Choose the name of the child. Beautiful and rare Orthodox names for Russian boys

Choosing a name for a child by church calendar or in the list of popular modern names, It is worth examining its etymology and meaning. The name may have such a meaning about which parents did not even guess, and the origin may be unexpected. For example, the name Bogdan is considered to be Christian, since it is literally deciphered as "the God given." However, there is another opinion - this name is the pagan roots, and God is not Jesus by no means. Also traditional Russian names are considered to be the names of Maria and Ivan, and they go to Jewish culture roots. In this material we consider the most popular boys names in our time and decrypt their meanings.

In the process of choosing a name for a boyit is worth selecting this option at which an adult brutal shape and a soft children's on-line can be used. On the recommendations of psychologists, coarse and harsh boys, it is worth calling with dimensional names, as this will make it possible to mitigate the complex nature of the child. For example, Maxim can be called MOSCI, and Alexey - Lesha. Robust and shy, soft and weak children need to be called names in a more rigid, courageous form. Maxim - Max, Alexey - Lyokh.

Competently pick up the boy's name, you can develop certain qualities in it. If the name is hidden hardness, rigidity, then the boy will have a strong and stubborn character. For example, in the names Igor, Yegor, Dmitry, Gregory, the obvious prevalence of belling paired consonants, often in combination with sound [P].

■ Names for the church Orthodox calendar with dates named:

For a relaxed and more accurate character, you need to give soft names, such as Alexey, Mikhail, Vitaly, Ilya, Veniamin, etc. Such names are distinguished by the predominance of vowels and sonorny (p, l, m, n, th - especially [l]). For equilibiousness and some perseverance give names are neutral. Such are the names that unambiguously cannot be attributed to the solid, nor mild. For example, the names of Arkady, Andrei, Paul, Roman are neutral. Look at the names of boys and their meanings presented in the form of a list at the end of the article.

Perhaps in the name great importance It is a phonetic structure, but many psychologists still pay attention to the associations that cause the name of the child. It is believed that the name has some impact on how the identity of the child will develop, but this influence lies not only in the name of the name, but also in the associations that it causes.

It is in the associative perception of the name, according to psychologists, and lies the impact on the fate and character of a person. Undoubtedly, the development of the personality personality depends on the perception of oneself and vision of others. Therefore, choosing a name, you can use the help of friends - ask them to draw a verbal portrait of a person called one or another name. By selecting the most cute associations, you can find the desired name for the boy.

Before choosing a name for your son, consult with relatives and loved ones, be sure to consider the character of your child and how the chosen name will be harmonious in combination with patronymic. The boys' names below and their meaning in the form of a list will help you call the baby with a beautiful, harmonious name.

What name to choose for baby? Take into account the speed-up models or age-old cultural traditions? Answers in the article. As a bonus: a detailed table with the names of boys and an indication of the saints of patrons for January.

Schaints - not just a church calendar, indicating the days of memory of the saints and a circle church holidays. This is, first of all, short story Christianity, since each name in this calendar is connected with any person or an event important for Orthodoxy.
Calling your baby in the sacnesses, you let him become part of Orthodox traditions.

How to choose the name of the child for the church calendar?

Many parents make sure that the names in the sacraticles do not always correspond to the desired. In addition, many names in the saints are quite intact (from the point of view modern man). But this does not mean that parents have no choice.
The name across the soles can be selected, focusing on multiple key dates:

At the date of the Baby
On the dates that are in the middle of the date of birth before the dates of the baptism of the child
At the date of the baptism of the baby and a few days ahead of the dates of the baptism

IMPORTANT: Our ancestors considered the day of the child of the eighth day from the date of his birth.

Select the name for the boy across the sacnesses

Agree, having at your disposal 30-40 dates with the names, you can always choose the baby beautiful name. The main thing is that the fate and the acts of the saint, whose name you are going to impart the baby, inspired him, and you on life, full of light, wisdom and creation.

The choice of a name for the youngest representative of the family, as a rule, causes hot disputes. Prioritize all relatives and loved ones, the wise remark of Feofan of the Navashnik: "There will be a case without any human considerations, as God will give: For the birthdays in the hands of God."

Rely on the wisdom of the elder and open the sacraticles and continue to read the article. Below you will find names for boys the corresponding Orthodox calendar for January. Tables also contain information on the meaning of each name, about its origin and the saints of the patrus of the name.

