simon]] ('''Saint''') | *Simone (f) - [[Apostle Simon]] ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Simpson (m) - ''' | + | *Simpson (m) - St Acoustios ([[April 21]] - '''Meaning''': listening); or, St [[Sampson]] ('''Sound-alike''') |
*Siobhan (f) - ''see Jeanne'' ('''Saint''') | *Siobhan (f) - ''see Jeanne'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace ([[September 1]] - '''Meaning''': Sky and Heavens) | *Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace ([[September 1]] - '''Meaning''': Sky and Heavens) | ||
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*Stella (f) - St [[Stylianos of Paphlagonia]] ([[November 26]] - '''Saint''') | *Stella (f) - St [[Stylianos of Paphlagonia]] ([[November 26]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Stephanie (f) - St [[Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr|Stephen]] the Protomartyr ('''Saint''') | *Stephanie (f) - St [[Apostle Stephen the Protomartyr|Stephen]] the Protomartyr ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Summer (f) - ''' | + | *Summer (f) - St Sunaman, an ascetic and martyr ([[February 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_s.htm]; St Therissus (or Thyrsus), bishop of Karpasia, Cyprus ([[July 23]] - '''Meaning''': Summer) [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_t.htm] |
*Susanna (f) - St Susanna, martyred in Salerno ([[January 18]] - '''Saint'''); St Susanna the Just ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | *Susanna (f) - St Susanna, martyred in Salerno ([[January 18]] - '''Saint'''); St Susanna the Just ([[Sunday of the Forefathers]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/synaxarion-for-sunday-before-nativity.html] | ||
− | *Sydney (f) - St Sidonius of Clermont ([[August 21]] - '''Sound-alike'''), St Sidonius of Rouens ([[November 14]] - '''Sound-alike'''), or St Sedna of Ossory ([[March 10]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] | + | *Sydney (f) - St [[Dionysius the Areopagite]] ([[October 3]] - '''Saint'''); ''see also: [[Dionysius (disambiguation)]]''; St Sidonius of Clermont ([[August 21]] - '''Sound-alike'''), St Sidonius of Rouens ([[November 14]] - '''Sound-alike'''), or St Sedna of Ossory ([[March 10]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintss.htm] |
==T== | ==T== | ||
{{Baptismal names}} | {{Baptismal names}} | ||
*Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha ([[October 25]] - '''Saint''') | *Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha ([[October 25]] - '''Saint''') | ||
− | *Tania, Tanya (f) - | + | *Tania, Tanya (f) - ''see Tatiana'' ('''Diminutive'''); ''see Anthony'' ('''Diminutive''') |
*Tara (f) - St Tarsila, aunt of St Gregory the Great ([[December 24]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Tara (f) - St Tarsila, aunt of St Gregory the Great ([[December 24]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
+ | *Tatiana (f) - St [[Tatiana of Rome]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Taylor (f) - St Talarican in Scotland ([[October 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Taylor (f) - St Talarican in Scotland ([[October 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
− | *Tess (f) - ''' | + | *Teresa, Theresa, Therese (f) - St Therissus (or Thyrsus), bishop of Karpasia, Cyprus ([[July 23]] or [[August 5]] - '''Derivative''') |
+ | *Tess (f) - ''see Teresa'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
+ | *Theon (m) - St Theion, martyr ([[February 1]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Thierry (m) - ''see Derek'' ('''Saint''') | *Thierry (m) - ''see Derek'' ('''Saint''') | ||
*Thomas (m) - [[Apostle Thomas]] ('''Saint''') | *Thomas (m) - [[Apostle Thomas]] ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Tia (f) - St [[Tatiana of Rome]] ('''Sound-alike'''); or, saints ending in '-tia' ('''Sound-alike'''); or, | + | *Thor (m) - St Thorgyth the Ascetic ([[January 25]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_t.htm] |
− | *Tiana (f) - ''' | + | *Tia (f) - St [[Tatiana of Rome]] ('''Sound-alike'''); or, saints ending in '-tia' ('''Sound-alike'''); or, St Thais ([[May 10]] - '''Sound-alike'''). |
+ | *Tiana (f) - ''see Tatiana or Christiana'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Tiffany (f) - The [[Theophany]] of our Lord ([[January 6]] - '''Saint''') | *Tiffany (f) - The [[Theophany]] of our Lord ([[January 6]] - '''Saint''') | ||
*Travis (m) - St Triverius of Dombes ([[January 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Travis (m) - St Triverius of Dombes ([[January 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
*Trevor (m) - St Triverius, hermit in Dombes ([[January 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Trevor (m) - St Triverius, hermit in Dombes ([[January 16]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
+ | *Trinity (f) - [[Pentecost]] ('''Feast Day''') | ||
*Tristan (m) - St Drostan (''or Drustan''), abbot in Aberdeenshire ([[July 11]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsd.htm] | *Tristan (m) - St Drostan (''or Drustan''), abbot in Aberdeenshire ([[July 11]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsd.htm] | ||
*Troy (m) - St Troyen of Saintes ([[November 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Troy (m) - St Troyen of Saintes ([[November 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
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*Tyler (m) - St Tillo of Belgium ([[January 7]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Tyler (m) - St Tillo of Belgium ([[January 7]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
*Tyrone (m) - ''see Owen'' ('''Saint''') | *Tyrone (m) - ''see Owen'' ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Tyrion (m) - St [[Tikhon]], St Tiridates of Armenia ([[November 29]]), St Taurion ([[November 7]]), Turiav ([[July 13]]) ('''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_t.htm] [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
*Tyson (m) - St Dyfan of Britain ([[May 26]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | *Tyson (m) - St Dyfan of Britain ([[May 26]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintst.htm] | ||
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*Whitney (f) - St Wite in Dorset ([[June 1]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | *Whitney (f) - St Wite in Dorset ([[June 1]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | ||
*William (m) - St [[William of Gellone]] ('''Saint''') | *William (m) - St [[William of Gellone]] ('''Saint''') | ||
− | *Willow (f) - ''' | + | *Willow (f) - St Willa, an ascetic ([[October 15]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_w.htm] |
− | *Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]] | + | *Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]] - '''Saint''') |
*Winston (m) - St Wistan ([[June 1]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | *Winston (m) - St Wistan ([[June 1]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | ||
*Wyatt (m/f) - ''see William'' | *Wyatt (m/f) - ''see William'' | ||
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*Zachary, Zach (m) - St [[Zachariah]], father of St John the Baptist ('''Saint''') | *Zachary, Zach (m) - St [[Zachariah]], father of St John the Baptist ('''Saint''') | ||
*Zeke (m) - Prophet [[Ezekiel]] ('''Saint''') | *Zeke (m) - Prophet [[Ezekiel]] ('''Saint''') | ||
+ | *Zelda (f) - ''see Hilda'' ('''Diminutive, from Griselda''') [https://www.behindthename.com/name/griselda] | ||
+ | *Zelie (f) - ''see Azalea'' ('''Diminutive''') | ||
*Zhadee (f) - St Jader of Numidia in North Africa (September 10 - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_j.htm] | *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''') | *Zoe, Zoey (f) - [[Life-Giving Spring]] (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe ([[May 2]]); Zoe of Rome ([[December 18]]) ('''Saint''') |
Revision as of 21:18, August 12, 2019
A baptismal name is a name given to a newly-baptised Orthodox Christian. For a lengthy time in Orthodox history, Orthodox Christians have been given the names of Orthodox saints.
