May 31, 2021 at 12:08 pm
How to choose a name for a child, who in the family should give the boy a name? There is no consensus on these issues. Everyone chooses a name as is customary in their family, some according to traditions, others according to rituals and signs. Today we will talk about the Orthodox tradition of naming. Believing families have always attached great importance to this. They believed that a person who received the name of a Saint automatically received his character traits, and the Saint would patronize him from birth.
In early Christianity, the names of such heroes as Isaac, Abraham, Jacob were quite common. By giving the child the name Saint, the parents thereby wanted to make the child involved in the Sainthood that the original owner had. After the arrival of Christianity in Russia, people began to name their children in honor of the Saints. Why did they start doing this? Is there any meaning behind tradition? Christians believe that a person bearing the name of a Saint has a close connection with him. And at the same time, the Saint, according to believers, will help the boy from heaven, driving away demons, patronizing him.
How to choose a name for a boy according to the Saints in April?
You can choose boys' names according to the Saints of April using the church calendar. The Church calendar or Saints is a calendar where Orthodox holidays in honor of the Saints are distributed by day. Previously, the name of the Saint was chosen for the child by the parents together with the priest, and at the baptism of the baby, the priest officially gave the child a name in honor of the Saint.
Today, many Christian families want to name a boy after a canonized Saint. As a rule, parents themselves choose the name according to the Saints. Or if the family has a revered Saint, the boy may be named after him. On the day of remembrance of his Saint, the boy needs to celebrate his name day, which is significantly different from celebrating his birthday.
The modern church calendar contains more than 1,000 different names for boys and girls. Basically, the names in the Saints are of Greek, Slavic and Hebrew origin. We hope that the following list of boy names will help you in choosing a boy name according to the Saints.
Character of the April child
Boys born in April have a strong, solid character, inner core, courage and stubbornness. They are goal-oriented, persistent and ambitious, which allows them to persistently achieve their goals. Their high ambitions give them success in many matters.
A boy born in April loves attention, is active and playful, with age achieves a high position in society and constantly needs approval, admiration, and support.
The April boy often shows his talents from childhood and knows what he wants. As a rule, they are mentally gifted, have organizational skills, and also love music and art. Such children often have a special charisma that attracts people around them, and extraordinary charm, the ability to amuse and interest others.
They easily adapt to a new environment, but prefer stability, and deep down they have a hard time with radical changes. Such boys have excellent relationships with their parents, especially love and honor their mothers and are very similar to them. They are easily hurt, but they are never vindictive. They work well and work hard.
The April boy seems to have an endless source of energy and is almost never in a bad mood. At the same time, he has a quick-tempered and hot character, sometimes bordering on pride. Boys born in April are impatient and do not like long explanations, their thoughts often run ahead, and they can commit rash actions, regardless of the feelings of others. In interpersonal relationships, these children are open and loyal, make friends easily and are excellent loyal companions themselves.
What to name a girl born from April 21 to May 20 according to Saints
| date | Name days in April and May 2021 |
| April 21-24 | — |
| 25th of April | Maria, Martha, Martha |
| 26 April | Marfa, Martha |
| April 27 | — |
| April 28 | Vasilisa, Anastasia |
| April 29 | Arina, Vasilisa, Galina, Irina, Nika |
| April 30 | — |
| 1st of May | Tamara |
| May 2 | Matryona |
| May 3, 4, 5 | — |
| the 6th of May | Alexandra, Valeria, Sofia |
| May 7 | Elizabeth |
| May 8 | Nika |
| 9th May | Glafira |
| May 10 | Maria, Anastasia |
| May 11 | Anna |
| May 12-13 | — |
| May 14 | Nina, Tamara |
| May 15 | Zoya |
| 16th of May | Ulyana, Yuliana |
| May 17 | Pelageya, Maria |
| May 18 | Irina, Arina |
| May 19-20 | — |
List of male church names for April
Our website presents the calendar for April with church names for boys.
