Names of the Saints for Boys in August: meaning, origin, patron saint. Orthodox male names in August according to the church calendar - full list

The article will help you choose a name for the boy born in August.

How to choose a name for a child according to the Holy?

The age-old wisdom states that with children it is necessary to talk about God, so as not to speak all our lives with God about children. That is why the holy heavenly patron is a symbolic figure in Orthodox Christianity.

Important: The guardian angel and patron saint are completely different concepts. The patron, whose name is a man, is his support and support in the earthly life and intercedes for him before God, helps to get closer to the Kingdom of Heaven.

You can identify the name of the heavenly patron with the help of the Saints or Imenews.

How to choose a name for a child according to the Holy Gifts?

In order to have a more complete understanding of all the Namespaces, also study the calendars on the in September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July.

names on the calendar for the boys in August: the value, origin, the patron saint of

August 1

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Gregory	Greek	awake	Rev. Gregory New
Dmitry	Greek	owned Demeter	St. Dimitry of Rostov, metropolitan
Mitrofan	with Latin	mother appeared	Prelate Mitrophan of Voronezh, bishop( in schema - Makariy)
Roman	from Latin	Roman	The faithful martyr Roman Olegovich of Ryazan, prince
Seraphim	from the ancient Hebrew.	fire	Rev. Seraphim of Sarov
Stepan	from Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	Blessed Stefan Lazarevich New High, Serbian, King
Tikhon	with Greek	fate, the case of	St Tikhon of Zadonsky, Voronezh, Bishop of

August 2

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alexander	Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Archangel, Archpriest( New Martyr)
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexis Znamenskii, Archpriest( New Martyr)
Athanasius	Greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Athanasius of Brest, Hegumen
George / Egor	with Greek	cultivating the land	Holy Martyr George Nikitin, Priest( newuk)
Yefim	from Greek Euthymios	pious	Holy Martyr Euthymios Grebenschikov( New Martyr)
Ivan John	from biblical	mercy of God	martyr St. John Steblin-Kamenskii, Priest( New Martyr)
Ilia	from HEB.Eliyahu	My God - Yahweh	The Holy Prophet Elijah The Asciant
Constantine	with the Greek	Permanent, Persistent	The Holy Martyr Constantine Slovtsov, Priest( New Martyr)
Kuzma	from the Greek word "Cosmos"	world order	The Holy Martyr Kosma Vyaznikov, Hieromonk
Leonty	with Greek	lion's	Rev. Leonty Stromynsky
Nikolay	with Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Udintsev, Priest( New Martyr)
Peter	with GreeceSkogen	rock,	stone Holy Martyr Peter Vyaznikov( New Martyr)
Sawa	Aramaic	elder	Reverend Sawa Stromynsky
Sergey	with Etruscan	revered	Holy Martyr Sergius Gortinsky, Priest( New Martyr)
Tikhon	Greek	fate case	The Holy Martyr Tikhon Krechkov, Archimandrite( new martyr)
Fedor	with the Greek	gift of God	Rev. Martyr Theodore Abrosimov, novice( new martyr);the holy martyr Theodore Yakovlev, priest( new martyr)

August 3

Name	origin	value	patron saint
George / Egor	Greek	Cropland	Holy Martyr George
Eugene	Greek	noble	Holy Martyr Eugene
Ivan	from biblical John	mercy of God	St. John Palestine
Peter	from Greek	rock, stone	Holy Martyr Peter Golubev, Priest( new martyr)
Roman	from Latin	Roman	Holy confessor Roman Bear, notoierey( New Martyr)
	Semen from HEB.Simeon	one whom God heard	Blessed Simeon Palestinian, Emessky, for Christ's sake Simpleton
Fedor	Greek	gift of God	Holy Martyr Theodore

August 4

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alex	Greek	Guardian	St.martyr Alexius of Elijah, priest( new martyr)
Roots, Cornelius	Roman family name	archer	Rev. Cornelius Pereyaslavsky
Michael	biblical	who as God	Holy Martyr Michael Nakariakov, Priest( New Martyr)