The names of boys across the sacnesses - January: meaning, origin, holy patron

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

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Michael	biblical	Who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Bogoslovsky, Presbyter
Nikita	from Greek	winner	Holy Martyr Nikita Belevsky, Bishop
Peter	from Greek	stone, cliff	Representation of St. Peter, Metropolitan
Prokop	from the Greek Prokokii.	naked sword	Blessed proof
Sergey	from Etruscan	high	Holy Martyr Sergius Flowers, Deacon (New Martyr)
Feofan	from Greek	epiphany	Saint Feofan, Bishop Monemevasy
Philaret	from Greek	loving virtue	Saint Philaret, Metropolitan Kiev

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Basil	from Greek	regal
David	with ancient ringer.	favorite	martyr David Dvinsky, Armenian
Ivan.	from biblical John	god's mercy	Holy Martyr John Smirnov, Hieromona (Novomartic)
Makar.	from Greek	blessed, happy	Holy Martyr Macarium Mironov, Hieromona (Novomartic)
Naum	biblical	consistent	Holy Naum Ohridsky
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Rev. Pavel Neokezirei, Bishop, Preacher
Basil	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Spassky, Ieria

Christmas of the Lord and the Savior of our Jesus Christ. In Orthodox traditions, it is not customary to call children in honor of Jesus Christ. If you still elected the name of Jesus for my son, then the holy patron of the baby will be the holy righteous Joshua (but the date of the name will be not January 7th!)

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	from Greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Volkov, Ieria (Novomartic) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Krylov, Archprises (Novomartic)
Basil	from Greek	regal	Rev. Martyr Vasily Mazurenko, Hieromona (Novomartic)
Grigory	from Greek	awake	Holy Martyr Gregory Serbarinov, Archprises (Novomartic)
David	biblical	favorite	Rev. David.
Dmitriy	from Greek	demetra	Holy Martyr Dimitri Nizhosardov, Archprises (Novomartic)
	from Eutemy, from Greek	pious	Holy Martyr Eviefimy Sardy, Bishop
Joseph	biblical	God of Promnochet	Apostle Joseph Warsawa
Konstantin	from Greek	permanent, persistent	Rev. Konstantin Sinadian (Frigian)
Leonid	from Greek	from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Antoshchenko, Bishop Mariy (Novomartic)
Michael	biblical	who is like God	1. Holy Martyr Mikhail Smirnov, Deacon (Novomartic) 2. Holy Martyr Mikhail Cheltsov, Archprises (Novomartic)
Nicodem	from Greek	people-winner	Rev. Nicode Tismansky, Romanian
Nikolai	from Greek	winner of peoples	1. Holy Martyr Nikolai Zalessky, Ieria 2. Holy Martyr Nikolay Tarbeev, Power
Osip.	from biblical joseph	God of Promnochet	—
Yakov	from biblical jacob	going along the heels

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	from Greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Ciceronov, Ieria (Novomartic) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Dagayev, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Arkady	from Greek	a resident of Arcadia	Holy Martyr Arkady Reshetnikov, Deacon (Novomartic)
Dorofa	from Greek	god's gift	Holy Martyr Dorofey Melitsky
Efim	from Greek Euphimium	pious	Martyr Eutemy Nikomedysian
Ignat	from Latin	fiery	Rev. Ignatius Lskie, Yaroslavsky
Leonid	from Greek	from a lion	Holy Martyr Leonid Spatin, Archprises (Novomartic)
Nikan	from Greek	contemplating victory	Holy Martyr Nikanor, Apostle from 70
Nicodem	from Greek	winning people	Holy Martyr Nicodem Belgorod, Bishop (Novomartic)

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Ivan.	from biblical John	god's mercy	Rev. John Pechersky, Ink
Benjamin	from Hebrew Beniyamin	dandy Son, Favorite Son	Rev. Veniamin
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	estimating land	Saint George Nikomedy, Bishop
LAVR, LAVRENTI	—	lavra tree	Rev. Lawrence Chernigovsky
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Rev. Mark Pechersky
Faddey	from Greek / with Jewish	dar of God / Praise	Rev. Faddey confessor
Ferofil	from Greek	bogoly Lie	1. Rev. Food Pechersky, Reasancer 2. Rev. Ferofil Omochsky

