Our ancestors gave names for boys according to the Saints. Now this tradition is returning.
Modern parents can take a long time to choose a name for their newborn child. In some families, this process reaches the point of scandal, as parents want to name their son, for example, Michael, and grandparents - Vanechka.
- Our ancestors named their children according to the Saints - the Orthodox church book.
- Parents had to come to church, and the priest offered a choice of several names of saints, whose memory was revered on the child’s birthday.
- Currently, many parents also believe in the protective powers of the guardian angel and saints, and want to name their baby according to the Saints. How to do this correctly will be described in this article. Every day - names of saints, meaning and origin.
Saints for boys born in November
We bring to your attention a list of name days in November according to the Orthodox church calendar.
November 1 Dmitry, Ivan, Leonty, Sergey, Felix, Ian.
November 2 Alexander, Artem, German, Ivan, Leonid, Mikhail, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Ian.
November 3 Alexander, Alexey, Anatoly, Arkady, Vasily, Vladimir, Voldemar, Georgy, Demyan, Dmitry, Egor, Zakhar, Ivan, Illarion, Konstantin, Nikolay, Sergey, Theodor, Fedor, Julian, Yakov, Ian.
November 4 Alexander, Vasily, Vladimir, Voldemar, German, Grigory, Denis, Zakhar, Ivan, Irakli, Konstantin, Maximilian, Nikolai, Pavel, Seraphim, Theodor, Fedor, Jan.
November 5 Alexander, Vladimir, Voldemar, Elisha, Emelyan, Ignat, Maxim, Nikolai, Emil, Yakov.
November 6 Akaki, Alexey, Afanasy, Ivan, Irakli, Lavrenty, Nikolai, Peter, Ian.
November 7 Valery.
November 8 Anton, Afanasy, Vasily, Dmitry.
November 9 Andrey, Valentin, Mark, Nestor.
November 10 Arseny, Georgy, Dmitry, Egor, Ivan, Maxim, Nikolay, Stepan, Emmanuel, Ian.
November 11 Alexey, Andrey, Afanasy, Vasily, Victor, Evgeny, Ibrahim, Ivan, Kirill, Kuzma, Leonid, Nikolay, Pavel, Timofey, Philip, Ian.
November 12 Alexander, Artem, German, Joseph, Leonid, Makar, Maxim, Mark, Matvey, Peter, Semyon, Stepan, Julian.
November 13 Alexander, Alexey, Anatoly, Artem, Vasily, Vsevolod, Demyan, Ibrahim, Ivan, Innokenty, Kuzma, Leonid, Nikolay, Peter, Roman, Savva, Sergey, Stanislav, Stepan, Theodor, Trofim, Fedor, Yakov, Ya.
November 14 Adrian, Alexander, David, Demyan, Denis, Dmitry, Ivan, Kuzma, Peter, Savva, Theodor, Fedor, Thomas, Yakov, Ian.
November 15 Konstantin.
November 16 Aifal, Alexander, Bogdan, Vasily, Vladimir, Voldemar, Georgy, Egor, Ivan, Ilya, Joseph, Kuzma, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Sergey, Theodor, Fedor, Yan.
November 17 Alexander, Grigory, Ivan, Ilya, Ismail, Nikolai, Simon, Stepan, Ian.
November 18 Gabriel, Gregory, Timofey, Tikhon.
November 19 Anatoly, Arseny, Vasily, Victor, Gabriel, German, Konstantin, Luka, Nikita, Nikolay, Pavel.
November 20 Alexander, Alexey, Afanasy, Bogdan, Valery, Vasily, Veniamin, Georgy, Gregory, Evgeny, Egor, Ivan, Illarion, Kirill, Konstantin, Maxim, Mikhail, Nikolay, Pavel, Sergey, Theodor, Fedor, Ian.
November 21 Gabriel, Mikhail, Pavel, Raphael.
November 22 Alexander, Alexey, Anton, Victor, Dmitry, Efim, Ivan, Ilya, Joseph, Konstantin, Nestor, Semyon, Theodor, Timofey, Fedor, Ian.
November 23 Alexander, Alexey, Apollo, Boris, Georgy, Denis, Egor, Ivan, Konstantin, Mikhail, Nestor, Nikolai, Peter, Rodion, Seraphim, Erast, Jan.
