Orthodox name meaning divine. Names for girls born in November

Does a name affect a person's life? Many parents ask themselves this question when naming their baby. Give the name of a martyr - he will suffer all his life, call him the name of a reverend (monk) - God forbid, he will become a monk. Maybe give the name of the king, commander, thinker?

And each time the priests patiently explain: the name, given to the child does not affect human life in any way. And many common names - it is easy to verify this by opening the calendar - were worn simultaneously by kings, and monks, and martyrs.

Here is an example: John.
The name is Hebrew, which in translation means - the Grace of God.
There are 188 people in the modern church calendar of St. John.
Here is the Apostle of Christ John the Theologian, and the poet-songwriter and theologian John of Damascus.
And one of the founding fathers of the severe monastic feat, John of the Ladder, hegumen of the monastery on Mount Sinai.
John Vlasaty - for the sake of Christ, the fool, who labored in Rostov.
John of Damascus is a hermit who left the city and shut himself in a cave.
John of Kronstadt is a great Russian pastor and public figure.
John of Palestine is an outstanding fast.
John of Constantinople - Patriarch and outstanding personality of his time.
John the Baptist, the first of the martyrs, and after him many more martyrs John, who suffered both in ancient times and in modern Soviet times.
We observe the same about other well-known names.
The conclusion is obvious: the name of the saint in no way affects the fate of the child.

How was the name given to the child in pre-Christian times

In the Bible, the name was not at all some random convention; name - determined the place that its carrier should occupy in the world. God completes creation by naming its elements: day, night, sky, earth, sea, naming each luminary by its name, and this determines the location in the universe of these elements of the universe. Or, God allows Adam to give names to all animals and thereby determine their place and role in Adam's world.

It is the same with a person: initially, the name given to a child at birth denoted his fate or future occupation. This is easy to see, remembering the names of the ancient Old Testament heroes: Jacob means one who takes the place of another; Naval is a madman and so on. Sometimes the name indicated the peculiarity of the birth: Moses - taken out of the water, sometimes - the destiny of a person: Isaiah - God save. The name was considered as an imprint of a person's personality!
IN Ancient Rus' the child was given folk name. The Russians were not as inventive as the Greeks or Romans. Often the baby was given a name derived from the number of children in the family - Perva, First, Pervak, Vtorak, Chetvertunya; from the color of his hair and skin - Chernysh, Chernyay, Belyay, Belukha. Names were also invented according to other external signs - height, body features - Dry, Tolstoy, Long, Mal, Kid, Malaya, Malyuta, Hare, Bespaloy, Golovach and so on.

Often a child was named depending on some noticeable trait of his character (Fun, Cry, Istoma, Molchan, Neulyba, Smeyan, Nesmeyana) or the attitude towards him in the family (Golub, Lyubim, Nezhdan, Chayan, Milava, Pospel, Khoten).
Names sanctified

With the emergence of Christianity, the situation began to change, but not immediately. Until about the 3rd century, all those who received baptism left the names that their pagan parents called them. Many names, even such as Faith, Hope, Love, are pagan names: Roman, Greek or Jewish.

Names could indicate virtues, some kind of occupation, character traits, and much, much more. For example, the name Roman, Victor (in Latin the winner) on the virtue of valor. Parents wanted their child to resemble ancient heroes, gods, they wanted to attract the blessing of unknown higher powers through the name - it came from the name of the city of Rome; Name
However, with the spread of Christianity, other principles of naming are born. Already in the III century, it becomes customary to give the child the name of an ascetic of the Christian faith. This saint, Christians thought, would become a friend to our son or daughter, would pray for him in heaven, before the throne of the Heavenly Father.

To receive your name, moreover, the name sanctified, which the ascetic of the Church had before you, means to enter into a mysterious connection with Christ - the Absolute Personality, and with the personality of the former ascetic of the Christian faith.

The contemporary theologian Father Alexander Schmemann writes:

“Human nature does not exist outside of personalities, each of which is truly the only and completely personal type of embodiment and realization of this nature. Therefore, the rite of naming is the recognition by the Church of the uniqueness of this particular child, that he has the divine gift of “personality.” The name of a person, distinguishing him from all other people, identifies his personality and affirms his uniqueness. The incarnate Son of God has human name because He is a perfect personality, and not a man in general, an abstract and impersonal bearer of an abstract human nature.
People who lead an authentic Christian life often say that they feel a connection with the person whose name they bear, with their patron saint in heaven.
The day on which the church celebrates the memory of our saint is called the name day, or the day of the Angel.

Saint John Chrysostom persistently taught the parishioners:

“Christians should try in every possible way to give children such names that would not only arouse those who receive these names to virtue, but also serve as an instruction in all wisdom for all others and for subsequent generations.”
Most often, Christians called their children the names of the Apostles of Christ, so that in the 5th century, as today, there were most of all Johns, Peters, Pauls.

How to give a name to an Orthodox child

Now it is customary to give the child the name of a glorified saint, and a saint of the Orthodox Church. However, if parents persistently want to name the baby some extravagant name or a non-Orthodox name, this is possible. In this case, according to the passport, the person will have the name Olesya, Alena, Ruslan, Sanchez, etc., but at Baptism he will be given the name of a saint.
Some saints have two names - the name they had before Baptism, and the Christian name. Kyiv prince Vladimir in Baptism received the name of Vasily, Olga - Elena. In honor of these saints, either of their two names can be given.

Today, children are called by the name of their beloved grandmother or grandfather, by the name of a book hero, or simply by a sonorous and beautiful name they like. There is nothing wrong with this, but we can also recall another, ancient tradition: the baby was given the name of the saint whose memory fell on the day the name was given (the 8th day after birth).

I will repeat once again what some priests sometimes do not know: if we want to name the child according to the church, or, as they say, according to the calendar, then this will be the name of the saint, whose memory is celebrated on the 8th day after the birth of the child .
You can give a name, as is common today, in honor of the saint on whose memory the baby was born. They say: “My girl was born on the day of St. Xenia of Petersburg. How can I call her otherwise? There is some logic in these words, but this is already modern practice rather than church tradition.
Since ancient times, it has been established that those who are baptized cannot take the Names of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Most Pure Mother - Mary. You can take the name Jesus in honor of the Old Testament saint Joshua, and the name Mary - in honor of the saints Mary, of which there are many.

