Saints names for boys in January: meaning, origin, patron saint. Orthodox male names in January according to the church calendar

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As soon as a little person is born, parents are immediately faced with a serious question. What to call a little baby? Some people want to name them after a relative or a beloved idol. But what should others do who are confused and don’t understand which one to choose from a large number. In this case, you can use the list of name days in January according to the church calendar. It contains not only men's, but also women's.

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

Many parents complain that the names in the Saints do not always correspond to what they want. In addition, many names in the Saints are quite dissonant (from the point of view of a modern person). But this does not mean that parents have no choice. You can choose a name according to the Saints, focusing on several key dates:

On the baby's date of birth
For dates between the date of birth and the date of baptism of the child
On the date of the baby’s baptism and a few days ahead from the date of baptism

Important: our ancestors considered the day of naming a child to be the eighth day from the date of his birth.

List of male names

Basically, most parents, well before the birth of their child, already choose a name for him. But it happens that when they see the baby for the first time, they radically change him. In addition to the name chosen by the parents for the child, after baptism he may have a guardian angel. It happens that the church name does not coincide with his real name.

Thus, during the service, the clergyman tries to protect the child from possible negative influence from enemies, as well as from possible damage in the future. After all, it is often the church name that is used to carry out magical rituals. How does a priest choose a name for a child? In January there are a large number of angel days with male names. It is on them that priests rely when choosing for baptism. Parents can also take this into account.

Church ministers allow you to look not only at the names that fall on the baby’s birthday, but also those that are a couple of days ahead.

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Among men's name days in January they celebrate:

01.01 – Ilya, Grigory, Timofey;
02.01 – Ivan, Anton, Ignatius, Daniil;
03.01 – Mikhail, Leonty, Nikita, Sergey, Peter;
04.01 – Fedor, Dmitry;
05.01 – Ivan, Vasily, Makar, Pavel, Naum;
06.01 – Nikolay, Innokenty, Sergey;
08.01 – Vasily, Alexander, Grigory, Efim, David, Joseph, Dmitry, Konstantin, Mikhail, Leonid, Nikolay;
09.01 – Tikhon, Stepan, Fedor;
10.01 – Arkady, Alexander, Efim, Leonid, Ignatius, Nikanor, Peter, Nikolai;
11.01 – Georgy, Veniamin, Ivan, Fadey, Mark;
12.01 – Lev, David, Joseph, Makar, Jacob;
13.01 – Peter, Mikhail;
14.01 – Bogdan, Alexander, Vasily, Grigory, Vyacheslav, Ivan, Nikolay, Mikhail, Peter, Trofim, Platon, Fedot;
15.01 – Kuzma, Vasily, Mark, Peter, Modest, Sergey;
16.01 – Gordey, Vasily;
17.01 – Aristarchus, Alexander, Artem, Denis, Arkhip, Efim, Karp, Joseph, Mark, Clement, Nikanor, Pavel, Nikolai, Prokhor, Stepan, Semyon, Terenty, Timofey, Thaddeus, Trofim, Philip;
18.01 – Joseph, Grigory, Lukyan, Semyon, Matvey, Roman, Sergey;
20.01 – Vasily, Afanasy, Ivan;
21.01 - Vasily, Victor, Georgy, Vladimir, Grigory, Evgeny, Dmitry, Emelyan, Ilya, Ivan, Yulian, Mikhail;
22.01 - Zakhar, Peter, Pavel, Philip;
23.01 – Grigory, Anatoly, Zinovy, Pavel, Makar, Peter;
24.01 – Vladimir, Vitaly, Joseph, Nikolai, Mikhail, Stepan, Fedor, Terenty;
25.01 – Ilya, Galaktion, Makar, Peter;
26.01 – Maxim, Afanasy, Yakov, Peter;
27.01 – Andrey, Adam, Aristarkh, David, Benjamin, Ivan, Joseph, Ilya, Makar, Moses, Mark, Pavel, Stepan, Sergey;
28.01 – Gabriel, Benjamin, Gerasim, Ivan, Mikhail, Maxim, Pavel, Prokhor;
29.01 – Maxim, Ivan, Peter;
30.01 - Anton, Victor, Ivan, Georgy, Savely, Pavel;
31.01 – Afanasy, Alexander, Vladimir, Evgeny, Dmitry, Emelyan, Efrem, Kirill, Hilarion, Maxim, Mikhail, Sergey, Nikolay.

