Men's names for the shrines for boys in December: list, origin, meaning, patron saint. How to choose the right name for a newborn boy in the saints in December?

So that the child has a strong patron, name him in honor of the saint. The article shows the name of the saints for December the month.

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In the Orthodox faith, holy people have special respect and honor. It is believed that the child will protect those saints in whose honor it will receive a name. The named baby will receive a close connection with the saint, receive part of his strength and some good qualities of a person who proved his devotion to God.

Saints

How to choose the right name for a newborn boy in the saints in December?

Practical every day of the year is dedicated to the holy man.

The name is chosen mainly for the birthday of the child
Previously, the day of the name was the 8th day, when the name was chosen
It is permissible to choose the patrons of the saint, who is honored on the 40th day-Baptism Day
If there is a particularly revered saint in the family, it can be called in his honor, but this is an exception

The choice of rare and blessed names in the holy is great - more than 1000 names of Greek, Jewish, Slavic origin.

Orthodox names for boys in the saints in December: origin, meaning, patron saint

December 1

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alfei	greek Jewish	jewish - scientist leader; greek is an inventor	Holy Martyr Alphae, reader in Caesarea Palestinian
Anastasius	greek	revived	The Martyr Anastasius is new
Varul	jewish	god's slave	Martyr ladders Varul from Antioch
Zakhey	syrian	righteous, fair	Holy Martyr Deacon of the Gadarin Church Zakhey
Naum	jewish	consolation, comfort	The Prophet of the Old Testament (out of 12 small)
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy martyr Archpriest Nikolai Vinogradov
Novel	Latin	roman	Holy martyr Deacon Roman Caesarean (Antioch)
Plato	greek	broad -shouldered	Holy martyr Plato Ankir

December 2nd

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Avdiy (Avdey)	jewish	the minister of God	Holy Martyr Prophet Avdia (out of 12 small ones)
Avenir	jewish	father of Light	Indian Avenir, Tsar
Adrian	latin	oria from Adria	Rev. Martyr Hegumen Adrian Svekhekhonsky, Yaroslavl
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Priest Alexander Mishutin Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexander Serebrov
Valentine	Latin	strong, strong	Martyr Valentin Kornienko
Varlaam	jewish	son of God	Martyr Varlaam Antiox of Caesarea (Cappadocian) Rev. Herringman Varlaam Indian Rev. abbot Pechersk Varlaam in nearby caves
Benjamin	hebrew	the son of the right hand	Rev. Martyr Hierodeacon Veniamin Zykov
Gennady	greek	noble	Rev. Martyr Archimandrite Gennady Rebiza
Gerasim	greek	venerable	Holy Martyr Hieromonk Gerasim Sukhov
Gregory	greek	awake	Rev. Martyr Grigory (name given in the world) Rebiza, archimandrite
Denis	greek Dionysus	God of fertility, winemaking	Martyr Dionysius
Dmitry	greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Archpriest Dmitry Kuklin
Ivan	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Priest Presbyter John Vishnevsky Holy Martyr Archpriest John Malinovsky Holy Martyr Priest John Piramidin Holy Martyr Priest John Florovsky
Jacob (Yakov)	biblical Jewish	the next on the heels	Holy Martyr Archpriest Jacob Perebodi Holy Martyr Priest James of Diamonds
Ignat	latin	fiery	Holy Martyr Priest Ignatius Teslin
Iliodor, Eldar	greek	the gift of the sun	Martyr Iliodor Magidsky, Pamphlian
Illarion	greek	happy	Rev. Hilarion Gruzinsky, Wonderworker, Hieromonk
Josaf, Joseph	jewish	Yes, God will increase	Rev. Josaf, Tsarevich Indian Holy Martyr Saint Bishop of Chistopol Josaf Udalov
Konstantin	greek	constant, persistent	Holy Martyr Archpriest Konstantin Mikhailovsky
Leonid	greek	the son of Leo	Martyr Leonid Salkov
Michael	jewish	equal to God	Holy Martyr Hieromonk Mikhail Kvanin Holy Martyr Archpriest Mikhail Dmitrov
Peter	Greek	stone	Martyr Peter Antonov
Porfiry	Greek	scarlet	Rev. Porfiry Kavsokalit (Biyrthris) Bishop of Simferopol
Semyon, Simeon	jewish	heard by God	Holy Martyr Priest Simeon Krivosheev
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable, venerable	Holy Martyr Archpriest Sergius Makhaev
Timothy	greek	reverent God	Martyr Timofei Kucherov
Fedor	greek	granted by God	Saint Fedor
Filaret	greek	loving virtue	Saint Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensky
Christopher, Christopher	greek	calling Christ	Martyr Christopher

