Names Categorized "Orthodox saints"

Daníel is the Icelandic form of Daniel, a name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is my judge." The name traces back to the Hebrew Daniyyel, composed of the elements din (to judge) and el (God). In Iceland, Daníel is a recogn...

Daria is the feminine form of the ancient Persian name Darius. It is used in many languages, including Croatian, English, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Medieval Latin variants. The name ultimately derives from...

Daumantas is a pre-Christian Lithuanian masculine given name with dithematic origin, composed of the stems dau-from daug meaning "much" and -mant- derived from either mantus "intelligent" or manta "property, wealth". The...

Dávid is the Hungarian and Slovak form of David. The name David originates from the Hebrew דָּוִד (Dawiḏ), derived from דּוֹד (doḏ) meaning "beloved" or "uncle." David was the second and greatest king of Israel, reigning...

David is a classic masculine name with enduring global appeal. Originating from the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawiḏ), it is derived from the Hebrew root דּוֹד (doḏ), meaning "beloved" or "uncle." The name is famously associate...

Deborah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew name דְּבוֹרָה (Devora), meaning "bee". The name is borne by two significant figures in the Old Testament, contributing to its enduring religious and cul...

Delphinus is a Latin name primarily known as a medieval masculine given name, but it is also famously the name of a constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere. As a first name, it is the masculine form of Delphin...

Demetrios is the Ancient Greek form of Demetrius, as well as an alternate transcription of the Modern Greek Dimitrios. The name derives from the Greek goddess Demeter 1, the goddess of agriculture and fertility, and mean...

Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name Demetrios, which itself is derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter. Demeter was the goddess of harvest, grain, and fertility in ancient Gree...

Etymology and MeaningDeusdedit is a Latin name meaning "God has given". It is composed of the Latin words Deus (God) and dedit (he gave). This name is a Latin translation of the Greek name Theodore, which also means "God...

Dimitri is the Russian variant of Dmitriy, as well as a common form used in Georgian and French.Etymology and HistoryThe name ultimately derives from the Greek name Demetrios, meaning "follower of Demeter," the goddess o...

Diocles is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Diokles, which is composed of the elements Dios, meaning "of Zeus", and kleos meaning "glory". Thus, the name bears the meaning "glory of Zeus". In classical antiqu...

Diodorus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Διόδωρος (Diodoros), meaning "gift of Zeus." It is composed of the elements Διός (Dios), meaning "of Zeus," and δῶρον (doron), meaning "gift." The name is of Ancient Greek...

Diogenes is a masculine given name of Ancient Greek origin, meaning "born of Zeus" from the elements Dios ("of Zeus") and genes ("born"). The name is best known from the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope, a central figure i...

Diomedes is one of the greatest heroes of Greek mythology, renowned for his prowess in the Trojan War and his subsequent adventures in Italy. The name is of Greek origin, derived from Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and μή...

Dionysia is a feminine given name derived from Dionysius, the Latin form of the Greek name Dionysios. The name ultimately traces back to Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, revelry, fertility, and dance, whose name is compo...

Dionysios is a Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god Dionysos. Etymologically, it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys-, paralleling patterns like Apollon-ios fro...

Dionysius is a masculine name from the English Bible and Ancient Greek, the Latin form of Dionysios. It means "of Dionysos" (the Greek god of wine and revelry). In the New Testament, Dionysius the Areopagite, a judge in...

Dismas is the name traditionally assigned to the penitent thief crucified beside Jesus, according to Christian tradition. The name is derived from Greek δυσμή (dysme), meaning "sunset" or "west". This etymology may symbo...

Domnika is the Macedonian feminine form of the Late Latin name Dominicus, which derives from the word dominus meaning "lord." The masculine form Dominic carries the meaning "of the Lord" and is rooted in Christian tradit...

Donatus is a Medieval Latin given name, directly derived from the Latin adjective donatus, meaning "given". As a personal name, it reflects the early Christian tradition of naming children after abstract concepts and vir...