November 24 Anton, Afanasy, Victor, Evgeny, Maxim, Stepan, Theodor, Timofey, Fedor, Yakov.
November 25 Alexander, Afanasy, Boris, Vladimir, Voldemar, Daniil, Dmitry, Ivan, Konstantin, Lev, Matvey, Nikolai, Neil, Savva, Stepan, Theodor, Fedor, Ian.
November 26 German, Ivan, Jan.
November 27 Alexander, Alexey, Aristarkh, Vasily, Victor, Gabriel, George, Gregory, Dmitry, Egor, Konstantin, Mikhail, Nikolai, Peter, Sergey, Theodor, Fedor, Philip.
November 28 Gregory, Dmitry, Nikita, Nikolai, Peter, Philip, Thomas.
November 29 Vasily, Victor, Dmitry, Ivan, Makar, Matvey, Mikhail, Nikolay, Sergey, Theodor, Fedor, Ian.
November 30 Gennady, Grigory, Zakhar, Ivan, Mikhail, Ian.
Men's names in November have a special effect on their bearer. Therefore, boys born in November can choose a name that will have a positive effect on them throughout their lives. Since each name has its own Angel Day, to choose a name you can use a special church calendar that will show what name you can name your son.
November month
The Great Martyr Catherine lived in the 4th century. She came from a princely family in Alexandria. She was distinguished by her extraordinary beauty and wisdom. Being only 18 years old, she knew many sciences perfectly and spoke several languages. Many of the noble people wanted to marry her, and all her relatives persuaded her to do so; but she said that she would only marry a young man who would be equal to her in wealth, beauty and learning. Catherine's mother was a Christian, and one day she went with her for advice to the hermit, her spiritual father. “I know one wonderful young man who surpasses you in all talents,” the elder said to Catherine. “And in the whole world there is no one like this young man.” - “Is this true, and can I see this young man?” – asked Catherine. “You can see him if you only agree to follow my advice,” answered the elder. Catherine promised to fulfill it, and then the elder gave her an icon of the Most Holy Theotokos with the Child of God and ordered her to pray all night. Catherine prayed and finally fell asleep from exhaustion. In a dream, she saw the Most Holy Theotokos with the Infant of God, but the gaze of the Infant of God was turned away from her, and she could not see Him in any way, although she came from all sides, and the Most Holy Theotokos asked the Infant of God to deign Catherine to see His face. The Infant God told her to go again to the hermit elder. The elder taught Catherine the Christian faith and advised her to be baptized. Catherine was baptized. The very next night, the Most Holy Theotokos with the Infant God again appeared in a dream to Catherine, and the Infant God was already looking at her directly and mercifully. “Does this girl please You now?” – the Mother of God asked Him. “She is now glorious, wise and beautiful, and I want to betroth her to Myself as a bride,” answered Jesus Christ and gave Catherine a most beautiful ring, with the words: “Now I choose you as My bride, keep this union inviolable and do not accept another groom.” . Waking up from sleep, Catherine actually saw a wonderful ring on her hand, and from that time on she only thought about Jesus Christ. Soon the emperor began persecuting Christians. Maximin. He himself arrived in Alexandria. St. Catherine, having come to the pagan temple where the king was making a sacrifice, convinced him to reject idols as false gods and believe in the true God. The king was captivated by the beauty and intelligence of the saint. Catherine; offered her to marry himself, but she rejected this proposal, saying that she was the bride of Christ. Then the king invited learned men to Alexandria to compete with her regarding faith. Many people gathered to listen to the competition. St. Catherine prevailed over the wise men, so that they believed in Christ and were burned by order of the king. Then the king ordered to beat St. with ox sinews and then kill him in prison. martyr. But the Lord sent a dove with bread to her in prison, through the window, and He Himself appeared to her, saying: “Do not be afraid, My beloved bride: I am always with you and will ease your torment. And with your patience you will convert many to my faith.” Augusta, the emperor's wife, having heard a lot about the intelligence and courage of St. Catherine, wanted to see her and, in the absence of her husband, went to see her in prison. The queen was accompanied by the courtier Porfiry with two hundred soldiers. St. Catherine, seeing Augusta, said: “Blessed are you, for I see angels on high holding a crown over your head. In 3 days you will receive it for a little pain.” Then Augusta, Porfiry and the soldiers were baptized. Returning to the capital, Maximin demanded St. martyr and, seeing her completely healthy, wanted to execute the prison guards, thinking that they were giving her food. The saint said that Christ Himself fed her. Then the emperor ordered special wheels to be built to crush the body of the martyr, but an angel crushed the wheels. The people, seeing the miracle, exclaimed: “Great is the Christian God!” And Empress Augusta, leaving the palace, began to loudly reproach the king for fighting with Christ and torturing His innocent servant. The king was angry with the empress and ordered her to be tortured and killed with a sword. Then Porfiry and the soldiers declared themselves Christians, and they were also executed, and after them St. Catherine. Her body immediately, after beheading, was transferred by angels to Mount Sinai, and 200 years later, her head and left hand were found, by revelation from above, and transferred to the Sinai monastery. That's where they are stored.