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	from Greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander Body, Ieria (Novomartic) 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Trapitsyn, Archbishop (Novomartic)
Bogdan	from the Greek Feodot	this God	Holy Martyr Feodot
Basil	from Greek	regal	1. Saint Vasily Great, Caesarea Caesarea Archbishop 2. Holy Martyr Vasily Ankirii (Caesarian)
Vyacheslav	with the Old Slavs.	naslavnaya	Holy Martyr Vyacheslav Infanta, Ieria (Novomartic)
Grigory	from Greek	awake	Saint Gregory Naziazine Senior (Theologian), Bishop
Ememy	from Herakemia	ascended by God / yes will raise the Lord	Rev. Martyr Jerimia Leonov, Inok (Novomartic)
Ivan.	from biblical John	God's mercy	1. Holy Martyr John Suldin, Ieria (Novomartic) 2. Holy Martyr John Smirnov, Ieria (Novomartic)
Michael	biblical	Who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Bleeve, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Nikolai	from Greek	winner of peoples	Holy Martyr Nikolai Bezhanitsky, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Peter	from Greek	stone, cliff	Martyr Peter Peloponnesky
Plato	from Greek	wide	Holy Martyr Platon (Kulkush) Revelsky, Bishop (Novomartic)
Trofim	from Greek	breadwinner	Holy Martyr Trophim Myakin, Ieria (Novomartic)
Feodosius	from Greek theodosius	God-given	Rev. Feodosius Triglia, Igumen
Yakov	from biblical jacob	going along the heels	Holy Martyr Jacob Alferov, Ieria (Novomartic)

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Basil	from Greek	regal	Martyr Vasily Petrov (Novomhenik)
Kozma	from Greek	peace Supervision, Universe	Saint Cosma Constantinople, Archbishop
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Rev. Mark Deaf
Modest	from Latin	modest, unpretentious	Holy Martyr Modest
Peter	from Greek	stone, cliff	Rev. Peter Rimsky
Seraphim	from Heberevsky	fire Angel	Rev. Seraphim Sarovsky, Wonderworker
Sergey	from Etruscan	high	Holy Martyr Sergiy.
Sidor.	from Isidore	dar Isisa	Blessed righteous Isidore
Sylvester	from Latin	forest	Holy Sylvester, Pope Roman

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	from Greek	defender	1. Holy Martyr Alexander, Bishop 2. Holy Martyr Alexander Skalsky, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Aristarch	from Greek	best head	Holy Martyr Aristarh Alamesky, Bishop
Artem / Artemy	from Greek	healthy, unharmed	Apostle from 70 Artem Lystrian, Bishop
Arkhip	from Greek	chief rider	Apostle from 70 Archip
Athanasius	from Greek	immortal	Rev. Afanasy Syandemsky, Vologda
Denis	from Greek Dionysis	God fertility and winemaking	Holy Martyr Dionysius Areopagitis Athens, Bishop
Efim	from Greek Euphimium	pious	Rev. Martyr Eviefmy Watopedsky, Igumen
Zosim	from Greek	going towards	Rev. Martyr Zosim Kiliykiy, Dishman
Joseph / Osip.	biblical	God of Promnochet	Apostle from 70 Joseph Warsawa
Carp	from Greek	fetus	Apostle from 70 carp
Clement / Klim.	from Greek / from Latin	vine / gracious grape	Apostle from 70 Clement, Bishop Roman
Kondrat / Kondrathy	from Greek	square, broadly	Apostle from 70 Kondrat Athens
Luke	from Latin	light coloured	Apostle from 70 Luk
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Apostle from 70 Mark John Evangelist, Bishop
Nikolai	from Greek	winner of peoples	Holy Martyr Nikolai Maslov, Ieria (Novomartic)
Ostap	from Greek Eustafius	stable	Saint Eustafius First Serbian, Archbishop
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Holy Martyr Pavl Fili Films, Ieria (Novomartic)
Prokhor.	from Greek	satvenked	Apostle from 70 Prokhor Nikomidia, Bishop
Rodion	from Greek Irodion	hero, heroic	Apostle from 70 Irodion Patrassky, Bishop
Semen	from Simeon	listening	1. Apostle from 70 Simeon Jerusalem 2. Apostle from 70 Simeon Niger
Stepan.	from Greek Stefan	crown, Diadem	1. Apostle from 70 Stephen G. G1, Archdiacon 2. Holy Martyr Stephen Ponomarev, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Terenthy	roman generic name	smooth, polite	Apostle from 70 Terente Iconician, Bishop
Timofey	from Greek	honorable God	Apostle from 70 Timofey Ephesian, Bishop
Trofim	from Greek	breadwinner	Apostle from 70 Trofim
Faddey	from Greek Theodor	dar of God.	Apostle from 70 Faddey
Philip	from Greek	horses	1. Apostle from 70 Philip 2. Holy Martyr Philip Grigoriev, Archpriest
Yakov	from biblical jacob	going along the heels	Apostle from 70 Jacob