The following is a list of names who have:
- 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 [both mean 'white'], or St Maurice for Blake [both mean 'black']).
- If these are not available, a '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).
Contents
A
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Aaliyah (f) - see Alia (Diminutive)
- Aaron (m) - St Aaron the Priest (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [1]
- Abigail, Abby (f) - Venerable Virgin-martyr Æbbe the Younger of Coldingham, Abbess of Coldingham Priory (April 2 - Sound-alike)
- Adalyn, Adaline (f) - see Adele (Derivative)
- Adam (m) - (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Addison (f) - see Madison (Diminutive)
- Adrian (m) - Saint Adrian
- Adelaide (f) - St Adelaide of Rome; St Adelaide of Burgundy (December 16 - Saint)
- Adele, Adela (f) - St Adela, Abbess of Pfalzel (December 24 - Saint)
- Adrian (m) - St Adrian (August 26 - Saint)
- Aidan, Aiden (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne (Saint)
- Aimee (f) - see Amy (Diminutive)
- Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur (November 25 - Saint); St Elian of Cornwall (January 13 - Saint)
- Alana, Alaina (f) - see Alan (Saint)
- Albert (m) - St Albert (Saint)
- Alex (m/f) - see Alexis, Alexandra or Alexander (Diminutive)
- Alexa (f) - see Alexis or Alexandra (Diminutive)
- Alexander (m) - St Alexander (Saint)
- Alexandra (f) - St Alexandra (April 21 - Saint); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4 - Saint)
- Alexis (m/f) - St Alexis the Man of God (March 17 - Saint); Tsarevich Alexei (Saint); see also: Alexis (disambiguation) (Saint)
- Alia (f) - St Elizabeth (Diminutive); or, St Alexandra (Diminiutive, from Russian).
- Alice, Alicia, Alisha (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4) (Diminutive)
- Alison, Allison (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4) (Diminutive)
- Alvin (m) - see Elvin (Saint)
- Alyssa, Alissa (f) - see Alice (Diminutive)
- Amanda (f) - St Amandus of Elnon (February 6 - Sound-alike) [2]
- Amber (f) - Mary, the Mother of God (Sound-alike meaning: 'Ambelos', meaning 'vine'); St Ambelus in Sicily (November 20 - Sound-alike meaning: 'Ambelos', meaning 'vine'); St Ambelius of Milan (July 7 - Sound-alike meaning: 'Ambelos', meaning 'vine')
- Amelia (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great. (Diminutive)
- Amy (f) - St Agapi (daughter of Sophia) (September 17 - Meaning)
- Anastasia, Anastacia (f) - St Anastasia the Roman (October 29 - Saint), St Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions (December 22 - Saint)
- Andrew (m) - St Andrew the First-called Apostle (Saint)
- Anekah (f) - St Anacharius of Auxerre (September 25 - Sound-alike) [3]
- Angela (f) - Synaxis of Bodiless Powers (November 8 - Meaning); Annunciation (or Evangelismos ) to the Theotokos (March 25 - Meaning)
- Angus (m) - St Angus of Keld (Óengus the Culdee, Óengus of Tallaght) (March 11 - Saint)
- Anna (f) - St Anna, mother of the Theotokos (Saint)
- Annabelle (f) - St Amabilis of Riome (Sound-alike); St Amabilis of Rouen (Sound-alike)
- Anthony (m) - St Anthony (Saint)
- April (f) - St Aprus of Toul (September 15 - Sound-alike) [4]
- Archibald, Archie (m) - Saint Erconwald, Bishop of London (April 30 - Saint)
- Aria (f) - St Aria of Rome (August 21 - Saint)
- Arianna, Ariana (f) - St Ariadne of Phrygia (September 18 - Saint)
- Ariel (f) - Martyr Arius (June 5 - Sound-alike) or Martyr Arrian (December 14 - Sound-alike) [5]
- Arnold (m) - St Arnold (July 8) [6]
- Arthur (m) - St Artemius (Sound-alike); St Athanasius (Sound-alike)
- Arya (m/f) - St Eugene (March 7 - Meaning: noble)
- Ash (m/f) - closest is: see Asher or Ashley (Sound-alike)
- Asher (m) - Asher, son of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Ashley (m/f) - St Leah (Sunday of the Forefathers - Sound-alike)
- Ava (f) - St Ava of Dinant, Abbess in Belgium (April 29 - Saint)
- Avery (f) - St Alfred the Great (October 26) (Diminutive)
- Aubrey, Aubree (f) - St Alberic of Stavelot-Malmédy (October 28 - Saint); St Alberic of Utrecht (November 14 - Saint) [7]
- Audrey (f) - St Audrey (or Etheldred) of Ely (June 23 - Saint)
- Aurora (f) - St Aurora, martyr (July 4 - Saint)
- Austin, Austen (m) - St Augustine of Canterbury (May 26 - Saint); St Augustine of Hippo (August 28 - Saint)
- Autumn (f) - St Autonomos (September 12 - Sound-alike) [8]
- Ava (f) - see Eve (Derivative)
- Avril (f) - see April (Saint)
- Ayden (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne (August 31 - Saint)
- Azalea, Azelie (f) - St Adelaide (December 16 - Derivative) [9], or, St Azarius, of the Three Holy Children (December 17 - Sound-alike) [10]
B
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Bailey (m) - St Balin (September 7 - Sound-alike) [11]
- Barry (m) - Prophet Baruch (September 28 - Saint); Saint Finbarr of Cork (Barrocus, Barry), (September 25 - Saint); Saint Barrog (Barruc), (September 27 - Saint)
- Beau (m) - St Kallistos of Constantinople (one on June 20, the other on November 22 - Meaning: Beautiful)
- Belinda (f) - St Berlinda, anchoress at Meerbeke (February 3 - Saint)
- Bella (f) - St Elizabeth (Diminutive)
- Benjamin, Ben (m) - Righteous Benjamin, son of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Bentley (m) - St Panteleimon (July 27 - Sound-alike)
- Bert (m) - see Albert
- Bertrand (m) - St Bertrand (June 30 - Saint) [12]
- Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - see Elizabeth (Diminutive)
- Bianca (f) - St Alban, Protomartyr of Britain (June 22 - Meaning: white)
- Blake (m) - St Maurice (December 27 - Meaning: black)
- Bradley (m) - St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man (October 20 - Sound-alike) [13]
- Braedon, Braydon (m) - St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man (October 20 - Saint)