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Choosing a name for a boy according to the Saints

Agree, having 30-40 dates with names at your disposal, 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 creativity.

Choosing a name for the youngest member of the family usually causes heated debate. The wise remark of Theophan the Recluse will reconcile all the relatives and friends of the baby: “Here the matter will be without any human considerations, as God wills: for birthdays are in the hands of God.”

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

The sacrament of baptism unites two hypostats of a person: physical and spiritual

Character of a girl born in January

The girl celebrating her name day in January was born in a harsh time. This is the very middle of winter, and the young body will need all its strength to withstand the long cold months.

Such a climate leaves an imprint on the newborn’s disposition. She grows up as a patient child, rarely cries, but watches a lot of what is happening.

Her poise makes parents proud of their little one, and her thoughtfulness comes in handy when it's time to go to school.

Studies

If a baby decides to study, then nothing can distract her from this process. When a January girl has made any decision at all and sees a clear goal, she relies on her strength to achieve it and adamantly pursues victory.

Friendship

So it is in friendship. Girlfriends are always confident in their January friend. They know that the girl will always come to the rescue, support, and reassure. In general, he will do everything to console and surround his friends with care.

Career

When obstacles arise on the way to a goal, a girl born in January does not seem to notice them. Sometimes it seems that the girl is simply inattentive or, perhaps, too self-confident that she does not see the problem that is rising to its full height.

However, this is only an external impression. In fact, the January girl took the problem into account, thought it over and long ago made a decision on how to deal with it. Only her calm disposition prevents her from showing emotions.

Her success in business rests on prudence. Her poise makes her a valuable employee. When a woman born in winter occupies a leadership position, she becomes an attentive but strict boss.

Negative qualities

Character weaknesses include love of flattery, and also pride. And if nothing can be done about the first one (women love compliments, especially well-deserved ones), then pride can be pacified.

Lucky names for girls that can impart humility to character traits, meekness can be one of the following:

Aliya;
Maria;
Josephine;
Miroslava;
Taya;
Ursula;
Sonya;
Olivia.

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

January is a harsh month and this cannot but affect children born this month. Among the virtues of January babies: patience, determination and restraint. You can see names in other months in the articles: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

1st of January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Saint Gregory of Omirite, bishop
Ilya	biblical	My God is Yahweh	Venerable Ilya Muromets, Pechersk
Prov	from Latin	honest	Holy Martyr Prov, Egyptian
Timofey	from Greek	God-worshipping	Holy Martyr Timothy of Mauritania, deacon

January 2

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ignat	from Latin	fiery	1. Holy Martyr Ignatius the God-Bearer 2. Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of Pechersk
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	1. Righteous John of Kronstadt, wonderworker 2. Martyr John of Pechersk, youth
Daniel	from Hebrew	My God is the judge	Saint Daniel, Archbishop of Serbia

January 3

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Michael	biblical	Who's like God	Holy Martyr Michael the Theologian, presbyter
Nikita	from Greek	winner	Holy Martyr Nikita Belevsky, Bishop
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Presentation of St. Peter, Metropolitan
Prokop	from Greek Procopius	naked sword	Blessed Procopius
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Tsvetkov, deacon (new martyr)
Feofan	from Greek	Epiphany	Saint Theophan, Bishop of Monemvasia
Filaret	from Greek	lover of virtue	Saint Philaret, Metropolitan of Kyiv

4 January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Dimitri Kiranov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Theodore Poroikov, Archpriest (New Martyr)

5 January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Spassky, priest
David	from Hebrew	Darling	Martyr David of 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)
Nahum	biblical	comforting	Saint Naum of Ohrid
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Paul of Neocaesarea, bishop, preacher
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Spassky, priest

6th January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Innocent	from Latin	innocent	Holy Martyr Innocent Bede, Archimandrite (New Martyr)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Venerable Nicholas the Slav, schemamonk
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Mechev, Archpriest

Jan. 7

The Nativity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In 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 patron saint of the baby will be the holy righteous Joshua (but the name day date will not be January 7!)