December 3

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Azat	arabic	independent, free	Martyr Azat Gadiabsky (Persian)
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexander Sakharov
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexy Nikatov Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexy Amanov
Anatoly	greek	a resident of Anatolia	Martyr Anatome Nicaean
Arseny	greek	courageous	Rev. Martyr Hegumen Arseny Dmitriev
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Priest Vasily Candelabrov
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Archpriest Vladimir Medvedyuk
Gregory	greek	peppy, awake	Rev. Grigory Decapolit
Demyan (in the scheme of Diodorus)	latin Greek	dedicated to the goddess Damia fertile	Rev. Damian Yuryegorsky, Kargopol
Denis	greek	belonging to Dionysus	Martyr Dionysius in Dorostol
Eustathius	greek	stable	Martyr Eustathius Nicaean
Evtihiy	greek	great, happy	Rev. Martyr Hegumen Evtichi Kachur
Emelyan	greek	affectionate	Holy Martyr Priest Emelyan Panasevich
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Archpriest John Sarv Holy Martyr John Bet-Selevkiyk, Persian Holy Martyr Presbyter John Zabolotny
Illarion	greek	happy	Holy Martyr Hieromonk Hieromonk Ilarion Pisaler
Isidore, Sidor	greek	the gift of the goddess Isis	Rev. Isidor Alexandria
Joseph, Osip	jewish	Yes, God will increase	Martyr Joseph Persian
Makar	greek	blissful	Holy Martyr Makarii, Bishop of Yekaterinoslav
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Priest Nikolai Pokrovsky
Nirsa	greek	wet	The holy martyr Bishop of St. Nirsa Sicigarzadatsky
Prison	greek	herald, happy messenger	Holy Martyr Patriarch Saint Procl, Archbishop of Constantinopol
Saovery	slavic-Tatar	bright	The holy martyr Bishop Saint Savery Bet-Selevki, Persian
Sasonia	persian	monkey -like	Martyr Sasonia Guzitsky, Persidskty

December 4

There are no birthday patrons.

5th of December

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Avenir	jewish	father of Light	Rev. Martyr monk Aenir Sinitsyn
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexy Benemansk
Archp	greek	the main rider	Apostle Arkhip, from 70
Athanasius	greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Priest Presbyter Afanasy Milov
Boris	slavic	glorious in the struggle	Martyr Boris Kozlov
Valerian	latin	from the Valeriy family	Martyr Valerian Roman
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Priest Vasily Bova
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Priest Vladimir Ryasensky
Gerasim	greek	venerable	Holy Martyr Hieromonk Gerasim Mochalov
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Priest John Baranov Holy Martyr Priest John Smirnov
Ilya, Elijah	jewish	the power of God	Holy Martyr Archpriest Elijah Building
Josaf, Joseph	jewish	Yes, God will increase	The holy martyr Bishop of the Mogilev saint Josaf Zhevakhov
Maksim	latin	greatest	Martyr Maxim Roman
Mark	latin	hammer	Martian Martyr Mark Makhrov
Michael	jewish	equal, similar to God	Righteous warrior Mikhail Bulgarian Saint Prince Mikhail Tverskoy
Paul	latin	jr	Holy Martyr Priest Pavel Evdokimov
Peter	greek	stone	Saint Peter, in the world-the noble Vladimir-Volynsky prince Yaropolk Izyaslavich
Procopius	greek	naked sword	Martyr reader Procopius Caesarean, Palestinian
Savva	aramaic	elder	Rev. Martyr monk Savva Suslov
Fuddey, Theodore, Theodore	greek	the gift of God	Holy Martyr Priest Theodore Gusev
Filimon	greek	darling	Apostle Filimon from 70
Yakov, Jacob	biblical Jewish	the next on the heels	Holy Martyr Priest James Sokolov
Yaropolk	slavic	glorious warrior	Saint Boar Vladimir-Volynsky Prince Yaropolk Izyaslavich