- Brandy (f) - St Brendan the Navigator (May 16) - Sound-alike)
- Brendan, Brendon (m) - St Brendan the Navigator (May 16 - Saint)
- Brett (m) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier (May 5 - Meaning: a Briton) [14]
- Brian, Bryan (m) - St Eugene (Meaning: noble); St Birinus of Dorchester (Sound-alike)
- Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester (Sound-alike)
- Brittany, Brittney, Britney (f) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier (May 5 - Meaning: a Briton) [15]
- Brody, Brodie (m) - St Ambrose of Milan (Sound-alike)
- Brooke (f) - Prophet Baruch (September 28 - Sound-alike)
- Brooklyn (f) - St Raphael of Brooklyn (February 27 - Saint based on name of place)
- Bryce, Bryson (m) - St Brice of Tours (November 13 - Saint) [16]
C
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Caden, Cayden (m) - see Aidan (Sound-alike)
- Cadence (f) - see Aidan (Sound-alike)
- Caleb (m) - St Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia (October 24) (Sound-alike)
- Callie (f) - see Charlotte (Diminutive of Derivative)
- Callum (m) - St Columba of Iona (Saint)
- Caitlyn, Caitlin (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (November 25 - Saint)
- Cameron (m) - St Camerinus, martyr under Diocletian (August 21) (Sound-alike)
- Camden (m) - St Kanten of Lianganten (November 5 - Sound-alike) [17]
- Camilla, Camila (f) - St Camilla, anchoress in France (March 3 - Saint)
- Candace, Candice, Candy (f) - St Candida (Sound-alike) [18]
- Carl (m) - see Charles (Diminutive)
- Carla (f) - see Charlotte (Diminutive)
- Caroline (f) - see Charlotte (Diminutive)
- Carson (m) - St Caron (March 5 - Sound-alike) [19]
- Carter (m) - see Arthur (Sound-alike)
- Casey (m) - St Vigilius of Trent (June 26 - Meaning: vigilant) [20]
- Cassandra (f) - St Kassiani the Hymnographer (Sound-alike)
- Cecilia (f) - St Cecilia of Rome (November 22 - Saint) [21]
- Chad (m) - St Chad of Lichfield (Saint)
- Chantal, Chantel - Apostle Peter (June 29 - Meaning: stony)
- Charity (f) - St Charity (Agapi or Lyubov), daughter of St Sophia (September 17 - Saint)
- Charles, Charlie (m) - St Charalambos of Magnesia (Saint); St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, August 17 - Derivative)
- Charlotte, Charlie, Charley (f) - St Charalambos of Magnesia (Saint); St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, August 17 - Derivative)
- Chase (m) - St John Cassian (Sound-alike); St Chad of Lichfield (Sound-alike); or, see Chaz.
- Chavez (m) - St Savas (Sound-alike)
- Chaz (m) - see Charles
- Chelsea (f) - St Celsus of Rome (November 21 - Sound-alike) [22]
- Cheryl (f) - St Charity (Agapi or Lyubov), daughter of St Sophia (September 17 - Meaning: love)
- Chiarina (f) - see Claire
- Chloe (f) - St Chloe, commemorated in ancient Corinth together with holy apostles Titus, Crispus and Justus (the Sunday between February 13 and February 19 - Saint)
- Christian (m) - St Christian of Auxerre (November 22 - Saint) [23]
- Christine, Christina (f) - St Christina of Tyre (Saint)
- Christopher, Chris (m) - St Christopher of Lycia (Saint)
- Chryssa (f) - St Chrysanthus (March 19 - Saint)
- Ciaran (m) - see Kieran (Saint)
- Claire, Clara, Clare (f) - St Photini the Samaritan Woman (Saint)
- Cody (m) - St Boethius (December 7 - Meaning: helpful) [24]
- Cole (m) - see Maurice (Meaning: dark) or Colin (Sound-alike)
- Colin, Collin (m) - St Nicholas (December 6 - Saint)
- Colton (m) - St Colman of Lindisfarne (February 18 - Sound-alike)
- Connor (m) - St Conran (February 14 - Sound-alike) or St Conogan (October 16 - Sound-alike)
- Cooper (m) - closest is St Cyprian (Sound-alike)
- Cora (f) - St Coralia the Virginmartyr (September 1 - Sound-alike)
- Corey (m) - St Corentinus of Quimper (December 12 - Sound-alike) [25]
- Courtney (f) - see Curtis (Derivative)
- Crystal, Chrystal (f) - Celebrated on December 25 (from 'Chrystalla')
- Cruz (m) - Elevation of the Holy Cross (Meaning: Cross)
- Curtis (m) - Apostle Quartus (November 10 - Sound-alike), St Curnutus of Iconium (September 12 - Sound-alike) [26]
- Cynthia (f) - St Cyntianus of Seleucia (15 November - Sound-alike); St Cyntianus (or Cyntion), Hieromartyr & Bishop of Chalcedon (29 April - Sound-alike) [27]
D
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Daenerys (f) - St Nirras, Martyr (January 20 - Sound-alike) [28] or St Daniel (Sound-alike)
- Dane (m) - St Ansgar, Enlightener of Denmark (February 3 - Meaning: Dane, Danish people); St Deiniol of Wales (September 11 - Sound-alike)
- Daniel (m) - St Daniel (Saint)
- Danielle (f) - St Daniel (Saint)
- Daphne (f) - Greek for laurel; Palm Sunday, in remembrance of palms and laurels laid down for Jesus' entry into Jerusalem [29]
- Daria (f) - St Daria (March 19 - Saint)
- Darlene (f) - St Daria (March 19 - Sound-alike); St Darerca, sister of St Patrick (March 22 - Sound-alike)[30]
- Darren (m) - Prophet Aaron (Sunday of the Forefathers - Sound-alike)
- Darrell (m) - St Daria (March 19 - Sound-alike); St Darerca, sister of St Patrick (March 22 - Sound-alike)[31]
- David (m) - St David (Saint)
- Dawn (f) - see Aurora (Meaning: dawn)
- Deborah, Debra, Debbie (f) - St Deborah the Judge (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Declan (m) - St Declan of Ardmore (Wikipedia - Saint)
- Dennis, Denis (m) - St Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3 - Saint); see also: Dionysius (disambiguation).
- Derek, Derrick (m) - St Theodoric of Mont d'Or (July 1 - Saint) [32]
- Devin (m) - St Damian (Saint, Sound-alike)
- Diana (f) - St Tatiana of Rome (Sound-alike)
- Dirk, Dietrich (m) - see Derek (Saint)
- Dolly (f) - see Dorothy (Diminutive)
- Dominic (m) - Hieromartyr Cyriacus (Kyriakos), Bishop of Jerusalem (October 18 - Meaning: Lord); St Kyriakos (Cyriacus the Anchorite) (September 29 - Meaning: Lord).