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Grigory	from Greek	awake	Rev. Grigory Acite
Joseph / Osip.	biblical	God of Promnochet	Martyr Joseph Bespalov (Novomartom)
Matvey	from New Testament Matthew	given god	Martyr Matthew Gusev (Novomartic)
Novel	from Latin	roman	1. Rev. Martyr Roman from Karpenia 2. Holy Martyr Roman Lactedamez
Sergey	from Etruscan	high	Holy Martyr Sergius Lavrov, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Thomas	biblical	twin	Saint Thoma

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Anton	From Greek or Latin		Holy Martyr Anton Egyptian
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Victor Usov, Ieria (Novomartic)
Vladimir	from Old Russian	worldwide	Holy Martyr Vladimir Pasternatsky, Archpriest
Georgy / Egor	from Greek	estimating land	Rev. Georgy Khosovit
Grigory	from Greek	awake	Martyr Gregory Pechersky, Wonderworker
Dmitriy	from Greek	demetra	Holy Martyr Dimitri Plyshevsky, Ieria
Evgeny	from Greek	noble	Martyr Evgeny
Emelyan	from Greek	affectionate, flattering	Rev. Emilian Kizic, Rev.
Ilya	biblical	My God - Yahwe	Rev. Elijah Egyptian
Michael	biblical	Who is like God	St. Michael Rosov, Ieria (Novomartic)
Julian / Julius	roman generic name	—	Holy Martyr Julian Egyptian, Igumen

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Zakhar.	from biblical Zecharia	memory of the Lord / Man	Martyr Zakhariya
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Holy Martyr Pavl Nikolsky, Ieria (Novomartic)
Pants	from Greek	all-storey	Holy Martyr Panteleimon
Peter	from Greek	stone, cliff	Saint Peter Sevastiy, Bishop
Philip	from Greek	horses	Philip the second (Fedor Kolychev) Metropolitan Moscow and All Russia

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Anatoly	from Greek	a resident of Anatolia	Holy Martyr Anatoly Grysyuk, Metropolitan (Novomartic)
Grigory	from Greek	awake	Saint Gregory Nissky, Bishop
Zinoviy	from Greek	he who lives by the will of Zeus	Holy Martyr Zinovy \u200b\u200b(Novomartic)
Makar.	from Greek	blessed, happy	Rev. Macarium Pisemsky
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Rev. Pavel Obnorsky (Cope)
Peter	from Greek	stone, cliff	Holy Martyr Peter Uspensky, Archprises (Novomartic)

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Vitaly	from Latin	vital	Rev. Vitaly Gazsky
Vladimir	from Old Russian	worldwide	Holy Martyr Vladimir Fokin, Ieria (Novomartic)
Joseph / Osip.	biblical	God of Promnochet	Holy Joseph Cappadocysky
Michael	biblical	Who is like God	Saint Clesky (Novgorod)
Nikolai	from Greek	winner of peoples	Holy Martyr Nikolay Macievsky, Ieria (Novomartic)
	from Greek Stefan	crown, Diadem	Holy Righteous Stephen
Terenthy	roman generic name	smooth, polite	Saint Martyr Terentia
Fedor	from Greek	god's gift	Holy Martyr Feodor Antipin, Ieria

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Athanasius	from Greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Athanasius
Maxim	from Latin	greatest	Rev. Maxim Kavsocalivit
Nikifor	from Greek	won	Rev. Nikifor
Peter	from Greek	stone, cliff	Holy Martyr Peter Avasalomit (Anonya)
Yakov	from biblical jacob	going along the heels	Rev. Jacob Nizibiy, Bishop

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Adam	biblical	human	Rev. Adam
Andrew	from Greek	courageous	Righteous Andrey
Aristarch	from Greek	best head	Righteous Aristarkh
Benjamin	from the Hebrew of Beniyamin	dandy Son, Favorite Son	Rev. Veniamin
David	with ancient ringer.	favorite	Rev. David.
	from biblical John	God's mercy	Confessor John Kevroletin, Jeroshimona (Novomartic)
Ilya	biblical	My God - Yahwe	Rev. Eliya.
Joseph / Osip.	biblical	God of Promnochet	Rev. Joseph Raifsky (Analytian)
Isaac	biblical	he will laugh	Rev. Isaac
Makar.	from Greek	blessed, happy	Rev. Makariya
Mark	from Latin	hammer	Rev. Mark
Moses	biblical	one who was extracted from water	Rev. Moses
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Rev. Pavel
Savva	with Aramaic	old man	Rev. Savva
Sergey	from Etruscan	high	Rev. Sergiy.
Stepan.	from Greek Stefan	crown, Diadem	Rev. Stefan.

