Female names born in January. Names for the Holy Calendar for boys in January: meaning, origin, patron saint. Orthodox male names in January according to the church calendar - a complete list

Families planning to have a baby in 2018 will be pleasantly surprised what wonderful qualities the patron of this year, the yellow earth Dog, will endow the newborn with.

The girl who was born at this time will turn into a real charm, kind and sympathetic, conquering the hearts of the opposite sex. It is possible that the girl will grow up in love with some kind of art: dancing, singing or painting. But every character trait that a Dog can pass on to a child will be to everyone's taste. Let's find out what character the girl who was born in 2018 will have.

Character of girls born in 2018 of the Dog

Lovely, kind and sympathetic girls grow out of girls born in the year of the Dog. They have a good memory and a vivid imagination, are often fond of art, write music, draw or dance well. They are confident in themselves and quickly converge with other people. It will always be pleasant to be friends with such a person. The fair sex, who were born, know how to imagine themselves in the place of another person, easily get into a position and help in trouble. However, they are very touchy and often think too much, which can put them in an unpleasant situation. They sincerely believe in their own invented fears, often exaggerate the tragedy of the situation. Such girls are offended for a long time, but they leave, and again turn into pleasant companions and faithful friends.

How to choose a name for a girl on the church calendar

The most common and time-tested way of choosing a name for your baby is on church calendar or according to the Holy Calendar... If parents decide to prefer this method of choosing a name to a child, then they should go to church and talk to a clergyman who will help determine the appropriate name. According to the Holy Calendar, the name for the girl is chosen according to the date of birth. Names for girls Orthodox Church offers a lot, but at the same time, it is also allowed to redo male names, for example: Alexander - Alexandra, Evgeny - Evgenia, Valentin - Valentina, Oles - Olesya, etc.

Orthodox calendar of names for 2018 by months

Beautiful female names

Milana ("sweetheart"), Pelageya ("sea"), Vasilisa ("queen"), Elizabeth ("oath of God"), Alisa ("baby"), Praskovya ("Friday"), Elena ("bright"), Margarita ("pearl"), Olesya ("special").

Popular names in 2018 for girls in Russia

Natalia ("native"), Diana ("divine"), Eve ("life"), Victoria ("victory"), Marina ("sea"), Ruslana ("lioness"), Veronica ("faith in victory") ...

Rare female names

Beatrice ("bringing happiness"), Alla ("column of light"), Larisa ("pleasant"), Zlata ("golden"), Clara ("light"), Lada ("sweet").

How to choose a name for a child according to the church calendar?

Many parents complain that the names in the Holy Calendar do not always correspond to the desired. In addition, many names in the Holy Calendar are quite dissonant (from the point of view modern man). But this does not mean that parents have no choice.
The name according to the Holy Calendar can be chosen based on several key dates:

On the baby's birthday
For dates between the date of birth and the date of baptism of the child
On the date of the baby's baptism and several days in advance from the date of baptism

Important: our ancestors considered the day of the child's naming the eighth day from the date of his birth.

Choosing a name for a boy according to the Holy Calendar

Agree, having at your disposal 30-40 dates with names, you can always choose a wonderful name for your baby. The main thing is that the fate and deeds of the saint, whose name you are going to name the baby, inspire both him and you to a life full of light, wisdom and creation.

The choice of a name for the youngest member of the family, as a rule, causes heated debate. The wise remark of Theophan the Recluse will reconcile all the relatives and friends of the baby: "Here it will be without any human considerations, as God willing: for birthdays are in the hands of God."

Rely on the wisdom of the Elder and open the Holy Calendar and continue reading the article. Below you will find the names for the boys corresponding Orthodox calendar for January. The tables also contain information about the meaning of each name, about its origin and about the patron saints of the name.

