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==A== | ==A== | ||
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==F== | ==F== | ||
| − | *Faith (f) - St [[Faith]], daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]]) | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht ([[July 18]]) | + | *Faith (f) - St [[Faith]], daughter of St Sophia ([[September 17]] - '''Saint''') |
| + | *Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht ([[July 18]] - '''Saint''') | ||
==G== | ==G== | ||
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==I== | ==I== | ||
| − | *Ian (m) - St John | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Isabel, Isabella (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] | + | *Ian (m) - St [[John]] ('''Saint''') |
| + | *Isabel, Isabella (f) - St [[Elizabeth (disambiguation)|Elizabeth]] ('''Saint''') | ||
==J== | ==J== | ||
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==O== | ==O== | ||
| − | *Oliver (m) - St Oliver of Ancona ([[February 3]]) | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Olivia (f) - St | + | *Oliver (m) - St Oliver of Ancona ([[February 3]] - '''Saint''') |
| − | *Onyx (f) - St Maurice ([[December 27]]) | + | *Olivia (f) - St [[Olivia of Palermo]] ([[June 10]] - '''Saint''') |
| − | *Oren (m) - St Orentius of Loret ([[May 1]]) or St Orentius of Auch ([[May 1]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintso.htm] | + | *Onyx (f) - St Maurice ([[December 27]] - '''Meaning''') |
| − | *Oscar (m) - St Ansgar ([[February 3]]) | + | *Oren (m) - St Orentius of Loret ([[May 1]] - '''Sound-alike''') or St Orentius of Auch ([[May 1]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintso.htm] |
| − | *Owen (m) - St Eugene of Trebizond ([[January 21]]) | + | *Oscar (m) - St Ansgar ([[February 3]] - '''Saint''') |
| + | *Owen (m) - St Eugene of Trebizond ([[January 21]] - '''Saint''') | ||
==P== | ==P== | ||
| − | *Paige (f) - | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Paisley (f) - St [[Basil the Great]] | + | *Paige (f) - St Pega of England ([[January 8]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] |
| − | *Parker (m) - | + | *Paisley (f) - St [[Basil the Great]] ('''Meaning (Paisley -> Basilica)''') |
| − | *Patricia (f) - St [[Patrick of Ireland]] | + | *Parker (m) - St Phylax ([[August 30]] - '''Sound-alike''') [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] |
| − | *Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr ([[September 1]]) | + | *Patricia (f) - St [[Patrick of Ireland]] ('''Saint''') |
| − | *Peyton, Payton (f) - St Pega, anchoress in England ([[January 8]]) [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] | + | *Penelope (f) - St Penelope the Virgin Martyr ([[September 1]] - '''Saint''') |
| − | *Phoenix (m/f) - | + | *Peyton, Payton (f) - St Pega, anchoress in England ([[January 8]] - '''Saint''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsp.htm] |
| − | *Piper (f) - St Piperion ([[March 11]]) [http://www.christopherklitou.com/when_is_my_nameday_p.htm] | + | *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] | ||
==Q== | ==Q== | ||
| − | *Quentin (m) - St Quentin of France ([[October 31]]) | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Quinn - St Quintus, Quintius or Quintilla [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/ | + | *Quentin (m) - St Quentin of France ([[October 31]] - '''Saint''') |
| + | *Quinn - St Quintus, Quintius or Quintilla ([http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsq.htm Various namesdays] - '''Sound-alike''') | ||
==R== | ==R== | ||
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==W== | ==W== | ||
| − | *Walter (m) - St Vladimir | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Warren (m) - | + | *Walter (m) - St [[Vladimir]] ('''Meaning''') |