- Donald (m) - St Donald of Ogilvy (July 15 - Saint)
- Donna (f) - Mary the Mother of God (Meaning: 'Madonna', meaning 'My Lady'); sometimes: see Donald (Diminutive).
- Dorothy, Dora, Doreen, Doris (f) - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6 - Saint);
- Douglas, Doug (m) - St Daganus (August 18 - Sound-alike) [33]
- Drogo (m) - St Drogo, ascetic (April 2 - Saint) [34]
- Dustin (m) - St Dunstan of Canterbury (Sound-alike)
- Dylan, Dillon (m/f) - St Dillon of Llandaff (February 9 - Saint) [35]
E
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Easton (m) - St Eosterwine of Wearmouth (March 7 - Sound-alike) [36]
- Edward (m) - St Edward the Passion-Bearer of England (March 18 - Saint)
- Edwin (m) - St Edwen, Patron saint of Llanedwen in Anglesey in Wales (November 6 - Saint); St Edwin, King of Northumbria in England (October 12 - Saint)
- Eileen (f) - St Helen (May 21 - Saint); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22 - Saint)
- Elaine, Eleanor, Elena (f) - St Helen (May 21 - Saint); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22 - Saint)
- Electra (f) - see Amber (Meaning: direct translation)
- Eliana (f) - Prophet Elijah (Saint)
- Elijah, Eli (m) - Prophet Elijah (Saint)
- Elizabeth (f) - St Elizabeth (Saint)
- Ella, Ellie (f) - see Elizabeth ('Diminutive)
- Elliot, Elliott (m) - see Elijah (Derivative of Saint)
- Elsa, Elsie (f) - St Elizabeth (Diminutive)
- Elvin (m) - St Elwin of Cornwall (February 22 - Saint) [37]
- Elvis (m) - St Ailbe of Emly (Saint)
- Emily (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great (January 1 or May 30 - Saint)
- Emma (f) - St Imma of Karlburg (November 25 - Saint)
- Eric, Erik (m) - St Erc of Slane (Saint)
- Erica, Erika (f) - see Eric (Saint, feminine form)
- Ericson (m) - see Eric (Derivative)
- Erin (f) - St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland (Meaning); or, St Irene of Thessaloniki (Sound-alike)
- Estelle (f) - see Stella (Derivative)
- Ethan (m) - Ethan, great-grandson of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Eugene (m) - St Eugene
- Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [38]
- Evan (m) - St John (Derivative of Saint); St Evan of Ayrshire (August 18 - Saint)
- Evelyn (f) - St Abel (Sunday of the Forefathers - Sound-alike)
F
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Faith (f) - St Faith, daughter of St Sophia (September 17 - Saint); St. Faith (Foi, Foy), a holy virgin-martyr burnt to death in France (October 6 - Saint)
- Finn (m) - see Alban (Meaning: fair, white)
- Flynn (m) - St Flannan of Killaloe (December 18 - Saint)
- Frances (f) - see Frank
- Francis (m) - see Frank
- Frank (m) - St Francoveus (Franchy), an ascetic (May 16 - Sound-alike) [39]
- Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht (July 18 - Saint)
G
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Gabriel (m) - St Gabriel (Saint)
- Gabrielle, Gabriella (f) - St Gabriel (Saint)
- Gail (f) - see Abigail (Diminutive)
- Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia (May 30 - Sound-alike)
- Garrett (m) - see Gerald (Diminutive)
- Gemma (f) - St Gemma in Gurk, Austria (June 29 - Saint)
- Genesis (f) - closest is the Nativity of Christ or the Nativity of the Theotokos (Meaning)
- Genevieve (f) - St Geneviève of Paris (January 3 - Saint)
- Geoffrey, Geoff (m) - St Geoffrey, Abbot of Wearmouth (Saint)
- Geordie (m) - St George the Trophy-Bearer (Diminutive)
- George (m) - St George the Trophy-Bearer (Saint)
- Gerald, Gerry (m) - St Gerald, Bishop of Mayo (Saint)
- Gertrude (f) - St Gertrude of Nivelles (March 17 - Saint); St Gertrude of Remiremont (November 7 - Saint); St Gertrude the Elder (December 6 - Saint) [40]
- Gianna (f) - St John (Saint)
- Gilbert (m) - St Agilbert of Jouarre (Sound-alike)
- 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)
- Gina (f) - see Regina (Diminutive)
- Giovanna (f) - see Gianna (Diminutive)
- Gloria (f) - as yet unknown
- Grace (f) - St Charis (January 28 - Meaning)
- Grayson (m) - St Villicus of Metz (April 17 - Meaning) [41]
- Gwen, Gwendoline (f) - St Gwen Teirborn of Britain (Saint)
H
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Hadrian (m) - St Adrian (Saint)
- Hailey, Hailee (f) - see Hayley (Derivative)
- Hanalei (m/f) - see Henry (Sound-alike)
- Hank (m) - St John (Derivative, from 'Hankin'); or, see Henry (Diminutive).
