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Baptismal names from the Eastern Orthodox calendar of saints, in the forms the churches use: Greek (Athanasios, Paraskevi), Slavonic (Tikhon, Matrona), Serbian (Sava, Đorđe), Romanian (Paraschiva), Georgian (Nino, Ketevan), Arabic (Boutros) and English (Seraphim, Xenia).

About Orthodox Christian names

In the Orthodox Church a person is usually baptized with the name of a saint, who becomes that person's patron, and many families keep the saint's feast as a name day. The same saints are honored by churches that pray in different languages, so one name has many forms: John is Ioannis in Greek, Ioann in Church Slavonic and Jovan in Serbian. This list holds 1,000 bare baptismal names, without surnames or clerical titles.

The names come in groups. Greek forms (Spyridon, Nektarios, Photini) include feast names: Evangelos and Evangelia for the Annunciation, Stavros for the Cross, Anastasios and Anastasia for the Resurrection, Panagiotis for the Mother of God. Then come Slavonic and Russian forms (Tikhon, Serafim, Matrona), Serbian (Sava, Uroš, Angelina), Bulgarian and Romanian (Evtimiy, Calinic, Paraschiva), Georgian (Nino, Shio, Ketevan), the Arabic forms of the Church of Antioch (Boutros, Elias, Takla) and the English forms of English-speaking parishes (Seraphim, Herman, Xenia), with saints of the West from before the schism such as Aidan and Brigid.

A small share, 37 names, belongs to the Oriental Orthodox churches, a distinct family of churches with calendars of their own: Coptic (Shenouda, Demiana), Armenian (Nerses, Hripsime) and Ethiopian (Yared, Tekle Haymanot). No name appears in more than four forms.

How to choose Orthodox Christian names

  • Choose the saint as well as the sound. Many saints share one name, so decide which Ioannis or Maria you mean, read that saint's life and note the feast, which becomes the name day.
  • Use the form of your parish's language. A Greek parish says Dimitrios, a Russian one Dmitry, a Serbian one Dimitrije and an English-speaking one Demetrius: it is one saint and one name.
  • Ask your priest before you settle on a name. Customs differ between parishes on feast names, on saints of the West from before the schism and on saints of other churches, and this list cannot tell you what yours will accept.
  • Converts often keep a name they already have when a saint bears it (Peter, Catherine, Nicholas) and otherwise take a new patron, such as Herman, Xenia or Innocent.
  • For fiction, match the form to the setting: Kyriaki and Stavros place a character in Greece, Vsevolod and Pelageya in Russia, Uroš and Angelina in Serbia, Vakhtang and Ketevan in Georgia.

Frequently asked questions

What is an Orthodox Christian baptismal name?

It is the name a person receives at baptism, normally the name of a saint or of a feast of the church, and the saint becomes that person's patron. In this list Spyridon, Paraskevi, Tikhon, Matrona, Sava and Nino are saints' names, while Evangelos, Stavros and Panagiota are tied to feasts.

Why does the same name appear in several spellings?

Orthodox churches honor largely the same saints but pray in different languages. Saint George is Georgios in Greek, Đorđe in Serbian, Giorgi in Georgian and George in English, and all four are in the list. No name is given in more than four forms.

Are these Orthodox Jewish names?

No. These are Orthodox Christian names from the Greek, Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Georgian and Antiochian traditions, with a small share from the Coptic, Armenian and Ethiopian churches. Old Testament names such as Ilias, Moysis and Avraam are here because the Orthodox calendar commemorates the prophets and patriarchs.

Will my priest accept a name from this list?

Ask before you decide. The list mixes several Orthodox traditions, and a saint honored in Georgia or Serbia may be unfamiliar in another parish. Treat it as a starting point, not a church calendar: your priest can confirm the saint, the spelling and the day of the feast.