| April | |
| April 1 | Diodorus, Dmitry, Innocent, Claudius, Cromit, Moor, Marian, Martyrius, Pancharius, Chrysanthus, Jason |
| April 2 | Victor, Vissarion, German, Efrosin, Ivan, Iconius, Josius, Lollion, Maxim, Miron, Nikita, Patriciy, Rodion (Rodian), Svetlana, Sevastian, Sergei, Photius, Photoya |
| April 3 | Domnin, Kirill, Filimon, Thomas, Yakov |
| April, 4 | Vasily, Isaac, Mamantya |
| 5th of April | Amphilochius, Basil, Vassian, George, Eusebius, Kronid, Luke, Macedon, Nikon, Pakhom, Theoprepius, Philetus |
| April 6 | Artamon, Artemy, Zakhar, Martin, Parfen, Peter, Sever, Stepan, Yakov |
| April 7 | Heinrich, Tikhon |
| April 8 | Aviv, Avraami, Agathon, Agn, Albert, Basil, Vafusius, Verk, Gaafa, Gabriel, Duclida, Eusebius, Igafrax, Irinius, Iskoi, Codratus, Constance, Malchus, Pullius, Reas, Sigits, Sila, Soniril, Stepan, Suimvl, Virko, Ferm, Phil |
| April 9 | Alexander, Eutychius, Ephraim, Ivan, Kirik, Kondratiy, Makar, Manuel, Pavel, Theodosius |
| April 10th | Aviv, Boyan, Varakhisiy, Evstrat, Hilarion, Ilya, Lazar, Maruf, Maresiy, Savva, Stepan |
| 11 April | Eustathius, Ivan, Isaac, Cyril, Leonard, Marcian, Mark, Patapius, Stanislav, Philip |
| 12th of April | Apollos, Epaphroditus, Zacharos, Ivan, Joad, Caesar (Caesar), Sabbas, Sosthenes, Sophron |
| April 13 | Avda, Akaki, Apollo (Apollonius), Arthur, Athenaeus, Benjamin, Vlas, Ida, Innocent, Joseph, Hypatius, Menander, Theophilus, Jacob |
| 14th of April | Abraham, Ahaz, Basilides, Gerontius, Eulogius, Efim, John, Makar |
| April 15 | Amphian, Anastasius, Gregory, Edesius, Efim, Polycarp, Savva, Titus |
| April 16 | Antiochus, Bethonius, Galik, Dey, Elpidiphoros, Illyricus, Marinus, Nectarius, Nikita |
| April 17 | Adrian, Ambrose, George, Joseph, Kallinikos, Nikita, Paphnutius, Fedor, Fervuf, Jacob |
| April 18th | Agathopod, George, Didymus, Zeno, Claudian, Mark, Plato, Poplius, Semyon, Theodulus, Fermus, Forvin |
| April 19 | Archilios, Eutyches, Eremey, Methodius, Paul, Serapion |
| 20 April | Aquilina, George, Daniel, Calliopius, Leucius, Nile, Peter, Procopius, Rufinus, Serapion |
| April 21 | Agave, Asinkrit, Herm, Ivan, Herodion, Kelestin, Luke, Niphont, Pausilipus, Rufus, Phlegont, Jacob |
| April 22 | Avdies, Vadim, Disan, Evpsihiy, Mariav |
| April 23 | Avdikiy, Azadan, Alexander, African, Gregory, Dim, Zeno, Maxim, Pompey, Terenty, Fedor, Jacob |
| April 24 | Antip, Barsanuphius, Efim, Ivan, Martinian, Process, Tikhon, Farmufius, Khariton, Yakov |
| 25th of April | Akaki, Vasily, Gerontius, David, Dim, Zeno, Ivan, Isaac, Matvey, Sergei |
| 26 April | Artamon, George, Dmitry, Elepherius, Zoilus, Crescent, Martyrius, Sisinius, Theodosius |
| April 27 | Azat, Anton, Ardalion, Valentin, Eustathius, Epiphanes, Ivan, Martin, Christopher |
| April 28 | Andrei, Aristarchus, Victor, Domentian, Ivkhirion, Jordan, Kondrat, Leonid, Lucian, Mimnenos, Mstislav, Polievkt, Pud, Savva, Sevastian, Sukhiy, Talale, Trofim, Fokas, Theodorit, Fedor, Jacob |
| April 29 | Leonid, Mikhail, Pavel, Timofey |
| April 30 | Avdelai, Agapit, Adrian, Azat, Akaki, Alexander, Ananias, Ephraim, Makar, Moses, Patapius, Robert, Semyon, Usfazan, Fusik |
Male names according to the church calendar in November
November 1: Ivan, Sergey
November 2: Artemy, Nikolay, German, Ivan, Leonid, Alexander, Mikhail, Peter, Pavel
November 3: Illarion, Arkady, Anatoly, Nikandr, Konstantin, Sergey, Vasily, Fedor, Vladimir, Nikolay, Ivan, Alexander, Dmitry, Alexey
November 4: Maxim, Denis, Konstantin, Ivan, Seraphim, Vladimir, Alexander, Vasily, German, Nikolai, Grigory
November 5: Yakov, Nikolai, Vladimir, Alexander, Ignatius, Elisha
November 6: Alexey, Lavrenty, Ivan, Nikolay, Peter
November 7: Mark
November 8: Dmitry, Afanasy
November 9: Nestor, Andrey, Mark
November 10: Terenty, Stepan, Arseny, Dmitry, Ivan, Nestor, Maxim
November 11: Nikolay, Victor, Naum, Philip, Ivan, Pavel, Andrey, Vasily, Alexey, Evgeny, Leonid
November 12: Zinovy, Leonid, Matvey, Stepan, Mark
November 13: Ivan, Vsevolod, Alexander, Sergey, Alexey, Vasily, Peter, Anatoly, Yakov
November 14: Kozma, Demyan, Alexander, Fedor, Sergey, Dmitry, Peter
November 15: Konstantin, Mark
November 16: Georgy, Vasily, Peter, Alexander, Vladimir, Sergey, Nikolay, Vikenty, Ivan, Pavel, Semyon
November 17: Nikandr, Nikolai, Alexander
November 18: Gavrila, Grigory
November 19: Nikita, Anatoly, Arseny, Nikolay, Gavrila, Vasily, German
November 20: Nikander, Afanasy, Fedor, Valery, Evgeny, Fedot, Illarion, Kirill, Mikhail, Alexander, Nikolay
November 21: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael
November 22: Porfiry, Konstantin, Dmitry, Nestor, Fedor, Victor, Ilya, Joseph, Alexey, Alexander, Anton, Ivan
November 23: Rodion, Nifont, Alexander, Prokofy, Denis, Ivan, Peter, Augustine, Alexey, Mikhail, Nikolai, Boris