When choosing a name for your child, you should remember that this name is for life, so you should not try to stand out by naming the baby. Names such as Aristocles or Anempodist are certainly beautiful and original, but aren’t they obliging too much? See that the name is even and easy to pronounce, does not cause funny or ambiguous associations (the author is aware of such an anecdotal, but, unfortunately, real example when the parents, who bore the surname "Durakovy", gave their daughter a name.).

At the same time, we note that in recent decades the choice of a name for children was limited to a dozen or two names. Among them - necessarily: Natalia, Tatyana, Maria, Ekaterina, Elena and so on. (you can even identify a certain fashion for names).

Parents forget that there are a lot of interesting and wonderful names that are almost never used today. And these names are no less harmonious or interesting than those popular today, and their bearers-saints in their Christian feat are not at all less famous than those whose names are well known.

To show how, unfortunately, we know little about our names, we will give examples of male and female names that are rarely or not encountered at all in practice. From an extensive list, I selected only a small part of the euphonious and ancient names and pointed out that given name means in the language of the people among whom it appeared.

Every Orthodox Christian bears the name of a saint who becomes his heavenly patron and intercessor. This Orthodox calendar lists the most common names of saints glorified by the Church, and indicates the days of their remembrance according to the new style.

If a person was baptized in childhood and grew up in an Orthodox environment, then from childhood he knows in honor of which saint he was named. But it also happens that people who were baptized in childhood conscious life lived outside the Church and do not even know what saint they are named after. In addition, saints with the same name are found in the church calendar (saints, menologion) more than once. So, there are about thirty saints with the name Alexander, more than eighty with the name John; in addition, one saint may have several days of remembrance.

The following practice has developed in the Church: if in the Orthodox calendar there are several days of commemoration of saints who are named after you (the namesake is named after you, with the same name), then from these days your Angel's day will be the day that coincides with your birthday or the closest after your day birth ahead of the calendar.

The saint, whose memory is celebrated on this day, will be your heavenly patron.
If your saint has several days of remembrance during the year, then the day after your birthday is the day of your name day, while the rest of the days of his memory are called small name days.

The words of St. Theophan the Recluse can be fully attributed to our time: “We began to choose names not according to God.” The saint explains: “In God’s way, this is how it should be. Choose a name according to the holy calendar: either on what day the child will be born, or on what day it is baptized, or at intervals, or on three days after baptism. Here the matter will be without any human considerations, but as God wills: for birthdays are in the hands of God.

Giving the parents of a child and setting the day of his birth, the Lord already points to his name. We can determine God's will according to the Orthodox calendar - the month-book, which includes the names of saints glorified by the Church.

The fact that a child is given a name at Baptism is known to everyone. Moreover, this is done not at the choice or desire of the parents, but in honor of some saint, usually one or the other, whose memory (which) is celebrated on this day by the Church. The name is chosen in accordance with the so-called saints- a church calendar, which indicates the memory of which saint the day is dedicated to.

Church name book completed deep meaning, which, however, was led in Rus' by everyone - from a simple peasant to a monarch. Each day is dedicated to the memory of certain saints, a holiday or miraculous icon. And it is not a name that is given, as an external sign, to a person, but a person is “given” a name, is ranked, as it were, in the “team” of this or that martyr or ascetic. It is important on what day, under whose name you were born and you were baptized: Baptism, the baptismal name determines fate and character.

It should be borne in mind that Jewish, Greek, Roman names got into the Orthodox calendar, which in these languages ​​\u200b\u200bmay have a positive meaning, but are dissonant for the Russian ear or cause unpleasant associations.

Christian names appeared in Rus' even before the adoption of Christianity - they were brought by the Vikings. With the adoption of Christianity from Byzantium, Bulgaria, the countries of the West and the Middle East, new calendar names came to Rus' (Anisim, Fedor, Anna, Maria, Elizabeth). At Baptism, a person was given a second, calendar, name, which could have ancient Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic, ancient Persian or ancient Egyptian roots.

For a Russian person, a foreign name was incomprehensible and they used it only in documents, they did not use it in everyday life.
Names in the calendar are often repeated, since the most popular of them (for example, Alexander, Andrei, Vladimir, Vasily) were widely used to name people, and many rarely used were excluded from the lists.

It is important on what day the child was born and under whose name he was baptized: it is Baptism, the baptismal name that determines fate and character. Therefore, you should choose the right name for the child at Baptism. The child must receive the protection of a guardian angel.

The saint named after the child is said to be the "patron" of his namesake. Therefore, the believer does not celebrate his birthday, but the day of the Angel, that is, the day of the saint, after whom he is named. "Name days" are in no way connected with the birthday, as some believe, this is the day of Epiphany.

With the birth of a baby, every parent begins to think about what to name their daughter. I want the name to be beautiful, special and with an interesting meaning. A considerable number of people believe in the magic of the name and claim that it has a strong influence on the fate and character of the child. Traditionally, parents look for their daughter's name in lists of Orthodox names for girls.

How to choose a name for a girl by its meaning

Each name must have its own meaning. Once upon a time, it was born thanks to certain associations that are not obvious to us now.

Any parents wish only the best for their child and approach the choice of a name with responsibility. So let's figure out what the most popular Orthodox names today mean.