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A: 123 names

  • Aaron
  • Abanoub
  • Abiatar
  • Abibos
  • Abo
  • Achillios
  • Afanasy
  • Afram
  • Aftonomos
  • Afxentios
  • Agafya
  • Agapi
  • Agapios
  • Agapit
  • Agathangelos
  • Agathi
  • Agathokleia
  • Agathoniki
  • Agathonikos
  • Agavos
  • Aglaia
  • Agni
  • Agniya
  • Agrippina
  • Aidan
  • Aikaterini
  • Aimilianos
  • Akakios
  • Akaky
  • Akepsimas
  • Akindynos
  • Akulina
  • Akylas
  • Akylina
  • Alban
  • Aleksandar
  • Aleksandr
  • Aleksei
  • Alevtina
  • Alexandra
  • Alexandros

A, continued

  • Alexios
  • Alexis
  • Alimpije
  • Alypios
  • Ambrosi
  • Amos
  • Amphilochios
  • Amplias
  • Amvrosios
  • Amvrosy
  • Ana
  • Ananias
  • Anargyros
  • Anastasia
  • Anastasios
  • Anatolios
  • Anatoly
  • Andreas
  • Andrei
  • Andrew
  • Andria
  • Andronikos
  • Anempodistos
  • Anestis
  • Anfisa
  • Angel
  • Angelariy
  • Angelina
  • Angelis
  • Anikitos
  • Anisiya
  • Anna
  • Anthimos
  • Anthony
  • Anthousa
  • Antim
  • Antimoz
  • Antipas
  • Anton
  • Antonina
  • Antonios

A, continued

  • Antony
  • Anysia
  • Aphthonios
  • Apollinariya
  • Apollos
  • Apostolos
  • Apphia
  • Archil
  • Archippos
  • Aregawi
  • Arethas
  • Argyri
  • Argyrios
  • Ariadni
  • Aristakes
  • Aristarchos
  • Aristeidis
  • Aristovoulos
  • Arkadios
  • Arsema
  • Arsenie
  • Arsenije
  • Arsenios
  • Arseny
  • Artemios
  • Artemy
  • Ashkhen
  • Ashot
  • Astion
  • Atal
  • Atanas
  • Athanasia
  • Athanasios
  • Athanasius
  • Averkios
  • Avgoustinos
  • Avraam
  • Avraamy
  • Avvakoum
  • Avvakum
  • Ayyub

B: 17 names

  • Bakhos
  • Barbara
  • Barbare
  • Barsoum
  • Basil
  • Bede
  • Benedict
  • Bidzina
  • Bishara
  • Bishoy
  • Boris
  • Boulos
  • Boutros
  • Boyan
  • Brendan
  • Bretanion
  • Brigid

C: 25 names

  • Calinic
  • Camasie
  • Casian
  • Catherine
  • Cedd
  • Chad
  • Charalambos
  • Charitini
  • Chariton
  • Chionia
  • Chiriac
  • Chiriachi
  • Christina
  • Christodoulos
  • Christophoros
  • Christos
  • Chrysanthos
  • Chrysogonos
  • Chrysostomos
  • Chryssi
  • Columba
  • Columbanus
  • Constantine
  • Cuthbert
  • Cyril

D: 40 names

  • Dachi
  • Damaris
  • Damaskin
  • Damianos
  • Damjan
  • Daniil
  • Danilo
  • Daoud
  • Daria
  • Dasie
  • David
  • Davit
  • Demetrius
  • Demiana
  • Despoina
  • Devora
  • Dimitrije
  • Dimitrios
  • Diomidis
  • Dionisy
  • Dionysios
  • Dmitry
  • Dodo
  • Dometios
  • Domna
  • Domnika
  • Donatos
  • Đorđe
  • Dorofei
  • Dorothea
  • Dorotheos
  • Dosifei
  • Dosifeya
  • Dositej
  • Dositheos
  • Dosoftei
  • Dovmont
  • Dragutin
  • Drosis
  • Dunstan