December 6

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky Martyr Alexander Vskusovoy
Alexei	greek	protective	Alexy - the name in the schema of the Holy Noble Prince Alexander Nevsky
Amphilochia	greek	ambusher	Saint Bishop Amphilochia Ikoni
Boris	slavic	glorious in the struggle	The holy martyr Bishop Boris Ivanovsky
Gregory	greek	peppy, awake	Saint Bishop Grigory Akrani
Eleazar	jewish	the help of God	Holy Martyr Priest Presbyter Eleazar Spiridonov
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Saint Confessor John Vasiliev
Mitrofan	greek	mother revealed	Saint Bishop Mitrofan Voronezh
Seraphim	jewish	fire Angel	Martyr Hieromonk Seraphim Tevar
Sisini	latin	blind	Holy Martyr Saint Bishop of Sisini Kizic
Fedor	greek	the gift of God	Martyr Confessor Theodore Antioch

December 7th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexander Levitsky
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Priest Alexy Tyutyunov
Gregory	greek	peppy, awake	Rev. Gregory of Chrysopropelist
Evgeniy	greek	noble	The holy martyr Evgeny Yakovlev
Evgraf	greek	well writing	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Evgraf Evrestov
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Priest John Nikolsky
Cornelius	roman	archer	Holy Martyr Priest Koriliy Zlavovich
Mark	latin	hammer	Rev. Mark Triglian
Mercury	latin	merchant	Monk Postnik Mercury Kiev-Pechersky, from distant caves Martyr Mercury Smolensky Great Martyr military leader Mercury Caesarean, Cappadocian
Mitrofan	greek	revealed by the mother	Holy Martyr Priest Presbyter Mitrofan Kornitsky
Michael	jewish	equal, similar to God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Mikhail Bogorodnitsky
Porfiry	greek	scarlet	Martyr Porfiry Alexandria Stratilat
Procopius	greek	naked sword	Martyr Procopius
Semyon, Simon	ancient Jewish	heard by God	Rev. abbot Simon Soyginsky
Christopher	greek	calling Christ	Martyr Christopher

December 8th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexander Vershinsky
Andrew	greek	courageous	Holy Martyr Priest Andrey Shershnev
Varlaam	jewish	son of God	Holy Martyr Archpriest Varlaam Popov
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Priest Vasily Parisky
Victor	latin	winner	Holy Martyr Archpriest Viktor Smirnov
Gregory	greek	peppy, awake	Holy Martyr Archpriest Grigory Voinov
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Archpriest John Yanushev
Illarion	greek	happy	Holy Martyr Priest Ilarion Soloviev
Clement	greek	gracious	Holy Martyr Pope Clement
Kozma, Kuzma	greek	world order	Holy Martyr Priest Cosma Korotkikh
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Martyr Nikolai Kopninsky
Paul	latin	jr	Martyr Pavel Kuzovkov
Peter	greek	stone	Monk silencer Peter Antioch, Galatian Holy Martyr Archbishop Peter of Alexandria
Semyon, Simeon	jewish	heard by God	Holy Martyr Priest Simeon Afonkin
Seraphim	jewish	fire Angel	The holy martyr Archbishop of Smolensk Saint Seraphim Ostroumov
Yaroslav	slavic	bright, strong	Holy Martyr Archpriest Yaroslav Savitsky

9th December

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alipius	greek	careless	Rev. Pillars Alipius Adrianopol
Athanasius	greek	immortal	Rev. Athanasius Cherepovetsky, called the iron staff
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Archpriest Vasily Studnitsin Holy Martyr Archpriest Vasily Agafonikov Holy Martyr Priest Vasily Kolosov
George, Egor	greek	cultivating land	Holy Martyr Archpriest George Kolokov Great Martyr George the Victorious
Daniel	jewish	God's judgment	Holy Martyr Priest Daniil Meshchaninov
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Archpriest John Vinogradov
Ilya, Elijah	jewish	the power of God	Holy Martyr Priest Elijah Processheysky
Innocent	latin	innocent	Saint Bishop Innocent Irkutsk
Michael	jewish	equal, similar to God	Holy Martyr Priest Mikhail Zelentsovsky
Nazar	greek	dedicated to God	Holy Martyr Archpriest Nazariy Gribkov
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Archpriest Nikolai Zamaraev
Nikon	greek	winner	Rev. Nikon is methanoid
Peter	greek	stone	Martyr Peter Tsaratkin
Shtilian	ancient Greek	pillars	Rev. Stylian Paflagonyan
Tikhon	greek	lucky	Rev. Martyr Archimandrite Tikhon Buzov
Theodosius	greek	given by God	Rev. Theodosius Cherepovetsky
Julian	roman clan greek	from the genus Juliev wavy, fluffy	Saint Bishop of Julian
Yakov, Jacob	biblical Jewish	the next on the heels	Rev. Hermit of Jacob Syrian