The Great Martyr Mercury came from a noble family and was the commander of the army under the emperors Decius and Valerian in the 3rd century. Once, during the war, Mercury's detachment was surrounded by numerous enemies. At night an angel appeared to him and gave him a sword, saying: “Do not be afraid, bravely or against your enemies with this sword; afterward do not forget the Lord.” After the victory, the angel again appeared to St. Mercury, repeated the words about God and added that he would have to suffer for the Lord and receive a crown in His kingdom. Then the Christian faith came to Mercury's mind, and he was baptized. When Decius learned about the baptism of St. martyr, he became very angry, saying: “With the help of the gods, you won such a glorious victory, and yet you despised them?!” “It was not your gods who helped me, but Christ the Lord,” answered the martyr and, throwing off his noble clothes, he exclaimed: “I am a Christian!” Then the king ordered him to be tortured and thrown into prison. In prison, an angel healed the martyr. “How were you healed? Right, by the power of magic?” - asked the king, seeing Mercury healed. “The physician of souls and bodies, the Lord Christ, healed me. He will consign all sorcerers, along with those who worship idols, to fire.” After this they began to torture St. in a terrible way. Mercury and then beheaded. This was in Caesarea Cappadocia. Head of St. Mercury and most of his relics are in the cathedral church in Mainz.
Martyr Mercury of Smolensk was born in Moravia, from noble parents. At a young age he entered the service of the Smolensk prince. While serving as a warrior, he led the life of an ascetic: he kept a strict fast, spent his nights in prayer and remained celibate. In 1238, when Batu approached Smolensk with his countless hordes, the pious sexton, during night prayer in the cathedral, heard a voice from the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos: “Go to My servant Mercury in Podolia and tell him: The Lady is calling you.” The sexton found Mercury praying in the middle of the courtyard, announced to him the will of the Most Holy Theotokos, and they both entered the temple. Here it was announced to St. Mercury, so that he would go and fight the giant in Batu’s army. Unnoticed by anyone, the saint walked into the enemy camp and, seeing the giant, protected himself with the sign of the cross and killed him. The enemies, noticing the defeat of the giant, moved against the city, but the saint repelled them and was himself killed. The citizens buried the body of St. with great triumph. martyr in the Church of the Virgin Mary. Soon after the burial of St. Mercury appeared to the same sexton and ordered the citizens to hang his weapons over his coffin, as part of the fence of their city. Relics of St. Mercury rests in the Smolensk Avraamiev Monastery.
The girl taught by Mastridia came from Alexandria. Even in her youth, she devoted herself to God and devoted herself to piety and charity. One of the young men who knew her was so seduced by her that he followed her everywhere and talked about love. One day Mastridia asked the young man what he liked most about her. The young man answered: eyes. Then she took the shuttle with which she was weaving the cloth and gouged out her eyes. The young man was horrified and, retiring to a monastery, he himself became an ascetic. St. Mastridia died at a very old age.
Character traits
Men born in November look at the world soberly and are often cold-blooded towards people around them with whom they are not familiar or do not have the best relationships. They tend not to take people’s word for it and, whenever possible, check information for accuracy. Having a calm character and well-developed intellect, they are able to easily achieve their goals, not paying attention to any obstacles in their way. Boys born in November are naturally curious; they are always interested in something new, thereby developing themselves in different directions. They are quite attentive, which is why they are able to notice the mistakes of others, understand why this happened, and avoid it when achieving their successes.