January 8

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 Grigory Serbarinov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
David	biblical	Darling	Reverend David
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Dimitri Chistoserdov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Efim	from Evfimy, from Greek	pious	Holy Martyr Euthymius of Sardia, Bishop
Joseph	biblical	God will multiply	Apostle Joseph Barsabas
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Venerable Constantine of Sinadia (Phrygian)
Leonid	from Greek	descended from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Antoshchenko, Bishop of Mari (new martyr)
Michael	biblical	who is 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 Tismania, Romanian
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	1. Holy Martyr Nicholas Zalessky, priest 2. Holy Martyr Nikolai Tarbeev, priest
Osip	from the biblical Joseph	God will multiply	—
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Holy Martyr Jacob Alferov, priest (new martyr)

January 9

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Luke	from Latin	light	Venerable Luke of Triglia
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	First Martyr Stephen, Archdeacon
Tikhon	from Greek	lucky	Holy Martyr Tikhon Nikanorov, Archbishop (New Martyr)
Fedor	from Greek Theodore	God's gift	1. Theodore I of Constantinople, patriarch 2. Theodore the Inscribed, Constantinople, confessor

January 10

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Cicero, priest (new martyr) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Dagaev, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Arkady	from Greek	resident of Arcadia	Holy Martyr Arkady Reshetnikov, deacon (new martyr)
Dorofei	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Dorotheos of Melitino
Efim	from Greek Euthymius	pious	Martyr Euthymius of Nicomedia
Ignat	from Latin	fiery	Venerable Ignatius Lomsky, Yaroslavl
Leonid	from Greek	descended from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Vmktorov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Nikanor	from Greek	contemplating victory	Holy Martyr Nikanor, Apostle from the 70s
Nicodemus	from Greek	victorious people	Holy Martyr Nicodemus of Belgorod, Bishop (New Martyr)

January 11

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Venerable John of Pechersk, monk
Benjamin	from Hebrew Benjamin	son of the right hand, beloved son	Reverend Benjamin
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Saint George of Nicomedia, bishop
Lavr, Lavrentiy	—	bay tree	Venerable Lavrentiy of Chernigov
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Venerable Mark of Pechersk
Thaddeus	from Greek / from Hebrew	gift of God/praise	Venerable Thaddeus the Confessor
Theophilus	from Greek	God-loving	1. Venerable Theofl of Pechersk, recluse 2. Venerable Theophilus of Omuch

January 12

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Saint Anthony, bishop
Daniel	from Hebrew	My God is the judge	Venerable Daniil Pereyaslovsky, Archimandrite
a lion	from Greek Leon	a lion	Saint Leo, Archimandrite
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Saint Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

13th of January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Michael	biblical	who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Berezin, priest (new martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	1. Saint Peter (Grave) of Kiev, Metropolitan 2. Holy Martyr Peter of Trinity (new martyr)

January 14

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)
Bogdan	from Greek Theodotus	given by God	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 the ancient Slavs.	most glorious	Holy Martyr Vyacheslav Infantov, priest (new martyr)
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Saint Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder (Theologian), bishop
Eremey	from Hebrew Jeremiah	exalted by God / may the Lord exalt	Venerable Martyr Jeremiah 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's like God	Holy Martyr Michael Bleiwe, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Bezhanitsky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Martyr Peter of the Peloponnese
Plato	from Greek	wide	Holy Martyr Platon (Kulbush) of Revel, 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
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Holy Martyr Jacob Alferov, priest (new martyr)

January 15

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 Deaf
Modest	from Latin	modest, unpretentious	Holy Martyr Modest
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Venerable Peter of Rome
Seraphim	from Hebrew	fire Angel	Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, wonderworker
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius
Sidor	from Isidore	gift of Isis	Blessed Righteous Isidore
Sylvester	from Latin	forest	Saint Sylvester, Pope

January 16

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Gordius	on behalf of King Gordius	—	Holy Martyr Gordius of Cappadocia, Centurion