December 10

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Alexy Speransky Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Alexy Gavrin
Andrew	greek	courageous	Blessed Andrey Ogorodnikov, Simbirsky
Apollos	greek	experiencing magic	Holy Martyr Hieromonk Apollos Fedoseev
Boris	slavic	glorious in the struggle	Holy Martyr Archpriest Boris Ivanovsky
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Archpriest Vasily Sokolov
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Archpriest Vladimir Smirnov
Vsevolod Gabriel	slavic Jewish	owning everything the fortress of God	Board Prince Vsevolod Pskovsky, in baptism Gabriel, Pskov Wonderworker
Demyan	latin Greek	dedicated to the goddess Damia fertile	Rev. Demyan (Diodorus) Yuryegorsk, Kargopol
Dmitry	greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Priest Dmitry Belyaev
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Priest John Glazkov Holy Martyr Priest John Smirnov Holy Martyr Archpriest Presbyter John Khrustalev
Josaf, Joseph	jewish	Yes, God will increase	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Josaf fights
Xenophon	greek	foreign	Rev. Martyr Ksenophon Bondarenko
Nafanael	jewish	god's gift	Rev. Hermit Nafanail Nitiri
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Hieromonk Nikolay Saltykov Holy Martyr Archpriest Nikolai Pokrovsky
Nikon	greek	winner	Rev. Martyr Archimandrite Nikon Belyaev
Palladium	greek	owned by Minerva (Pallas), defender	Rev. Palladium Alexandria
Pinufry	—	—	Rev. Pinufriy
Novel	latin	roman	Monk Miracle Worker Hermit of Antioch novel, Syrian
Seraphim	jewish	fire Angel	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Seraphim of the Peasant
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable, venerable	Holy Martyr Priest Sergius Brednikov Holy Martyr Priest Sergius Amanov
Fedor	greek	granted by God	Holy Martyr Priest Theodore Dorofeev
Theodosius	greek	given by God	Rev. Theodosius Ternovsky
Yakov, Jacob	jewish	the next on the heels	Great martyr Jacob Persian Saint Bishop Jacob Rostov

December 11th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Priest Alexy Veselovsky Holy Martyr Priest Alexy Smirnov
Andrew	greek	courageous	Martyr Anrey
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Priest Vasily Zavgorodny Martyr Vasily Byzantine
Gregory	greek	awake	Martyr Grigory Byzantine Another martyr Grigory Byzantine
Daniel	jewish	the court of God	Monk Daniel
Erofei	greek	sacred	Monk Hierophy
Ivan	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Martyr John Byzantine
Konstantin	greek	constant, persistent	Blessed King Konstantin III
Nicephorus	greek	carrying victory	Martyr presbyter Nikifor
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Nikolai Krylov
Paul	latin	jr	Martyr Pavel
Peter	greek	stone	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Peter Voron
Seraphim	jewish	fire Angel	Holy Martyr Metropolitan Seraphim
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Rev. Confessor Archimandrite Sergius Srebryansky
Stepan	greek	diadem	Rev. Martyr Stefan New Martyr Stefan Byzantine
Timothy	greek	c ceing to God	Martyr Bishop Timothy
Fedor	greek	granted by God	Saint Archbishop Theodore Rostov Saint Archbishop Theodore Feodosiopol
Thomas	greek	twin	Martyr Deacon Thomas
Hariton	greek	generous, charming	Martyr monk Khariton