Boys' names according to the Holy Calendar - January: meaning, origin, patron saint

January is a harsh month and this cannot but affect the children born this month. Among the virtues of January babies: patience, determination and restraint. You can see the names in other months in the articles: , ,

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Michael	biblical	Who is like god	Holy Martyr Michael Bogoslovsky, presbyter
Nikita	from greek	winner	Holy Martyr Nikita Belevsky, Bishop
Peter	from greek	stone, rock	Presentation of St. Peter, Metropolitan
Prokop	from the Greek Procopius	naked sword	Blessed Procopius
Sergei	from Etruscan	highly esteemed	Holy Martyr Sergius Tsvetkov, Deacon (New Martyr)
Theophan	from greek	Epiphany	Saint Theophanes, Bishop of Monemvasia
Filaret	from greek	loving virtue	Saint Philaret, Metropolitan of Kiev

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Basil	from greek	regal
David	from Hebrew.	favourite	Martyr David Dvinsky, Armenian
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Smirnov, Hieromonk (New Martyr)
Makar	from greek	blissful, happy	Holy Martyr Macarius Mironov, Hieromonk (New Martyr)
Naum	biblical	comforting	Saint Naum of Ohrid
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Paul of Neocaesarea, bishop, preacher
Basil	from greek	regal	Holy Martyr Basil Spassky, Priest

Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. V Orthodox traditions it is not customary to name children in honor of Jesus Christ. If you nevertheless chose the name Jesus for your son, then the holy righteous Joshua will become the patron saint of the baby (but the date of the name day will not be January 7!)

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Alexander	from greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Volkov, Priest (New Martyr) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Krylov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Basil	from greek	regal	Venerable Martyr Vasily Mazurenko, Hieromonk (New Martyr)
Gregory	from greek	awake	Holy Martyr Gregory Serbarinov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
David	biblical	favourite	Reverend David
Dmitriy	from greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Demetrius Chistoserdov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
	from Euthymius, from greek	pious	Holy Martyr Euthymius of Sardis, Bishop
Joseph	biblical	God will increase	Apostle Joseph Barsava
Konstantin	from greek	permanent, persistent	Monk Constantine of Synadia (Phrygian)
Leonid	from greek	from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Antoshchenko, Bishop of Mari (New Martyr)
Michael	biblical	who like god	1. Holy Martyr Mikhail Smirnov, Deacon (New Martyr) 2. Holy Martyr Mikhail Cheltsov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Nicodemus	from greek	victorious people	Venerable Nicodemus of Tismansky, Romanian
Nikolay	from greek	conqueror of nations	1. Holy Martyr Nicholas Zalessky, Priest 2. Holy Martyr Nikolai Tarbeev, priest
Osip	from the biblical Joseph	God will increase	—
Jacob	from the biblical Jacob	on the heels

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Alexander	from greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Tsitseronov, Priest (New Martyr) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Dagayev, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Arkady	from greek	resident of Arcadia	Holy Martyr Arkady Reshetnikov, Deacon (New Martyr)
Dorotheus	from greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Dorotheos Melitinsky
Efim	from the Greek Euthymius	pious	Martyr Euthymius of Nicomedia
Ignat	from Latin	fiery	Venerable Ignatius of Lomsky, Yaroslavl
Leonid	from greek	from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Vmktorov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Nikanor	from greek	contemplating victory	Holy Martyr Nicanor, apostle from 70
Nicodemus	from greek	conquering people	Holy Martyr Nicodemus of Belgorod, Bishop (New Martyr)

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Venerable John of the Caves, monk
Benjamin	from the Hebrew Benjamin	son of the right hand, beloved son	Venerable Benjamin
Georgy / Egor	from greek	cultivator	Saint George of Nicomedia, Bishop
Laurus, Lawrence	—	laurel tree	Venerable Lawrence of Chernigov
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Reverend Mark of Pechersk
Thaddeus	Greek / Hebrew	gift of god / praise	Venerable Thaddeus the Confessor
Theophilus	from greek	godly	1. The Monk Theophlus of the Caves, recluse 2. Venerable Theophilus of Omuch

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Alexander	from greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Organov, Priest (New Martyr) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Trapitsyn, Archbishop (New Martyr)
Bohdan	from the Greek Theodotus	God-given	Holy Martyr Theodotus
Basil	from greek	regal	1. Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia 2. Holy Martyr Basil of Ankyria (Caesarea)
Vyacheslav	from Old Slavs.	most glorious	Holy Martyr Viacheslav Infantov, Priest (New Martyr)
Gregory	from greek	awake	Saint Gregory Nazianzen the Elder (Theologian), Bishop
Eremey	from the Hebrew Jeremiah	exalted by God / may the Lord exalt	Monk Martyr Jerimiah Leonov, monk (new martyr)
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	1. Holy Martyr John Suldin, Priest (New Martyr) 2. Holy Martyr John Smirnov, Priest (New Martyr)
Michael	biblical	Who is like god	Holy Martyr Michael Bleive, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Nikolay	from greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Bezhanitsky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Peter	from greek	stone, rock	Martyr Peter of the Peloponnesian
Plato	from greek	wide	Holy Martyr Plato (Kulbush) Revelsky, Bishop (New Martyr)
Trofim	from greek	breadwinner	Holy Martyr Trofim Myachin, Priest (New Martyr)
Theodosius	from Greek Theodosius	God-given	Venerable Theodosius of Triglia, abbot
Jacob	from the biblical Jacob	on the heels	Holy Martyr Jacob Alferov, Priest (New Martyr)

