Saints' names for boys
Names carried by saints, many with a feast day.
- JamesHe who supplants #8 · slipping
- MateoSpanish form of Matthew#4 · rising
- LucasLatin form of Greek Loukas, probably meaning 'man from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy) but possibly derived from Latin Lucius ('light')#11 · slipping
- LucaItalian form of Luke#5 · rising
- SebastianFrom Latin Sebastianus meaning 'from Sebaste,' a city in Asia Minor whose Greek name sebastos meant 'venerable'#19 · slipping
- LeoFrom Latin 'leo' meaning 'lion'#27 · rising
- MichaelWho is like God? #23 · slipping
- JohnGod is gracious #26 · slipping
- SantiagoSpanish form of Saint James#30 · rising
- JosephHe will add #34 · slipping
- MatthewGift of God #36 · slipping
- LukeFrom English Luke, Latin Lucas, Greek Loukas, probably meaning 'from Lucania' in southern Italy#38 · slipping
- ThomasFrom Aramaic Ta'oma', meaning 'twin'#40 · steady
- DavidBeloved #39 · slipping
- GabrielFrom Hebrew Gavri'el, meaning 'God is my strength'#42 · slipping
- AnthonyPriceless, of inestimable worth #55 · slipping
- CharlesFrom Old High German 'Karl', meaning 'free man'#58 · slipping
- ChristopherBearer of Christ #71 · slipping
- AndrewManly#84 · slipping
- IanScottish Gaelic form of John, meaning 'God is gracious'#97 · slipping
- LukaSlavic form of Lucas/Luke, from Latin 'Lucas' or Greek 'Loukas', associated with 'lux' (light) or Lucania region#5 · rising
- JoseSpanish form of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef meaning 'God will add' or 'God will increase'#107 · slipping
- DominicFrom Latin 'Dominicus', meaning 'belonging to the Lord' or 'of the Lord'#93 · slipping
- VincentFrom Latin 'Vincentius', derived from 'vincere' meaning 'to conquer'#118 · slipping
- XavierFrom the Basque place name Etxeberria, meaning 'new house'#122 · slipping
- DamianFrom Greek 'Damianos', possibly from 'damazein' meaning 'to tame'#89 · slipping
- NicholasVictory of the people #59 · slipping
- GiovanniItalian form of John, from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'God is gracious'#115 · steady
- GeorgeFrom Greek 'Georgios', derived from 'georgos' meaning 'farmer' or 'earth-worker'#135 · slipping
- LuisSpanish form of Louis, from Germanic Chlodovech meaning 'famous warrior' or 'renowned in battle'#159 · slipping
- MatteoItalian form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of God'#4 · rising
- JudeFrom Hebrew 'Yehudah' (Judah) meaning praised or he will be praised#170 · slipping
- JuanSpanish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious'#175 · slipping
- MatiasFinnish and Portuguese form of Matthias, from Hebrew Mattityahu meaning 'gift of Yahweh'#114 · rising
- AntonioItalian and Spanish form of Antonius, an old Roman family name of uncertain origin, possibly Etruscan#191 · slipping
- NicolasFrench/Spanish variant of Nicholas, from Greek 'Nikolaos' meaning 'victory of the people'#59 · slipping
- PeterRock or stone#201 · rising
- AndresSpanish form of Andrew, from Greek 'Andreas' meaning 'manly' or 'brave'#230 · rising
- TimothyFrom Greek Timotheos meaning 'honoring God', from time (honor) + theos (God)#226 · slipping
- MiguelSpanish and Portuguese form of Michael#237 · slipping
- RafaelSpanish form of Raphael#164 · rising
- EdwardFrom Old English 'ead' (wealth, fortune) and 'weard' (guard)#241 · slipping
- SimonFrom Hebrew 'Shim'on' meaning 'he has heard'#249 · rising
- JustinJust, righteous #252 · slipping
- PatrickOf noble or patrician birth#255 · slipping
- MarkOf Mars#242 · slipping
- LouisFrom Germanic 'hlud' (famous) + 'wig' (warrior), meaning 'famous warrior'#267 · rising
- PaulFrom Latin 'Paulus', meaning 'small' or 'humble'#282 · slipping
- LukasVariant of Luke/Lucas, from Greek 'Loukas', meaning 'from Lucania' or associated with Latin 'lux' (light)#11 · slipping
- MathiasVariant of Matthias#114 · rising
- FranciscoSpanish/Portuguese form of Francis, from Latin 'Franciscus' meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free man'#327 · slipping
- MartinFrom Latin 'Martinus', derived from Mars, the Roman god of war#338 · slipping
- DamienFrom Greek Damianos, possibly meaning 'to tame'#89 · slipping
- TitusRoman praenomen of uncertain origin#347 · slipping
- MarcoItalian form of Marcus, from Latin 'Marcus', thought to derive from Mars, the Roman god of war#355 · slipping
- MatthiasGreek form of Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of God'#383 · slipping
- StephenFrom Greek 'Stephanos', meaning 'crown' or 'wreath'#187 · slipping
- KieranAnglicized form of Irish 'Ciaran', from 'ciar' meaning 'dark, black'#399 · rising
- RaphaelFrom Hebrew Rafa'el meaning 'God has healed'#164 · rising
- FrancisFrom Latin 'Franciscus' meaning 'Frenchman' or 'free man'#418 · rising
- TadeoSpanish form of Thaddaeus#423 · rising
- PabloSpanish form of Paul, from Latin 'Paulus' meaning 'small' or 'humble'#427 · rising
- GianniItalian diminutive of Giovanni (John), from Hebrew 'Yohanan' meaning 'God is gracious'#283 · slipping
- ValentinoItalian form of Valentinus, from Latin 'valens' meaning 'strong, healthy'#437 · rising
- PedroSpanish and Portuguese form of Peter#449 · slipping
- JohnnyEnglish diminutive of John, from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'God is gracious'#283 · slipping
- RoccoGermanic name possibly derived from hruoh (crow, rook)#452 · rising
- EstebanSpanish form of Stephen#455 · rising
- MarcosSpanish and Portuguese form of Marcus, derived from the Roman god of war Mars#190 · slipping
- LawrenceFrom Latin 'Laurentius', meaning 'man from Laurentum', associated with the laurel tree symbolizing honor#456 · rising
- PhilipFrom Greek Philippos meaning 'lover of horses' (philos + hippos)#332 · slipping
- AugustineFrom Latin Augustinus, diminutive of Augustus meaning 'great' or 'venerable'#409 · rising
- VicenteSpanish and Portuguese form of Vincent, from Latin 'vincens' meaning conquering or prevailing#565 · rising
- GregoryFrom Latin Gregorius, derived from Greek 'gregorein' meaning 'to be awake' or 'vigilant'#566 · slipping
- NikolaiRussian and Scandinavian form of Nicholas, from Greek 'Nikolaos' meaning 'victory of the people'#550 · slipping
- JoanMedieval English feminine form of John via Old French 'Johanne'#891 · rising
- DominickVariant of Dominic, from Latin Dominicus meaning of the Lord or belonging to God#93 · slipping
- NathanaelFrom Hebrew 'Netan'el' meaning 'God has given'#125 · slipping
- PhillipFrom Greek 'Philippos' meaning 'lover of horses', from 'philos' (loving) + 'hippos' (horse)#332 · slipping
- ValentinFrom Latin Valentinus, derived from 'valens': strong, healthy, vigorous#626 · rising
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