August 5

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Andrew	Greek	courageous	Holy Martyr Andrey Argunov( New Martyr)
Vitaly	Latin	full life	St. Vitaliano Rome, Pope
Trofim	with Greek	breadwinner	Holy Martyr Trofim of Lycia
Fedor	with Greek	gift of God	Reverend Theodore Ushakov, Sanaxar, warrior

August 6

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Anatoly	Greek	resident Anatolia	Holy Martyr Anatoly
Athanasius	Greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Athanasius Ikiysky
Boris	from drevneslavyans Borislav	glorious in	fight Blessed Martyr Boris, Prince( in the baptism of the Novel)
Gleb	from the Ancient Sanskrit. Gottlieb		god heir Blessed Martyr Gleb, Prince( in baptism David)
Ivan	the biblical John	grace of God	holy Confessor John Kalinin Olenevsky, Priest( New Martyr)
Hilarion	Greek	cheerful	Saint Hilarion Tavleli
Nikolai	from the Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Pongelsky, Priest( new martyr)
Roman	from Latin	Roman	The holy faithful passion bearer Boris, prince( in baptism Roman)

August 7

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	from Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Sakharov, Archpriest( new martyr);holy martyr Alexander
Makar	Greek	blessed	St. Macarius Zheltovodsky, Unzhensky

August 8

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Ermolai	from the Greek Germolaos	people Hermes	Holy Martyr Ermolai Nicomedia, Priest
Ignat	Latin	Fiery	Rev. Ignatius Stironit
Sergey	with Etruscan	highly respected	Holy Martyr Sergius Strelnikov, Archpriest( new martyr)
Fedp	Greek	gift of God	St. Theodore of Trebizond, Metropolitan

August 9

Name	origin	value	patron saint
Herman	Latin	fraternal close	Rev. Herman Alaskan
Ivan	from biblical John	mercy of God	Holy Martyr John Solovyev, Priest( New Martyr)
Clim Klimenty	with	Latin humane	Equal Apostle Clement of Ohrid, Velich, Bulgarian, Archbishop of
Nikolai	from Greek	the winner of the nations	Blessed Nikolai Kochanov, Novgorodsky, New
Pantelei	with Greek	all-merciful	Great-Martyr Panteleimon Healer
Plato	with Ancient Greek.	broad-shouldered	Holy Martyr Plato Mountain, Priest( new martyr)
Sawa	with Aramaic	elder	Equal-to-the-Apostles Sawa Ohrid
Emmanuel	from the ancient Hebrew. Immanuel	God with us	Rev. Manuel

August 10

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Basil	Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Basil Erekaev, monk( New Martyr)
Yefim	from the Greek Euthymios	pious	Holy Martyr Euthymius
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	The Holy Martyr John Mileshkin( New Martyr);the holy martyr John Selmanov( new martyr);St. Martyr John of Lomakin( New Martyr)
Nikolai	from Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Ponomarev, deacon( new martyr)
Ostap	from the Ancient Greek. Evstafy	solid, resistant	Holy Martyr Eustathius of Ancyra
Paul	from Latin	small, younger	Rev. Paul Xyropotamsk
Prohor	with Ancient Greek.	the one who walks ahead of the choir	The Holy Martyr Prokhor of Nicomedia, Bishop of
Seraphim	with the ancient Hebrew.	fire	Rev. Seraphim of Sarov
Julian, Julius	Roman generic name	-	Holy Martyr Iulian of Dalmatia, Ata

August 11

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alexander	Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexis Krasnovskii, Priest( New Martyr)
Anatoly	Greek	resident	Anatolia Reverend martyr Anatoly Smirnov, Hieromonk
Veniamin	from the ancient Hindu. Binyamin	son of the right hand	Holy martyr Veniamin
Constantine	with Greek	permanent, persistent	Rev. Konstantin Kosinsky, Starorussky;St Constantine Constantinople, Patriarch
Kuzma	from the Greek word "Kosmos»	world order	Rev. Cosmas Kosinski, Starorussky
Michael	biblical	who God	Reverend martyr Michael Sawwanah, Edessa, Chernorizets
Nikolai	Greek	winner peoples	St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Mirlikian, Archbishop
Ostap	from the Ancient Greek. Evstafy	solid, resistant	Holy Martyr Eustathius of Mtskheta
Roman	from Latin	Roman	Rev. Roman Kirzhachsky
Seraphim	with ancient Hebrew.	fire	Reverend martyr Seraphim Theology, monk( New Martyr)