| − | *Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus ([[October 21]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | + | *Warren (m) - St Warren of France ([[August 25]] - '''Saint''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] |
| − | *Whitney (f) - | + | *Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus ([[October 21]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] |
| − | *William (m) - St [[William of Gellone]] | + | *Whitney (f) - St Wite in Dorset ([[June 1]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] |
| − | *Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]]) | + | *William (m) - St [[William of Gellone]] ('''Saint''') |
| − | *Winston (m) - St Wistan ([[June 1]]) [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | + | *Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales ([[November 3]]) ('''Saint''') |
| + | *Winston (m) - St Wistan ([[June 1]] - '''Soundalike''') [http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm] | ||
*Wyatt (m) - ''see William'' | *Wyatt (m) - ''see William'' | ||
==X== | ==X== | ||
| + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' | ||
*Xavier (m) - ''not yet completed'' | *Xavier (m) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
==Z== | ==Z== | ||
| − | *Zachary, Zach (m) - St [[Zachariah]], father of St John the Baptist | + | :''Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then ''Saint'' is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then ''Meaning'' is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then ''Sound-alike'' is used.'' |
| − | *Zeke (m) - Prophet [[Ezekiel]] | + | *Zachary, Zach (m) - St [[Zachariah]], father of St John the Baptist ('''Saint''') |
| + | *Zeke (m) - Prophet [[Ezekiel]] ('''Saint''') | ||
*Zhadee (f) - ''not yet completed'' | *Zhadee (f) - ''not yet completed'' | ||
| − | *Zoe, Zoey (f) - [[Life-Giving Spring]] (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe ([[May 2]]); Zoe of Rome ([[December 18]]) | + | *Zoe, Zoey (f) - [[Life-Giving Spring]] (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe ([[May 2]]); Zoe of Rome ([[December 18]]) ('''Saint''') |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 01:11, March 23, 2015
A baptismal name is a name given to a newly-baptised Orthodox Christian. For a lengthy time in Orthodox history, Orthodox Christians are given the names of Orthodox saints.
The following is a list of names who have:
- Orthodox saints, perhaps unexpectedly, attached to either the original name (e.g. Theophany for Tiffany), 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).
- nb. Different sections are being upgraded to indicate the reason that a saint's name was chosen. Where differentiation applies, the key will be included at the start of the letter.
Contents
A
- Aaliyah (f) - see Alia
- Aaron (m) - St Aaron the Priest (Sunday of the Forefathers) [1]
- Abigail, Abby (f) - St Gobnait (February 11)
- Adam (m) - (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Addison (f) - see Madison
- Adelaide (f) - St Adelaide of Rome; St Adelaide of Burgundy (December 16)
- Adele (f) - St Adela, Abbess of Pfalzel (December 24)
- Adrian (m) - St Adrian (August 26)
- Aimee (f) - see Amy
- Alan, Allan, Allen (m) - St Alan of Lavaur (November 25); St Elian of Cornwall (January 13)
- Alexa (f) - see Alexis or Alexandra
- Alexandra (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4)
- Alexis (m/f) - St Alexis Man of God (March 17); Tsarevich Alexei; see also: Alexis (disambiguation)
- Alia (f) - St Elizabeth
- Alice, Alicia, Alisha (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4)
- Alison, Allison (f) - St Alexandra (April 21); Tsaritsa Alexandra (July 4)
- Alvin (m) - see Elvin
- Alyssa, Alissa (f) - see Alice
- Amanda (f) - St Amandus of Elnon (February 6) [2]
- Amber (f) - Mary, the Mother of God (from 'Amberlos', meaning 'vine'); St Ambelus in Sicily (November 20); St Ambelius of Milan (July 7)
- Amelia (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great.