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Basil	from greek	regal	Martyr Vasily Petrov (new martyr)
Kozma	from greek	world order, universe	Saint Cosmas of Constantinople, Archbishop
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Reverend Mark the Deaf
Modest	from Latin	modest, unpretentious	Holy Martyr Modest
Peter	from greek	stone, rock	Monk Peter of Rome
Seraphim	from Hebrew	fire Angel	Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, miracle worker
Sergei	from Etruscan	highly esteemed	Holy Martyr Sergius
Sidor	from Isidore	gift of isis	Blessed Righteous Isidore
Sylvester	from latin	forest	Saint Sylvester, Pope

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Alexander	from greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander, Bishop 2. Holy Martyr Alexander of Skalsky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Aristarch	from greek	best boss	Holy Martyr Aristarchus of Alamea, Bishop
Artem / Artemy	from greek	healthy, unharmed	Apostle of 70 Artem Listriysky, bishop
Arkhip	from greek	chief rider	Apostle of 70 Archippus
Afanasy	from greek	immortal	Venerable Athanasius of Syandemsky, Vologda
Denis	from the Greek Dionysus	God of fertility and winemaking	Holy Martyr Dionysius the Areopagite of Athens, Bishop
Efim	from the Greek Euthymius	pious	Venerable Martyr Euthymius of Vatopedi, abbot
Zosimus	from greek	going	Monk Martyr Zosimus of Cilicia, hermit
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will increase	Apostle from 70 Joseph Barsava
Carp	from greek	fetus	Apostle of 70 Carp
Clement / Klim	from greek / from latin	vine/ gracious	Apostle of 70 Clement, Bishop of Rome
Kondrat / Kondraty	from greek	square, broad-shouldered	Apostle of 70 Kondrat of Athens
Luke	from Latin	light	Apostle from 70 Lucius
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Apostle of 70 Mark John Evangelist, Bishop
Nikolay	from greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Maslov, Priest (New Martyr)
Ostap	from the Greek Eustathius	stable	Saint Eustathius the First of Serbia, Archbishop
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Pavel Filitsyn, Priest (New Martyr)
Prokhor	from greek	sang	Apostle of 70 Prochorus of Nicomedia, Bishop
Rodion	from the Greek Herodium	hero, heroic	Apostle from 70 Herodion of Patras, bishop
Semyon	from Simeon	listening	1. Apostle from 70 Simeon of Jerusalem 2. Apostle of 70 Simeon Niger
Stepan	from Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	1. Apostle of 70 Stephen the First Martyr, Archdeacon 2. Holy Martyr Stephen Ponomarev, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Terenty	Roman generic name	smooth, polite	Apostle of 70 Terenty of Iconica, Bishop
Timofey	from greek	worshiping god	Apostle of 70 Timothy of Ephesus, bishop
Trofim	from greek	breadwinner	Apostle from 70 Trofim
Thaddeus	from Greek Theodore	gift of god	Apostle from 70 Thaddeus
Philip	from greek	horse lover	1. Apostle from 70 Philip 2. Holy Martyr Philip Grigoriev, Archpriest
Jacob	from the biblical Jacob	on the heels	Apostle from 70 James

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Gregory	from greek	awake	Venerable Gregory of Akrit
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will increase	Martyr Joseph Bespalov (New Martyr)
Matvey	from the New Testament Matthew	bestowed by god	Martyr Matthew Gusev (New Martyr)
novel	from Latin	Roman	1. Venerable Martyr Roman of Karpenisia 2. Holy Martyr Roman Lacedaemon
Sergei	from Etruscan	highly esteemed	Holy Martyr Sergius Lavrov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Thomas	biblical	twin	Saint Thomas