August 12

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Anatoly	Greek	resident Anatolia	Rev. Anatoly II Optina, Junior
Valentin	Latin	strong, strong	St.martyr Valentin Interamsky, Italian, bishop( new martyr)
Herman	with Latin	brotherly, close	Saint Herman of Solovetsky, hermit;Saint Herman
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	The Holy Martyr John Plotnikov, deacon( new martyr);St. John the Warrior;St. John, presbyter
Luka, Lukyan	from Latin	light	Holy Martyr Luca of Babylon, Corduil, deacon
Maxim	from Latin	greatest	Holy Martyr Max Pers, Kordulsky
Paul	from Latin	small, younger	Prelate Paul, Bishop

August 13

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Anton	from Latin	whoever enters the battle	The Holy Martyr Anthony
Arseniy	with the ancient Greek.	courageous, mature	Sainted Arseniy Ninotsmindsky, bishop
Vasily	with Greek	regal	Holy confessor Vasily Preobrazhensky, Kineshma, bishop( new martyr)
Veniamin	from the Hebrew. Binyamin	son of the right hand	Holy martyr Veniamin of Kazan, Petrogradsky, Gdovskiy, metropolitan( new martyr)
Vladimir	from the ancient Russian	the one who owns the world	St. Martyr Vladimir Holodkovsky, priest( new martyr)
George / Egor	from the Greek	cultivating the earth	The Holy Martyr George
Denis	from the Ancient Greek. Dionisios	belonging to the god Dionysus	Rev. Martyr Dionysius of Vatopedi
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	The Holy Martyr John Kovsharov of Petrograd( New Martyr);the holy martyr John Rumyantsev, priest( new martyr);St. John Bulgarian, Exarch
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God multiply	Saint Joseph of Arimathea
Constantine	Greek	permanent, stable	Holy confessor Konstantin Razumov, Priest( New Martyr)
Maxim	with	Latin greatest	Holy Martyr Maxim Rumyantsev( new martyr)
Nicholas	with Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Pravdolyubov, Priest( new martyr)
Sergey	with Etruscan	highly respected	Holy tormentEnik Sergiy Shein( New Martyr)
Stepan	from the Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	Rev. Stefan, prince
Yuri	from the Ancient Greek. Georgios	arable land	Holy Martyr Yuri( Georgy) Petrogradsky( new martyr)

August 14

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alexander	Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Pergiysky, Pamphylia, farmer
Alim	Arabic	scientist	Holy Martyr Alim Maccabee
Dmitry	Greek	owned Demeter	Holy Martyr Dimitri Pavskii, archpriest( new martyr)
Elizar	from the ancient Hebrew. Eleazar	God helped	The Holy Martyr Eleazar;the holy martyr Eleazar of Jerusalem;holy martyr Eleazar Maccabeus
Leonty	Greek	lion's	Holy Martyr Leontius Pergiysky, Pamphylia
Timothy	from the Greek Timoteos	honor God	St. Timothy Prokonessky
Fedor	Greek	gift of God	Holy Martyr Theodore

August 15

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron of
Vasily	from Greek	regal	The Monk Vasily of Savior-Kubensky;the holy martyr Vasily;holy blessed Vasily Moskovsky, Christ for the Sick as
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	The Holy Martyr John
Kirill	with the Greek	lord	The holy martyr Cyril
Plato	with the ancient Greek.	broad-shouldered	Holy Martyr Plato Mountain, Priest( new martyr)
Roman	with Latin	Roman	Saint Roman
Stepan	from Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	Holy Martyr Stephen I of Rome, Papa;the holy first martyr Stephen, archdeacon
Taras	from the Greek Tarasyos	rebel, troublemaker	Saint Tarasy
Fedor	with the Greek	gift of God	The Holy Martyr Theodore