- Hannah (f) - St Anna, mother of the Theotokos; St Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [42]
- Harlow (f) - as yet unknown
- Harper (f) - closest is St David the Prophet & King (Sunday of the Forefathers - Meaning: Harp-player)
- Harrison (m) - see Harry (Derivative). Or, St Hariton (September 28 - Sound-alike)
- Harry (m) - see Henry (Derivative); or, see Harold (Diminutive)
- Haydon (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne (Sound-alike)
- Hayley, Haylee (f) - see Leah (Sound-alike)
- Heather (f) - St Ethelburgh (September 8 - Sound-alike) [43]
- Helen (f) - St Helen (May 21 - Saint); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22 - Saint)
- Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (June 24 - Saint) [44]
- Heidi (f) - see Adelaide (Diminutive)
- Hilda (f) - St Hilda of Whitby (Saint)
- Holly (f) - Holy Cross (September 14 - Sound-alike); or, St Hellius the Martyr (July 14 - Sound-alike) [45]; or, St Olive the Virgin-Martyr (June 10 - Sound-alike)
- Hope (f) - St Hope, daughter of St Sophia (September 17 - Saint)
- Hudson (m) - see Hugh or Richard (Diminutive, via 'Hudde')
- Hugh (m) - St Hugh of Rouen (April 9 - Saint) [46]
- Hunter (m) - St Gunthiern in Brittany (July 3 - Sound-alike) [47]
I
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Ian (m) - St John (Saint)
- Ida (f) - St Ita (January 15 - Saint)
- Indigo (f) - St Prophyrios (Meaning: colour (indigo is similar to purple))
- Isa (f) - see Isabel (Diminutive)
- Isaac (m) - St Isaac (Saint)
- Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle (f) - St Elizabeth (Saint)
- Isaiah (m) - Prophet Isaiah (Saint)
J
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Jace, Jase (m) - see Jason (Diminutive)
- Jack (m) - St John (Diminutive); or, see Jacob (Sound-alike)
- Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson (m) - see Jack (Derivative)
- Jacob, Jake (m) - St Jacob (Son of Isaac - Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint), St Jacob Netsvetov (Saint)
- Jacqueline (f) - St Jacob or St James (Derivative)
- Jade (f) - St Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia (September 10 - Sound-alike)
- Jaira (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (Meaning: He shines/God enlightens)
- Jairos, Jairus (m) - St Lucy of Syracuse (Meaning: He shines/God enlightens)
- James (m) - St James (Saint)
- Jamie (m/f) - see James (Derivative)
- Jan, Jane (f) - St Joanna (Diminutive)
- Janet (f) - St Joanna (Diminutive)
- Janice (f) - St Joanna (Diminutive)
- Jared (m) - (Sunday of the Fathers - Saint)
- Jason (m) - St Jason (Saint)
- Jasmine (f) - St Jasimus, Ascetic & Wonderworker (February 4 - Sound-alike)
- Javana (f) - see Giovanna (Sound-alike)
- Jay, Jayce (m) - see James or Jason (Diminutive)
- Jayden, Jaydon (m) - St. Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia (September 10 - Sound-alike)
- Jeff, Jeffrey (m) - see Geoffrey (Derivative)
- Jenna (f) - see Jenny (Derivative)
- Jennifer (f) - St Genevieve of Paris (January 3 - Sound-alike)
- Jenny (f) - see Jane (Diminutive); or, see Jennifer (Diminutive)
- Jeoire (m) - St George (April 23 - Derivative from French)
- Jeremiah, Jeremy (m) - Prophet Jeremiah (May 1 - Saint)
- Jerica (f) - St Gertrude of Nivelles (March 17 - Derivative)
- Jerry (m) - see Gerald (Derivative)
- Jesse (m) - St Jesse, son of Obed (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [48]
- Jessie (f) - St Joanna (Saint); St Jesse, son of Obed (Sunday of the Forefathers - Sound-alike) [49]
- Jessica (f) - closest: see Jessie (Sound-alike)
- Jillian (f) - St Julian
- Jo, Joan, Joanna, Joanne (f) - St John (Derivative, feminine form)
- Jocelyn, Joselyn (f) - St Judocus (Josse) of Brittany (December 13 - Sound-alike) [50]
- Jodie (f) - see Judith (Diminutive)
- Joe (m) - see Joseph (Diminutive)
- Joel (m) - Prophet Joel (Saint)
- John (m) - St John (Saint)
- Jonathan, Jonty (m) - Jonathan, son of Saul Sunday of the Forefathers (Saint), or St Theodore (Meaning: God has given)
- Jordan, Jordana (m/f) - The Theophany of Christ (Derivative, name of river)
- Joseph (m) - St Joseph (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Josephine (f) - St Joseph (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Joost (m) - St Judoc of Brittany (Saint)
- Joshua, Josh (m) - St Joshua the son of Nun (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [51]
- Josiah (m) - Prophet Josiah (October 17 - Saint); St Josiah of Cordoba (August 27 - Saint); King Josiah (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Joyce (m/f) - St Judoc of Brittany (Saint)
- Juno (f) - St Junia, Apostle of the 70 (May 17 - Sound-alike) [52]
- Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [53]; St Jude the Apostle (Saint)
- Julia, Julie (f) - St Julia of Corsica (July 16 - Saint), St Julia of Troyes (July 21 - Saint), or St Julia of Mérida (December 10 - Saint). [54]
- Julian (m) - St Julian of Homs (February 6 - Saint); St Julian of Antioch (June 21 - Saint)
K
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Kaelyn (f) - see Kay (diminutive)
- Kai (m) - see Kay (Saint)
- Kaiden (m) - see Kayden (Derivative)
- Kaitlyn (f) - see Caitlyn (Saint)
- Kallum (m) - see Callum (Saint)
- Karen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (Diminutive)
- Kateri (f) - see Katherine
- Katherine, Kathryn (f) - see Catherine (Saint)
- Kathleen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (Saint)
- Kay, Kayla, Kaylee, Kaylyn, Kaylynn (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (Diminutive); St Kay in England (November 5 - Saint) [55]
- Kayden (m) - see Aidan (Saint)
- Kayse (f) - see Casey (Saint)
- Keira (f) - St Kiara (January 5 - Saint) [56]
- 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) [57]
- Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1 - Saint); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11 - Saint)
- Kennedy (f) - see Kenneth (Sound-alike)
- Kerrian (m/f) - St. Piran of Cornwall (March 5 - Diminutive), who in turn has been identified as the Irish saint Ciarán of Saigir (also March 5)
- Kevin (m) - St Kevin of Glendalough (Saint)
- Khaleesi (f) - St Kali the Ascetic (May 22 - Sound-alike) [58]
- Khloe (f) - see Chloe (Saint)
- Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St. Ciarán of Saigir (Ciarán the Elder, March 5 - Saint); St Kieran of Clonmacnoise (September 9 - Saint)
- Kimberley, Kimberly, Kim (f) - St Cyneburgh, abbess in Northamptonshire (March 6 - Saint) [59]
- Kittie (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (Diminutive)
- Kristen (f) - see Christina (Diminutive)
- Kruze (m) - see Cruz (Saint)
- Krystal (f) - Celebrated on December 25 (Sound-alike: 'Chrystalla')
- Kyle (m) - St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland (July 29 - Sound-alike) [60]
- Kylie (f) - St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland (July 29 - Sound-alike) [61]
- Kyra (f) - St Kyra, an ascetic (February 28 - Saint); St Kyra Obolenskaya (December 4 - Saint), new-martyr; St Kyra, a virgin (June 6 - Saint)
- Kyrion (m) - Martyr Kyrion (Cyrion, Quirio) of the Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebaste (March 9)
L
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Lance (m) - as yet unknown
- Landon (m) - St Landericus of Soignies (April 17 - Sound-alike) [62]
- Larry (m) - see Laurence (Diminutive)
- Laura (f) - St Laura of Cordoba, martyred in Spain by the Moors (October 19 - Saint); or, St Laurus (August 18).