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin		Holy Martyr Anton of Egypt
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Victor Usov, Priest (New Martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Pasternatsky, Archpriest
Georgy / Egor	from greek	cultivator	Rev. George Hozevit
Gregory	from greek	awake	Reverend martyr Gregory of Pechersky, miracle worker
Dmitriy	from greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Demetrius Plyyshevsky, Priest
Evgeniy	from greek	noble	Martyr Eugene
Emelyan	from greek	affectionate, flattering	Venerable Emilian of Cyzicus, Venerable
Ilya	biblical	My god is yahweh	Venerable Elijah of Egypt
Michael	biblical	Who is like god	Saint Michael Rozov, priest (new martyr)
Julian / Julius	Roman generic name	—	Holy Martyr Julian of Egypt, Abbot

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Zakhar	from the biblical Zechariah	memory of the Lord / man	Martyr Zechariah
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Paul Nikolsky, Priest (New Martyr)
Panteley	from greek	all-merciful	Holy Martyr Panteleimon
Peter	from greek	stone, rock	Saint Peter of Sevastia, bishop
Philip	from greek	horse lover	Philip II (Fedor Kolychev) Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Anatoly	from greek	resident of Anatolia	Holy Martyr Anatoly Grisyuk, Metropolitan (New Martyr)
Gregory	from greek	awake	Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Bishop
Zinovy	from greek	one who lives by the will of Zeus	Holy Martyr Zenobius (New Martyr)
Makar	from greek	blissful, happy	Venerable Macarius of Pisemsky
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Pavel Obnorsky (Kovelsky)
Peter	from greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter the Dormition, Archpriest (New Martyr)

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Vitaly	from Latin	vital	Reverend Vitaly Gazsky
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Fokin, Priest (New Martyr)
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will increase	Saint Joseph of Cappadocia
Michael	biblical	Who is like god	Saint Klopsky (Novgorodsky)
Nikolay	from greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Matsievsky, Priest (New Martyr)
	from Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	Holy Righteous Stephen
Terenty	Roman generic name	smooth, polite	Holy Martyr Terenty
Fedor	from greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Theodore Antipinus, priest

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Afanasy	from greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Athanasius
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Venerable Maxim Kavsokalivit
Nikifor	from greek	the one who brings victory	Venerable Nicephorus
Peter	from greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter Absalomite (Ani)
Jacob	from the biblical Jacob	on the heels	Venerable Jacob of Nisibia, Bishop

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Adam	biblical	Human	Reverend Adam
Andrey	from greek	courageous	Righteous Andrew
Aristarch	from greek	best boss	Righteous Aristarchus
Benjamin	from Hebrew Benjamin	son of the right hand, beloved son	Venerable Benjamin
David	from Hebrew.	favourite	Reverend David
	from biblical John	God's mercy	Confessor John Kevroletin, hieroschemamonk (new martyr)
Ilya	biblical	My god is yahweh	Reverend Elijah
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will increase	Venerable Joseph of Raifsky (Analyin)
Isaac	biblical	he will laugh	Reverend Isaac
Makar	from greek	blissful, happy	Venerable Macarius
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Reverend Mark
Moses	biblical	the one who was taken out of the water	Reverend Moses
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Rev. Paul
Savva	from Aramaic	old man	Reverend Savva
Sergei	from Etruscan	highly esteemed	Reverend Sergius
Stepan	from Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	Reverend Stephen

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Varlaam	from the Chaldean	God's Son	Venerable Varlaam of Archangel (Keretsky)
Gabriel	from the biblical Gabriel	God is my strength	Venerable Gabriel of Serbia
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Venerable John Kuschnik
Michael	biblical	Who is like god	Holy Martyr Mikhail Samsonov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Paul of Thebes
Prokhor	from greek	sang	Rev. Prokhor Pshinsky

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin	engaging, opposing	1. Venerable Anthony the Great 2. Venerable Anthony Dymsky 3. Venerable Anthony of Krasnokholmsky
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Victor Evropytsev, Priest (New Martyr)
George /	from greek	cultivator	Martyr George
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Saint John of Rostov, Bishop
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Paul of the Assumption, Priest (New Martyr)

