
Features of choosing a name to the boy born in February. List of names by day, their meaning and origin.
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The mystery of namedness has existed since ancient times.
Nowadays, during the waiting period of the baby, his parents and grandparents select a name and voiced on family councils. Well, if they agree peacefully and stop on 1-2 options. And it’s sad if they quarrel and cease to communicate due to the lack of consensus.
The Orthodox Saints are a wisely composed book of names on the days and months of the year, in which you will find both familiar and exotic combinations of sounds in names for a modern ear.
Today we’ll talk about choosing a name for a boy who saw the light in February.
How to choose the right name for a newborn boy in the saints in February?

father with a little boy performs a rite of baptism after choosing a name for him
Saints are a fairly static source of names. However, young parents still have the opportunity to consider options before the baptism of the baptism.
The picture below lists the main days to which you should pay attention to to determine the name to the boy.

recommendations for choosing a name to the boy in accordance with the holy
Remember that the name will remain with the baby for life. Try to make his choice as consciously as possible, imagine how a specific combination of letters and sounds will affect his future fate.
Orthodox names for boys in the saints in February: origin, meaning, patron saint

a newborn boy after baptism and choice of name lies in a crib with a hare
Below we represent the table of male names for February for holy, which are harmonious and familiar to the ears of modern man.
1st of February
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Anton | from Latin | who enters the battle | rev. Anthony, Polpnik Martkopsky |
Arseny | from Greek | courageous | st. Arseny, Archbishop of Kerkir |
Gregory | from Greek | awake | saint Gregory the Theologian |
Makar | from Greek | blissful | monk Macarius the Great, Egyptian; Rev. Macarius Roman, Novgorod |
Mark | from Latin | hammer | saint Mark Evgenic, Metropolitan Ephesus |
Nikolai | from Greek | the winner of the peoples | Schmch. Nikolai presbyter |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | Schmch. Peter presbyter |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | blessed Theodore, Christ for the sake of Yurihi, Novgorod |
February 2
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Lavrenty | — | lauren tree | rev. Lavrenty Pechersky recluse |
a lion | with the GECAL | a lion | good king lion the great |
Paul | from Latin | small, younger | Schmch. Pavel Presbyter |
February 3rd
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Valerian | from Latin | from the Valeriy family | martyr Valerian |
Evgeniy | from Greek | noble | martyr Eugene |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | st. John |
Ilya | from Hebrew | my God | Schmch. Elijah Presbyter |
Maksim | from Latin | greatest | rev. Maxim isp. Mch. Neophyte; Rev. Maxim Greek |
February 4
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Anastasius | from Greek | sunday | Prmch. Anastasius Persiain |
Gabriel | from Hebrew | the warrior of God | mF. Gabriel Bishop |
George | from Greek |
cultivating earth
|
mF. George Bishop |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | Schmchch. John Presbyter |
Makar | from Greek | blissful | rev. Makariy Zhabinsky, Belevsky Wonderworker |
Nikolai | from Greek | the winner of the peoples | Schmchch. Nikolai presbyter |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | mF. Peter Bishop |
Timothy | from Greek |
revered God
|
apostle Timothy |
February 5th
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Gennady | from Greek |
noble origin |
rev. Gennady Kostroma and Lyubimogradsky |
Seraphim | jewish | fire Angel | Prmch. Seraphim |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | saint Theodore Stephanit |
February 6
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Anastasius | from Greek | sunday | prmch. Anastasius Persiain |
Gerasim | from Greek | dear | saint Gerasim Great Perm, Ustyovsky |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | martyr John Kazan |
Denis | from Greek |
the god of fertility and winemaking
|
rev. Dionysius Olympic |
Nikolai | from Greek | the winner of the peoples | martyr Nikolai |
Paul | from Latin | small, younger | martyr Pavel |
February 7
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexander | from Greek | defender | Alexander, son of the martyr Felitsat |
Anatoly | from Greek | oriental | rev. Anatoly Optinsky, senior |
Boris | slavic | fighter for fame | martyr Boris |
Basil | from Greek | regal | Schmch. Vasily, Bishop of Priluksky |
Vitaly | from Latin | vital | Vitaly, son of the martyr Felitsat |
Vladimir | slavic | owning the world | Schmch. Vladimir, Metropolitan of Kyiv and Galitsky |
Gregory | from Greek | awake | saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | rev. Demetrius Squarefilax |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | Schmch. Peter, Archbishop of Voronezh |
Stepan | from Greek |
returned home
|
Schmch. Stefan presbyter |
Philip | from Greek | loving horses | Philip, son of the martyr Felitsat |
February 8
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Gabriel | from Hebrew | the warrior of God | rev. Gabriel, hegumen of Jerusalem |