- Lauren (f) - St Laurence (Saint)
- Laurence (m) - St Laurence (Saint)
- Layla (f) - St Lelia (August 11 - Sound-alike) [63]
- Leah, Lia (f) - St Leah, the wife of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint); St Lea, ascetic in Rome (March 22 - Saint)
- Lee (m) - see Leah (Sound-alike)
- Levi (m) - Apostle Matthew (Saint)
- Leo (m) - St Leo the Great (February 18 - Saint)
- Leon (m) - see Leo
- Leonard (m) - St Leonid of Optina; St Leonard of Avranches (March 4 - Saint), of Vandoeuvre (October 15 - Saint) or of Noblac (November 6 - Saint) [64];
- Leslie (m/f) - St Lelia in Limerick (August 11 - Sound-alike) [65]
- Lia (f) - see Leah (Saint)
- Liam (m) - see William (Diminutive)
- Lila (f) - St Lelia (August 11 - Sound-alike) [66]
- Liliana (f) - see Elizabeth; or, see Lily (Diminutive)
- Lillian (f) - see Elizabeth; or, see Lily (Diminutive)
- Lily (f) - St Lelia (August 11 - Sound-alike) [67]
- Lincoln (m) - All Saints of Lincolnshire (Meaning: named for location) [68]
- Linda (f) - St Linus of Rome (Sound-alike)
- Lindsey (f) - see Lincoln (Derivative); or, see Linda (Sound-alike)
- Link (m) - see Lincoln (Diminutive)
- Lisa (f) - see Elizabeth (Diminutive)
- Logan (m) - St Longin the Centurion (October 16 - Sound-alike)
- London (f) - 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 (Meaning: named for location)
- Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick (August 30 - Sound-alike) [69]
- Lorraine (f) - see Laura (Sound-alike)
- Louis, Luis (m) - St Ludwin of Trier (September 29 - Derivative) [70]; or St Lewina of Seaford (July 24) [71]
- Louise, Lou (f) - St Ludwin of Trier (September 29 - Derivative) [72]; or St Lewina of Seaford (July 24) [73]
- Lucas (m) - Apostle Luke (Saint)
- Lucy (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (December 13 - Saint)
- Luke (m) - Apostle Luke (Saint)
- Lydia (f) - St Lydia of Phillipi (May 20 - Saint)
- Lynn (f) - Theophany (Meaning: lake); or, see Linda (Diminutive)
M
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Mabel (f) - St Amabilis of Riome (November 1 - Derivative), St Amabilis of Rouen (July 11 - Derivative)
- Mackenzie (f) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1 - Derivative: son of Kenneth); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11 - Derivative: son of Kenneth)
- Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline (f) - St Mary Magdalene (July 22 - Derivative)
- Madison (f) - St Maud (March 14 - Derivative: son of Maud) [74]
- Maggie (f) - St Marina (Saint)
- Makayla (f) - see Michaela (Derivative)
- Malcolm (m) - St Columba of Iona (June 9)
- Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian (July 2 - Saint)
- Margaret (f) - St Marina (Saint)
- Marlow (f) - St Mary Magdalene (Sound-alike of Derivative)
- Maria, Mariah (f) - Mary (Saint); St Mariah the sister of Moses (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [75]; St Maria of Paris (July 20)
- Marisa, Marissa (f) - see Mary; or, see Louis
- Marshall (m) - St Martial, bishop of Lomoges (June 30 - Sound-alike) [76] [77]; St Servatus of Tongres (May 13 - Meaning: servant) [78]
- Martin (m) - St Martin of Tours (November 11 - Saint)
- Martina, Martine (f) - St Martin of Tours (November 11 - Saint)
- Mary (f) - Mary (Saint)
- Mason (m) - St Maysimus the Ascetic and Syrian (January 23 - Sound-alike)
- Matthew (m) - Apostle Matthew (Saint)
- Max (m) - St Maximos the Confessor (Saint)
- Maximilian (m) - St Maximilian, one of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus (October 22 - Saint) [79]
- Maxwell (m) - St Magnus the founder of the Füssen monastery (September 6 - Derivative) [80]
- Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) (May 31 - Sound-alike)
- Megan (f) - St Margaret (Saint)
- Mehmet (m) - St Demetrios the Neomartyr (April 14 - see Life)
- Melanie (f) - St Melania the Ascetic & Elder (June 8 - Saint); St Melania (Melanie) of Rome, Ascetic (December 31 - Saint)
- Melina (f) - see Melissa (Derivative), or, see Milena (Sound-alike)
- Melinda (f) - St Ermelindis, hermitess (October 29 - Sound-alike); or, see Melissa or Melania (Derivative)
- Melissa, Milena (f) - St Melissinus the Martyr (March 6 - Sound-alike)
- Merissa (f) - see Marissa
- Mhairi, Mhaire (f) - see Mary (Derivative of Saint)
- Mia (f) - see Maria (Diminutive)
- Micah (m) - Prophet Micah (Saint); or, St Micah of Radonezh (May 6 - Saint)
- Michael (m) - Archangel Michael (November 8 - Saint)
- Michaela, Mikayla (f) - Archangel Michael (November 8 - Derivative of Saint)
- Michelle (f) - Archangel Michael (November 8 - Saint)
- Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia (Derivative of Saint - pronounced Mίlitsa)
- Milena (f) - see Melissa (Derivative)
- Miles (m) - St Milo, hermit at Fontenelle (August 18 - Saint) or St Miles (or Milos), Bishop and Hieromartyr (10 November - Saint) [81]
- Milly (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great (January 1 or May 30 - Diminutive); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet (July 13 - Diminutive)
- Mitchell (m) - see Michael (Derivative)
- Molly (f) - see Mary (Diminutive)
- Monica, Monique (f) - St Monica of Hippo, mother of St Augustine (Saint)
- Monroe (f) - St Mun, Bishop & Ascetic on island in Lough Ree, Ireland (February 6 - Sound-alike)
- Morgan (f) - St Maughold (December 28 - Sound-alike), St Modan (February 4 - Sound-alike) or St Morwenna (July 8 - Sound-alike) [82]
- Mohammed, Muhammed, Muhammad (m) - St Demetrios the Neomartyr (April 14 - see Life)
N
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Nadine, Nadia, Nadya (f) - St Hope, daughter of St Sophia (September 17 - Saint: Nadezhda)
- Naomi (f) - Prophet Naum (December 1 - Sound-alike)
- Natalie (f) - St Natalia (Saint)
- Nathan (m) - Prophet Nathan (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Nathaniel (m) - Apostle Bartholomew (aka Nathaniel) (Saint)
- Nevaeh (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace (September 1 - Meaning: 'heaven' in reverse)
- Neil, Nigel (m) - St Nil (May 7 - Saint)
- Ngaire (f) - St Nereus (May 12 - Sound-alike) [83]
- Nicholas (m) - St Nicholas of Myra (December 6 - Saint)
- Nicole (f) - St Nicholas of Myra (December 6 - Saint)
- Noah (m) - Righteous Noah (Saint)
- Noel (m/f) - The Nativity of Christ (Meaning: Christmas)
- Nolan (m) - St Eugene (March 7 - Meaning: noble); St Paulinus of Nola (Sound-alike of placename), St Felix of Nola (Sound-alike of placename), St Maximus of Nola (Sound-alike of placename), St Arnold (Sound-alike), Maginold (Sound-alike), Reinold (Sound-alike).