• Alina - from ancient German., "noble";
• Alla - from ancient Arabic. "letter", ancient Greek. - "resurrection", from the Gothic - "other";
• Albina - "light", "white", "clean";
• Anastasia - "return to life", "resurrection", "resurrected", "reborn", "immortal";
• Angela - "messenger";
• Anna - from Heb. "disposition", "favor", "favor";
• Antonina - "extensive", "acquisition", "comparison" and "opponent", from the Greek. - "acquiring in return";
• Valentina - "healthy", "strong", "be healthy";
• Valeria - "to be strong, healthy";
• Faith - "belief", "truth";
• Victoria - "victory", "winner";
• Vitalia - "life";
• Galina - "calm", "serene";
• Daria - “strong”, “winning”, “owner”, “owner of wealth”, “winner”;
• Dina - from ancient Hebrew. "avenged";
• Evgenia - "noble";
• Catherine - "eternally pure", "immaculate";
• Elena - "light", "bright";
• Elizabeth - from Hebrew. sounds like “God is my oath”, “I swear by God”;
• Jeanne - "God's grace";
• Zinaida - Greek. "born of Zeus", "from the genus of Zeus";
• Zoya - means "life";
• Inga - means "protected by Yngwie";
• Inna - " strong water»;
• Irina - from ancient Greek. "peace", "peace";
• Karina - "looking forward";
• Claudia - means "lame", "lame";
• Christina - "Christian";
• Larisa - from the Greek. "gull";
• Lydia - came from the name of one region in Asia Minor - a resident of Lydia, an Asian, from Lydia;
• Love - means "love";
• Lyudmila - "dear to people";
• Maya - "progenitor of the universe";
• Margarita - "pearl", another meaning from Ind. - "brave";
• Marina - from lat. "marine";
• Maria is an ancient Hebrew. "resist", "reject", "be bitter"; "beloved", "holy", "stubborn", "mistress", "superiority";
• Hope - from staroslav. "hope";
• Natalia - "native";
• Nelly - "young", "new";
• Nina - "queen";
• Nonna - from lat. "ninth";
• Oksana - from the Greek. "foreign", "foreign";
• Olga - "great", "princess";
• Polina - "independent";
• Raisa - "light", "careless";
• Rimma - from lat. "Roman", from ancient times. - "apple", from the Greek. - "throwing", "thrown";
• Svetlana - from the word "bright";
• Seraphim - "burning", "fiery";
• Sophia - "wisdom", "wisdom";
• Tamara - from the word "tamar", which in translation is "palm tree";
• Tatyana - from the word "tatto" - "to establish", "to determine";
• Emma - from the Greek. "affectionate", "flattering";
• Julia - from lat. "curly", "July", "from the genus Yuliev";
• Yaroslav - ancient Slav. "fiery glory".

Knowing the meaning of names, you can easily name your child in accordance with your wishes and hopes regarding his future and character traits.

Name for daughter according to the Orthodox calendar

After the baptism of Rus', it became customary to baptize newborns, and they called them the names of saints according to the holy calendar. To determine the name, first of all you need to have a calendar with the days on which it is customary to honor saints, in accordance with the year the child was born.

If not a single saint is recorded on the baby’s birthday, they usually take the name indicated on the next day, or in the next 8 days after the birth of the child.

Beautiful Orthodox names for girls alphabetically

There are many Orthodox beautiful and euphonious, as well as rarely seen names. They will be very beneficial to distinguish the girl from among the others and make her different from everyone else, that is, special.

• Anastasia - translated as "immortal" or "resurrected", very kind and trusting, with a good imagination.
• Angelina is a "messenger" or "angel", it is very difficult to convince her of anything, a born commander. School lessons do not attract her, but she is quite independent and is engaged in self-development.
• Asfeya is an amorous girl, tends to become attached to people, a perfectionist in everything and quite demanding.
• Animaida is a gifted, talented person.
• Barbara - from the ancient Greek "foreigner", she is a born family man, she appreciates the beauty in people, she is an idealist.
• Vevey - is able to make sacrifices for someone, but often does not notice her mistakes. Faithful to family and loved one.
• Gaina is frank, sincere and sensible, a born family man.
• Glyceria - sometimes it seems to others that she is aloof, because she is characterized by loneliness. Be careful with money spending.
• Dominika is sociable and cheerful, has many friends, as it is easy for her to make new acquaintances, but at the same time she is always faithful only to her “best friend”.
• Damara is somewhat slow, which is not always good. Sincere, frank and ready to help at any moment.
• Euphrosyne - loves to dominate, often blames herself for problems that have arisen not always through her fault, is prone to introspection.
• Evdokia is sincere, ready to help a friend, feels responsible for her loved ones.
• Julia - has self-esteem, the main desire is to love and be loved.
• Kiriena - wise, the owner of a large inner strength She has extraordinary intuition.
• Casinia is a brave and independent girl, very inquisitive as a child.
• Lyudina is reliable, she feels responsible for the fate of people close to her.
• Love is faithful to its loved ones, it can be too lenient towards relatives and friends.
• Melania is a sociable girl, easily makes new acquaintances, is able to deeply analyze situations. Likes order and cleanliness.
• Mariam is reliable, likes to be useful and takes an active part in any field of activity.
• Nonna - dominates always and everywhere, devoted and faithful to her chosen one, has a strong character.
• Pulcheria is an idealist and perfectionist, has excellent intuition. It has the ability to "attract" help at the right time to achieve goals.
• Poplia - does not differ in particular sociability, feels the need not to lose self-control and always behave with dignity.
• Rufina - always comes to the rescue, does not tolerate fuss, sometimes imperious and ruthless, but at the same time kind and knows how to sympathize.
• Stefanida is a perfectionist, falls in love easily. Has good health, but this difference can be weakened due to hard work and negative emotions.
• Solomiya is frank, active in various public and sporting events.
• Serafima is a brave girl, in childhood she is distinguished by excessive curiosity.
• Favsta - has an innate talent, is capable of strong love and attachment to one's chosen one in life.
• Theodora is a charming and attractive girl who has a great interest in life.
• Feofaniya is always busy with something, very active, constantly in the lead. Used to doing rather than talking.
• Chrysia is a fidget, prone to continuous movement through life. Often loses interest in what does not change, constantly looking for change.
• Caecilia - has an innate creativity, in search of constant ways of self-expression, sociable.

As you can see, these rare and beautiful Orthodox names are rather unusual, which is their uniqueness. They are not often seen in Everyday life.

pick up correct name you need to carefully, combining it with the patronymic of the child. This verbal tandem should sound coherent, not difficult, hard to pronounce and remember.

Unusual Russian female names

If you are trying to call a girl some old name, then we have prepared a list of Russian Orthodox female names just for you.

In it you will definitely be able to find the “same” name intended specifically for your child, because the list of Russian names for a girl is quite diverse:

• Adeline, Agnes, Aurora, Alexandrina, Alena, Arina, Asya;
• Berta, Bogdana;
• Verona, Venus, Violetta, Violanta, Valeria, Victoria, Vladlena, Vitalina;
• Greta, Galina;
• Dariana, Daria, Diana;
• Evdokia;
• Zara, Zlata, Zarina, Zoryana;
• Inna, Ivona, Ilena, Irma;
• Xenia, Clara;
• Lyalya, Lada, Lyubava, Lira, Lika, Lesya;
• Maya, Mary, Martha, Mila, Milana, Mariana;
• Oktyabrina, Olesya;
• Praskovia, Polianna;
• Ruslana, Regina, Romana, Radmila;
• Sim, Snezhana, Svyatoslav;
• Ustinya, Uliana;
• Fiza, Feodosia;
• Harita, Hilda, Helga;
• Edda;
• Juno, Juliana;
• Yaroslav, Yadviga, Yana, Yasmina, Yanina.