November 24: Victor, Vikenty, Fedor, Maxim, Evgeny, Stepan
November 25: Ivan, Konstantin, Vladimir, Alexander, Matvey, Dmitry, Boris
November 26: Ivan, Anton, Nikifor, German
November 27: Philip, Dmitry, Alexander, Victor, Alexey, Mikhail, Fedor, Peter, Sergey, Nikolay, Porfiry, Vasily, Georgy, Aristarchus, Gavrila
November 28: Gury, Samson, Nikolai, Peter, Grigory, Nikita, Mark, Dmitry
November 29: Fedor, Ananiy, Mikhail, Ivan, Nikolay, Victor, Vasily, Makar, Dmitry, Matvey
November 30: Gregory, Nikon, Mikhail, Sergius, Lazar
Taurus girl character
Taurus ♉ (April 21 - May 20)
The Taurus girl is always busy with household chores; she is the best helper for her family. She is interested in everything related to cooking, cleaning, and handicrafts. From an early age, such a girl knows what she needs and what she should do, so too persistent guardianship can irritate her. It is important to treat such a little girl as an adult; she would rather take into account a tactful remark and advice than a demand and an order.
Taurus girls are distinguished by a special femininity inherent only to them. They have no love for frills and decorations, since they value convenience above all else. The word “fragility” does not come to mind when you see Taurus girls, because they are endowed with the strength characteristic of earth signs.
They are distinguished by sensuality and earthiness. Taurus is not without charm, they know how to use feminine tricks to achieve what they want. They love affection, but this is not importunity, but an attempt to make sure of your constancy: by touching you, Taurus girls check whether you are really nearby.
Taurus, born in the year of the Rat, is lucky and distinguished by diplomatic abilities.
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It is this principle that comes into play first when moms and dads decide what to name a boy born in April (or any other month). Compatibility with the patronymic, euphony, originality - everything is taken into account, taken into account, weighed. If they are believers, churchgoers, true Christians, then they act differently. The date of birth of the baby coincides with the day of remembrance of which spiritual personality, and he is named in honor of her. For example, what do you name a boy born in April? Let's consider several options: Innokenty, Ivan, Sergey, Victor, Nikita, whose name day falls on the first of the month. The Orthodox Church especially holds solemn services in honor of John Climacus, the first saint in Christianity. He is also deeply revered in Catholicism. This wise philosopher and theologian was the abbot of the Zion Monastery. In his works, he substantiated the 30 stages of spiritual development and pointed out the need to lead an ascetic lifestyle. He was endowed with the gift of healing and healed many hopelessly ill people.
Mystery of the name
This collection of names contains the names of all saints in the Orthodox religion. By naming a child after God’s saint, we choose for him a spiritual patron who will further protect and instruct him in his life’s journey. This is due to the fact that name days do not always coincide with the true date of birth of the child.
It so happened that for most of the last century, religion was banned in our country. Our citizens did not adhere to many centuries-old traditions. In those years, parents named their children arbitrarily. Most often, names that were chosen were atypical for Orthodoxy and had nothing to do with the date of birth, much less with the spiritual patron. Thus, several generations were left without protection and spiritual support.
Children whose parents somehow managed to baptize their children began to have two names. One was given by the parents themselves, and the other, in accordance with church canons, was chosen on the advice of priests.
The first name was entered in all documents and acts of civil status, and the second name was a guide to the spiritual world.
Selection rules
The characters of April boys, according to astrologers, largely depend on what days of the month the child was born. There are two zodiac signs in April: most of the month “belongs” to Taurus, the end of April.
Temperamental, with pronounced leadership qualities, babies are born in the first ten days of the month.
. Is it advisable to develop these qualities in a child? Then it’s worth focusing on sonorous names that have strong energy.
The middle of the month suggests the birth of creative and emotional natures. And they should choose extraordinary, maybe even somewhat unusual names: Alan, Aristarchus, Ephraim, Mark, Nestor.
“April people” at the end of the month may eventually show their love of freedom and even some aggressiveness
. They need to be “softened” with an appropriate name.