E: 79 names

  • Edmund
  • Edward
  • Efimia
  • Efpraxia
  • Efrem
  • Efrosyni
  • Efstathios
  • Efstratios
  • Efthalia
  • Efthymios
  • Eftropia
  • Eftropios
  • Eirinaios
  • Eirini
  • Ekaterina
  • Ekvtime
  • Eleftherios
  • Elena
  • Eleni
  • Elian
  • Elias
  • Elikonida
  • Elisavet
  • Elisaveta
  • Elisei
  • Elissaios
  • Elizabeth
  • Elizbar
  • Elpida
  • Elpidios
  • Elpidiphoros
  • Emilian
  • Emiliya
  • Emmanouil
  • Emmelia
  • Epaphroditos
  • Ephraim
  • Epictet
  • Epifany

E, continued

  • Epimachos
  • Epiphanios
  • Epistimi
  • Erastos
  • Ermil
  • Ermioni
  • Ermogen
  • Ermogenis
  • Ermolaos
  • Esthir
  • Etheldreda
  • Eufrosina
  • Euphemia
  • Euphrosyne
  • Evangelia
  • Evangelos
  • Evanthia
  • Evaristos
  • Evdokia
  • Evdokimos
  • Evfimiya
  • Evfimy
  • Evfrosiniya
  • Evgenia
  • Evgenios
  • Evgeniya
  • Evgeny
  • Evgraphos
  • Evlalia
  • Evlampia
  • Evlampios
  • Evlogi
  • Evmenios
  • Evpraksiya
  • Evpsychios
  • Evstafy
  • Evstati
  • Evtikhy
  • Evtimiy
  • Evtychios

F: 24 names

  • Faina
  • Fekla
  • Feodor
  • Feodora
  • Feodosiya
  • Feodosy
  • Feofan
  • Feofil
  • Feofilakt
  • Feognost
  • Feoktista
  • Ferapont
  • Fevronia
  • Filaret
  • Filipp
  • Filofei
  • Filofteia
  • Filoteya
  • Flavianos
  • Flor
  • Floros
  • Foka
  • Foma
  • Fotinia

G: 37 names

  • Gabriel
  • Galaktion
  • Galina
  • Gavriil
  • Gavrilo
  • Gayane
  • Gebre Menfes Kidus
  • Gedeon
  • Genevieve
  • Gennadios
  • Gennady
  • George
  • Georgios
  • Gerasim
  • Gerasimos
  • Gerima
  • German
  • Germanos
  • Gervasios
  • Ghattas
  • Ghelasie
  • Gherman
  • Ghevond
  • Giorgi
  • Gleb
  • Glikeriya
  • Glykeria
  • Gobron
  • Gorazd
  • Gordios
  • Gorgonia
  • Gregory
  • Grigol
  • Grigorios
  • Grigory
  • Guram
  • Gury

H: 7 names

  • Habib
  • Hananiya
  • Haralambie
  • Helen
  • Herman
  • Hilda
  • Hripsime

I: 68 names

  • Iachint
  • Iakinthos
  • Iakov
  • Iakovos
  • Ianache
  • Iason
  • Ibrahim
  • Ieremias
  • Ieronymos
  • Ierotheos
  • Iezekiil
  • Ignatios
  • Ignatius
  • Ignaty
  • Ignjatije
  • Igor
  • Ilarion
  • Ilias
  • Ilija
  • Ilya
  • Innocent
  • Innokenty
  • Ioakeim
  • Ioann
  • Ioanna
  • Ioannikios
  • Ioannis
  • Ioasaf
  • Ioasaph
  • Ioil
  • Iona
  • Iordanis
  • Iorest
  • Ioseb