Forgotten and rare Orthodox names for a girl

Among the rare Orthodox female names you can find:

• Augusta, Agapia, Aglaida, Adelaide, Akulina;
• Beatrice;
• Vasilis, Vassa, Vincent, Vivian;
• Galatea, Glafira, Gloria;
• Denisia, Dosithea, Drosis;
• Eumenia, Euphalia, Emelian;
• Zeno;
• Isis, Iphigenia, Iolanthe, Isidora;
• Casimir, Concordia, Cornelia;
• Leocadia, Leonia, Libya, Lolla, Longinus;
• Mavra, Matilda, Matryona, Militsa, Mikhailina;
• Neonilla;
• Pavlina, Petrina, Pulcheria;
• Renata;
• Selina, Stepanida;
• Theokla, Fedora, Fedosya, Feofaniya;
• Harita;
• Celestine;
• Ennafa, Era;
• Junia, Justina.

There are names that not only sound beautiful and are rare, but also have a very interesting meaning.

Among them, the following stand out in particular:

• Artemis - has the meanings of "whole", "intact", "inviolable". Once this name belonged to the goddess of the hunt,
• Venus - the name has Latin roots, meaning "love."
• Vesnyan - definitely suitable for girls born in the spring, as it means "spring" of the same name.
• Hera - literally translated as "lady."
• Dahlia - beautiful name, the girl is named after the flower.
• Miya - means "rebellious";
• Palmyra - "palm tree"
• Juno is a Greek name given to the goddess of marriage and love.

Naming one of these rare names for your daughter, you not only give her a beautiful name, but also to some extent determine her character and fate. Approach the choice consciously and responsibly.

Women's names for baptism

Responsibly approaching the rite of baptism and the selection of a female name for this, many of us turn to the World Wide Web for help. Some are looking for an answer in Orthodox calendars, someone is consulting with a priest...

We offer our own selection of female names for baptism:

• Agafya, Anisia;
• Glafira;
• Zinaida;
• Ilaria;
• Larisa, Lydia;
• Matron;
• Nina;
• Paul;
• Raisa;
• Salome, Sosanna;
• Taisiya;
• Juliana.

The above names are the rarest known Orthodox variants.

For baptism, many also choose names that are very common today in Slavic countries:

• Alexandra, Anna;
• Valentina, Valeria, Varvara, Veronica, Vera;
• Daria;
• Zoya, Zlata;
• Ivana, Irina;
• Kira, Christina;
• Marina, Maria, Melania;
• Natalia;
• Olga;
• Sofia.

This article contains a lot of different names for girls - both rare and very popular, Russian and common far beyond the borders of our country, as well as with a special meaning. As already mentioned, the name has a strong influence on the formation of the character and fate of the girl, so the parents have a huge responsibility for the future of the child, even in such a seemingly symbolic moment as choosing a name.

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What is a godname and how is it chosen?

Passport, "calendar", godparents, church female names

Not all the names given in this book have a correspondence in the Orthodox calendar, for example, Albina, Vlad, Vladislav, Yesenia, Carolina, Lada, Maya, Eleanor, Yaroslav, etc. For atheistic families, of course, this does not matter at all. But for Orthodox believers, as well as for parents living in line with the Russian cultural and historical tradition, when choosing such names for your child, you will definitely have to solve one more problem - to choose a godname.

The name that is written in Birth certificate, is called a passport

(since when a child reaches the age of 14, it is transferred to the Passport

citizen of the Russian Federation). The name that is given at baptism is called the godfather, it is indicated in Baptism certificate, which should be issued in the temple. "Calendar" refers to the names of Christian saints contained in Orthodox church calendars ("saints" or "months"), and used in the baptism of children (and adults).

Many passport names uniquely correspond to calendar names: Agnia,

Alexandra, Alla, Anna, Veronica, Galina, Evdokia, Zinaida, Zoya, Lydia, Lyubov, Nina, Serafima, Tamara, Faina, ... (passport and godfather names are the same).

Sometimes passport and church forms have slight differences: Anfisa - Anfusa, Arina - Irina, Elizabeth - Elizabeth, Christina - Christina, Natalia - Natalia, Pelageya - Pelagia, Praskovya - Paraskeva, Stepanida - Stephanida, Tatyana - Tatiana, Emilia - Emilia, Julia - Julia. And sometimes very significant: Avdotya - Evdokia, Agrafena - Agrippina, Aksinya and Oksana - Xenia, Alena - Elena, Victoria - Nika, Violetta - Iya, Irma - Ermionia, Lukerya - Glykeria, Olesya - Alexandra, Jeanne and Yana - John, Polina - Pavel or Apollinaria, Svetlana - Fotina or Fotinia, Snezhana - Khionia.

In all the cases considered, the passport forms of names come from the corresponding church forms. So, for example, the name Lukerya has a direct connection with the church name Glikeria, since it is its Russian transformation, and the names Oksana and Aksinya are recognized folk and literary variants of the church name Xenia.

However, it should be said that there are no strict rules. And the presence of a connection between the passport and god names is not at all necessary. It is quite possible that the Christian name Anna or, say, Tamara will be chosen as the passport name, and another Christian name will become the godfather, for example, Agrippina, Angelina, Evdokia or Agafia (in honor of her famous grandmother or great-grandmother).

Let's go ahead and ask a question. Can the Orthodox bear such "non-Orthodox" names as Aurora, Azalea, Vladislava, Yesenia, Zarina, Inga, Camilla, Carolina, Louise, Miroslava, Teresa, Yaroslava? - Yes, of course, but for the rite of naming (naming), which is performed in the process of baptism, you will need to choose another name - a church one. In principle, it can be anything, but usually it is chosen so that it is either consonant, or close in meaning to the passport name.

Here is one possible example. They became quite popular in Russian families

European names Elvira (of Spanish origin, from albar - "white") and Eleonora (from Occitan allia Aenor - "another Aenor"). But these are “non-calendar names”: there are no saints of the same name in the Orthodox calendar, so it will not work to baptize a child in a church with these names. As a cross name for each of them, one can offer, for example, such a consonant church name as Elena (“sunshine”, “sunny”, Greek) or the name Leoni lla (“lion”, “lioness”, Greek).