August 16

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Anton	from Latin	whoever enters the battle	Rev. Anthony Roman, Novgorod
Vyacheslav	with ancient Slavs.	naislavneyshy	Holy Martyr Viacheslav Lukanin, Deacon( New Martyr)
Ivan	the biblical John	grace of God	St. John Patalareysky Abbot
Kuzma	from the Greek word "Kosmos»	world order	holy hermit Cosmas Pharan( PNA), Antioch
Nikolai	with Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Pomerantsev, Priest( new martyr)

August 17

Name	Origin	Meaning	Holy patron of
Alexey	with Greek	protecting	Righteous Alexy Gnevushev, Bortsurman, presbyter
Andrey	with Greek	courageous	Saint Andrew
Denis	from the Ancient Greek. Dionisios	belonging to the god Dionysus	Saint Dionysios of Ephesus
Dmitry	from the Greek	belonging to Demeter	Holy Martyr Demetrius Vorobyev( new martyr)
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	Prelate John the Monk, of Ephesus, Archbishop;St. John of Ephesus;Saint John New Ephesus, Archbishop
Constantine	Greek	permanent, stable	Holy Eksakustodian( Constantine) Ephesus from 7 Youths of Ephesus
Michael	biblical	who God	Holy Martyr Mikhail Zhuk, monk( New Martyr)
Semen	from the ancient Hindu. Simeon	one whom God heard	Holy Martyr Simeon Vorobiev( New Martyr)

August 18

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Yefim	from the Greek Euthymios	pious	St. Euthymius of Constantinople, Patriarch
Ivan	the biblical John	the grace of God	Holy Martyr John Smirnov, deacon( new martyr)

August 19

This day none of the saints is revered.

August 20

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alexander	Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Hotovitsky( New Martyr)
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexei Vorobyov, Archpriest( New Martyr)
Anton	Latin	whoeverenters the battle	The Monk Anthony of Optina
Athanasius	with the Greek	immortal	The Holy Martyr Athanasius Egorov, hegumen( new martyr)
Vasily	from the Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Amenitsky, Archpriest( new martyr)
Dementy	from the Latin	handler	The Monk Dometios of Athos;reverend martyr Dometius Persian, Syrian, hierodeacon
Dmitry	with Greek	belonging to Demetre	Holy Martyr Demetrius Milovid, priest( new martyr)
Elisha	from the ancient Hebrew. Elisha	God - Rescue	The Holy Martyr Elisey Stolder, Deacon( New Martyr)
Ivan	from the Biblical John	the Mercy of God	The Holy Martyr John Voronets, Archpriest( new martyr)
Mitrophan	with Latin	mother revealed	Prelate Mitrophan of Voronezh, BishopScheme - Macarius)
Michael	biblical	who as God	Holy Martyr Michael Plyszewski, Archpriest( new martyr)
Peter	with Greek	rock, stone	Holy Martyr Peter Tokarev, Priest( new martyr)

August 21

Name	Origin	Meaning	Holy patron
Herman	from Latin	brotherly, close	Saint Herman Solovetsky, hermit
Grigory	with Greek	awake	The Monk Gregory of Sinai;St. Gregory Pecherskiy, painter
Yemelyan	Greek	affectionate	Holy Confessor Emilian Kizichesky Bishop
Joseph / Osip	biblical	God multiply	Reverend martyr Joseph Baranov( New Martyr)
Leonid	Greek	derived from	lion Holy Martyr Leonid
Myron	with Greek	exuding mira	Prelate Myron of Crete, Bishop of
Nikolai	with Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Shumkov,(New Martyr)
Fedor	with Greek	gift of God	Rev. Theodore of Orovsky, hegumen

August 22

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexis Constantinople
Anton	Latin	whoever comes into	fight Holy Martyr Anthony of Alexandria
Gregory	Greek	awake	Holy Martyr Gregoryprotospasary
Dmitry	with the Greek	belonging to Demeter	The Holy Martyr Demetrius of Constantinople
Ivan	from the biblical John	Grace of God	Holy Martyr John of Constantinople
Leontius	with Greek	lioness	Holy Martyr Leonty of Constantinople
Makar	with Greek	blessed	Rev. Macarius Oredezhsky
Matvey	from the tree. Matthew	God-given	Holy Martyr Matthew
Peter	with Greek	rock, stone	Holy Martyr Peter of Constantinople
Samuil	from the ancient Hebrew. Shemuel( Samuel)	God heard	Holy Samuel
Julian, Julius	Roman family name	-	Holy Martyr Julian Constantinople
Jacob	the biblical Jacob	going on	heels Holy Martyr James of Constantinople

