Parents who adhere to the Catholic faith often wonder what Catholic name to give a newborn child so that it complies with the canons? For such a case, it is best to choose a name according to the holy calendar. But if the names of saints corresponding to the baby's birthday seem inappropriate, you should refer to the naming calendar - Catholic names by month later in this article.
January
Catholic names for boys born in January are as follows:
- Andrian;
- Valery;
- Vasily;
- Vikenty;
- Wilhelm;
- Heinrich;
- Grigory;
- John;
- Carl;
- Lavard;
- Macariy;
- Marius;
- Paulin;
- Sebastian;
- Fabian;
- Filotey;
- Foma;
- Eduard;
- Yakov;
- Januarius.
For January girls, names are suitable:
- Agnes;
- Angela;
- Elizabeth;
- Irmina;
- Macrina;
- Margarita;
- Maria;
- Marcellus;
- Tatiana;
- Emiliana;
- Emma.
February
For boys born in February, the names of saints are suitable:
- Wilhelm;
- Siegfried;
- Kirill;
- Lavrenty;
- Lazar;
- Luka;
- Mark;
- Matthew;
- Methodius;
- Modest;
- Nikolai;
- Oswald;
- Paul;
- Peter;
- Richard;
- Roman;
- Severus;
- Simon/Simeon;
- Stefan.
Girls:
- Agatha;
- Adeltruda;
- Antonia;
- Brigitte;
- Walpurga;
- Eustochia;
- John;
- Jovita;
- Maria;
- Natalie;
- Katarina;
- Philippa.
March
Male names of saints for babies born in March:
- Abraham;
- Amadeus;
- Berthold;
- Dismas;
- Zosima;
- Inokentii;
- Casimir;
- Konrad;
- Lucius;
- Narcissus;
- Otto;
- Theophilus;
- Turibium;
- Felix;
- Eduard;
- Emmanuel;
- Yulian.
Female Catholic names of this month:
- Agnes;
- Balbina;
- Evdokia;
- Eusebia;
- Catherine;
- Ephrasia;
- Claudia;
- Cornelia;
- Lea;
- Louise;
- Lucretia;
- Margaret;
- March;
- Matilda;
- Paulina;
- Felicita;
- Francisca.
April
Names for boys born in April:
- Anastasy;
- Benedict;
- Guido;
- German;
- Hugo;
- Ezekiel;
- Isidore;
- Lion;
- Leonid;
- Magnus;
- Marian;
- Nuno;
- Plato;
- Rudolf;
- Savva;
- Sixtus;
- Fidelis;
- Francis;
- Egbert.
Names for April girls according to the Catholic naming calendar:
- Antonia;
- Aprelina;
- Gemma;
- Eva;
- Elena;
- Ida;
- Casilda;
- Katerina;
- Cornelia;
- Crescent;
- Magdalene;
- Maria;
- Ode;
- Rose;
- Ursulina;
- Theodora;
- Feodosia.
May
Male names suitable for those born in May:
- Augustin;
- Angel;
- Andrey;
- Trouble;
- Bela;
- Bernandine;
- Boniface;
- Vikenty;
- Victor;
- Ivo;
- Jeremiah;
- John;
- Joseph;
- Isidore;
- Judas;
- Carl;
- Square;
- Lanfranc;
- Leonhard/Leonard;
- Pankraty;
- Easter;
- Peregrine;
- Sigismund;
- Urban;
- Felix;
- Theodulus;
- Philip;
- Florian;
- Francis;
- Halvard;
- Eleutherium.
Female Catholic names for May babies:
- Viola;
- Gertrude;
- Gizela;
- Domitilla;
- Elizaveta;
- Imelda;
- John;
- Lucina/Lucia;
- Maria;
- Magdalena;
- Petronila;
- Renata;
- Rita;
- Rishes;
- Saturnine;
- Sofia;
- Theopist;
- Elfrida;
- Esther;
- Julia.
June
Catholic names for June boys:
- Adelar;
- Aloysius;
- Anton;
- Bertan;
- Bogumil;
- Barnabas;
- Quiz;
- Gervasius;
- Elisha;
- Ephraim;
- Jacob;
- Joseph;
- Caspar;
- Landelin;
- Laurentius;
- Liborium;
- Marcellin;
- Maureen;
- Medard;
- Mikhail;
- Norbert;
- Onufry;
- Peter;
- Pontius;
- Protasius;
- Romuald;
- Seconds;
- Tit;
- Ferdinand;
Saint Names for June Girls:
- Anna;
- Beate;
- Evgenia;
- Demetria;
- Diana;
- Juliet;
- Dolorosa;
- Dorotea;
- Clotilde;
- Christina;
- Margarita;
- Maria;
- Mikhelina;
- Olive/Olivia;
- Hosanna;
- Paula;
- Saturnine;
- Fevronia;
- Eleanor;
- Yuliana.
July
Male Catholic names of the Saints of July:
- Anatoly;
- Arseniy;
- Willibald;
- Vladimir;
- Heliodor;
- Hercules;
- Humbert;
- Egeny;
- Gerard;
- Ignatius;
- Elijah/Ilya;
- Isaiah;
- Clemens;
- Laetus;
- Martinian;
- Cute;
- Olaf;
- Oliver;
- Romulus;
- Theodoric;
- Theodotus;
- Fortunat;
- Edgar;
- Eric.
