Names Categorized "Orthodox saints"

Michal is a Czech and Slovak male given name, serving as the local form of Michael. The name Michael originates from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), a rhetorical question meaning "who is like God?", derived from mi ("who"...

Mildgyð is a feminine name of Old English origin, belonging specifically to the Anglo-Saxon naming tradition. It is composed of the elements milde 'gentle' and guð 'battle', thus signifying a 'gentle battle' or 'gracious...

Milica is a feminine given name widely used in Balkan countries, particularly in Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia. It is a diminutive form of the Slavic element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear," combined with a dimi...

Militsa is the Bulgarian form of Milica. The name Milica is of Slavic origin, derived from the element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name carries a sense of endearment and affectio...

Miltiades is a name of Ancient Greek origin, derived from Greek μίλτος (miltos) meaning 'red earth' and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). Thus, the name essentially means 'son of miltos' or 'son of the red earth.' Etymo...

Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, 'rebellion') is a biblical name that appears in the Old Testament as the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. In the Book of Exodus, she is described as a prophetess who watched over the infant Moses...

Modestus is a Late Latin masculine given name derived from the Latin adjective modestus, meaning "moderate, restrained" or "modest." The name reflects a virtuous ideal of self-control and humility, qualities highly value...

Monica is a female given name of uncertain etymology, most likely of Berber or Phoenician origin. Its earliest known bearer is Saint Monica (c. 332–387), the mother of Saint Augustine of Hippo, a North African saint who...

Moses is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Moshe, which itself most likely comes from an Egyptian root mes meaning "son". The biblical folk etymology in the Book of Exodus (2:10) connects the name to th...

Mstislav is an Old Slavic masculine given name, primarily used in Czech and Russian traditions, composed of the elements mĭstĭ meaning "vengeance" and slava meaning "glory." Thus, the name signifies "vengeance and glory,...

Nana is a female given name of unknown meaning, predominantly used in Georgia. The name is historically significant as it belonged to a 4th-century queen consort of Georgia, Saint Nana, who is venerated as a saint in the...

Nana 1 is a Greek diminutive of Ioanna, the Greek form of the name Joanna, which itself derives from the Hebrew name Yohanan (meaning “God is gracious”). Although Nana is often used as an independent name in many culture...

Etymology and Biblical OriginNaomi is a Hebrew name originating from the word נָעַם (naʿam), meaning "to be pleasant." The feminine form נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) translates as "my pleasantness." In the Old Testament, Naomi is th...

Natália is the Portuguese, Slovak, and Hungarian form of Natalie, a name derived from the Late Latin Natalia, meaning "Christmas Day" (from Latin natale domini). The name is deeply rooted in Christian tradition, as Saint...

Natalia is a Latinate form of Natalie, derived from the Late Latin name Natalia, meaning "Christmas Day" (from Latin natale domini, "birth of the Lord"). The name is used across numerous languages and cultures, including...

Nathan is a masculine given name with deep biblical roots, derived from the Hebrew verb נָתָן (natan), meaning "he gave." In the original Hebrew, the name is Natan, and it appears in the Old Testament as the name of a pr...

Nathaniel is an English variant of Nathanael, a name of Hebrew origin that appears in the New Testament. The form has been in regular use in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation, when biblical name...

Naum is a masculine given name used in Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and the Latin Bible. It is a direct form of the Biblical name Nahum, which in turn derives from the Hebrew root naḥam, meaning "to comfort, to consol...

Nehemiah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh comforts" (from נָחַם, naḥam "to comfort" and יָהּ, yah, referring to the Hebrew God). It is primarily known from the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah, w...

Neon is a masculine given name of Ancient Greek origin, derived from the Greek word νέος (neos) meaning "new".Etymology and Cultural ContextThe name Neon directly draws from the Greek adjective neos, which signifies some...

Neonilla is a Russian female name derived from the Greek νέος (neos), meaning "new." This name is closely related to Neonila, the Ukrainian form. The name belongs to an Orthodox Christian saint from the 3rd century: a Sy...

Neophytos is an Ancient Greek male name meaning "new plant" or "new child," derived from the elements neos ("new") and phyton ("plant"). The name metaphorically symbolizes new life, growth, or a recent member of a commun...

Nerses is an Armenian masculine given name, representing the Armenian form of the Middle Persian name Narses, which itself derives from Narseh. The ultimate origin lies in Avestan Nairyosangha, a figure in Persian mythol...

Nestor is a male given name with Greek origins, derived from the Greek word neomai (νέομαι), meaning "to return," and nostos (νόστος), "one who returns from travels." The name thus conveys the sense of a "returner" or "h...

Nicander is the Latinized form of the Greek name Nikandros. Derived from the Greek elements νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός), the name Nikandros thus means "victory of a man"....

Nicanor is a masculine given name with both Spanish and biblical usage, derived from the Greek name Νικάνωρ (Nikanor). The name is composed of two Greek elements: nike, meaning “victory,” and aner, meaning “man,” thus gi...

Nicholas is an English male given name, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), meaning "victory of the people". It combines the Greek elements nike ("victory") and laos ("people"). The name has been widely used...

Nicodemus is a name of Ancient Greek origin, appearing prominently in the Christian New Testament. It derives from Νικόδημος (Nikodemos), a compound of the Greek elements νίκη (nike) meaning “victory” and δῆμος (demos) m...