I, continued

  • Iosif
  • Ioulia
  • Iouliani
  • Ioulianos
  • Ioulitta
  • Iounia
  • Ioustina
  • Ioustinos
  • Iov
  • Ipaty
  • Ippolit
  • Iraida
  • Irais
  • Irakleidios
  • Irenaeus
  • Irene
  • Irina
  • Irinarkh
  • Irinej
  • Irineu
  • Irodion
  • Isaac
  • Isaak
  • Isaaky
  • Isaias
  • Isavros
  • Ise
  • Isidora
  • Isidore
  • Isidoros
  • Isychios
  • Ita
  • Ivlita
  • Iya

J: 17 names

  • James
  • Jefimija
  • Jefrem
  • Jelena
  • Jevdokija
  • Jevstatije
  • Jibrail
  • Joachim
  • Joakim
  • Joanikije
  • John
  • Joseph
  • Jovan
  • Juansher
  • Juliana
  • Justin
  • Justina

K: 58 names

  • Kaleb
  • Kaleriya
  • Kallinikos
  • Kalliopi
  • Kalliopios
  • Kallistos
  • Kallistratos
  • Kapitolina
  • Karapet
  • Karas
  • Karpos
  • Kassia
  • Kassian
  • Kassiani
  • Kassianos
  • Katarina
  • Kelsios
  • Kendeas
  • Kentigern
  • Kerkyra
  • Ketevan
  • Kevin
  • Khariessa
  • Khariton
  • Khosrovidukht
  • Kiprian
  • Kira
  • Kiriena
  • Kirill
  • Kirilo
  • Kirion
  • Kirykos
  • Klavdiya
  • Kleonikos
  • Kleopas
  • Kleopatra
  • Kliment
  • Klimis
  • Kodratos
  • Konon
  • Konstantin
  • Konstantinos
  • Kornilios
  • Kornily
  • Kosmas
  • Krestos Samra
  • Kseniya
  • Kuksha
  • Kuzma
  • Kuzman
  • Kvirike
  • Kyprianos
  • Kyranna
  • Kyriaki
  • Kyriakos
  • Kyrilla
  • Kyrillos
  • Kyros

L: 36 names

  • Lalibela
  • Lambrini
  • Lambros
  • Larisa
  • Lavr
  • Lavrentios
  • Lavrenty
  • Lavros
  • Lazar
  • Lazare
  • Lazaros
  • Lefkios
  • Leon
  • Leonid
  • Leonidas
  • Leonilla
  • Leontios
  • Leonty
  • Lev
  • Linos
  • Longin
  • Longinos
  • Loukas
  • Loukia
  • Loukianos
  • Loukillianos
  • Luarsab
  • Luka
  • Luke
  • Lukiane
  • Lukiya
  • Lup
  • Luqa
  • Lydia
  • Lyubov
  • Lyudmila

M: 84 names

  • Macarius
  • Magdalini
  • Makarije
  • Makarios
  • Makary
  • Makrina
  • Maksim
  • Malachias
  • Mamant
  • Mamas
  • Manefa
  • Mardarije
  • Mardarios
  • Marfa
  • Margarita
  • Maria
  • Mariam
  • Mariamna
  • Mariamni
  • Marija
  • Marina
  • Marine
  • Marinos
  • Marionilla
  • Mark
  • Markella
  • Markianos
  • Markos
  • Martha
  • Martinian
  • Martinos
  • Martyrios
  • Mary
  • Mastridiya
  • Matata
  • Matfei
  • Matrona
  • Matta
  • Matthaios
  • Matthew
  • Matthias
  • Mavra

M, continued

  • Maximos
  • Maximus
  • Mefody
  • Melangell
  • Melani
  • Melania
  • Melchisedek
  • Meletios
  • Melitini
  • Mena
  • Merkourios
  • Merkury
  • Mesrop
  • Methodios
  • Methodius
  • Metodije
  • Michael
  • Michaias
  • Mihailo
  • Mikael
  • Mikhail
  • Milad
  • Miltiadis
  • Milutin
  • Minas
  • Minodora
  • Mirian
  • Mitrodora
  • Mitrofan
  • Mitrophanis
  • Mnason
  • Modestos
  • Moisei
  • Mokios
  • Morcos
  • Moses
  • Mousa
  • Moysis
  • Mstislav
  • Muza
  • Myron
  • Myropi

