When choosing a name for your daughter, remember three important points. Firstly, this name she has to carry throughout her life. Secondly, a person’s name contains a certain energy and affects his fate. Thirdly, according to priests, a child named after a saint receives protection in his person. Therefore, be responsible for choosing a name, observing Orthodox laws, and this will determine an important imprint on the formation of your baby’s personality, and also help her acquire a companion guardian angel.
You will need
- - church calendar;
- - saints
Instruction manual
1
Get a church calendar, otherwise, saints. There, in a calendar order, all the names of the saints are listed, in accordance with the day to which they patronize. Often, on a single date, several names of patrons, both male and female, are accounted for at once. This will greatly simplify your task of choosing a name for a girl who does not have an outdated sound.
2
Choose the day corresponding to the eighth day of birth of the girl, because It was on this day that Christians performed the baptism of a newborn. If on this day no names are indicated on the calendar - do not worry. Revise the names painted on the 40th day from the birth of the baby, because in some cases in Russia it was allowed to baptize children on this day.
3
Determine from the entire list of names registered on this date that which is most consonant with your daughter's middle name and surname. It is important to remember that it is not advisable to give male names to girls, as from ancient times it was believed that this adds up to their male type of character. If for some reason the names of the saints indicated on this date are not suitable, look at the names coming on one of the following days. Names indicated in previous days are not recommended in Orthodoxy.
4
Talk with your loved ones. It is very important that both parents like the chosen name and not cause unpleasant, negative associations in the future.
5
Remember that the date on the calendar by which you chose a name for your daughter will be considered the day of her name day, otherwise, the day of the angel. Please note that on this day it is recommended to visit the Orthodox church and pray to the patron saint for health, then confess and partake of the sacrament. And the remaining dates on which veneration is given to the saint in whose honor the baby is named are called - small name-days.
note
There is a custom to choose the names of girls according to the church calendar. In this case, it should be noted that they choose church names with a shift of eight days from the date of birth of the child. This is due to the fact that in ancient times, according to the church charter, a child was baptized on the eighth day after his birth. It was on this day that they gave the name to the baby. Each month there are certain church names that can be used to call girls.
Useful advice
How to name a child according to the church calendar. Many parents return to the old Russian tradition of naming the child according to the holy calendar. The baby is given a name in honor of that saint whose memorial day falls on his or his next birth date. How to name a girl. How many options arise in the head when it comes to female names. Undoubtedly, the choice is great and it is worth taking responsibility for the determination with him.