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Varlaam	with chaldeysh	son of God	Rev. Varlaam Arkhangelsk (Keretsky)
Gabriel	from biblical gabel	God is my power	Rev. Gabriel Serbsky
Ivan.	from biblical John	God's mercy	Rev. John Kushchik
Michael	biblical	Who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Samsonov, Archprises (Novomartic)
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Rev. Pavel Fewanian
Prokhor.	from Greek	satvenked	Rev. Prokhor Pershsky

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Anton	From Greek or Latin	confrontation	1. Rev. Anthony Great 2. Rev. Anthony Smoke 3. Rev. Anthony Krasnokholmsky
Victor	from Latin	winner	Holy Martyr Victor Europeans, Ieria (Novomartic)
George /	from Greek	estimating land	Martyr Georgy.
Ivan.	from biblical John	God's mercy	Saint John Rostov, Bishop
Pavel	from Latin	small, younger	Holy Martyr Pavel Uspensky, Ieria (Novomartic)

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Rusinov, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Athanasius	from Greek	immortal	1. Saint A \\ Afanasy Great 2. Rev. Afanasy Sandemsky 3. Righteous Afanasy Navolotsky
Vladimir	from Old Russian	worldwide	Holy Martyr Vladimir Zubkovich, Archpriest (Novomartic)
Dmitriy	from Greek	demetra	Rev. Dmitry.
Evgeny	from Greek	noble	Holy Martyr Evgeny Isadsky, Ieria (Novomartic)
Emelyan	from Greek	affectionate, flattering	Rev. Emetel
Ephraim	from Semitsky Efraim	prolific	Saint Ephraim Milas, Bishop
Illarion.	from Greek	happy	Rev. Illarion.
Kirill	from Greek	lord	Saint Kirill Radonezhsky
Maxim	from Latin	greatest	Saint Maxim New
Michael	biblical	Who is like God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Kargopolov, Ieria (Novomartic)
Nikolai	from Greek	winner of peoples	Holy Martyr Nikolai Krasovsky, Ieria (Novomartic)
Sergey	from Etruscan	high	Holy Martyr Sergiy Lebedev, Ieria (Novomartic)

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

In Orthodox Christianity, there is a tradition, according to which newborns it is customary to impose in honor of the holy or ashist, the memory of which is celebrated on the day when the kid was born. As an option, the Orthodox name for the boy can be chosen in consonant if the parents called the baby with the name not mentioned in the saints. In this case, the priest can help with the choice baptism.

Traditions of choice

Choosing a name for a child is a serious and responsible business. In many families, this question is solved in its own way, there may be certain traditions.

So, for example, they are often called firstborn in honor of the grandfather or father. Some have their own family lists of "allowed" and "prohibited" for any reason for names. Someone adheres to the church calendar.

When choosing the name of future parents, pay attention to:

It should be remembered that the child will wear his name all life. Therefore, you need to choose the one that he will also be pleasant to hear. To think about all the options, it is worth trying to put yourself on the place of the child. It is important to pay attention to the pronunciation of the name of the boy and his patronymic. They must sound harmonious and be easily uttered.

Orthodox names for boys

Recently all more people They turn to their origins. In Russia, the parents are increasingly choosing orthodox names for boys.

In 2017, Alexander, Maxim, Mikhail, Ivan, Daniel, Dmitry, Matvey were popular. Most likely, their popularity will not be less and in 2018. All of them are found in the calendar of Orthodox names for boys.

The decision, how to name the Son, many dads and moms take even during pregnancy. Having learned an approximate date of birth, they can use the church calendar names by date of birth and choose a suitable date.

Options for born in winter

For the "winter" boys, there are quite a few options:

Spring and summer names

In the spring and summer, the church notes the memory of many saints and worships. True, some names sound for modern people Very unusual, so it is worth thinking to parents, is it worth named this son:

Choice for Autumn Birthdays

Among the autumn names are quite popular and only gaining popularity:

October 19 - Holy Apostle Thomas. He was one of the Apostles Christ, an artisan. Name: Thomas, Tamas, Tom.
October 31 - Holy Apostle Luke. He was one of the disciples of Christ, had a profession of a doctor, but also an artist. Name: Luka.
November 8 - Holy Martyr Dimitri. He is appointed patron pastors. Name: Dimitri.
November 21 - Saints Mikhail and Gavril, the most important angels who announced the birth of Christ and John the Baptist. Name: Mikhail.
December 13 - St. Andrei Saint. It was Peter's brother, considered a defender of sailors and fishermen. Name: Andrei.
December 19 - Saint Nicholas. He committed wonders and children love to celebrate the day in his honor. Name: Nikolay.