- Amy (f) - St Agapi (daughter of Sophia) (September 17)
- Anekah (f) - St Anacharius of Auxerre (September 25) [3]
- Angela (f) - Annunciation to the Theotokos (March 25); Synaxis of Bodiless Powers (November 8)
- Angus (m) - St Angus of Keld (Óengus the Culdee, Óengus of Tallaght) (March 11)
- Annabelle (f) - St Amabilis of Riome; St Amabilis of Rouen
- April (f) - closest is St Aprus of Toul (September 15) [4]
- Aria (f) - St Aria (Cyriaca, Dominica) of Rome (August 21)
- Arianna, Ariana (f) - St Ariadne of Phrygia (September 18)
- Ariel (f) - not yet completed - used as a form of Jerusalem
- Arnold (m) - St Arnold (in Germany - July 8)
- Arthur (m) - closest is St Artemius or St Athanasius
- Ash (m/f) - closest is St Ignatius the God-bearer (December 20)
- Ashley (m/f) - closest known is St Leah (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Ava (f) - St Ava of Dinant, Abbess in Belgium (April 29)
- Avery (f) - St Alfred the Great (October 26)
- Aubrey, Aubree (f) - St Alfred the Great (October 26)
- Audrey (f) - St Audrey (or Etheldred) of Ely (June 23)
- Austin (m) - St Augustine of Canterbury (May 26); St Augustine of Hippo (August 28)
- Autumn (f) - closest is St Autonomos (September 12) [5]
- Avril (f) - see April
- Ayden (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne (August 31)
B
- Bailey (m) - closest is St Balin (September 7) [6]
- Belinda (f) - St Berlinda (Anchoress at Meerbeke - February 3)
- Bella (f) - St Elizabeth
- Bess, Beth, Betty (f) - St Elizabeth
- Bentley (m) - St Panteleimon (July 27)
- Bertrand (m) - St Bertrand (June 30) [7]
- Betty (f) - see Elizabeth
- Bianca (f) - St Alban, Protomartyr of Britain (June 22)
- Blake (m) - St Maurice (December 27)
- Bradley (m) - closest is St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man October 20 [8]
- Brandon (m) - St Brendon the Navigator (May 16)
- Braydon (m) - St Bradon, venerated on the Isle of Man (October 20)
- Brett (m) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier (May 5) [9]
- Brian, Bryan (m) - St Birinus of Dorchester
- Brianna (f) - St Birinus of Dorchester
- Brittany, Brittney, Britney (f) - St Brito (or Britonius) of Trier (May 5) [10]
- Brody, Brodie (m) - closest is St Ambrose of Milan
- Brooke (f) - closest is Prophet Baruch (September 28)
- Brooklyn (f) - St Raphael of Brooklyn (February 27)
- Bryce, Bryson (m) - St Brice of Tours (November 13); St Brictius of Martola (July 9) [11]
C
- Caden, Cayden (m) - see Aidan
- Caleb (m) - St Elesbaan, King of Ethiopia (October 24)
- Callum (m) - St Columba of Iona
- Caitlyn, Caitlin (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria (November 25)
- Cameron (m) - St Camerinus, martyr under Diocletian (August 21)
- Camden (m) - closest is St Kanten of Lianganten (November 5) [12]
- Camilla, Camila (f) - St Camilla, anchoress in France (March 3)
- Carl (m) - see Charles
- Carla (f) - see Charlotte
- Caroline (f) - see Charlotte
- Carson (m) - closest is St Caron (March 5) [13]
- Carter (m) - closest: see Arthur
- Casey (m) - St Vigilius of Trent (June 26) [14]
- Cassandra (f) - closest is St Kassiani the Hymnographer
- Cecilia (f) - St Cecilia of Rome (November 22) [15]
- Chad (m) - St Chad of Lichfield
- Charles (m) - closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, August 17)
- Charlotte (f) - closest is St Carloman (King of Austrasia and monk, August 17)
- Chase (m) - closest is St John Cassian or St Chad of Lichfield
- Chavez (m) - closest is St Savas
- Chelsea (f) - closest is St Celsus
- Cheryl (f) - St Love (Agapi or Lyubov), daughter of St Sophia (September 17)
- 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)
- Christian (m) - St Christian of Auxerre (November 22) [16]
- Christine, Christina (f) - St Christina of Tyre
- Chryssa (f) - St Chrysanthus (March 19)
- Ciaran (m) - see Kieran
- Claire, Clara, Clare (f) - St Photini the Samaritan Woman
- Cody (m) - St Boethius (December 7) [17]
- Colin, Collin (m) - St Nicholas (December 6)
- Colton (m) - closest is St Colman of Lindisfarne (February 18)
- Connor (m) - closest is St Conran (February 14) or St Conogan (October 16)
- Cooper (m) - closest is St Cyprian
- Corey (m) - St Corentinus of Quimper (December 12) [18]
- Courtney (f) - not yet completed
- Crystal, Chrystal (f) - Celebrated on December 25 (from 'Chrystalla')
- Cruz (m) - Elevation of the Holy Cross
- Curtis (m) - not yet completed
- Cynthia (f) - Greatmartyr Artemius at Antioch (October 20)
D
- Dane (m) - closest is St Ansgar, Enlightener of Denmark (February 3); or, St Deiniol of Wales (September 11)
- Danielle (f) - Prophet Daniel
- Daphne (f) - closest is St Dymphna in Belgium (May 15) [19]
- Daria (f) - St Daria (March 19)
- Darren (m) - closest is Prophet Aaron
- Darrell (m) - not yet completed
- Deborah, Debra, Debbie (f) - St Deborah the Judge (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Dennis, Denis (m) - St Dionysius the Areopagite (October 3); (see also: Dionysius (disambiguation)).