Other examples. The names of Bogda na, God na and Yes na are absent in Orthodox calendars, but close in meaning are such names as Theodora (“God's gift”), Dorothe I (“God's gift”) and Theodosiya (“God gave”) - any of them can be taken as a godfather. In recent years, an increasing number of such names as Vitalina and Vitalyia have been registered. It is obvious that these are analogous male name Vitaly, which comes from the Latin word vitalis, so the translation options for the name into Russian can be " full of life”, “living”, “giving life”. Obviously, Valentina can become a good godname for Vitalina and Vitalia - both in general meaning and in sound (Valentina is “strong, strong in health”, from the Latin valens, meaning “strong, strong, healthy”).

We emphasize once again: 1) it is absolutely not necessary that the passport name coincides with the godfather name, 2) it is absolutely not necessary that the passport name has Orthodox origin(the name can be anything, as long as the parents like it). Even in hoary antiquity they did just that - each member of the princely family had two names: both a worldly name and a Christian.

So, when choosing a “non-Orthodox” name, the procedure should be as follows - in the registry office, the name chosen by the parents for the girl is recorded in the Birth Certificate - for example, Miroslava, Ruslana, Zemfira, Inga or Yesenia, after which she is baptized in the church by any other church she likes name - Barbara, Ilaria, Maria, Olga, Rufina, Seraphim, Sofia or Faina. Neither the registry office nor the church has the right to influence the choice of parents. To advise and recommend is yes, but to hinder is not!

Martyrs, saints, saints...

As already mentioned, baptism in the Russian Orthodox Church occurs simultaneously with the naming. And the naming is necessarily made in honor of a particular saint, who immediately becomes the “holy patroness of heaven” (not to be confused with the guardian angel!). Parents have the right to ask the priest to baptize with that name and in honor of the saint whom they themselves consider most desirable and preferable for their child, for example, in honor of the holy martyr Agnia of Rome or the holy great martyr Catherine of Alexandria, or the holy reverend Euphrosyne of Polotsk. As you can see, each saint of God wears a certain “rank”: a martyr, a great martyr,

reverend... What is it, how should it be understood?

• Martyrs are Christian saints who accepted a violent death for their faith.
• The Great Martyrs are martyrs for the faith who endured especially severe torments.
• The monks are nuns revered as saints for their selfless, ascetic life, entirely dedicated to God (celibacy, asceticism, fasting, prayer and physical work in monasteries and deserts); nun (in a different way and nokinya), igu menya (abbot of the monastery)

• Martyrs - holy martyrs from among the nuns (nuns who accepted death for their faith)

• Virgin martyrs - unmarried, chaste girls (not nuns) who suffered during the persecution of Christians; sometimes lads are written in the saints and ca(i.e. teenage girl)

• Righteous (righteous women) - these include such holy women who during their lifetime were family people, led a worldly (that is, not a monastic) life, and were not subjected to torment or persecution for their faith. As saints, they are revered for their righteous, that is, virtuous, correct life, especially pleasing to God (the word righteous, directly related to the words true, right, fair)

• Myrrh-bearing women - women who became the first witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; myrrh-bearers in ancient times were women who carry vessels with m and ro m (myrrh is a fragrant, fragrant oil used for chrismation and other church rites); several myrrh-bearing women became the first witnesses of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, these include Salome, John, Susanna, Mary Magdalene - they are all considered holy righteous (righteous women)

• Equal-to-the-Apostles - “equal to the apostles”, like the apostles they enlightened different nations, converted them to Christianity (that is, they were missionaries, distributors of Christianity), among the Equal-to-the-Apostles were not only men, but also several women

• The faithful - queens and princesses who became saints for their pious life and deeds to strengthen the faith and the church

• Blessed and holy fools. Blessed, that is, “happy” (in Latin - beata): several well-known saints of the 4th-9th centuries wear such an epithet (St. Mary of Khidan, Holy Muse of Rome, Holy Empress Theophania), as well as St. Matrona of Moscow (XX century). The epithet "blessed" when applied to other Russian saints has a different meaning: holy fool (for example, holy blessed Xenia of Petersburg, for Christ's sake holy fool), from Old Russian ugly; holy fools prophesied, denounced bad morals, regardless of faces, showed great wisdom in seeming madness

• New martyrs - as a rule, they are understood as those who suffered for the Christian faith during the years of Soviet power

In church calendars, calendars, calendars, these “ranks” (categories, ranks, in other words “faces of holiness”) are written in abbreviated form:

mts. - martyr; vmts. - great martyr; Rev. - reverend; prmts. - venerable martyr; rights. - righteous (righteous); equal to ap. - equal to the apostles; blgv. - faithful; blissful - blessed

Other frequent abbreviations in church calendars are:

sv. - saint, saint; book. - prince, princess; led . - great, great

English equivalents (used in foreign Orthodox churches):

holy = saint; martyr = Martyr; great martyr = Great-martyr; reverend = Venerable ; venerable martyr = Venerable-martyr; virgin martyr = Virgin-martyr; righteous = Righteous; myrrhbearers = Myrrhbearers; Equal-to-the-Apostles = Equal-to-the-Apostles ; enlightener = Enlightene r; missus = Right-believing (princess = princess; queen = queen); holy fool = Foolfor-Christ; new martyr = New-martyr

Name day (name day, name day, name day holiday)

The well-known concept of "name day" means Day of Remembrance "his" saint

patron (that is, the saint whose name a person received at baptism). In many countries, name days are more important personal celebrations than birthdays. Yes, and in Russia in the old days, as a rule, they celebrated name days, and the birthday remained in the shadows.

The days of remembrance of the saints in this book are indicated according to the old and new styles. It looks like this: July 6/19; December 2/15; November 19 / December 2. The fact is that the Russian Orthodox Church still lives according to the Julian calendar, all dates in which differ from the modern civil calendar by 13 days. That is why the holiday of the Great October revolution(which occurred on October 25, 1917) in the USSR was annually celebrated on November 7. That is why the "Old New Year" is still celebrated on the night of January 13-14 (in the church calendar, this is the night from December 31 to January 1!).

The dates of the Julian, that is, the church calendar are considered "old style". And the dates

Gregorian, that is, the modern civil calendar" - "new style".

Some saints have several memorable days. For example, the holy martyr

Alexandra of Ankirska, Holy Blessed Princess Anna of Kashinskaya, Holy Martyr

Galina Korinfskaya and a number of others - two each anniversaries, and the holy martyr Iraida (Raisa) of Alexandria and the holy righteous Anna (mother Holy Mother of God) - three.