Due to the fact that November men have a rather strict and serious character, simple names are more suitable for them, which will allow others to communicate with them more easily. November is associated with the sign of Scorpio, so such men have a difficult character, they have good calculation and are sometimes cunning, which makes it easier for them to achieve their goals. Their family relationships are far from the best, mainly due to the fact that even with small misunderstandings, they defend their point of view to the end, without stopping for a second and without giving the people around them the opportunity to justify themselves. In the family they love aristocracy; they like to keep everything under their control. They are not influenced by the opinion of the crowd; if they have their own point of view on any issue, they will adhere to it and, if necessary, go against the crowd. Men born in November are quite stingy, not only financially, but also personally. They do not like to waste money on other people, but they do not deny themselves anything.
What name to choose for a boy according to the Zodiac
Boys born before November 22 are influenced by the constellation Scorpio. This means that a volcano of emotions is hidden in them, which they do not consider appropriate to show.
Scorpio boy
A true fighter, no matter what the matter concerns: be it food or a business deal. High sensuality finds its way out in the love of beauty. Scorpios are real aesthetes. This also applies to the sexual side of their lives: they are not averse to experimenting, sometimes reaching the point of rudeness and cruelty.
If a Scorpio man does not feel limitations in anything, he cannot be restrained: expect hypertrophied independence, degenerating into selfishness and callousness.
A large supply of energy encourages them not to stand still, but to act all the time. They promote projects well, develop new businesses, and know how to persuade.
Bright, rare names are suitable for Scorpios:
- Boris;
- Alfred;
- Harry;
- Dmitriy;
- Trofim;
- Samson.
Sagittarius boy
This is a real comedian, he quickly becomes the life of the party. Sociable and cheerful, he is always surrounded by friends who admire his stories.
Sagittarius babies are restless, just like schoolchildren. They are alien to monotony and activities that require perseverance. But running around, studying how it works, where the sweets are - that’s about him. The baby will not call anyone for help: he will find something interesting to do on his own.
As a teenager, Sagittarius strives for freedom. A romantic at heart, he avoids lies, although he likes to add details to stories.
The desire to understand the world brings guys to the Internet, where they feel like fish in water. Traveling online or in reality is what suits Sagittarians best.
It is difficult to teach him neatness: he simply does not understand why fold things or make the bed.
For Sagittarius babies, names that fill their soul with peace and dignity are suitable:
- Alexander;
- Andrey;
- Laurel;
- Spartacus;
- Igor;
- Julian.
Given the complexity of the character of boys born in November, the choice of a patron saint becomes a particularly important task.
What names are suitable?
Saints of different religions, including the Orthodox, believe that each name affects a person in its own way. In order to make their character more gentle and pleasant, it is recommended to give the following names to boys in November:
- Maksim;
- Artyom;
- Ivan;
- Sergey;
- Victor;
- Michael;
Celebrating men's name days in November, you can send boys good luck in life:
- Eugene
- Anton
- Alexander
- Denis
- Andrey and others.
By giving these names to your son, you will help him in life by adding luck or gentleness in character.
What to give for women's name days in November?
As on birthdays, it is customary to give gifts on name days. True, this is where all the similarities end. Gifts on Angel's Day should be more individual and spiritual. In order to please the birthday girl, you can go to the church shop. There is a large selection of gifts that are good for the soul. For example, personalized icons, vessels intended for holy water, beautiful candles of various shapes.
We must not forget that the best gift is a book! On a name day, you can give the Life of a saint bearing the same name. A Prayer Book is also suitable - a collection of prayers for literally all occasions. It contains prayers, canons, akathists, rules for Holy Communion and many others! The most important criterion when choosing a gift is its benefit to the birthday girl’s soul.
November male names
In former times, only the priest had the right to choose a name. He looked at the name days of men's names in November according to the church calendar of 2016 or the year in which the baby was born and told mom and dad the name they should have given their child. Now, a lot has changed and parents are faced with a rather difficult choice.
The most important thing is to understand the full responsibility towards the child. Some mothers and fathers ask grandparents and loved ones for advice. Others plan to name them after a relative. But in this case you should be very careful, since certain character traits of that person may appear in your baby.