Russians church names For boys, you can learn in any temple at the priest, and also consult with him for adoption better solution. Church list It will be much more extensive. Take, for example, names for boys in November through the sacrons. It will consist of more than 30 names, at least one saint name for each day. They will be presented both rare and more common names.

The name like a guide star accompanies man all his life. Therefore, the selection of behalf of the name in Russian for his baby is paying great attention.

After all, it will contribute to happiness and success or cause contradiction, depends on how it is combined with the influence of planets and constellations, consonant with the surname and patronymic. Below is presented full list Holy church names in Russian for boys alphabetically with interpretation of their meaning, which will help parents to make a choice.

Is it worth calling the kid on the saints or church calendar of Christian names and why?

In Russia is orthodox calendar Or the sacraticles, which lists all the names for every day of the year, indicating the heavenly patron.

It is considered if they give the name of that saint whose day of memory falls on the birthday of the baby, he becomes a patron or the guardian of the child, helps and protect him in life. For this reason, parents choosing a beautiful Russian male or female name For baby, they turn to the saints.

Full list, how to name boys across the shattots alphabetically, their meanings

Adam - Earth, man (Heb.). A person with such a name is characteristic of high moral principles, purposefulness, nobility, appreciation, incredible willpower. May be closed in themselves, not very sociable.
Alexander - Defender of people (Greek.). Signs of the name - Will strength, nobility, courage, sociability, excellent leadership qualities. Looking for a support in yourself. Infertility of character.
Alexy - Defender (Greek). Reliability and tenderness, integrity of character, respect for family values \u200b\u200b- these features predetermines the name. Vulnerable pride.
Anatoly - East (Greek). High intelligence, sociability, balance, health and sexuality. Can perform unpredictable and inexplicable deeds.
Valery - Cheerful, strong (lat.). The sense of humor, curiosity, activity, optimism is the main features. Egocentrism, impermanence in friendship.
Basil - Tsarsky (Greek). Latitude of the horizons, ease, love for land and animals. Exceptional intelligence and power of mind. Some passivity and suspicion.
Benjamin - Son of your favorite from wives (Heb.). Softness and not conflicting character. Template for collecting. Can seek consolation in alcohol.
Victor - Winner (Lat.). Gauntness, justice, thoroughness. High intelligence and performance make it possible to achieve success in any area. High impulsiveness and hotness. In the case of unprotected, fond of alcohol.
Vitaly - life (lat.). A huge taste for life, sociability. Amorousness.
Vladimir - owning the world (glory). The name itself gives the power of love and recognition. The latitude of the soul, huge performance, nobility. Risk tendency, adventurism.
Vladislav. - (Slav.). Dignity, hardness, tacty. The tendency to go dust into the eyes, spraying.
Vsevolod. - all who owns (glory). Talent, sociability, sociability. May be resentment for a long time, selflessly.
Vyacheslav - Big Glory (Glory.). Softness, dedication, sociability, high hard work, a very developed sense of justice. Quiliency.
Gennady - Noble (Greek). Calm, equilibrium, perseverance, thoroughness and accuracy, nobility.
Georgy. - Agriculture (Greek). Clearance, responsibility, commitment to family values. Uncommon mind and courage. Lead to arrogance.
Hermann - only one (lat.). High intuition, sociability. Next to fictional stories about yourself, hot tempering.
Gleb - High, big (glory). Courage, originality, thoroughness. Fine managers are obtained. Can make the impression of an externally sullen man.
Grigory - awake (Greek). Vitality, sociability, perseverance, intellect. Name protects from external negativity. Childhood can determine the difficult fate.