January 17

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander, Bishop 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Skalsky, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Aristarch	from Greek	best boss	Holy Martyr Aristarchus of Alamea, Bishop
Artem / Artemy	from Greek	healthy, unharmed	Apostle from 70 Artem of Listria, bishop
Arkhip	from Greek	chief rider	Apostle from 70 Archippus
Afanasy	from Greek	immortal	Venerable Athanasius of Syandemsky, Vologda
Denis	from Greek Dionysus	God of fertility and winemaking	Holy Martyr Dionysius the Areopagite of Athens, Bishop
Efim	from Greek Euthymius	pious	Venerable Martyr Euthymius of Vatopedi, abbot
Zosim	from Greek	heading out	Venerable Martyr Zosimus of Cilicia, hermit
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Apostle from 70 Joseph Barsabas
Carp	from Greek	fetus	Apostle from 70 Carp
Clement / Klim	from Greek / from Latin Read also: The meaning of the name Nikita - influence on the character and destiny of a person	grapevine / gracious	Apostle Clement from 70, Bishop of Rome
Kondrat / Kondratiy	from Greek	square, broad shouldered	Apostle from 70 Kondrat of Athens
Luke	from Latin	light	Apostle Luke 70
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Apostle from 70 Mark John the Evangelist, bishop
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nikolai Maslov, priest (new martyr)
Ostap	from 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	started singing	Apostle from 70 Prochorus of Nicomedia, bishop
Rodion	from Greek Herodion	hero, heroic	Apostle from 70 Herodion of Patras, bishop
Semyon	from Simeon	listening	1. Apostle from 70 Simeon of Jerusalem 2. Apostle from 70 Simeon Niger
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	1. Apostle from 70 Stephen the First Martyr, Archdeacon 2. Holy Martyr Stefan Ponomarev, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Terenty	Roman family name	smooth, polite	Apostle from 70 Terentius of Iconice, bishop
Timofey	from Greek	God-worshipping	Apostle from 70 Timothy of Ephesus, bishop
Trofim	from Greek	breadwinner	Apostle Trophim from 70
Thaddeus	from Greek Theodore	gift of God	Apostle Thaddeus 70
Philip	from Greek	someone who loves horses	1. Apostle Philip from 70 2. Holy Martyr Philip Grigoriev, Archpriest
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Apostle from 70 James

January 18

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Venerable Gregory of Akritsky
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Martyr Joseph Bespalov (new martyr)
Matvey	from New Testament Matthew	bestowed by God	Martyr Matthew Gusev (new martyr)
Novel	from Latin	Roman	1. Venerable Martyr Romanus of Carpenisium 2. Holy Martyr Romanus the Lacedaemonian
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Lavrov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Thomas	biblical	twin	Saint Thomas

January 19

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Martyr Ivan Lyubimov (new martyr)

January 20th

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Afanasia	from Greek	immortal	Martyr Athanasius of Atalia
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Arkhangelsky, priest
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	1. Martyr John Malyshev (new martyr) 2. Council of John, Baptist and Baptist of the Lord

January 21

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	Holy Martyr Anton of Egypt
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Viktor Usov, priest (new martyr)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Pasternatsky, Archpriest
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Rev. George Hozevit
Gregory	from Greek	awake	Saint-like martyr Gregory of Pechersk, wonderworker
Dmitriy	from Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Demetrius Plyshevsky, priest
Eugene	from Greek	noble	Martyr Eugene
Emelyan	from Greek	affectionate, flattering	Venerable Emilian of Kizicheskiy, Venerable
Ilya	biblical	My God is Yahweh	Venerable Elijah of Egypt
Michael	biblical	Who's like God	Saint Michael Rozov, priest (new martyr)
Julian / Julius	Roman family name	—	Holy Martyr Julian of Egypt, abbot

January 22

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Zakhar	from the biblical Zechariah	memory of the Lord / man	Martyr Zachary
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Pavel Nikolsky, priest (new martyr)
Panteley	from Greek	all-merciful	Holy Martyr Panteleimon
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Saint Peter of Sebaste, bishop
Philip	from Greek	someone who loves horses	Philip II (Fedor Kolychev) Metropolitan of Moscow and All Rus'

January 23

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 according to the will of Zeus	Holy Martyr Zinovy (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 Uspensky, Archpriest (New Martyr)