August 23

Name	Origin	value	Holy patron of
Athanasius	with Greek	immortal	Holy Martyr Athanasius Kislov, priest( new martyr)
Vyacheslav	with ancient Slavs.	the most outstanding	The Holy Martyr Vyacheslav Zakedsky, Priest( new martyr)
Lavr, Lavrenty	-	laurel tree	The blessed Laurence of Kaluga, for Christ's sake, foolish;Saint Martyr Laurence of Rome, Archdeacon
Roman	from Latin	Roman	Holy Martyr Roman Roman
Savva	with Aramaic	elder	Rev. Savva Storozhevsky, Zvenigorodsky, hegumen

August 24

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	with Greek	defender	Rev. Martyr Alexander, novice of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery;Saint Alexander Komansky, bishop Alexander Komansky, bishop
Alexei	with Greek	protecting	Rev. Martyr Alexy, novice of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Anton	from Latin	who enters battle	Holy Martyr Anthony, hieromonk of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Arkady	fromancient Greek. Arcadios	Resident of Arcadia	Reverend Martyr Arkady, monk of Belogorsky Monastery of St. Nicholas
Vasily	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Infantiev, Priest( new martyr)
Vyacheslav	with ancient Slavs.	naislavneyshy	Holy Martyr Vyacheslav, monk Belogorskiy St. Nicholas Monastery
German	Latin	fraternal close	Reverend martyr Herman Gareji
Dmitry	Greek	owned Demeter	Reverend martyr Demetrius, a monk Belogorskiy St. Nicholas Monastery
Yefim	fromGreek Evfimiy	pious	Rev. Martyr Evtimiy, monk of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery;holy martyr Evtimiy, hierodeacon, monk of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	Holy Martyr John of Nicholas, Priest( New Martyr);St. John the Martyr, a novice of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery;holy martyr John, hieromonk of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Ilya	from the Ancient Hindu. Eliyahu	my God is Yahve	Holy Martyr Elijah, Hieromonk of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Leonid	from Greek	originating from the lion	The Holy Martyr Leonid Biryukovich, Archpriest( new martyr)
Matvey	from the tree. Matthew	the God-given	The Holy Martyr Matthew, Hierodeacon, monk of the Belogorsky Monastery of St. Nicholas
Michael	biblical	who as God	Rev. Martyr Michael Garedjian
Nikolai	from the Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Dobroumov, Priest( new martyr)
Peter	with Greek	rock, stone	Rev. Martyr Peter( other), novice of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery;the Monk Martyr Peter, the novice of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Savva	from the Aramaic	the elder	The Monk Martyr Sawa, the monk of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Sergey	from the Etruscan	highly respected	The Monk Martyr Sergius, the novice of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery;Saint Martyr Sergius, hieromonk of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Stepan	from Greek Stephen	crown, diadem	Rev. Stefan
Fedor	from Greek	God's gift	The Holy Martyr Theodore, the novice of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery
Jacob	from the biblical Jacob	walking on the heels of	The Monk Martyr Jacob, the novice of the Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery;the Monk Martyr Jacob( the other), the novice of Belogorsky St. Nicholas Monastery

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alexander	Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Roman
Basil	Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily Pechersky, monk
Makar	Greek	blessed	Holy Martyr Macarius
Maxim	withLatin	greatest	Holy Martyr Maximus
Mark	from the Greek Marcos	hammer	Holy Martyr Mark
Fedor	with Greek	gift of God	The faithful Theodore Ostrogsky, Caves, mono, prince;Reverend Martyr Theodore Caves