Dmitriy - God fertility (Greek). Perseverance, ingenuity, sociability, good nature. Can easily fall into despondency due to failure.
Evgeny - Noble (Greek). Personality, reliability, dedication, tolerance. Possible psychopathy.
Efimium - complacent (Greek.). Extreme hardworking, a huge stock of vitality. Very high sensitivity.
Zahariya - Memory of the Lord (Heb.). Focus, hospitality, hard work, love for people. Can be depressed.
Jacob - Second birth (Heb.). Masculinity, determination, speed, sociability.
Ignatius - unknown (lat.). Large abilities allow us to succeed in any profession. Tell to violence, tricks.
Igor - Defender of God (Slav.). Resistance, conscientiousness, sociability. Can overestimate themselves.
Or me - Fortress of the Lord (Heb.). Restraint, equilibrium, carefulness to others, purposefulness.
People with this name very often achieve considerable success in their careers.
Innocent - Innocent (lat.). Modesty, wealth of spiritually life. Vulnerability.
John - Grace of God (Heb.). Sensitivity, purposefulness. The name reveals the latitude of nature. Spring.
Joseph - Entered (Heb.). Hardness, dedication, success. Closeness.
Hippolyte - (Greek). Hardness, mobility. Sensibility, lack of flexibility.
Ismail - hears God (Heb.). Gifold, brightness.
Iuliy - Iuliev (Greek). Changes, equilibrium, activity.
Kirill - Sun (PERS.). Curiosity, success. The name enhances the loyalty to the family.
Konstantin - solid, permanent (too.). Responsibility, respectfulness, sense of humor. Prone to inconstancy.
Lavrentin - Laurel (Lat.). Leadership, sociability. Stubbornness.
a lion - Goodwill, softness. Secrecy.
Leonid - Lying Lion (Greek). Kindness, sociability, businesslikeness.
Leontius - Lion (Greek). Intelligence, good leaders. Arrogance.
Macarium - Blessed (Greek). Sociability, execution, not conflict. Character change.
Maxim - the greatest (lat.). Self-sufficiency, restraint, intuition, easily establishes contacts with any people.
Mark - Dry, fading (lat.). Sobriety, practicality, unassumature. Shows egocentricity.
Michael - Like God (Heb.). Need originality, success. The name enhances village qualities man.
Modest - modest (lat.). Activity, willpower, sexuality, endurance. A complex of inferiority may develop.
Mstislav - Defender of Glory (Slav.). Internal energy, rich imagination. Pride.
Naum - Consolation (Heb.). Calm, progress. Excessive sample.
Nikita - Winner (Greek.). Leadership, creativity, intelligence. Not consistency in affection.
Nikolai - winning people (Greek). Kindness, tenderness, hard work, reliability. A tendency to unexpected actions.
Oleg - Saint (Glory). Soul company, activity, determination. Merciless to offenders.
Pavel - Small (lat.). Kindness, responsiveness, hard work. Jealousy.
Peter - Stone (Greek). Good nature, truthfulness, intuition. High vanity.
Plato - Wide (Greek). High mind, performance, self-sufficiency. Pride.
Rodion - Heroic (Greek). Independence, sociability, resistant. Ambition.
Novel - Roman (Lat.). Insudacy, the power of will, performance, a wonderful mind. Closedness.
Savva - Wine (Heb.). Other, spirituality, uncompromising. Tract for loneliness.
Seraphim - Flame (Heb.). Communicability, ambitiousness, justice.
Sergiy - High-readable (lat.). Good faith, sociability, openness. Next to idealization.
Stephen - Crown (Greek). Beautiful supervisor, optimist. Not vindictive. Amorous.
Tarasii - exciting (Greek). Will strength, non-standard of thinking, energy. Long makes a decision.
Timofey - Honor God (Greek). Ability to deep feelings, independence, mobility. Emotional instability.
Felix - Happy (lat.). Intelligence, independence, sociability. Snobbery.
Feodor - God's gift (Greek). Good nature, equilibrium, impairment, reliability. It is necessary to develop a sense of humor.
Phillip - Loving horses (old.). Purposefulness, justice, constancy. Excess quick temper.
Philaret - Loving virtue (Greek). Requirement, dedication, in love.
Khariton. - fertile (Greek). Reliability, morality, credibility.
Yuri. - agriculture (glory). Needindrination, hardness, good nature, intuition.