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron saint
Alexander	from greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Rusinov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Afanasy	from greek	immortal	1. Prelate a \ Athanasius the Great 2. Venerable Athanasius of Sandem 3. Righteous Athanasius Navolotsky
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Zubkovich, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Dmitriy	from greek	belonging to Demeter	Reverend Dmitry
Evgeniy	from greek	noble	Holy Martyr Eugene of Isad, Priest (New Martyr)
Emelyan	from greek	affectionate, flattering	Reverend Emelian
Ephraim	from Semitic Ephraim	prolific	Saint Ephraim of Milassky, Bishop
Illarion	from greek	happy	Reverend Hilarion
Kirill	from greek	Lord	Saint Cyril of Radonezh
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Saint Maximus the New
Michael	biblical	Who is like god	Holy Martyr Mikhail Kargopolov, Priest (New Martyr)
Nikolay	from greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Krasovsky, Priest (New Martyr)
Sergei	from Etruscan	highly esteemed	Holy Martyr Sergius Lebedev, Priest (New Martyr)

Video: Is it possible to give a child a name not according to the church calendar? Priest Igor Silchenkov

Naming by church rites- this is the personal name of a person, which is given to him in infancy and is assigned to him according to Christian customs. It is believed that by naming a child according to the calendar, that is, in honor of the Angel, parents give him a chance to be protected from evil spirits and evil spirits. In Orthodoxy, they are very sensitive to the choice of names for newborn babies, therefore, all Orthodox, as well as names for newborn boys, are scrupulously distributed in the Christian's calendar.

Orthodoxy traditions

From the earliest times there was a Christian tradition that a newborn child was called by a certain name on the 8th day from the date of his immediate birth, white. In order to correctly and harmoniously choose a naming, it was necessary to look into the calendar of Orthodox names - which Angel celebrates the name day on this day, the same name should be given to the baby.

In modern times, modern parents return to the origins of religion, so they carefully follow the foundations and traditions of Christianity, including giving the correct Christian name to their baby. Of course, in Orthodoxy, there are also certain nuances of the correct choice of infant naming, and a clergyman can answer all questions that arise from parents. What is important to consider?

All Orthodox Christians by month and day for 2018 are included in the data. Parents should realize that for a child his name is the name of a righteous Angel, who throughout the life of the child will sanctify his life and protect him from various evils. In Orthodoxy, boys are often named after saints who have established themselves as defenders of warriors or courageous intercessors or patrons.

But girls, according to ancient church traditions, should be called by a priest. Of course, the parents were allowed to correct the opinion of the church minister, but such situations were rare.

It is not recommended that children's names have a double meaning, for example, Anna-Maria. Thus, the child receives a dual fate, which often becomes unhappy.
You cannot give names to children in honor of deceased relatives, even if they correspond to the calendar.
Choosing the correct and harmonious name, it is important to observe the traditions of religion. If the child's parents belong to different religions, then the baby is assigned the name according to the religion of which he will be baptized.

List of girl names

What names by month for 2018 for girls are marked on the calendar:

January - Anastasia, Julia, Emilia.
February - Seraphim, Anna, Maria.
March - Svetlana, Christina, Nika.
April - Svetlana, Vasilisa, Fedora.
May - Zoya, Alexandra, Nonna.
June - Pelageya, Nina, Antonina.
July - Matryona, Alevtina, Elizabeth.
August - Susanna, Eva, Elena.
September - Martha, Seraphima, Raisa.
October - Thekla, Iraida, Tatiana.
November - Olga, Stepanida, Glyceria.
December - Catherine, Varvara, Maria.

The calendar of names presents a wider selection of Orthodox names, so parents will always be provided perfect option that will fully satisfy their desires and comply with Christian customs.

Christian naming conventions for boys

In the calendar of Orthodoxy, names by months for 2018 for boys are also determined:

January - Alexander, Vasily, Stepan.
February - Savva, Peter, Vlas.
March - Denis, Daniel, Rostislav.
April - Ivan, Leonid, Anton.
May - Victor, Boris, German.
June - Tikhon, Nikita, Alexey.
July - Gleb, Andrey, Vladimir.
August - Elizar, Pavel, Fedor.
September - Afanasy, Arseny, Makar.
October - Dmitry, Yakov, Kuzma.
November - Artem, Rodion, Nestor.
December - Roman, Trifon, Yuri.