- Derek, Derrick (m) - St Theodoric of Mont d'Or (July 1) [20]
- Devin (m) - St Damian
- Diana (f) - closest is St Tatiana of Rome
- Dirk, Dietrich (m) - see Derek.
- Dominic (m) - Hieromartyr Cyriacus (Kyriakos), Bishop of Jerusalem (October 18); St Kyriakos (Cyriacus the Anchorite) (September 29).
- Donald (m) - St Donald of Ogilvy (July 15)
- Donna (f) - Mary the Mother of God; sometimes: see Donald.
- Dora (f) - Dorothy - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6);
- Doreen (f) - Dorothy - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6);
- Doris (f) - Dorothy - St Dorothea of Caesarea (February 6);
- Dustin (m) - closest is St Dunstan of Canterbury
- Douglas, Doug (m) - closest is St Daig (August 18) [21]
- Dylan, Dillon (m/f) - St Teilo of Llandaff (February 9)
E
- Easton (m) - closest is St Eosterwine of Wearmouth (March 7) [22]
- Edward (m) - St Edward the Passion-Bearer of England (March 18)
- Eli (m) - Prophet Elijah
- Ella, Ellie (f) - St Elizabeth
- Elsa, Elsie (f) - St Elizabeth
- Eileen (f) - St Helen (May 21); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22)
- Elaine (f) - St Helen (May 21); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22)
- Eleanor (f) - St Helen (May 21); Helen of Caernarfon (May 22)
- Electra (f) - see Amber
- Elvin (m) - St Elwin of Cornwall (February 22) [23]
- Elvis (m) - St Ailbe of Emly
- Emily (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great (January 1 or May 30); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet (July 13)
- Emma (f) - St Imma of Karlburg (November 25)
- Eric, Erik (m) - St Erc of Slane
- Erica, Erika (f) - see Eric
- Ericson (m) - see Eric
- Erin (f) - closest is St Patrick, patron saint of Ireland; or, St Irene of Thessaloniki
- Ethan (m) - Ethan, great-grandson of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Eva (f) - Eve the First-Formed (Sunday of the Forefathers) [24]
- Evan (m) - St John; St Evan of Ayrshire (August 18)
- Evelyn (f) - closest is St Abel (Sunday of the Forefathers)
F
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then Sound-alike is used.
- Faith (f) - St Faith, daughter of St Sophia (September 17 - Saint)
- Frederick, Fred (m) - St Frederick of Utrecht (July 18 - Saint)
G
- Gabrielle (f) - Archangel Gabriel
- Gail (f) - see Abigail
- Gavin (m) - St Gavinus, Protomartyr of Sardinia (May 30)
- Garrett (m) - see Gerald
- Genesis (f) - closest is the Nativity of Christ or the Nativity of the Theotokos
- Geoffrey, Geoff (m) - St Geoffrey, Abbot of Wearmouth
- Gerald, Gerry (m) - St Gerald, Bishop of Mayo
- Gianna (f) - St John
- Gilbert (m) - St Agilbert of Jouarre
- Gina (f) - see Regina
- Giovanna (f) - see Gianna
- Grace (f) - St Charis (January 28)
- Grayson (m) - St Villicus of Metz (April 17) [25]
- Gwen, Gwendoline (f) - St Gwen Teirborn of Britain
H
- Hank (m) - St John, or see Henry.