Nicostratus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Nikostratos, which means "army of victory" from the Greek elements nike ("victory") and stratos ("army"). The name is ultimately rooted in Indo-European linguis...

Nikephoros is a Greek masculine given name meaning "carrying victory" or "bringer of victory," derived from the elements nike (victory) and phero (to carry, to bear). In ancient Greek religion, the name was also used as...

Niketas is a Greek given name derived from νικητής (niketes), meaning "winner, victor," ultimately from the element nike meaning "victory." The name appears in various forms across other languages and cultures, reflectin...

Nikita is the Russian form of Niketas, a name of Greek origin derived from νικητής (niketes), meaning "winner" or "victor." This name is also used in Ukrainian and Belarusian, alongside the more traditional Ukrainian for...

Nikolai is an alternate transcription of the Russian and Bulgarian name Nikolay, which itself derives from the Greek name Nicholas (Νικόλαος). The name is composed of the Greek elements nike meaning "victory" and laos me...

Nikolaj is a Danish and Slovene form of Nicholas, derived from the Greek name Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), meaning "victory of the people". The name is composed of the elements nike meaning "victory" and laos meaning "people". E...

Nikon is a masculine given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning "victory." It derives from the Greek word nike (νίκη), which signifies victory. The name Nikon is also a Russian given name, often used in Orthodox Christi...

Nilus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Neilos, which is also the Greek name for the Nile River. The etymology of Neilos is uncertain, but it may derive from a Semitic root meaning ">river". This connection to the...

Nina is a feminine given name used widely across Europe and beyond, found in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Serbi...

Nino is a feminine name chiefly used in Georgia, of uncertain etymology. It is widely believed to derive from a Greek feminine form of Ninos, likely related to the name of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, or from a...

Nympha is a name of Ancient Greek origin, best known as the short form of Nymphe, meaning "bride" or "nymph" (a female nature spirit in Greek mythology). It also serves as a common Latinized form of the name. In the New...

Nymphodora is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin. It is the feminine form of Nymphodoros, which is derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) meaning "bride, nymph" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift," thus the name trans...

Obadiah is a biblical name that means "servant of Yahweh" in Hebrew, derived from עָבַד (ʿavaḏ) meaning "to serve, to worship" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. The name is borne by several figures in the Old T...

Oceanus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Okeanos, which refers to the primordial Titan and the vast river believed by ancient Greeks to encircle the inhabited world. The name derives from the mysterious Okeanos, a...

Olga is a feminine given name that originated as the Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga. The name is derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr, meaning 'prosperous' or 'successful'. It was brought to Eastern Eur...

Olympias is the feminine form of the Greek name Olympos, itself derived from Mount Olympus, the mythical home of the gods in Greek mythology. The name was borne by several notable figures from antiquity, most famously th...

Onuphrius is the Latinized form of the Greek Onouphrios (Ὀνούφριος), which in turn derives from the Egyptian wnn-nfr, meaning "he who is good, he who is happy." This phrase was an epithet of the god Osiris, reflecting hi...

Orestes is a Greek name derived from the elements ὄρος (oros), meaning "mountain," and ἵστημι (histemi), meaning "to stand," giving it the meaning "of the mountains" or "one who stands on a mountain." In Greek mythology,...

Orion is a male given name from Greek mythology, most famously borne by a legendary hunter who was placed among the stars as the Orion constellation. The name's meaning is uncertain, but it may be related to Greek ὅριον...

Ovidius is the ancient Latin form of the name Ovid, originally a Roman family name (nomen gentilicium). It is best known as the nomen of the celebrated Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, born on 20 March 43 BC and died AD...

Etymology and OriginPatrick is a male given name of Latin origin, derived from the Roman name Patricius, meaning 'patrician' or 'nobleman'. The name became prominent through the 5th-century missionary Saint Patrick, whos...

Paul is a common masculine given name in many languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Romanian, and the English Bible. It derives from the Roman family name Paulus, whic...

Peter is a common masculine given name derived from Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning “stone.” It serves as a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas (meaning “stone”), which was given by Jesus to the apostle Simon bar Jonah...

Samuel is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel), traditionally interpreted to mean "name of God"—from the roots shem (שֵׁם, meaning "name") and ʾel (אֵל, meaning "God"). An alternative...

EtymologySerafim is the masculine form of Seraphina in Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian, Portuguese, and Russian. It derives from the Late Latin name Seraphinus, which itself comes from the biblical word seraphim, of Hebrew...

Solomon is an English male given name derived from the Hebrew name Shelomo (שְׁלֹמֹה), itself rooted in the Hebrew word shalom meaning "peace." In the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), Solomon was a son of David and Bathsheb...

Thomas is a male name derived from the Aramaic word te'oma, meaning "twin". The English spelling comes via Latin Thomas from the Greek transliteration Thōmâs, which itself is from Imperial Aramaic Tawmɑʔ. The root occurs...

Tobias is a male given name derived from the Koine Greek form Τωβίας, itself a Hellenization of the Biblical Hebrew name Tobiah (טוֹבִיה, Toviyah), meaning 'Yah is good'. The name is best known from the apocryphal Book o...

Urban is a masculine given name derived from the Latin name Urbanus, meaning "city dweller." It appears briefly in the New Testament, mentioned in one of Saint Paul's epistles (Romans 16:9), where a Christian named Urban...

Victor is a masculine given name of Latin origin, meaning "victor, conqueror". The name directly translates from the Latin word victor, which remains in use in modern English with the same meaning.Etymology and HistoryTh...