- Nora (f) - St Helen (Diminutive: Elanora)
O
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Oliver (m) - St Oliver of Ancona (February 3 - Saint)
- Olivia (f) - St Olivia of Palermo (June 10 - Saint)
- Onyx (f) - St Maurice (December 27 - Meaning)
- Oren (m) - St Orentius of Loret (May 1 - Sound-alike) or St Orentius of Auch (May 1 - Sound-alike) [84]
- Oscar (m) - St Ansgar (February 3 - Saint)
- Owen (m) - St Eugene of Trebizond (January 21 - Saint)
P
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Paige (f) - St Pega of England (January 8 - Sound-alike) [85]
- Paisley (f) - St Basil the Great (Meaning: Paisley -> Basilica)
- Parker (m) - St Phylax (August 30 - Sound-alike) [86]
- Patricia (f) - St Patrick of Ireland (Saint)
- Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr (September 1 - Saint)
- Peyton, Payton (f) - St Pega, anchoress in England (January 8 - Saint) [87]
- Phoenix (m/f) - St Felix (Sound-alike)
- Piper (f) - St Piperion (March 11 - Sound-alike) [88]
- Poppy (f) - St Poppo, Abbot of Stavelot-Malmédy in Belgium (January 25 - Sound-alike) [89]
Q
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Quentin (m) - St Quentin of France (October 31 - Saint)
- Quinn - St Quintus, Quintius or Quintilla (Various namesdays - Sound-alike)
R
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Rachel (f) - St Rachel, wife of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Raine, Rain (f) - see Regina (Meaning: queen)
- Ralph (m) - St Ralph of Bourges (June 21 - Saint) [90]
- Raymond (m) - St Rumon (August 30 - Sound-alike) [91]; St Ebremund, Founder & Abbot of Fontenay-Louvet near Séez (June 10 - Sound-alike) [92]; St Ammon (Sound-alike); St Amon of Toul (October 23 - Sound-alike) [93]
- Reagan, Regan (f) - St Reginus, Bishop of Skopel (February 25 - Sound-alike); St Reginus, Martyr of Cyprus (August 20 - Sound-alike) [94]
- Rebecca (f) - St Rebecca, wife of Isaac (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Regina (f) - Mary, the Mother of God (Meaning: Queen); or, St Regina of Autun (September 7 - Saint) [95]
- Reginald (m) - Mary, the Mother of God (Meaning: Queen).
- Richard (m) - St Richard (February 7 - Saint) [96]
- Rider (m) - see Ryder (Saint)
- Rihanna (f) - St Basil the Great (Meaning: basil), or St Anna (Sound-alike)
- Riley, Ryley (m/f) - St Reineldis (July 16 - Sound-alike) [97]
- River (m) - Theophany (Meaning: link between River and the River Jordan)
- Robert (m) - see Rupert (Saint)
- Robin (f) - St Photini (Meaning: bright, shining)
- Roderick, Rod (m) - St Rodericus, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba (March 13 - Saint)
- Roger (m) - St Roger, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba (September 16 - Saint)
- Ronald (m) - St Reinold, martyr at Pantaleon Monastery in Germany (January 7 - Saint)
- Rosa, Rose, Rosy, Rosita (f) - St Triantafyllos (August 8 - Meaning) [98]; St. Rose of Sardinia (Saint) [99]
- Rosemary (f) - see Mary, or, see Rose (Saint)
- Rowan (m) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15 - Sound-alike)
- Rowena (f) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15 - Sound-alike)
- Roxana, Roxanne, Roxy (f) - St Photine of Samaria, or, see Aurora (Meaning: Bright or Dawn)
- Ruby (f) - St Maelrubius (April 21 - Sound-alike) [100]
- Rupert (m) - St Rupert of Salzburg (March 27 - Saint)
- Ruth (f) - (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Ryan (m) - St Rhian, abbot (March 8 - Sound-alike); or, Emmanuel (being a translation referring to the infant Christ - Meaning).
- Ryder (m) - Synaxis of the Bodiless Powers (November 8 - Meaning: messenger); or, St Ruadan of Lothra (April 15 - Sound-alike) [101], St Ida of Nivelles (May 8 - Sound-alike), St Idea of Herzfeld (September 4 - Sound-alike) or St Idus of Alt-Fadha in Leinster (July 14 - Sound-alike).
S
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Sadie (f) - see Sarah (Diminutive)
- Sage (m) - Martyr Saïs (January 5 - Sound-alike)
- Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint)
- Sarah, Sara (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint); St Sarah of the Desert (July 13 - Saint)
- Savannah (f) - St Savina of Milan (January 30 - Sound-alike) [102]
- Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - St Scarthin (January 6 - Sound-alike) [103]
- Scott (m) - Apostle Andrew, patron of Scotland (Meaning: Scottish person); or St Columba, enlightener of Scotland (Meaning: Scottish person).
- Scout (f) - St Escoos, a martyr (March 26 - Sound-alike) [104]
- Sean, Shaun (m) - St John (Saint)
- Sebastian (m) - St Sebastian the Martyr (December 18 - Saint)
- Serenity (f) - St Galina of Corinth, martyr (April 16 - Meaning: Galina means serenity); Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers (May 7 - Saint); St Serenus of Marseilles (August 9 - Saint)
- Serena (f) - Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers (May 7 - Saint); St Serenus of Marseilles (August 9 - Saint)
- Shane (m) - St John (Saint)
- Shannon (m/f) - St Senan, founder of monasteries and churches (March 8 - Saint) [105]
- Shantelle (f) - see Chantal (Saint)
- Shardae, Sharday (f) - St Jader of Numidia in North Africa (September 10 - Sound-alike) [106]
- Sharon, Shari, Sharrie, Sharree (f) (from Hebrew: Šārôn - 'plain; 1 Chronicles 5:16'; 1 Chronicles 27:29; Acts 9:35) – variant of Sarah, Sarai (Saint); St Charalambos of Magnesia (February 10 - Sound-alike).