12 December

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Aviva	jewish	kolos, harvesting	The holy martyr Bishop Aviv Nekres, Kakhetian
Akaki	greek	not making evil	Rev. Akaki Sinai
Valerian	latin	the descendant of the Valery clan	Martyr Valerian
Daniel	jewish	God's judgment	Rev. Daniel
Denis	greek	God of fertility, winemaking	Holy Martyr Bishop Dionysius Corinthian
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr John
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Saint Archbishop Nikolai Solunsky
Nectarium	greek	nectar - a drink of the gods	Rev. Nectarium Pechersky
Saturnin	latin	fold, sower	Holy Martyr Saint First Bishop of Saturnin Toulouse
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable, venerable	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Sergius Kochurov
Paramon	greek	reliability, constancy	Martyr Paramon Vifa
Urvan, Urban	roman	urban	Saint Bishop Urvan Macedonian

December 13th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Andrew	greek	courageous	Apostle Andrey the First -Called
Vakhtang	georgian	wolf body	Blessed King Vakhtang Gorgosali
Ivan, John	ancient Jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest John Honest
Frumenty	roman	zhitny, bread	Saint Archbishop Frumenty Indian, Ethiopian

December 14th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Ananias	jewish	the mercy of the Lord	Martyr Bishop Anania Ephesian Martyr Ananius Persiain
Anton	latin	entering into battle	Saint Anthony is new
Dmitry	greek	belonging to Demeter	Saint Dimitri Trishaly
Naum	jewish	comfortable	Prophet Naum from 12 small
Porfiry	greek	scarlet	Saint Patriarch Porfiry Antioch
Filaret	greek	loving virtue	The righteous Filaret is merciful, Paflagonian

December 15th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Avvakum	jewish	strong fighter	Prophet Avvakum of 12 small
Andrew	greek	courageous	Rev. Andrey Oksirinfsky, Egyptian
Athanasius	greek	immortal	Rev. Recluse Athanasius Pechersky close caves Rev. Recluse Athanasius Pechersky distant caves
Boris	slavic	glorious in the struggle	Martyr Boris Uspensky
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Priest Vladimir Proferanov
Dmitry	greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Priest Dimitri Annunciation
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Priest John Dneprovsky Holy Martyr Priest John Derzhavin Rev. John Oxyrinf, Egyptian
John	jewish	God's victory	Rev. Joanniki Deviten
Isa, Jesse	hebrew	god's mercy	Rev. Bishop Isa (Iessai) Tsil
Irakli	greek	glory to Hera	Rev. Iraklemleon Oxyrinf, Egyptian
Kirill	greek	lord	Rev. Cyril Fileot
Kozma, Kuzma	greek	world order	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Cosma Magda
Konstantin	greek	persistent, constant	Holy Martyr Priest Konstantin Nekrasov
Matvey	jewish	granted by God	Holy Martyr Priest Matthew Alexandrov
Moses	jewish	saved from the water	Holy Confessor Moses
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Archpriest Nikolai Zabolotsky Holy Martyr Archpriest Nikolai Vinogradsky
Paul	latin	jr	Holy Martyr Priest Pavel Podorovsky
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Holy Martyr Archpriest Presbyter Sergius Kudryavtsev
Solomon	jewish	peaceful	Saint Archbishop Solomon Ephesus
Stepan	greek	the crown, diadem	Holy Tsar Serbian Stefan Urosh V
Fedor	greek	granted by God	Holy Martyr Priest Theodore Aleksinsky

December 16th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Angelis	greek	bulletin, Angel	Martyr Angelis
Andrew	greek	courageous	The holy martyr presbyter Andrey Holy Martyr Archpriest Andrei Kosovsky
Gabriel	jewish	the fortress of God	Holy Martyr Bishop Gabriel Gansky
George. Egor	greek	the land is cultivated	Saint Confessor George Sedov
Ephraim	semitic	prolific	Rev. Ephraim
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Monk silence, John Silentician, Savvait, former Bishop of Kolotiysky
Neophyte	greek	newborn	Rev. Neophyte
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Nikolai
Savva	aramaic	elder	Rev. Savva Storozhevsky, Zvenigorodsky
Fedor	greek	granted by God	Holy Martyr Archbishop Saint Theodore Alexandria
Theodul	greek	the servant of God	Rev. Feodul Cyprus Monk Polpnik Theodul of Constantinople Ephesus