David | from Hebrew | darling | blessed David III resumer, king of Iveria and Abkhazia |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | martyr John |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | Petra, Temnichnaya Guardian of the martyr Ananania Presbyter |
Semyon | from Hebrew | the one whom God heard | rev. Simeon Old |
February 9th
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | martyr Dmitry |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | st. John Chrysostom |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | rev. Peter Egyptian |
February 10
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Vladimir | slavic | owning the world | Schmch. Vladimir Presbyter |
George | from Greek |
cultivating earth
|
st. George, brother of the Monk Ephraim Novotorzhsky |
Ephraim | from Hebrew | prolific | rev. Efrem Sirin; Rev. Efrem Novotorzhsky; Rev. Ephraim Pechersky, Bishop of Pereyaslavsky |
Ignat | from Latin | fiery | Schmch. Ignatius, Bishop Skopinsky |
Leonty | from Greek | lion | rev. Leonty Confessor |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | saint Theodore Spanish, Presbyter |
February 11
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | martyr Dimitri Khios |
Ivan | biblical | god's mercy | Schmchch. John Presbyter |
Ignat | from Latin | fiery | schmch. Ignatius the God -bearer |
Konstantin | from Latin | persistent | cHCHCH. Konstantin Deacon |
Lavrenty | — | lauren tree | saint Lavrenty, Pechersky recluse, Bishop of Turovsky |
Leonty | from Greek | lion | Schmchch. Leonty presbyter |
Luke | from Latin | light coloured | martyr Luke Deacon |
Novel | from Latin | roman | martyr Roman |
12th of February
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Basil | from Greek | regal | saint Vasily the Great |
Vladimir | slavic | owning the world | Schmch. Vladimir Presbyter |
Gregory | from Greek | awake | saint Gregory the Theologian |
Ivan | biblical | god's mercy | saint John Zlatousty |
Maksim | from Latin | greatest | martyr Maxim presbyter |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | peter's Noble, Tsar Bulgarian |
Stepan | from Greek |
returned home
|
martyr Stefan |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | martyr Theodore Mitilensky |
February 13
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Athanasius | from Greek | immortal | saint Athanasius, Bishop of the Metapon |
Victor | from Latin | winner | martyr Victor |
Ivan | biblical | god's mercy | bezrebrenik martyr John |
Ilya | from Hebrew | my God | Prmch. Elijah Ardunis |
Nikita | from Greek | winner | saint Nikita, Pechersky recluse, Bishop of Novgorod |
The 14th of February
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Anastasius | from Greek | sunday | martyr Anastasius Nasplit |
Basil | from Greek | regal | saint Vasily, Archbishop of Solunsky, Spanish. SVV. David and Simeon, UPP. Mitilensky and miracle workers |
Gabriel | from Hebrew | the warrior of God | Prmch. Gabriel Constantinople |
Nikolai | from Greek | the winner of the people | Schmch. Nikolai presbyter |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | rev. Peter Galati |
Timothy | from Greek |
revered God
|
rev. Timothy a confessor |
February 15 - Settlement of the Lord
February 16
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Adrian | roman birth name | oriacate | martyr Adrian; Schmchch. Adrian Presbyter |
Basil | from Greek | regal | Schmch. Vasily presbyter |
Vladimir | slavic | owning the world | prmch. Vladimir |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | saint Dmitry |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | Schmchch. John Presbyter |
Michael | biblical | who, like God | martyr Michael |
Paul | from Latin | small, younger | martyr Pavel |
Novel | from Latin | roman | roman Uglichsky |
Svyatoslav | the Blessed Prince Svyatoslav-Gavriil Yuryevsky | ||
Semyon | from Hebrew | the one whom God heard | saint Simeon, b. Polotsk |
Timothy | from Greek |
revered God
|
Schmchch. Timofey presbyter |
February 17
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexander | from Greek | defender | Schmchch. Alexander |
Alexei | from Greek | protective | Schmchch. Alexia |
Andrew | from Greek | courageous | Schmchch. Andrew |
Arkady | from Greek | shepherd | Schmchch. Arkady |
Boris | slavic | fighter for fame | Schmchch. Boris |
George | from Greek |
cultivating earth
|
bester Grand Duke George (Yuri) Vsevolodovich Vladimir |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | Schmchch. Demetrius |
Ivan | biblical | god's mercy | Schmchch. John |
Kirill | from Greek | lord | rev. Cyril Novozersky |
Methodius | Schmch. Methodius, Bishop of Petropavlovsky | ||
Michael | biblical | who, like God | Schmchch. Michael |
Nikolai | from Greek | the winner of the peoples | Schmchch. Nikolai |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | Schmchch. Peter |
Seraphim | jewish | fire Angel | prmch. Seraphim |
Sergey | roman birth name | highly respectable | Schmchch. Sergius |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | Schmchch. Theodore |
18th of Febuary
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Anton | from Latin | who enters the battle | Mch. Anthony Athenian |
Makar | from Greek | blissful | martyr Makarii |
Michael | biblical | who, like God | martyr Michael |
February 19
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexander | from Greek | defender | Schmch. Alexander Presbyter |
Anatoly | from Greek | oriental | martyr Anatoly |
Arseny | from Greek | courageous | rev. Arseny Ikaltoyan, Georgian |