- Hannah (f) - St Anna, mother of the Theotokos; St Hannah, mother of the Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers) [26]
- Harper (f) - closest is St David the Prophet & King (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Harry (m) - see Henry or Harold
- Haydon (m) - St Aidan of Lindisfarne
- Hayley, Hailey, Haylee (f) - closest: see Leah
- Heather (f) - closest is St Ethelburgh (September 8) [27]
- Henry (m) - St Henry of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre (June 24) [28]
- Heidi (f) - see Adelaide
- Holly (f) - not yet completed
- Hope (f) - St Hope (daughter of St Sophia)
- Hudson (m) - see Hugh or Richard
- Hugh (m) - St Hugh of Rouen (Apr 9) [29]
- Hunter (m) - closest is St Gunthiern in Brittany (July 3) [30]
I
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then Sound-alike is used.
J
- Jace, Jase (m) - see Jason
- Jack (m) - St Iakovos, St Jacob; (see also: Jacob (disambiguation))
- Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson (m) - see Jack
- Jacob, Jake (m) - St Jacob (Son of Isaac - Sunday of the Forefathers), St Jacob Netsvetov
- Jacqueline (f) - St Jacob or St James
- Jade (f) - closest is St. Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia (September 10)
- Jaira (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (also Jairos/Jairus (m))
- Jamie (f) - see James
- Jan, Jane (f) - St Joanna
- Janet (f) - St Joanna
- Janice (f) - St Joanna
- Jared (m) - (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Jason (m) - St Jason
- Jasmine (f) - closest: see Jesse
- Javana (f) - see Giovanna
- Jay (m) - see James or Jason
- Jayden, Jaydon (m) - closest is St. Jader (Iader) of Sigum, Bishop in Numidia (September 10)
- Jeff, Jeffrey (m) - see Geoffrey
- Jenna (f) - see Jenny
- Jennifer (f) - St Genevieve of Paris (January 3); St Winifred of Wales (November 3)
- Jenny (f) - St Joanna
- Jeoire (m) - St George (April 23)
- Jerica (f) - St Gertrude of Nivelles (March 17)
- Jerry (m) - see Gerald
- Jesse (m) - St Jesse, son of Obed (Sunday of the Forefathers) [31]
- Jessie (f) - St Joanna; St Jesse, son of Obed (Sunday of the Forefathers) [32]
- Jessica (f) - closest: see Jessie
- Jo, Joan, Joanna, Joanne (f) - St John
- Jonathan, Jonty (m) - Sunday of the Forefathers, or St Theodore
- Jocelyn, Joselyn (f) - closest is St Judocus (Josse) of Brittany (December 13) [33]
- Jodie (f) - see Judith
- Joe, Joseph (m) - St Joseph (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Joel (m) - Prophet Joel
- Jordan (m/f) - Theophany of Christ
- Josephine (f) - St Joseph (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Joost (m) - St Judoc of Brittany
- Jordan, Jordana (m/f) - The Theophany of Christ
- Joshua, Josh (m) - St Joshua the son of Nun (Sunday of the Forefathers) [34]
- Joyce (m/f) - St Judoc of Brittany
- Judith, Judy (f) - St Judith, slayer of Holofernes (Sunday of the Forefathers) [35]; St Jude the Apostle
- Julia, Julie (f) - St Julia of Corsica (July 16), St Julia of Troyes (July 21), or St Julia of Mérida (December 10). [36]
K
- Kai (m) - St Kay in England (November 5) [37]
- Kaitlyn (f) - see Caitlyn
- Kallum (m) - see Callum
- Karen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Katherine, Kathryn (f) - see Catherine
- Kathleen (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kay, Kayla, Kaylee, Kaylyn, Kaylynn (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kayden, Kaiden (m) - see Aidan