- Shelby (f) - Apostle Silvan (Sound-alike)
- Sheldon (m) - St Elwin in Cornwall (February 22 - Sound-alike)
- Sherry, Sheree, Sherri, Sherrie, Cherie (f) - see Cheryl; also variant of Sharon (Derivative)
- Shiloh (f) - St Galina, martyr at Corinth (one on April 16, another on March 10 - Meaning: tranquil)
- Simone (f) - Apostle Simon (Saint)
- Simpson (m) - St Acoustios (April 21 - Meaning: listening); or, St Sampson (Sound-alike)
- Siobhan (f) - see Jeanne (Saint)
- Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace (September 1 - Meaning: Sky and Heavens)
- Skylar, Skyler (f) - St Scholastica, sister of St Benedict (Meaning: Skylar derived from Schuyler, meaning 'scholar')
- Sloane (m) - St Silouan the Athonite (Sound-alike)
- Sophia, Sophie (f) - St Sophia (mother of Sts Faith, Hope & Love) (September 17 - Saint)
- Stella (f) - St Stylianos of Paphlagonia (November 26 - Saint)
- Stephanie (f) - St Stephen the Protomartyr (Saint)
- Summer (f) - St Sunaman, an ascetic and martyr (February 15 - Sound-alike) [107]; St Therissus (or Thyrsus), bishop of Karpasia, Cyprus (July 23 - Meaning: Summer) [108]
- Susanna (f) - St Susanna, martyred in Salerno (January 18 - Saint); St Susanna the Just (Sunday of the Forefathers - Saint) [109]
- Sydney (f) - St Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3 - Saint); see also: Dionysius (disambiguation); St Sidonius of Clermont (August 21 - Sound-alike), St Sidonius of Rouens (November 14 - Sound-alike), or St Sedna of Ossory (March 10 - Sound-alike) [110]
T
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha (October 25 - Saint)
- Tania, Tanya (f) - see Tatiana (Diminutive); see Anthony (Diminutive)
- Tara (f) - St Tarsila, aunt of St Gregory the Great (December 24 - Sound-alike) [111]
- Tatiana (f) - St Tatiana of Rome (Saint)
- Taylor (f) - St Talarican in Scotland (October 30 - Sound-alike) [112]
- Teresa, Theresa, Therese (f) - St Therissus (or Thyrsus), bishop of Karpasia, Cyprus (July 23 or August 5 - Derivative)
- Tess (f) - see Teresa (Diminutive)
- Theon (m) - St Theion, martyr (February 1 - Saint)
- Thierry (m) - see Derek (Saint)
- Thomas (m) - Apostle Thomas (Saint)
- Thor (m) - St Thorgyth the Ascetic (January 25 - Sound-alike) [113]
- Tia (f) - St Tatiana of Rome (Sound-alike); or, saints ending in '-tia' (Sound-alike); or, St Thais (May 10 - Sound-alike).
- Tiana (f) - see Tatiana or Christiana (Diminutive)
- Tiffany (f) - The Theophany of our Lord (January 6 - Saint)
- Travis (m) - St Triverius of Dombes (January 16 - Sound-alike) [114]
- Trevor (m) - St Triverius, hermit in Dombes (January 16 - Sound-alike) [115]
- Trinity (f) - Pentecost (Feast Day)
- Tristan (m) - St Drostan (or Drustan), abbot in Aberdeenshire (July 11 - Saint) [116]
- Troy (m) - St Troyen of Saintes (November 30 - Sound-alike) [117]
- Trudy (f) - see Gertrude (Saint); or, St Tudy of Wales (January 30 - Sound-alike) [118]
- Ty (m) - see Tyler, Tyson or Tyrone (Diminutive)
- Tyler (m) - St Tillo of Belgium (January 7 - Sound-alike) [119]
- Tyrone (m) - see Owen (Saint)
- Tyrion (m) - St Tikhon, St Tiridates of Armenia (November 29), St Taurion (November 7), Turiav (July 13) (Sound-alike) [120] [121]
- Tyson (m) - St Dyfan of Britain (May 26 - Sound-alike) [122]
U
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Ulla (f) - St Ulric of Einsiedeln, son of St Gerold (May 29 - Derivative); St Ulric (or Uldaricus, Udalric), Bishop of Augsburg (July 4 - Derivative); St Ulric the Ascetic & Martyr (April 9 - Derivative) [123]
- Unity (f) - St Uni of Bremen-Hamburg (September 17 - Meaning: One) [124]
- Uriel (m) - Archangel Uriel (November 8 - Saint)
- Ursula (f) - St Ursula, Virgin-Martyr in Cologne (October 21 - Saint) [125]
- Usher (m) - see Asher (Sound-alike)
V
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Valentina (f) - St Valentine [126]
- Valerie (f) - St Valery of Leuconay (April 1 - Saint) [127]; St Valeria of Milan (April 28 - Saint); St Valeria martyred in France (December 9 - Saint) [128]
- Vanessa (f) - Esther (of the Book of Esther - Saint: name invented, based on 'Esther')
- Veronica (f) - St Veronica (Saint)
- Victor (m) - St Victor (Saint).
- Victoria (f) - Virgin-Martyr Victoria (December 23 - Saint) [129]
- Vincent (m) - St Vincent of Lerins (May 24 - Saint) [130]
- Violet (f) - St Lydia, seller of purple (May 7 - Meaning: Violet & Purple)
- Vivian (f) - St Vivian, martyred in Rome (December 2 - Saint)
W
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Walter (m) - St Vladimir (Meaning)
- Warren (m) - St Warren of France (August 25 - Saint) [131]
- Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus (October 21 - Soundalike) [132]
- Whitney (f) - St Wite in Dorset (June 1 - Soundalike) [133]
- William (m) - St William of Gellone (Saint)
- Willow (f) - St Willa, an ascetic (October 15 - Sound-alike) [134]
- Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales (November 3 - Saint)
- Winston (m) - St Wistan (June 1 - Soundalike) [135]
- Wyatt (m/f) - see William
X
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Xavier (m) - St Ava, Abbess of Denain (April 29 - Sound-alike); St Avy of Micy (June 17 - Sound-alike); St Avitus (Sound-alike) [136]
- Xander (m) - see Alexander (Diminutive)
Y
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Yvette (f) - St Ywi, ascetic of Lindisfarne (October 8 - Sound-alike) [137]; or, see Eve or Janette (Sound-alike)
Z
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign/derivative form of it), then Saint is used. If the name is short for a longer name that has a saint attached to it, then Diminutive is used. If the name is known to have the same meaning as a saint's name, then Meaning is used. If it is known only that the name sounds similar to a saint's name, then Sound-alike is used.
- Zachary, Zach (m) - St Zachariah, father of St John the Baptist (Saint)
- Zeke (m) - Prophet Ezekiel (Saint)
- Zelda (f) - see Hilda (Diminutive, from Griselda) [138]
- Zelie (f) - see Azalea (Diminutive)
- Zhadee (f) - St Jader of Numidia in North Africa (September 10 - Sound-alike) [139]
- Zoe, Zoey (f) - Life-Giving Spring (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe (May 2); Zoe of Rome (December 18) (Saint)
See also
Bibliography
- The Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
- The Saints of Spain
- Aliens in This World Category: Saint Names
- The Orthodox Saints of the Ancient Church in the British Isles and Ireland
- GREEK NAME DAYS for the year 2015 (source ©: www.namedays.gr)
- Roman Catholic Saints
- When is my nameday?, compiled by Fr Christopher Klitou