December 17

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Alexander Posokhin
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Alexy Saburov
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Deacon Vasily Kashin
Gennady	greek	noble	Saint Archbishop Gennady Novgorod
Dmitry	greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Dimitri Nevedomsky
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Rev. chamomer John Damaskin Rev. Bishop John Polivotsky Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest John Pyankov
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Nikolai Yakhontov
Seraphim	jewish	fire Angel	Holy Martyr Bishop Seraphim Fanarian

December 18

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Averky	roman	holding	The martyr is obvious
Gennady	greek	noble	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Gennady Poyuk
Guri	jewish	young lion	Saint Archbishop Guri Kazan
Zakhar	jewish	The Lord remembered	Rev. Martyr Zakharia Skitsky, Egyptian
Ilya, Elijah	jewish	the power of God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Elijah Chetverukhin
Carion	greek	hired small soldier, Karits	Rev. Monk Karion Skitsky, Egyptian
Nectarium	Greek	nectar - a drink of the gods	Rev. Nectarium Athos
Savva	Aramaic	Elder	Rev. Savva is consecrated
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Holy Confessor, Presbyter Sergei Pravdlyubov
Filofei	greek	bogolyube	Rev. Felofei Karesky

December 19th

Name

Origin

Meaning

The patron saint

Maksim

greek

greatest

St. Metropolitan Maxim Kyiv

Nikolai

greek

the winner of the peoples

Saint Wonderworker Nicholas Archbishop of the World of Lycian

Martyr Nikolai Karaman

December 20

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Ambrose	greek	immortal	Saint Bishop Ambrose Mediolansky Saint Confessor Bishop Ambrose Kamenetz-Podolsky
Andronik	greek	the winning man	Rev. Martyr Hierodeacon Andronik Barsukov
Anton	latin	entering into battle	Rev. Hieromonk Anthony Siysky Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Anthony Popov
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Archpriest Vasily Mirozhin
Galaction	greek	milk	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Galaktion Novikov
Gregory	greek	awake. cheerful	Rev. Grigory Athos
Guri	jewish	young lion	Martyr Hieromonk Guri Samoilov
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Monk Postnik John Pechersky Martyr John Demidov
Ignat	latin	fiery	Rev. Ignatius Vlacherynsky
Michael	jewish	similar to God	Holy Martyr Archpriest Presbyter Sergius Goloshchapov
Nicephorus	greek	The victorious	Holy Martyr Deacon Nikifor Litvinov
Nile	latin	Nile - Great River	Rev. Neil Stolobensky
Paul	latin	jr	Rev. Pavel obedient, guide
Peter	greek	stone	Holy Martyr Archpriest Peter Krestov
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Sergius Galkovsky Holy Martyr Archpriest Presbyter Sergius Uspensky Holy Martyr Archpriest Presbyter Sergius Goloshchapov
Isidore	greek	the gift of Isis	Holy Isidore

21 December

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Apollos	greek	experiencing magic	Apostle Appolos Alexandrian from 70
Kirill	greek	lord	Rev. Cyril Chelmogorsk
Caesar	roman	emperor	Apostle Caesar from 70
Kifa	syrian	stone	Apostle Kifa from 70
Moschian	old Russian	—	Monk Moschian
Onisifor	greek	beneficial	Apostle Onisifor from 70
Patapia	greek	topping labor with your feet	Rev. Patapiy Fivsky, Constantinople
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Sergius Orlov
Szaten	greek	preserving strength	Apostle Sosfena from 70

December 22

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Alexander Buvratsev
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Vasily Yagodin
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Vladimir Vinogradov Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Vladimir Dzhurinsky
Sofron	greek	sane	Saint Archbishop of Safronius Cyprus
Stepan	greek	the crown, diadem	Rev. Stefaniy Novosiatel, Constantinople