For several saints, memorial days do not have fixed, but movable dates (so

called rolling celebrations). For example, the memory of St. Mary of Egypt is celebrated on the fifth Sunday of Lent, and the memory of the righteous Salome, Joanna, Mary Magdalene is celebrated on the week of the holy myrrh-bearing women(that is, annually on the third Sunday after Orthodox Easter). The celebration of the memory of Eve (the foremother of all people), the holy righteous Susanna of Babylon, Ruth, Esther, Leah and Miriam takes place Sunday of the Holy Forefathers And on the week of the holy fathers(that is, on the penultimate and last Sunday before Christmas); word a week in church calendars it means Sunday (from not to do, that is, to rest); forefathers are the first righteous people in human history, they are mentioned in the Old Testament: Adam, Eve, Abel, Noah, Abraham, etc., fathers (Godfathers) are the closest relatives of Jesus Christ: King David, righteous Joachim and Anna (parentsVirgin Mary), righteous Joseph.

Upon receipt of the Baptismal Certificate, care must be taken that it contains

contributed full name saint, in whose honor the name was named, and the date of her memory.

An interesting exception to the rule are the names Inna and Rimma. In Russia they

are considered feminine, but it should be borne in mind that in the Orthodox calendar they are contained in the section "Male Names". So the heavenly patrons and intercessors of all women bearing the names of Inna and Rimma are men - the holy martyrs of the 2nd century Inna Novodunsky and Rimma Novodunsky, disciples of St. Andrew the First-Called.

If the task is to choose a godfather for a girl (that is, to choose a name

corresponding saint) based on her birthday (or the day of baptism), you need to refer to the Monthly Book. The Monthly Book is a book in which the days of remembrance of the saints are arranged according to the days of the year (by months), its other names are church calendar and Saints. Several convenient and high-quality church calendars and calendars are presented on the Internet, including English language. You will find links to them in the book "A Thousand Names" in the Literature section.

If you are abroad on a long business trip or permanent

residence in Australia Western Europe, Middle East, Canada, China, USA

or Japan, then find the nearest Orthodox church of the Russian Orthodox Church

Moscow Patriarchate or other Orthodox churches (Antioch, Bulgarian,

Greek, North American) you will be helped by the Internet links indicated in the section

Literature (see subsection "Orthodox Church Abroad").

When communicating with a priest, the information line may be useful

“God name in foreign Orthodox churches”, cited in this book for many

female names, and a certificate on the correspondence of the "ranks" of saints in Russian and

English (see a little higher - Martyrs, righteous women, reverends ...)

lives of the saints).

The entire book is only available in print.

After the introduction of Christianity in Rus', children at birth began to be given names according to the Orthodox calendar in honor of Orthodox saints. The child receives the heavenly patronage of the chosen saint, a close spiritual connection is created between them. The saint becomes for the child his guardian angel for life.

Every day the Russian Orthodox Church honors the memory of a saint, sometimes several saints. On these days of memory, corresponding to their names, people celebrate name days.

You can choose a name for a child based on the Orthodox calendar (saints). It contains full list Orthodox names for both girls and boys. When choosing a name, they usually focus on the date of birth. The calendar lists the months and days in them. For each day, the names of the saints whose memory is honored on that day are indicated.

If the names suitable for the child for some reason do not suit the parents, you can choose the names of other next days or the eighth day from the moment the child was born. Our ancestors named babies on the eighth day after birth. If the names intended for the birthday or the eighth day are not suitable, you can name the baby by the name that falls on the fortieth day after birth.

Every year Orthodox calendars names are updated. The 2018 calendar includes more male names than female ones. In this regard, girls are often called female names derived from male ones, for example, Alexander, John, Eugene. Then a male patron saint is chosen for the girl.

The choice of a name depends largely on the season in which the child was born.

• Girls born in winter are physically and mentally strong, purposeful, assertive and have a strong will. Therefore, they try to give softer names in order to give the girl more femininity and tenderness.
• In the spring, girls are born selfish, vulnerable, timid, afraid of change. In the future, these girls often find it difficult to arrange a personal life. They are given names such as to give the child confidence and determination in character.
• Summer children have a bright temperament, love adventure. Such girls usually become leaders in any team. They are advised to give calm names to balance the choleric temperament.
• Autumn girls are endowed with such character traits as integrity, independence, coldness. Usually there is no sense of tact. To compensate for the missing softness and femininity, gentle names are chosen.

Which is better: church rare or Russian women's of today?

There are many beautiful female names, both familiar Orthodox and non-standard, rare ones that came from antiquity.

Most of the names that are used today in everyday life appeared in Russian culture from antiquity. Many of them have no Slavic origin. Female Russian names appeared as a result of the development of the ancient Slavic culture, associated with the customs, life, faith of the ancient Slavs.

When choosing a name for a girl, it is necessary to imagine how comfortable the child will feel with him in life and in society. Sometimes, in pursuit of non-standard, parents choose frilly names because of which children suffer in the future. The name should correspond to the traditions of the area and belong to the culture in which the girl lives.

The key factors when choosing a name are its melodiousness and harmony, as well as consonance with the surname and patronymic. The name should emphasize the individuality of the baby, endow the girl with beauty and femininity.

In ancient times, the meaning of a woman's life was motherhood and keeping the family hearth, so the meaning of many names contained the purpose of a woman - the creation of a family and her well-being.

A significant part of the ancient church names is of Greek origin, for example, Inessa, Evdokia, Veronica. Although they are classified as ancient, they can often be heard in society, so they can be safely chosen for a child.

Today, many parents are returning to their roots and Russian culture, so today you can often hear old names. Especially often they use such names as Zlatotsveta, Vera, Dobromila, which do not cut the ear and are positively perceived by society.

However, many old church names are difficult to understand. Too intricate name can lead to the fact that in the future it will be difficult for a child to get along in a children's team.

Most people choose familiar and modern Russian names:

• Catherine.
• Elena.
• Ksenia.
• Daria.
• Elizabeth.
• Sophia.

The choice depends on the preferences of the parents, the degree of religiosity and cultural values.

Selection with indication of values

Thanks to our selection, you can choose the best Russian female name for your child, and with a very beautiful, unusual, rare sound, especially if it is an old church one.

When choosing a name for a newborn, it is important to find out is it in the holy calendar, what names can be used for baptism. It is also very useful to figure out what the name of your choice means (translated into Russian), look at the full list of diminutive (short) forms of the name, find out its place in the name popularity rating. That's what this guide was created for."A Thousand Names" (flip through an introductory copy). If you find this book useful, in 2-3 days you will be able to hold it in your hands! (more information).