- Kayse (f) - see Casey
- Keith (m) - Elevation of the Holy Cross
- Kelly (f) - St Ceallach of Killala (May 1)
- Kelsey (f) - closest is St Celsus of Rome (November 21) [38]
- Ken, Kenneth (m) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11)
- Kennedy (f) - closest: see Kenneth
- Kevin (m) - St Kevin of Glendalough
- Khloe (f) - see Chloe
- Kieran, Kyran, Kiaran (m) - St Kieran of Clonmacnoise (September 9)
- Kimberley, Kimberly, Kim (f) - St Cyneburgh, abbess in Northamptonshire (March 6) [39]
- Kittie (f) - St Catherine of Alexandria
- Kristen (f) - see Christina
- Kruze (m) - see Cruz
- Krystal (f) - Celebrated on December 25 (from 'Chrystalla')
- Kyle (m) - closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland (July 29) [40]
- Kylie (f) - closest is St Kilian, abbot of Inishcaltra island, Ireland (July 29) [41]
L
- Landon (m) - closest is St Landericus of Soignies (April 17) [42]
- Larry (m) - St Laurence of Canterbury (February 2)
- Laura (f) - St Laura of Cordoba, martyred in Spain by the Moors (October 19)
- Lauren (f) - St Laurence
- Layla (f) - closest is St Lelia (August 11) [43]
- Leah, Lia (f) - St Leah, the wife of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Lea, ascetic in Rome (March 22)
- Lee (m) - see Leah
- Leslie (m/f) - closest is St Lelia in Limerick (August 11) [44]
- Liam (m) - see William
- Lillian (f) - see Elizabeth; or, see Lily
- Lily (f) - St Lelia (August 11) [45]
- Lincoln (m) - All Saints of Lincolnshire [46]
- Linda (f) - closest is St Linus of Rome
- Lindsey (f) - see Lincoln; or, see Linda
- Lisa (f) - see Elizabeth
- Logan (m) - closest is St Longin the Centurion (October 16)
- London (f) - closest is St Mellitus of London; St Sebbe, founder of Westminster; St Erconwald of London; St Ethelburgh, abbess of Barking; Sts Beocca & Hethor, martyrs of Chertsey; St Wulsin, renewer of St Peter's Monastery; St Dunstan of London; or St Alphege of Canterbury
- Lorna (f) - St Loarn, disciple of St Patrick (August 30) [47]
- Louis, Luis (m) - St Ludwin of Trier (September 29) [48]; or St Lewina of Seaford (July 24) [49]
- Lucy (f) - St Lucy of Syracuse (December 13)
- Lydia (f) - St Lydia of Phillipi (May 20)
- Lynn (f) - see Linda; or, closest is Theophany
M
- Mabel (f) - St Amabilis of Riome, St Amabilis of Rouen
- Mackenzie (f) - St Kenneth of Wales (August 1); St Cainnech of Aghaboe (October 11)
- Madelyn, Madeleine, Madeline (f) - St Mary Magdalene (July 22)
- Madison (f) - St Maud (March 14), [50]
- Malcolm (m) - St Columba of Iona (June 9)
- Marcia (f) - St Marcia, martyred under Diocletian (July 2)
- Mariah (f) - Mary; St Mariah the sister of Moses (Sunday of the Forefathers) [51]
- Marisa, Marissa (f) - see Mary; or, see Louis
- Martin (m) - St Martin of Tours (November 11)
- Martina, Martine (f) - St Martin of Tours (November 11)
- Maya (f) - St Magos (2nd century) (May 31)
- Megan (f) - St Margaret
- Melanie (f) - St Melangell (Abbess in Wales)
- Melinda (f) - St Ermelindis, hermitess (October 29)
- Melissa, Milena (f) - closest is: see Melinda
- Merissa (f) - see Marissa
- Mia (f) - see Amelia or Maria
- Michelle (f) - Archangel Michael
- Mikayla (f) - Archangel Michael (November 8)
- Mila (f) - St Milica of Serbia
- Milly (f) - St Emily of Caesarea, mother of St Basil the Great (January 1 or May 30); St Mildred of Minster-in-Thanet (July 13)
- Mitchell (m) - see Michael
- Molly (f) - Mary
- Monica (f) - St Monica of Hippo, mother of St Augustine.