January 24

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Vitaly	from Latin	vital	Venerable Vitaly of Gazsky
Vladimir	from Old Russian	the one who owns the world	Holy Martyr Vladimir Fokin, priest (new martyr)
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God will multiply	Saint Joseph of Cappadocia
Michael	biblical	Who's like God	Saint Klopsky (Novgorod)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nicholas Matsievsky, priest (new martyr)
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Holy Righteous Stephen
Terenty	Roman family name	smooth, polite	Holy Martyr Terentius
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	Holy Martyr Theodore Antipin, priest

The 25th of January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ilya	biblical	My God is Yahweh	Saint Elijah the Wonderworker
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Righteous Macarius
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter the Absalomite (Aniysky)
Savva	from Aramaic	old man	Saint Sava of Serbia, Archbishop

January 26

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Afanasy	from Greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Athanasius
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Rev. Maxim Kavsokalivit
Nikifor	from Greek	the one who brings victory	Venerable Nikifor
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Holy Martyr Peter Absalomite (Aniysky)
Yakov	from the biblical Jacob	hot on the heels	Venerable James of Nizibia, Bishop

January 27

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	Reverend Benjamin
David	from Hebrew	Darling	Reverend David
Ivan	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 multiply	Venerable Joseph of Raifa (Analitin)
Isaac	biblical	he will laugh	Reverend Isaac
Makar	from Greek	blissful, happy	Venerable Macarius
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Reverend Mark
Moses	biblical	one who was pulled out of the water	Reverend Moses
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Reverend Paul
Savva	from Aramaic	old man	Reverend Savva
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Venerable Sergius
Stepan	from Greek Stefan	crown, diadem	Reverend Stephen

28 January

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Varlaam	from Chaldean	God's Son	Venerable Varlaam of Arkhangelsk (Keretsky)
Gabriel	from the biblical Gabriel	God is my strength	Venerable Gabriel of Serbia
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Venerable John Kushchnik
Michael	biblical	Who's like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Samsonov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Venerable Paul of Thebes
Prokhor	from Greek	started singing	Venerable Prokhor of Pshinsky

January 29

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Holy Martyr John Pettaya, priest
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Righteous Maxim Totemsky, priest
Peter	from Greek	stone, rock	Apostle Peter
Semyon	from Simeon	listening	Simeon the Old Syrian

January 30

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Anton	From Greek or Latin	entering into battle, opposing	1. Venerable Anthony the Great 2. Venerable Anthony of Dymsky 3. Venerable Anthony of Krasnokholmsky
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Victor Evropeytsev, priest (new martyr)
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	tiller	Martyr George
Ivan	from biblical John	God's mercy	Saint John of Rostov, bishop
Paul	from Latin	small, junior	Holy Martyr Pavel Uspensky, priest (new martyr)

January 31

Name	Origin	Meaning	Patron Saint
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Rusinov, Archpriest (New Martyr)
Afanasy	from Greek	immortal	1. Saint A\Athanasius the Great 2. Venerable Athanasius of Sandem 3. Righteous Afanasy 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
Eugene	from Greek	noble	Holy Martyr Eugene of Isadsky, priest (new martyr)
Emelyan	from Greek	affectionate, flattering	Venerable Emelian
Ephraim	from Semitic Ephraim	prolific	Saint Ephraim of Milas, bishop
Hilarion	from Greek	funny	Venerable Hilarion
Kirill	from Greek	Lord	Saint Cyril of Radonezh
Maksim	from Latin	greatest	Saint Maximus the New
Michael	biblical	Who's like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Kargopolov, priest (new martyr)
Nikolai	from Greek	conqueror of nations	Holy Martyr Nicholas Krasovsky, priest (new martyr)
Sergey	from Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Lebedev, priest (new martyr)

What name is suitable for a girl born in January?

Today, many young mothers strive to give their daughters beautiful, modern names that would sound original and elegant.

Especially for them, below is a ranking of the most popular names for girls over the past year:

Sofia;
Anna;
Pauline;
Ksenia;
Love;
Elizabeth;
Christina;
Alexandra;
Victoria;
Alice.

Old female names are coming back into fashion again. Many parents, thinking about what to name their daughter, turn to the roots and give preference to traditions.

If you like this idea, check out the following options:

Antonina;
Varvara;
Zlata;
Lyubava;
Pelagia;
Rebecca;
Lala;
Vesta;
John;
Stephanie.