N: 44 names

  • Nadezhda
  • Nana
  • Naoum
  • Natalia
  • Naum
  • Nazarios
  • Nazary
  • Neagoe
  • Nectarie
  • Nedelja
  • Nektarios
  • Nektary
  • Neonilla
  • Neophytos
  • Neopite
  • Nerses
  • Nestor
  • Niceta
  • Nichita
  • Nicholas
  • Nicodemus
  • Nifont
  • Nika
  • Nikandr
  • Nikandros
  • Nikanor
  • Nikifor
  • Nikiphoros
  • Nikita
  • Nikodim
  • Nikodimos
  • Nikola
  • Nikolai
  • Nikolaos
  • Nikon
  • Nil
  • Nilos
  • Nina
  • Ninian
  • Nino
  • Niphon
  • Nonna
  • Nune
  • Nymphodora

O: 12 names

  • Olaf
  • Oleg
  • Olga
  • Olympias
  • Onisimos
  • Onisiphoros
  • Onouphrios
  • Onufry
  • Oprea
  • Orestis
  • Oswald
  • Ourvanos

P: 87 names

  • Pachomios
  • Pafnuty
  • Paisie
  • Paisios
  • Paisy
  • Pajsije
  • Pakhomy
  • Pamphilos
  • Pamvo
  • Panagiota
  • Panagiotis
  • Panagis
  • Pankratios
  • Pankraty
  • Panteleimon
  • Pantelewon
  • Pantelimon
  • Paphnoutios
  • Papylos
  • Paramonos
  • Paraschiva
  • Paraskeva
  • Paraskevi
  • Parfeny
  • Parmenas
  • Parthenios
  • Paschalia
  • Paschalis
  • Patapios
  • Patrick
  • Patrikios
  • Paul
  • Pavel
  • Pavla
  • Pavlos
  • Pelageya
  • Pelagia
  • Perozhavra
  • Perpetoua
  • Peter
  • Petka
  • Petroc
  • Petros

P, continued

  • Phanourios
  • Philaretos
  • Philimon
  • Philippos
  • Philonilla
  • Philopateer
  • Philothei
  • Philotheos
  • Philoumenos
  • Phoivi
  • Phokas
  • Photini
  • Photios
  • Photius
  • Piama
  • Pigasios
  • Pimen
  • Piran
  • Piros
  • Pistis
  • Pitirim
  • Platon
  • Poimin
  • Polikarp
  • Polycarp
  • Polydoros
  • Polyefktos
  • Polykarpos
  • Polyxeni
  • Poplia
  • Porfiry
  • Porphyrios
  • Priskilla
  • Prochoros
  • Prodromos
  • Prokhor
  • Proklos
  • Prokopije
  • Prokopios
  • Prokopy
  • Protasios
  • Provos
  • Pulkheriya
  • Pyotr

Q: 1 name

  • Qustantin

R: 16 names

  • Rachil
  • Radu
  • Rafail
  • Raisa
  • Ramaz
  • Raphael
  • Razhden
  • Riginos
  • Rodion
  • Roman
  • Romanos
  • Romil
  • Rostislav
  • Roufos
  • Routh
  • Rufina

S: 74 names

  • Saba
  • Sahak
  • Salome
  • Salomi
  • Samouil
  • Sampson
  • Sandukht
  • Sarkis
  • Sarra
  • Sava
  • Savvas
  • Savvaty
  • Semaan
  • Serafim
  • Serafima
  • Seraphim
  • Serapion
  • Sergei
  • Sergios
  • Sergius
  • Sevasti
  • Sevastianos
  • Shalva
  • Shenouda
  • Shio
  • Shushanik
  • Sidonia
  • Silouanos
  • Siluan
  • Silvestros
  • Simeon
  • Simon
  • Sisinios
  • Sisois
  • Sisoy
  • Sleiman
  • Sofronie