- Morgan (f) - closest is St Maughold (December 28), St Modan (February 4) or St Morwenna (July 8) [52]
N
- Nadine (f) - St Hope (daughter of St Sophia, September 17)
- Naomi (f) - closest is Prophet Naum (December 1)
- Natalie (f) - St Natalia
- Nathan (m) - Prophet Nathan (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Nathaniel (m) - Apostle Bartholomew (aka Nathaniel)
- Nevaeh (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace (September 1)
- Neil, Nigel (m) - St Nil (May 7)
- Ngaire (f) - St Nereus (May 12) [53]
- Nicole (f) - St Nicholas of Myra (December 6)
- Noel (m/f) - The Nativity of Christ
- Nolan (m) - St Eugene (based on meaning - March 7), or (based on sound) St Paulinus of Nola, St Felix of Nola, St Maximus of Nola, St Arnold, Maginold, Reinold.
- Nora (f) - St Helen
O
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, 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) [54]
- 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 form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then Sound-alike is used.
- Paige (f) - St Pega of England (January 8 - Sound-alike) [55]
- Paisley (f) - St Basil the Great (Meaning (Paisley -> Basilica))
- Parker (m) - St Phylax (August 30 - Sound-alike) [56]
- 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) [57]
- Phoenix (m/f) - St Felix (Sound-alike)
- Piper (f) - St Piperion (March 11 - Sound-alike) [58]
Q
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, 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
- Rachel (f) - St Rachel, wife of Jacob (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Ralph (m) - St Ralph of Bourges (June 21) [59]
- Raymond (m) - closest is St Rumon (August 30) [60]
- Rebecca (f) - St Rebecca, wife of Isaac (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Regina (f) - Mary, the Mother of God; or, St Regina of Autun (September 7) [61]
- Reginald (m) - Mary, the Mother of God.
- Richard (m) - St Richard (February 7) [62]
- Rider (m) - see Ryder
- Riley (f) - closest is St Reineldis (July 16) [63]
- Robert (m) - see Rupert
- Roderick, Rod (m) - St Rodericus, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba (March 13)
- Roger (m) - St Roger, one of the 48 Martyrs of Cordoba (September 16)
- Ronald (m) - St Reinold, martyr at Pantaleon Monastery in Germany (January 7)
- Rosa, Rose, Rosy, Rosita (f) - closest is St Rosendo (March 1) [64]
- Rosemary (f) - see Mary, or, see Rose
- Rowan (m) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15)
- Rowena (f) - St Ruadhán of Lorrha (April 15)
- Roxana, Roxanne, Roxy (f) - St Photine of Samaria (same meaning)
- Ruby (f) - closest is St Maelrubius (April 21) [65]
- Rupert (m) - St Rupert of Salzburg (March 27)
- Ruth (f) - (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Ryan (m) - St Rhian, abbot (March 8)
- Ryder (m) - Synaxis of the Bodiless Powers (November 8 - same meaning); or, St Ruadan of Lothra (April 15) [66], St Ida of Nivelles (May 8), St Idea of Herzfeld (September 4) or St Idus of Alt-Fadha in Leinster (July 14) (similar sound).
S
- Sadie (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Sarah of the Desert (July 13)
- Samantha, Sam (f) - Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Samuel, Sam (m) - Prophet Samuel (Sunday of the Forefathers)
- Sarah, Sara (f) - Sarah, wife of Abraham (Sunday of the Forefathers); St Sarah of the Desert (July 13)
- Savannah (f) - closest is St Savina of Milan (January 30) [67]
- Scarlett, Scarlet (f) - closest is St Scarthin (January 6) [68]
- Scott (m) - closest is Apostle Andrew, patron of Scotland; or St Columba, enlightener of Scotland.
- Sean, Shaun (m) - St John
- Serenity (f) - St Galina (=serenity) of Corinth, martyr (April 16); Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers (May 7); St Serenus of Marseilles (August 9)
- Serena (f) - Sts. Serenicus and Serenus, monastic brothers (May 7); St Serenus of Marseilles (August 9)
- Shane (m) - St John
- Shannon (m/f) - closest is: see Sean
- Shelby (f) - closest is: Apostle Silvan
- Siobhan (f) - see Jeanne
- Skye (f) - St Ourania of the Forty Virgin-martyrs in Thrace (September 1)
- Skylar (f) - St Scholastica, sister of St Benedict
- Sloane (m) - closest is St Silouan the Athonite
- Stella (f) - St Stylianos of Paphlagonia (November 26)
- Stephanie (f) - St Stephen the Protomartyr
- Susanna (f) - St Susanna, martyred in Salerno (January 18); St Susanna the Just (Sunday of the Forefathers) [69]
- Sydney (f) - closest is St Sidonius of Clermont (August 21), St Sidonius of Rouens (November 14), or St Sedna of Ossory (March 10) [70]
T
- Tabitha (f) - St. Tabitha (October 25)
- Tania, Tanya (f) - St Tatiana of Rome
- Tara (f) - closest is St Tarsila, aunt of St Gregory the Great (December 24) [71]
- Taylor (f) - closest is St Talarican in Scotland (October 30) [72]
- Thierry (m) - see Derek.