Birthday calendar. Women's names.Male names

January February March/April - June /July - September /October - December

On this page you can choose a name for baptism (baptismal or baptismal name).

Here are the most famous and "popular" saints.

Some saints have several days of memory (2-3) per year, which means there are several name days!

January. Names in alphabetical order:

Amelia, Amalia (see Emilia)

Anisya, Anisiya, godname: Anisiya

Apollinaria, godname: Apollinaria

Saint Apollinaria of Egypt, January 5/18

Notes: 1) St. Apollinaria had the gift of healing and miracles; performed monastic service in male image under the name Dorotheus, only after her death did it become clear that she was a woman; 2) the name Apollinaria is sometimes chosen as a godfather for the name Polina

Apraxia (see Eupraxia)

Bogdana, Bozena (see Fedor)

Vasilisa, Vasilina, godname: Vasilisa

Holy Martyr Basilissa of Egypt, January 8/21

Dana (see Fedo ra)

D o mnika, Domnika, Dominika, godname: Domnika

Holy Venerable Domnica of Constantinople, January 8/21

Eugenia, godname: Evgenia

Eupraxia, Apraksia, godname: Eupraxia

Saint Venerable Eupraxia (Euphrasia) of Constantinople, Tavenskaya, Elder, January 12/25

Claudia, godname: Claudia

Leonia, Leonida, Leontina, godname: Leonilla

Holy Martyr Leonilla (Neonilla) of Langonia, January 16/29

Note: the name Leonilla can also be advised as a godfather for the "non-calendar" name Eleanor (according to "consonance")

Maria, godname: Maria

Holy Reverend Mary of Radonezh (mother of St. Sergius of Radonezh), this saint has two memorial days a year: January 18/31, and September 28/October 11 (respectively, two birthday days)

Melania, Melania, godname: Melania

Notes: 1) the Russian folk forms of the name, now out of use, were Malania and Malanya, 2) the names Melania and Melania should not be confused with the names Milena and Milan, which have a different origin.

Nastasya (see Anastasia)

Nina, godname: Nina

Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Nina, Enlightener of Georgia, January 14/27

Ruslana, godfather Orthodox name: absent

Note: There is no name Ruslan in the Orthodox calendar, suitable name for baptism, the name Leonilla may well be, since its meaning is “lion”, “lioness” (Greek)

Holy Martyr Leonilla (Neonilla) of Langonia, January 16/29 (optional)

Tatyana, godfather Orthodox name: Tatiana

Holy Martyr Tatiana of Rome, January 12/25

Ulyana (see Juliana)

Fedora, Theodora (as well as Bogdana, Dana, Bozena, Dora), godname: Theodora

Saint Theodora of Caesarea, December 30 / January 12
- Saint Theodora of Tsaregradskaya (Constantinople), December 30 / January 12
Note: Theodora's name is not popular, but it may well serve as a godfather for such passport names as Bogdana, Dana, Bozena (according to the general meaning of the name). The name Dora can also be considered as a passport (as a truncation of the name Theodore)

Emilia, Emma (and also Amelia, Amalia), godname: Emilia

Saint Emilia of Caesarea (mother of Basil the Great), January 1/14

Note: The names Amalia and Amelia have a different origin, from the ancient Germanic amal, amala - “hardworking”, “diligent”, “tireless”, but due to the similarity of sound, it is good for them to use the godname Emilia

Holy Righteous Juliana of Lazarevskaya, Muromskaya, January 2/15
- Holy Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, December 21 / January 3

Holy Blessed Princess Juliana Vyazemskaya, martyr; this saint has two memorial days a year: December 21 / January 3, and June 2 / 15 (respectively, two birthday days)

January. Names by calendar days:

(dates according to the new style)

3. Yuliana + Yulianna + Ulyana

4. Anastasia + Nastasya

6. Evgenia; Claudia

10. Agafia + Agafia + Agatha

12. Anisya + Anisya; Fedora + Theodora (as well as Bogdan, Dana, Bozena, Dora)

13. Melania + Melania

14. Emilia + Emma (and also Amelia, Amalia)

15. Yuliana + Yulianna + Ulyana

18. Apollinaria + Polina

21. Vasilisa + Vasilina; Do minka + Domini ka + Domini ka

25. Eupraxia + Apraxia; Tatiana

27. Nina

29. Leonia + Leonida + Leontina + Leonilla (as well as Eleonora, Ruslana)

31. Maria + Marya (and also Marietta, Marietta)

February. Names in alphabetical order:

(the first date is according to the church calendar, the second is according to the new style)

Agafia, Agafya, Agatha, godname: Agafia

Holy Martyr Agathia of Sicily, Palermo, February 5/18

Agnia, Agnes, Inessa, godname: Agnia

Aksinya (see Xenia)

Anna, godname: Anna

Holy Blessed Princess Anna of Novgorod (otherwise - Reverend Anna of Novgorod), February 10/23
- holy righteous Anna the Prophetess (daughter of Phanuilov), February 3 / 16, and also August 28 / September 10

Afanasia, godname: Afanasia

Bogdana, Bozena (see Fedor)

Valentina, godname: Valentina

Holy Martyr Valentina of Caesarea (otherwise - Valentina of Palestine), February 10/23

Note: In recent years, the names of Vitalin and Vitaly are increasingly registered. Obviously, these are analogues of the male name Vitaly, which comes from the Latin vitalis (that is, “full of life”, “living”, “giving life”). A good godname for Vitalina and Vitalia can be Valentina - both in general meaning and in sound

Galina, godname: Galina

Holy Righteous Galina, February 10/23

Dana (see Fedo ra)

Dorothea, Dora, godname: Dorothea

Holy Martyr Dorothea of ​​Caesarea (from Cappadocia), February 6/19

Evdoksia, godname: Evdoksia

Eusevia, godname: Eusevia

Saint Eusebius of Milas (after baptism she received the name Xenia), January 24 / February 6

Zoya, godname: Zoya

Saint Rev. Zoya of Bethlehem, February 13/26

Inessa (see Agnia)

Inna, godname: Inna

Holy Martyr Inna Novodunsky, Slav, January 20 / February 2, and June 20 / July 3

Note: the patron saint is the martyr Inna; in Russia, the names Inna, Rimma and Pinna are considered female, but in the calendar they are contained in the section "Male Names"