S, continued

  • Sofrony
  • Sokratis
  • Solomon
  • Solomoniya
  • Sophia
  • Sophonias
  • Sophronios
  • Sopio
  • Sosana
  • Sosipatros
  • Sosthenis
  • Sotiria
  • Sotirios
  • Sousanna
  • Sozon
  • Spas
  • Spiridon
  • Spyridon
  • Stachys
  • Stamatios
  • Stavros
  • Stavroula
  • Stefan
  • Stefanida
  • Stepane
  • Stephanos
  • Stephen
  • Stiliyan
  • Stratonic
  • Stylianos
  • Sunniva
  • Susanna
  • Svimon
  • Svyatoslav
  • Swithun
  • Symeon
  • Synkletiki

T: 67 names

  • Tadej
  • Tadeoz
  • Tadevos
  • Taisiya
  • Takla
  • Tamar
  • Tamara
  • Tarachos
  • Tarasios
  • Tarasy
  • Tatiana
  • Tatiani
  • Tavitha
  • Taxiarchis
  • Tekle Haymanot
  • Teodora
  • Teotim
  • Terentios
  • Terenty
  • Tevdore
  • Thaddaios
  • Thais
  • Thalassios
  • Thallelaios
  • Thekla
  • Themistoklis
  • Theocharis
  • Theodora
  • Theodore
  • Theodoros
  • Theodosia
  • Theodosios
  • Theodoti

T, continued

  • Theodotos
  • Theodouli
  • Theoktisti
  • Theoktistos
  • Theologos
  • Theophania
  • Theophanis
  • Theophano
  • Theophilos
  • Theophylaktos
  • Theopisti
  • Therapon
  • Thomais
  • Thomas
  • Thyrsos
  • Tikhon
  • Timofei
  • Timon
  • Timotheos
  • Titos
  • Toma
  • Tornike
  • Trdat
  • Triantaphyllos
  • Trifon
  • Trifun
  • Triphyllios
  • Trophimos
  • Tryphaina
  • Tryphon
  • Tsotne
  • Tuma
  • Tychikos
  • Tychon

U: 2 names

  • Uroš
  • Ustinya

V: 43 names

  • Vache
  • Vaia
  • Vaios
  • Vakchos
  • Vakhtang
  • Valentin
  • Valery
  • Vardan
  • Varfolomei
  • Varlaam
  • Varnavas
  • Varsanouphios
  • Varsonofy
  • Vartholomaios
  • Varvara
  • Vasileios
  • Vasilije
  • Vasiliskos
  • Vasilissa
  • Vasily
  • Vassa
  • Vassian
  • Vavylas
  • Venedikt
  • Veniamin
  • Vera
  • Verena
  • Veroniki
  • Vikentios
  • Viktor
  • Vissarion
  • Vitalios
  • Vitaly
  • Vladimir
  • Vladislav
  • Vlas
  • Vlasios
  • Vlasy
  • Vonifatios
  • Vsevolod
  • Vukašin
  • Vyacheslav
  • Vyara

W: 3 names

  • Walatta Petros
  • Wilfrid
  • Winifred

X: 4 names

  • Xanthippi
  • Xeni
  • Xenia
  • Xenophon

Y: 13 names

  • Yaqub
  • Yared
  • Yaroslav
  • Yeghishe
  • Yordan
  • Younan
  • Ypapanti
  • Ypatios
  • Ypomoni
  • Yuliania
  • Yuliya
  • Yusuf
  • Yuvenaly

Z: 19 names

  • Zabulon
  • Zacharias
  • Zakariya
  • Zakchaios
  • Zakhary
  • Zenon
  • Zinaida
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