December 23

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Alexander Shklyaev Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexander Tuberovsky
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexei Vvedensky
Anatoly	greek	a resident of Anatolia	Holy Martyr Archpriest Anatoly Pravdolubov
Gregory	greek	peppy, awake	Martyr Grigory Berdenev
Dorofei	greek	god's gift	Martyr Dorofei Klimashev
Evgeniy	greek	noble	Holy Martyr Evgeny Pletnev Holy Martyr Archpriest Evgeny Kharkov Martyr Evgeny Caesarean
Evgraf	greek	well writing	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Evgraf Pletnev
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Blessed John Serbian
Konstantin	greek	persistent, constant	Holy Martyr Archpriest Konstantin Bazhanov
Lavr, Lavrenty	greek	crowned with laurels	Martyr Lavrenty Kogtev
Marian	latin	nautical	Martyr Marian Caesarean
Michael	jewish	similar to God	Martyr Mikhail Pletnev Martyr Mikhail Yakunkin Holy Martyr Archpriest Mikhail Kobzev
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Archpriest Nikolai Rozov
Peter	greek	stone	Martyr Peter Grishin
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Rev. Martyr Hieromonk Sergius Sorokin
Stepan	greek	the crown, diadem	Blessed Stefan Serbsky, Brankovich, ruler Serbian
Thomas	Greek	twin	Rev. abbot Thomas Defurkin
Yakov, Jacob	biblical Jewish	the next on the heels	Holy Martyr Priest James Shestakov

December 24th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Akepsius	greek	inflexible	Martyr Aquepsiy Arbess, Persian
Aifal	greek	always white, bright	Martyr Aifal Arbess, Persian
Varsawa	greek	sava's son	Martyr Varsawa
Vikenty	latin	winner	Martyr Vikenty
Daniel	jewish	the court of God	Rev. Daniil Stolpnik
Emelyan	greek	affectionate	Martyr Emilian
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest John the Epiphany Saint Metropolitan John Zikhovsky
Leonty	greek	lion	Rev. Leonty
Luke	latin	light coloured	Rev. Luke Kholkidon colpine
Miras	greek	lad, young man	Martyr Miras Egyptian
Nicephorus	greek	The victorious	Blessed King Nicephorus Foca
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Nikolai Vinogradov (another)
Nikon	greek	winner	Rev. Nicon Dry Pechersky in near -caves
Peter	greek	stone	Holy ascetic Peter
Terenty	latin	smooth, polite	Martyr Terenty
Theophanes	greek	epiphany	The holy martyr Bishop Feofan Solikamsky, Ilminsky
Filimon	greek	darling	Saint Filimon

December 25th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	The holy martyr Bishop Patriarch Alexander Jerusalem
Reason	latin	reasonable	Martyr Disinord Sinezia, Sinetos, Roman
Spiridon	greek	wicker basket	Saint Wonderworker Bishop Spiridon Termifunta
Ferapont	greek	admirer, servant	Rev. Ferapont Monzensky

December 26

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Avksenty	greek	growing	Martyr Presbyter Avksenty Sevastian, Arabian
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Alexander Yuzefovich Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexander Pospelov
Alexei	greek	protective	Holy Martyr Archpriest Alexy Rozhdestvensky
Arkady	greek	a resident of Arcadia	Rev. Arkady Novotorgsky and Vyazemsky
Arseny	greek	courageous	Rev. abbot Arseny Latrian
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Priest Presbyter Vasily Pokrovsky
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	The holy martyr is the prince presbyter Alexander Lozina-Lozinsky
Gregory	greek	peppy, awake	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Grigory Faddeev
Evgeniy	greek	noble	Martyr Evgeny Sevastian
Evstratiy	greek	good warrior	Martyr military Eustratius Sevastian
Emelyan	greek	affectionate	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Emilian Kireev
Ivan	jewish	pardoned by God	Martyr Ioann Menkov
Mardarius	roman	originally from Mardara (Armenia)	Rev. Recluse Mardariy Pechersky Martyr Mardarius Sevastian
Nikolai	Greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Nikolai Amassian
Orest	greek	highlander	Martyr Orest Sevastian
Jacob	jewish	the next on the heels	Holy Martyr Presbyter Jacob Gusev

27th of December

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Apollo	greek	owned by Apollo	Martyr Apollonius Antinomsky
Vassian, Vasily	roman	regal	Saint Confessor Archbishop Vassian Tambovsky
Zosim	greek	alive	Saint Zosim
Illarion	greek	happy	Saint Metropolitan Ilarion Suzdal
Ipatiy	greek	supreme	Martyr Ipatiy
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Nikolai Kovalev
Filimon	greek	darling	Martyr Filimon Antinomsky
Firs	greek	decorated with flowers	Martyr Firs