Holy Martyr Christina of Caesarea, February 6/19

Ksenia, Aksinya, Oksana, godname: Ksenia

Saint Rev. Xenia of Milas, January 24 / February 6
- Saint Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, January 24 / February 6, and also May 24 / June 6

Maria, godname: Maria

Holy Reverend Mary of Constantinople, January 26 / February 8
- Holy Martyr Mary of Asia, February 6/19
Note: Possible passport forms of the name can also be Marya and Marietta (Marietta)

Martha, Marta, Martina, godname: Martha

Holy Martyr Martha of Asia, February 6/19

Oksana (see Xenia)

Pelagia, godname: Pelagia

Polina, godname: Pavla

Holy Martyr Paul of Caesarea, February 10/23

Note: sometimes the name Apollinaria is taken as a godname for Polina (see January)

Rimma, godname: Rimma

Holy Martyr Rimma Novodunsky, Slav, January 20 / February 2, also June 20 / July 3

Note: the patron saint is the martyr Rimma; in Russia, the names Inna, Rimma and Pinna are considered female, but in the calendar they are contained in the section "Male Names"

Svetlana, godname: Svetlana (Fotinia)

Holy Venerable Photinia (Svetlana) of Palestine (5th century), February 13/26

Holy Righteous Theodora, Queen of Greece (who restored the veneration of icons) (867 AD), February 11/24

Christina (see Christina)

Felicia, godname: Filizata

Feoktista, godname: Feoktista

February. Names by calendar days:

(dates according to the new style)

2. Inna; Rimma

3. Agnia + Agnes + Inessa

6. Eusebia; Ksenia + Aksinya + Oksana

7. Felicia

8. Maria + Marya (and also Marietta, Marietta)

12. Pelagia

13. Athanasius; Eudoxia; Feoktista

16. Anna

18. Agafia + Agafia + Agatha

19. Dorothea + Dora;Christina + Christina; Maria + Marya (as well as Marietta, Marietta); Martha + Martha + Martina

23. Anna; Valentina (as well as Vitalina, Vitaly); Galina; Pauline

24. Fedora + Theodora (and also Bogdan, Dana , Bozena , Dora)

26. Zoya; Svetlana

March. Names in alphabetical order:

(the first date is according to the church calendar, the second is according to the new style)

Avdotya (see Evdokia)

Alena (see Elena)

Anastasia, Nastasya, godname: Anastasia

Saint Anastasia Patrickia (Constantinople, Alexandria), March 10/23

Antonina, Antonia, Antonida, godname: Antonina

Holy Martyr Antonina of Nicaea, March 1/14 and June 13/26

Bogdana, Bozena (see Fedor)

Victoria (see Nika)

Galina, godname: Galina

Holy Martyr Galina of Corinth, March 10/23 and April 16/29

Dana (see Fedo ra)

Evdokia, Avdotya, godname: Evdokia

Holy Martyr Evdokia of Iliopol, March 1/14

Elena, Alena (as well as Elina, Nelly, Lina, Ilona), godname: Elena

Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Empress Helena of Constantinople, March 6/19, as well as May 21/June 3
Notes: 1) the godfather name Elena is also a good option (by consonance) for such passport names as Eleonora, Elvira, Ella, 2) sometimes the church Neonilla / Leonilla is used as a godfather for the name Nelly (see January, the name of Ruslan); Neonilla from Latin neon, Greek neos - "young, new").

Ilona (see Elena)

Iraida (see Raisa)

Kira, godname: Kira

Christina, Christina, godname: Christina

Holy Martyr Christina of Persia, March 13/26

Lina (see Elena)

Marianna, Maryana, godname: Mariamna

Nastasya (see Anastasia)

Nelly (see Elena)

Nika, Victoria, godname: Nika

Holy Martyr Nike of Corinth, March 10/23 and April 16/29

Note: in Ancient Greece Nike (Nike) - the goddess of victory, among the Romans she corresponded to Victoria (Victoria)

Raisa, Iraida, godname: Raisa, Iraida

The Holy Martyr Raisa of Alexandria, Antinopolis (the same saint is known as Iraida of Alexandria, Antinopolis), respectively, in her honor, the girl can be called Raisa or Iraida, this saint has three days of remembrance - March 5/18; September 5/18; September 23 / October 6

Ulyana (see Juliana)

Fedora, Theodora, godname: Theodora

Note: Theodora's name is not popular, but it may well serve as a godfather for such passport names as Bogdana, Dana, Bozena (according to the general meaning of the name). The name Dora can also be considered as a passport (as a truncation of the name Theodore)

Christina (see Christina)

Elina (see Elena)

Yuliana, Yulianna, Ulyana, godname: Juliana

Holy Martyr Juliana of Ptolemaida, March 4/17 and August 17/30

March. Names by calendar days:

(dates according to the new style)

2. Marianna + Mariana

13. Kira

14. Antonina + Antonia + Antonida; Evdokia + Avdotya

17. Yuliana + Yulianna + Ulyana

18. Raisa + Iraida

19. Elena + Alena (Elina, Nelli , Lina , Ilona , and also Eleanor , Elvira , Ella)

23. Anastasia + Nastasya; Galina; Nika + Victoria; Fyodor + Theodora (as well as Bogdan, Dana , Bozena Detailed information about each of the given names

you will find in the book of Evgeny Vasiliev "A Thousand Names"

The information in this birthday calendar is in this format:

all possible passport forms of the name (to be entered on the Birth Certificate) - the cross name (to be entered on the Baptism Certificate) - the full name of the saint - the day of the saint's memory (the first date is indicated according to the church calendar, and the second date is according to our modern calendar); the day of the memory of the saint - this is the day of the celebration of the name day; some saints have several days of memory (2-3) during the year, which means there are several name days!

Key words: Cross name. Baptismal name. Name for baptism. January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October. November. December. Baptize a child, a girl. Christening. Church name. Name by consonance. Meaningful name. Russian Orthodox Church. Russian saints. Belarusian saints. calendar name. Non-calendar name. Canonical name. Non-canonical. Name according to the church calendar. Russian name. Christian name. For girl. Women's names. For a newborn. Name naming. Naming. Church calendar. New style. According to the old style. Monthly. Orthodox. Saints. Name according to saints. Names according to saints. Name day. Name day. When to celebrate. Birthday calendar. Day Angel. Saint's Day. Popular, famous saints. Holy. Holy saints. Martyrs. Righteous. Righteous. Rev. Faithful. Blessed Princess. Hieromartyr.