- Tia (f) - St Tatiana of Rome; or, saints ending in '-tia'; or, saints beginning in 'Theo-' (e.g. Theodora).
- Tiffany (f) - The Theophany of our Lord (January 6)
- Travis (m) - closest is St Triverius of Dombes (January 16) [73]
- Trevor (m) - St Triverius, hermit in Dombes (January 16) [74]
- Tristan (m) - St Drostan (or Drustan), abbot in Aberdeenshire (July 11) [75]
- Troy (m) - St Troyen of Saintes (November 30) [76]
- Trudy (f) - St Tudy of Wales (January 30) [77]
- Ty (m) - see Tyler, Tyson or Tyrone
- Tyler (m) - closest is St Tillo of Belgium (January 7) [78]
- Tyrone (m) - see Owen
- Tyson (m) - closest is St Dyfan of Britain (May 26) [79]
V
- Valentina (f) - St Valentine of Rhaetia (January 7); St Valentine of Rome (February 14); St Valentine of Terni (February 14); St Valentine of Genoa (May 2); St Valentine of Trier (July 16); St Valentine of Strasbourg (September 2); St Valentine martyred at Viterbo (November 3); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna (November 11); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna (November 13); St Valentine martyred at Ravenna (December 16). [80]
- Valerie (f) - St Valery of Leuconay (April 1) [81]; St Valeria of Milan (April 28); St Valeria martyred in France (December 9) [82]
- Vanessa (f) - Esther (of the Book of Esther)
- Veronica (f) - St Veronica
- Victor (m) - Great-martyr Victor of Damascus (November 11); Victor the Soldier (July 21); Victor of Braga (São Victor) (April 12); Victor the Moor (May 8); Victor of Capua (April 2); Victor of Piacenza (December 7); Victor of Vita (August 23); Victor (Vitores) of Spain (August 26); Victor of St. Gall (February 25); New Hiero-confessor Victor (Ostrovidov), Bishop of Glazov (April 19).
- Victoria (f) - Virgin-Martyrs Victoria and Anatolia (December 23) [83]
- Vincent (m) - St Vincent of Lerins (May 24) [84]
- Violet (f) - not yet completed
- Vivian (f) - St Vivian, martyred in Rome (December 2)
W
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then Sound-alike is used.
- Walter (m) - St Vladimir (Meaning)
- Warren (m) - St Warren of France (August 25 - Saint) [85]
- Wendall (m) - St Wendolinus (October 21 - Soundalike) [86]
- Whitney (f) - St Wite in Dorset (June 1 - Soundalike) [87]
- William (m) - St William of Gellone (Saint)
- Winnie (f) - St Winifred of Wales (November 3) (Saint)
- Winston (m) - St Wistan (June 1 - Soundalike) [88]
- Wyatt (m) - see William
X
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then Sound-alike is used.
- Xavier (m) - not yet completed
Z
- Key: If a name has a saint directly attached to it (or a foreign form of it), then Saint is used; if the name is known to have the same meaning as one for a saint, then Meaning is used; if it is known only that the name sounds similar, then Sound-alike is used.
- Zachary, Zach (m) - St Zachariah, father of St John the Baptist (Saint)
- Zeke (m) - Prophet Ezekiel (Saint)
- Zhadee (f) - not yet completed
- Zoe, Zoey (f) - Life-Giving Spring (Bright Friday); Exuperius and Zoe (May 2); Zoe of Rome (December 18) (Saint)