Choosing a name through the sacnesses, it is possible to impose energy and the nature of the name on the zodiac properties of the native of a newborn, so that they are consonant and did not contradict each other. Then the man will also help the guardian angel, and the stars brighter shine.

According to popular beliefs, the May boys are one of the most stubborn, but purposeful children with strong character. It is possible that this is due to the fact that it is in May that the days of the Saints of the Great Martyr George Victorious and Apostle John falls out. These saints themselves were the exceptional power of the Spirit. In this regard, there is nothing surprising that the kids born in Orthodox holidays are distinguished by a strong character.

Back in the 12th-13th century, shortly after the baptism of Russia, the tradition was already spread to call children in honor of the timy righteous. It is believed that the child named after the Holy Righteous Christian will be all his life to have a sample to imitate. The saint patron helps to take complex solution At the crossroads, light the road in life.

Select the name - a serious decision

Preparing for childbirth, future mothers devote a lot of time to select a name for a child. The temptation is great to call the Son with the original and memorable name. But it is necessary to understand how responsible will this decision be. With the name you give a child, he will go all his life, and more importantly, to appear before God. It is no coincidence since ancient times wore names sacred meaningTherefore, during the sacrament of baptism, the selection of the name of the borders is given so much attention.

If you know for sure that your child's birth will have to Maja, you need to pick up a boy in advance. Usually in Russia, the names across the sacnesses were chosen. The child was called the nearest birthdays to his birthday. In May orthodox named Very much, so you can safely open a list and choose. Another way to choose is to contact the church calendar. You can also discuss this issue with your spiritual mentor.

Matching name and character

Names have a great influence on the nature of the child. It is not only the choice of an angel-defender, which will always guard your child from adversity, but also a serious event, in something defining the fate of a person. Lameday of May offer many variants of strong and volitional names for the boy. Consider some of them, as well as what characterization for the boy they carry in themselves.

Georgy is the name of Greek origin, meant "farmer".

the 6th of May Traditionally, the memory of George Victorious (one of the most revered in the Orthodoxy of the Saints of the Great Martyrs). Describe George can be as an attentive listener, a good and faithful friend. He is diligent and responsible, deprived of a chill.

Gregory is the name of Greek origin. Means "not sleeping".

One of the most ancient Christian names, identified with the qualities of the perfect Christian. For Grigory, the ability to stand up for himself and for his ideals of justice. The Gregory Boy in childhood with curiosity is studying the world, and growing, knows how to weigh the words, in order not to offend people.

Ivan is a common Orthodox name that occurs from the John John, which means "pardoned by God."

May 21st The Orthodox all over the world is revered by the memorization of John the Theologian, the follower nearest to Christ, who did not leave him even during the crucifixion. Ivan is an active boy, with a big will and not an easy character. About Ivanov, you can say for sure that the saying "In May to be born - all my life is to start" the right. Such people are open, always ready to come to the rescue, honor the traditions and foundations, with the resistance demolish all the tests on their way.

Paul is the name of Latin origin, meaning "small".

Paul is usually sociable and moral people. Such a boy in childhood observes the prohibitions of parents. Growing, becomes a domico, calmly going to his goal.

Kirill - In the ancient Greeks, this meant "Mr.", and from the Persian - "Sun".

May 24. Celebrate a memorable day of Saints Cyril and Methodius, who gave the literature to residents ancient Russia. For a boy, whose name is Cyril, is characterized by curiousness and thirst for knowledge. He is not amenable to someone else's influence, while himself chooses his way.

The name of the boy in the sacnesses

In Orthodox Months, there are many options, how to name the boy in accordance with the date of his birthday. Every day in the May calendar has several male names, so that future parents should not have problems with the choice. Traditionally, the name across the sacnesium was determined:

or on the birthday of a child to light;
or on the eighth day from birth;
or for the fortieth day from birth, when the sacrament of baptism is laid.

Mother and the Father turns out at least fifteen alternatives for the selection. Important momentwhich must be taken into account - some Orthodox names in the world have a somewhat different form. For example, named when baptized Dionisia, whose days of an angel fall to 4, 19, 25 and 31, the world will be called Denis. The same situation with Yegor, whose baptismal form in the sacraments - Georgy.

Boys names by date of birth

Below we give a list of Angel's Days in May so that you can choose your newborn boy name in accordance with the calendar:

As can be seen, there are a lot of options. If you are guided by the criteria about which we talked above, defining the names of the sacnesses, then three dates are allocated, and then the name of the child is already selected. Here the main thing is the desire of parents, but in case of difficulty, they can contact the spiritual mentor or a priest who will baptize the baby to choose another name.

Select the name according to the Orthodox calendar

Deciding how to call the son, many turn to the calendar orthodox holidaysTo find the Saint Righteousness-patron for a child. This is the right decision, which we have already spoken. In May, there are several major orthodox holidays, the proximity of which to the birth of a child will help you to decide on the future name.

May 6 - Memory George Victorious. You can call Son George or Egor.
May 8 - the memory of the apostle Mark.
May 10 - Memory of Simeon's Sacred Care. Son can be called Semen.
May 13 - Memory of Jacob Zenedgeeva. Modern option name - Yakov.
May 15 - the memory of St. Athanasius the Great. Also, the day of the acquisition of the relics of the Passion Students of Boris and Gleb. With baptism, they were given the names of Roman and David, very common in recent years.
May 21 - the memory of John the Bogoslov. It is customary to call boys born on this day, Ivan.
May 24 - Day of memory of Saints Kirill and Methodius. In addition, since in the world of Kirill was called Konstantin, you can call the Son and so.

These righteous left a significant trace in the history of Orthodoxy. If one of them becomes the holy patron of your baby, he will always be accompanied by light and luck in life.