August 25

August 26

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexei Vvedensky, Deacon( New Martyr)
Basil	Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Basil Alexandrine( New Martyr)
Ivan	from the biblical John	the mercy of God	The Holy Martyr John Shishev, Priest( New Martyr)
Constantine	with the Greek	standing, one hundredykiy	The Holy Martyr Constantine Popov, Priest( new martyr)
Maxim	from Latin	the greatest	The Monk Maximus the Confessor;blessed Maxim Moskovsky, Christ for the sake of the foolish
Nikolai	with the Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Orlov, Priest( new martyr)
Seraphim	with the ancient Hebrew.	fire	Holy Martyr Seraphim Zvezdinsky, Bishop( New Martyr)
Tikhon	with Greek	fate, the case of	St. Tikhon of Zadonsky, Voronezh, Bishop
Jacob	from the biblical Jacob	walking on the heels of	The Holy Martyr Jacob Arkhipov, Priest( New Martyr)

Aug. 27

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alexander	Greek	defender	Reverend Confessor Alexander Uglies, Archimandrite( New Martyr)
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexei Zverev( New Martyr)
Arkady	from Ancient Greek. Arcadios	Resident of Arcadia	Rev. Arkady Vyazemsky and Novotorzhsky
Vasily	from Greek	regal	Holy Martyr Vasily the Theophany, Chernigov, Archbishop( new martyr)
Vladimir	from the ancient Russian	the one who owns the world	The Holy Martyr Vladimir Zedrinsky, Archpriest;holy martyr Vladimir Smirnov, archpriest( new martyr)
Matvey	from the tree. Matthew	granted by God	Holy Martyr Matthew Pomerantsev, archimandrite( new martyr)
Nikolai	with Greek	the winner of the nations	The Holy Martyr Nikolai Tolgsky, archpriest( new martyr)
Semen	from the ancient Hebrew. Simeon	the one God heard	The Holy Martyr Simeon of Trebizond
Fedor	from the Greek	the gift of God	The Holy Martyr Theodore Zakharov( New Martyr)

August 28

This day none of the saints is worshiped.

August 29

Name	Origin	Value	Holy patron
Alexander	with Greek	defender	Holy Martyr Alexander Sokolov, Priest( new martyr)
Demid	from the Ancient Greek. Diomedes	thought Zeus /	god holy martyr Diomedes Tarsus
Laurel, Lawrence	-	laurel tree	Great Martyr Lawrence Konsiantinopolsky
Stepan	from the Greek Stefan	crown, tiara	Holy Martyr Stephen tricky Priest( New Martyr)
Jacob	the biblical Jacob	on the heels of	The Holy Martyr Jacob Gortinsky( New Martyr)

August 30

Name	Origin	value	patron saint
Alex	Greek	Guardian	Holy Martyr Alexis Velikoselsky, Priest( New Martyr)
Dmitry	Greek	owned Demeter	Holy Martyr Dimitri OSTROUMOV, Archpriest( New Martyr)
Ilya	from HEB.Eliyahu	my God - Yahweh	Rev. Elijah of Calabria
Myron	from Greek	exuding mira	Holy Martyr Myron of the Kizi, presbyter of
Paul	from Latin	small, younger	Holy Martyr Paul of Ptolemais
Philip	with the ancient Greek.	the one who loves horses	The holy martyr Philippe of Nicomedia;Rev. Philip Sukhonsky

August 31

Name	origin	value	patron saint
George / Egor	Greek	Cropland	St George I Constantinople patriarch
Gregory	Greek	awake	Holy Martyr Gregory Bronnikov, Priest( New Martyr)
Denis	from the ancient Greeks. Dionysios	belonging to the god Dionysus	Holy Martyr Dionysius Trebiysky
Eugene	Greek	noble	Holy Martyr Eugene Dmitrov, acolyte
Yemelyan	Greek	affectionate	Holy Martyr Emilian Trebiysky Bishop
Ivan	the biblical John	grace of God	St. JohnRylsky;St. John V Constantinople patriarch
Hillarion	Greek	cheerful	Holy Martyr Hilarion Trebiysky, ieromonah
Leo	Greek	lion	Holy Martyr Leo
Luke Lukyan	Latin	light	Rev. Luca Bulgarian
Makar	Greek	blessed	Holy confessor Makarios of Pelikit, hegumen
Michael	biblical	who, as God	Holy Martyr Michael of Erehodogsky( new martyr)

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