Dorotheus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Dorotheos, meaning "gift of god". It is the masculine counterpart of the more familiar Dorothea and shares a direct etymological link with Theodore, which reverses the sa...

Dorothy is the usual English vernacular form of Dorothea, derived from the Greek name Δωροθέα (Dōrothéa), meaning "gift of god" — from δῶρον (doron, "gift") and θεός (theos, "god"). The name has been in use in English si...

EtymologyDositheus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Dositheos (Δωσίθεος). The Greek name is derived from δόσις (δόσις; dosis) meaning "giving" and θεός (θεός; theos) meaning "god". Thus the name means "gift of God...

Dušan is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is derived from the Slavic duša, meaning "soul, spirit". The name is common among speakers of South Slavic languages, as well as in Czech and Slovak. In Serbia, it was...

Dymphna (pronounced DIMF-nə or DIMP-nə) is a variant of Damhnait, an Irish name derived from Old Irish Damnat or damh meaning "little fawn" or, according to some sources, "poetess". The name is primarily known through Sa...

Eadberht is an Old English masculine given name composed of the elements ead, meaning "wealth, fortune," and beorht, "bright." This combination, common in the Anglo-Saxon naming tradition, reflects a hope for a prosperou...

Ebba is an English name of uncertain origin, derived from the Old English name Æbbe. The meaning of Æbbe is unclear, though it may have been a contracted form of a longer name. The name is most famously associated with t...

Ebba is a feminine given name used in Denmark and Sweden. It is the feminine form of Ebbe, a Danish short form of Asbjørn, which itself derives from Old Norse Ásbjǫrn. The name's etymology traces back to the elements áss...

Edana is a Latinized form of Étaín, an Old Irish name possibly derived from ét meaning "jealousy, passion." In Irish mythology, Étaín is the heroine of the 9th-century tale The Wooing of Étaín. She was the wife of Midir,...

Edmund is a masculine given name of English, German, and Polish usage. It is derived from the Old English elements ead meaning "wealth, fortune" and mund meaning "protection", thus giving the name the meaning "rich prote...

Etymology and OriginEdward is an English masculine name derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard", giving the meaning "rich guard". The name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, inc...

Efthimios is an alternate transcription of the Greek name Ευθύμιος (Efthymios), which itself derives from the Ancient Greek Εὐθύμιος (Euthymios), meaning "in good spirits, generous." The name is a modern Greek form, comm...

Elazar is a modern Hebrew transcription of Eleazar, a theophoric name derived from the Biblical Hebrew ʾElʿazar, meaning "God has helped." The name elements are ʾel ("God") and ʿazar ("to help"). In contemporary Israel,...

Eleazar is a theophoric name of Hebrew origin, appearing in English, Greek, and Latin Bible translations. It is derived from the Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (ʾElʿazar), meaning "God has helped," from אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God" and עָז...

Eleni is a Modern Greek feminine given name corresponding to the ancient Helene which is anglicized as Helen. Stemming from the Greek word ἑλένη (helene) meaning "torch" or "corposant" – an electrical discharge from a sh...

EtymologyEleutherius is the Latinized form of the Greek name Eleutherios, derived from the Greek word eleutheros meaning "free". The name thus conveys the concept of freedom, likely symbolizing spiritual liberation or fr...

Etymology and OriginsElfleda is a Middle English form of the Old English names Æðelflæd and Ælfflæd. These names became rare after the Norman Conquest, but were briefly revived in the 19th century. Ælfflæd means "elf bea...

Elias is the Hellenized form of the name Elijah, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Eliyyahu, meaning "my God is Yahweh." It is used in several languages including English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish,...

Elijah is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew ʾĒlīyyāhu, meaning "my God is Yahweh." The name combines the elements ʾel (God) and yah (a shortened form of Yahweh), both referring to the God of Israel. In the H...

Elisha (English, Hebrew) is a male given name of Hebrew origin, most notably borne by the prophet Elisha in the Old Testament. The name derives from the Hebrew אֱלִישַׁע (ʾElishaʿ), a contracted form of אֱלִישׁוּעַ (ʾEli...