December 28th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Alexander Rozhdestvensky
Bacchian	chechen	live	The martyr Bacchus is new
Basil	greek	regal	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Vasily Vinogradov
Illarion	greek	happy	Holy Martyr Archbishop Ilarion Vereisky, Troitsky
And she	jewish	the pigeon, patient	Rev. Jonah Pechengsky, Kola
Nectarium	greek	nectar - a drink of the gods	Rev. Nektariy Betelsky
Paul	latin	jr	Rev. Pavel Latrian
Pard	greek	lynx	Rev. Hermit Pardon Roman, Palestinian
Stepan	greek	diadem, crown	Saint Confessor Archbishop Stefan Surozhsky
Tryphon	greek	luxurious	Rev. Trifon Pechengsky, Kola

December 29th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Agrge	jewish	solemn	Agngei Prophet from 12 small
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Alexander Kolokolov
Arkady	greek	a resident of Arcadia	Holy Martyr Saint Bishop Arkady Bezhetsky, Ostalsky
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Vladimir Alekseev Holy Martyr Priest Presbyter Vladimir Damaskin
Ilya	jewish	the power of God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Elijah.
Makar	greek	blissful	Martyr Hieromonk Makariy Smirnov
Marin	roman	nautical	Martyr Marin Roman
Memnon	greek	remembering	Saint Archbishop Memnon Ephesus
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Saint Nikolai Chrysoverg
Paul	latin	jr	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Pavel Favorites
Peter	greek	stone	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Peter Zinoviev
Semyon	jewish	heard by God	Saint Archbishop Simeon Antioch
Theodosius	jewish	given by God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Feodosia Boldyrev

December 30th

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Azariy	jewish	God helped	Martyr Laddla of the prophet Daniil Azariy Vavilonsky
Ananias	jewish	distinguished by God's mercy	Martyr Laddole Daniil Ananiy Vavilonsky
Alexander	greek	defender	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Alexander Savelov
Daniel	jewish	God's judgment	Prophet Daniel Rev. Confessor Daniil Niver, Egyptian
Denis	greek	The god of fertility and winemaking	Saint Archbishop Dionysius Egina
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest John Earthlings Saint Bishop John Sardian
Misail	jewish	strengthened by God	Martyr Laddole Daniil Misail Vavilonsky
Nikita	greek	winner	Martyr Nikita
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Nikolai Byptyukov
Peter	greek	stone	Holy Martyr Presbyter Priest Peter Pokrovsky
Stepan	greek	the crown, diadem	Preacher the confessor Daniil Niver, Egyptian, in the scheme of Stefan
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Holy Martyr Presbyter Archpriest Sergius Florinsky

Dec. 31

Name	Origin	Meaning	The patron saint
Victor	latin	winner	Martyr Viktor Matveev
Vladimir	slavic	lord of the world	Holy Martyr Priest Vladimir Preobrazhensky
Ivan, John	jewish	pardoned by God	Holy Martyr Priest John of Miron
Ilya, Elijah	jewish	the power of God	Holy Martyr Priest Elijah Benemansky
Claudius	latin	lame	Martyr Wardenman of the dungeons Claudius Roman
Mark	latin	hammer	Holy Martyr Deacon Mark Roman
Markellin	latin	warlike	Holy Martyr Deacon Markellin Roman
Michael	jewish	similar to God	Rev. Confessor Assistant Bishop Mikhail Singel, Constantinople
Modest	latin	modest	Saint Patriarch Modest Jerusalem
Nikolai	greek	the winner of the peoples	Holy Martyr Archpriest Presbyter Nikolai Kobrov
Nicostrath	greek	the winner of the army	Martyr Nikostrat Roman
Sevastian	greek	highly respectable, sacred	Rev. Sevastian Sohotsky, Poshehon Martyr Sevastian Mediolansky, Roman
Semyon	jewish	heard by God	The righteous Semeon Verkhotursky
Sergey	etruscan	highly respectable	Holy Martyr Deacon Sergius Astakhov
Faddey	greek	Divine gift	The holy martyr Archbishop Fuddeus, Assumption
Flor, Frol	latin	flowering	Rev. Bishop Frol Amian