Basil | from Greek | regal | Schmch. Vasily presbyter |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | Schmch. Demetrius Presbyter |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | rev. John the Prophet |
Maksim | from Latin | greatest | martyr Maxim |
February 20th
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexander | from Greek | defender | Schmch. Alexander Presbyter |
Alexei | from Greek | protective | Schmch. Alexy presbyter |
Luke | from Latin | light coloured | rev. Luke Elladsky |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | rev. Peter Mononasian |
February 21
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexander | from Greek | defender | Schmch. Alexander Presbyter |
Andrew | from Greek | courageous | Schmch. Andrey Presbyter |
Zakhar | from Hebrew | The Lord remembered | Prot. Zachariah Serpoviduts |
Makar | from Greek | blissful | holy Macarius, b. Pafsky |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | Schmch. Peter Presbyter |
Savva | with Aramaic | elder | saint Savva II, Archbishop of Serbian |
Sergey | roman birth name | highly respectable | Schmch. Sergius Presbyter |
Stepan | from Greek |
returned home
|
martyr Stefan |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | VMF. Theodore Stratilat |
February 22
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Gennady | from Greek |
noble origin |
Rev. Gennady Vazheozersky |
Innocent | from Latin | innocent, innocent | Saint Innocent, Bishop of Irkutsk |
February 23
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Anastasius | from Greek | sunday | Saint Anastasius II, Patriarch Jerusalem |
Anton | from Latin | who enters the battle | Novgorod Saint Anthony Archbishop |
Arkady | from Greek | shepherd | Novgorod Saint Arkady Bishop |
Valerian | from Latin | from the Valeriy family | Schmchch. Valerian Presbyter |
Basil | from Greek | regal | Novgorod Saint Vasily Archbishop |
Gennady | from Greek | noble origin | Novgorod Saint Gennady Archbishop |
Hermann | from Latin | revenge | Novgorod Saint German Bishop |
Gregory | from Greek | awake | Novgorod Saint Grigory Archbishop |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | sVV. John |
Luke | from Latin | light coloured | Novgorod Saint Luke Archbishop |
Mark | from Latin | hammer | SVV. Mark Monk |
Peter | with the GECAL | rock, stone | Schmchch. Peter presbyter |
Prokhor | from Greek |
chorus manager
|
Rev. Prokhor Lebednik, Pechersky |
24 February
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Vsevolod | slavic | owning everything | Blessed Prince Vsevolod (Gabriel), Pskov |
Dmitry | from Greek | dedicated to the goddess Demeter | monk. Dimitri Prilutsky, Vologda |
25 February
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexei | from Greek | protective | saint Alexy, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia, Wonderworker |
Anton | from Latin | who enters the battle | Saint Anthony Patriarch Constantinople |
Evgeniy | from Greek | noble | the father of the Monk Maria, called Marin, Eugene |
Meletius | from Greek | focus, troublesome | holy Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch, St. Meletius (Leontovich), Archbishop of Kharkov |
February 26
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Artemy | from Greek | dedicated to Artemis | Saint Artemy Palestinian |
Basil | from Greek | regal | Schmch. Basil |
Vladimir | slavic | owning the world | Schmch. Vladimir |
Gabriel | from Hebrew | the warrior of God | Schmch. Gabriel presbyter |
Evgeniy | from Greek | noble | deacon Eugene |
Zosima | from Greek | alive | Schmch. Zosima |
Ivan | biblical | god's mercy | Schmch. John, John Presbyter |
Leonty | from Greek | lion | Schmch. Leonty |
Michael | biblical | who, like God | Mikhail Presbyter |
Paul | from Latin | small, younger | martyr Pavel |
Sylvester | from Latin | forest | Schmch. Sylvester Archbishop Omsk |
Stepan | from Greek |
returned home
|
Rev. Stefan, in the monastication of Simeon |
Timothy | from Greek |
revered God
|
saint Timothy |
February 27
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Kirill | from Greek | lord | Equal -to -the -Apostles Cyril Teacher Slovenian |
Michael | biblical | who, like God | Prince Mikhail Chernigovsky |
Fedor | from Greek | god's gift | bolyarin Theodore Chernigov |
28th of February
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Alexei | from Greek | protective | Schmch. Alexy, Alexy Presbyter |
Arseny | from Greek | courageous | Rev. Martyr Arseny |
Athanasius | from Greek | immortal | Schmch. Athanasius Bishop |
Ivan | Biblical | god's mercy | Schmchch. John Presbyter |
Michael | biblical | who, like God | Schmchch. Mikhail Presbyter |
Nikolai | from Greek | the winner of the peoples | Schmch. Nikolai |
Peter | from Greek | rock, stone | Monk torment Peter |
February 29
Name | Origin | Meaning | The patron saint |
Daniel | biblical | God is my judge | martyr Daniel |
Ilya | from Hebrew | my God | martyr Elijah |
Isaiah | with Jewish | the rescue | martyr Isaiah |
Makar | from Greek | blissful | saint Macarius Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomensky |
Paul | from Latin | small, younger | Schmch. Pavel Presbyter |
So, we found out the main points for choosing a name for the boy for the shrines for February, and also considered the meaning of names, their origin and the protection of the holy personalities.
Pleasant parenthood and awareness in choosing a name for your son!