EtymologyElizabeth is a feminine given name originating from the Greek form Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet), which itself derives from the Hebrew name אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾElishevaʿ), meaning "my God is an oath." The name is composed of tw...

Elpidius is the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλπίδιος (Elpidios), which derives from the Greek word ἐλπίς (elpis), meaning "hope". As such, the name carries a profound symbolic resonance, evoking themes of expectatio...

Emilia is a feminine given name of Latin origin, widely used across Europe and the Americas. It is the Italian form of the name Aemilia, derived from the Latin nomen Aemilius, a Roman family name. The root of Aemilius is...

Emilian is a masculine given name used in Romanian and Polish, derived as a form of the Roman cognomen Aemilianus (see also Emiliano). The name ultimately traces back to Emil, from the Latin family name Aemilius, which i...

Emily is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the Roman family name Aemilius, making it the feminine form of Emil. The name ultimately comes from the Latin word aemulus, meaning "rival" or "striving to e...

Emma is a feminine given name of Germanic origin, derived from ermen, meaning "whole" or "universal." It likely originated as a short form of older Germanic names such as Ermengarde or Ermentrude, built on the element ir...

Emygdius is the Latin form of Emidio. The name's roots lie in late antiquity, possibly derived from a Gaulish original via Latinization. Its enduring legacy is tied to Saint Emygdius (c. 279 – c. 309 AD), a Christian bis...

Epaphras is a name appearing in the New Testament of the Bible, referring to a co-worker of the Apostle Paul. The name is a shortened form of Epaphroditos, which itself derives from Greek elements meaning "lovely" or "ch...

Epaphroditos is an Ancient Greek name meaning "lovely, charming", derived from the Greek preposition ἐπί meaning "on" and the name of the Greek love goddess Aphrodite. The name suggests a person associated with or belove...

Ephraim is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. From the Hebrew name ʾEfrayim, it means "fruitful," deriving from the root פר separated and combined with the suffix ־ָיִם av iting plural abundrant suffix, connoting d...

Epiktetos is an Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired" in Greek, a name most famously borne by two distinct figures from antiquity. The Greek word ἐπίκτητος (epíktētos) derives from the verb ἐπικτάομαι (epiktáomai,...

EtymologyEpiphanius is the Latinized form of the Greek name Epiphanios (Ἐπιφάνιος), which derives from the Greek word epiphaneia (ἐπιφάνεια) meaning "appearance" or "manifestation." This term is famously associated with...

Erastus is a masculine given name derived from the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἔραστος (Erastos), meaning "beloved, lovely." In the New Testament, Erastus is mentioned as an assistant of the apostle Paul in Acts 19:...

Etheldreda is the Middle English form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð (also rendered as Æthelthryth). It is ultimately derived from the Old English elements æðele "noble" and þryþ "strength", so the name means "noble st...

Etymology Eudocia is the Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐδοκία (Eudokia), which derives from the verb εὐδοκέω (eudokeo) meaning “to be well pleased, to be satisfied.” This verb is in turn composed of the elements εὖ (...

Eudokia is the Ancient Greek form of Eudocia, a name derived from the Greek word εὐδοκέω (eudokeo) meaning "to be well pleased, to be satisfied". This word itself is composed of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δοκέω (dokeo) m...

Eudoxia is a Greek feminine name derived from the Greek word εὐδοξία (eudoxia), meaning "good repute, good judgement". It is composed of the elements eu, meaning "good," and doxa, meaning "notion, reputation, honour." Th...

Eugène is the French form of Eugene, derived from the Latin Eugenius, itself from the Greek name Εὐγένιος (Eugenios). The name is rooted in the Greek word εὐγενής (eugenes), meaning “well born,” composed of the elements...

Eugene is the English form of Eugenius, the Latin form of the Greek name Εὐγένιος (Eugenios), which derived from the Greek word εὐγενής (eugenes) meaning 'well born'. It is composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning 'good'...