Female names for July babies:
- Aquila;
- Amalia;
- Angelina;
- Anna;
- Birgitta;
- Veronica;
- Kinga;
- Landrada;
- Louise;
- Lucilla;
- Margarita;
- Marina;
- Maria;
- Olga;
- Rachel;
- Rosalia;
- Rufina;
- North;
- Symphorose;
- Teresia;
- Elvira;
- Julia;
- Yadwiga.
August
Catholic names for boys born in August:
- August;
- Alphonse;
- Arnulf;
- Hyacinth;
- Diomed;
- Zeferine;
- John;
- Jordan;
- Cassian;
- Ludovik;
- Maxim;
- Napoleon;
- Nikodim;
- Octaviam;
- Pammachy;
- Raymond;
- Rochus;
- Rufin;
- Samuel;
- Sidonius;
- Symphorian;
- Timofey;
- Felicissim;
- Philibert;
- Caesarius;
- Justian.
For August Girls:
- Augustina;
- Africa;
- Beatrix;
- Bronislava;
- Verona;
- Vivian;
- Evnolia;
- Elena;
- Candida;
- Clara;
- Lydia;
- Margarita;
- Monika;
- Rebekah;
- Rose;
- Serena;
- Suzanne;
- Theodotos;
- Elvira.
September
September-born boys are suitable for the following saint names:
- Baduard;
- B althazar;
- Wilhelm;
- Vinetslav;
- Vitalis;
- Heraclius;
- Gorgany;
- Igor;
- John;
- Cyprian;
- Corbinian;
- Mavrily;
- Marin;
- Mark;
- Miron;
- Moses;
- Nectarius;
- Nikolai;
- Pacificus;
- Pafnutiy;
- Pelagius;
- Perots;
- Robert;
- Sergey;
- Tobiah;
- Engelram;
- Januarius.
Catholic names for girls born in September:
- Vasilisa;
- Victoria;
- Wulfida;
- John;
- Columbus;
- Pompeza;
- Pulcheria;
- Regina;
- Ruth;
- Seraphim;
- Sofia;
- Fekla;
- Theopist;
- Edith.
October
Parents of boys born in October might think of these names:
- Alexander;
- Aloysius;
- Alfred;
- Angelus;
- Bruno;
- Bacchus;
- Wolfhard;
- Herold;
- Gottfried;
- Daniel;
- Dionysius;
- Iustus;
- Calyxtus;
- Quintin;
- Lubentium;
- Malhos;
- Matthew;
- Peter;
- Pompey;
- Prokl;
- Thomas;
- Utto;
- Thaddeus;
- Feofan;
- Florence;
- Frumentium.
Parents of October girls should think about names:
- Galla;
- Daria;
- Elizabeth;
- Efrosinya;
- Ida;
- Irena;
- Justina;
- Clara;
- Crispian;
- Laura;
- Margarita;
- Maria;
- Ode;
- Publia;
- Romandiola;
- Sarah;
- Solomeya;
- Teresa;
- Tresa;
- Ursula;
- Flavia;
- Fortunata.
November
Male Catholic names for babies born in November:
- Albert;
- Ambrose;
- Andreas;
- Arthur;
- Vikenty;
- Williboard;
- Gutman;
- John;
- Josaphatt;
- Carl;
- Claudius;
- Columban;
- Konrad;
- Konradin;
- Lavrenty;
- Leonard;
- Martin;
- Modest;
- Nikolai;
- Otmar;
- Patroclus;
- Peter;
- Serapion;
- Stanislav;
- Tobiah;
- Tryphon;
- Floribert;
- Engelbeot;
- Yakov.
Female saint names for girls born in November:
- Augustina;
- Agricola;
- Gertrude;
- Elena;
- Katarina;
- Claudia;
- Clementine;
- Margarita;
- Mariana;
- Maria;
- Ode;
- Sylvia;
- Felicita;
- Christina;
- Cecilia.
December
For boys born in December, the following names of saints are suitable:
- Adam;
- Antony;
- Arthur;
- Venantius;
- Vikenty;
- Vit;
- Hermogen;
- Grazian;
- David;
- Damas;
- Daniel;
- Dominique;
- Eugene;
- Zosima;
- John;
- Joseph;
- Judas;
- Carl;
- Caspar;
- Claudius;
- Konstantin;
- Christian;
- Luka;
- Lucius;
- Maurus;
- Miltiades;
- Peter;
- Sebastian;
- Servulus;
- Sybil;
- Blue;
- Silverius;
- Stefan;
- Theodore;
- Theodule;
- Torlak;
- Thaddeus;
- Flavian;
- Foma;
- Charbel;
- Sturmiy;
- Ebrulf;
- Aegwin;
- Edmund;
- Esso;
- July;
- Jason.
Catholic names for girls born in December:
- Anastasia;
- Bibiana;
- Blanca;
- Barbara;
- Gorgonia;
- Eva;
- Evgenia;
- Evlalia;
- Yolanda;
- Irmina;
- Christina;
- Crucifix;
- Lucia;
- Margarita;
- Margartha;
- Maria;
- Melanius;
- Natalia;
- Paula;
- Paulina;
- Tarsilla;
- Fabiola;
- Francisca;
- Christian.
Parents who named their children not according to the Catholic calendar should not worry - the saint or saint whose name the child bears will certainly protect the baby. But since there are a lot of namesakes in Catholic history, choosing a name according to the holy day or month allows you to specify who exactly the baby is named after.
