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Name day May 3
| Alexander | Origin of the name. The name Alexander, translated from Greek, means “protector”, “protective husband”, “man”, “man”. Short form of the name. Sasha, Sashechka, Shura, Alexandrushka, Alexanya, Sanya, Alex, Sanyukha, Sanyusha, Aleksakha, Aleksha, Asya, Sashulya, Sashunya, Sale, Sandra, Sashura, Ali, Alya, Alik, Shurik. |
| Gabriel | Origin of the name. The male name Gabriel is of Hebrew origin. It was formed from the name Gabriel and translated into Russian means “strong man of God”, “God’s warrior”, “supporter of God”, “helper of God”. The folk form is Gavrila. This name was borne by one of the seven archangels. Short form of the name. Gavrilka, Gavrya, Gavrik, Gavryunya, Gavryusya, Gavryukha, Gavryusha, Ganya, Ganyusya, Ganyukha, Ganyusha, Gaganya, Gavsha, Gasha. |
| Gregory | Origin of the name. Gregory is a strong masculine name. It appeared at the time of the formation of Christianity in Rus'. Its origin is associated with the ancient Greek word “grigoreo”, which means “to be awake”, “to be vigilant”, “not sleeping”. Currently, it is moderately popular; newborn children are called it quite rarely. Short form of the name. Grisha, Grinya, Grishanya, Grishunya, Grishuta, Grishukha, Grinyukha, Grinyusha, Grigoryushka, Grigorya, Grika, Grief, Mountain. |
| Nikolai | Origin of the name. Nikolai is a good name, reliable and a little stern. It is derived from the ancient Greek name Nikolaos and translated means “lord of nations” (“nika” - victory and “laos” - people). It was widespread in the last century, but gradually became rare. Currently, it is beginning to gain popularity again. Short form of the name. Kolya, Nikolasha, Nikola, Kolyunya, Kolyusya, Kolyukha, Kolyusha, Kolyanya, Kolyan, Kolyakha, Kolyasha, Koka, Nikolayka, Nikolakha, Nika, Nikusya, Nikusha, Nikolka, Klaus, Klas. |
| Fedor | Origin of the name. Fedor is a rare, ancient, formerly royal name. It is believed to be a modern form of the Greek name Theodoros (Theodoros) and means “given by God,” “God’s gift.” Short form of the name. Fedya, Fedenka, Fedyunya, Fedyusha, Fedyukha, Fedyasha, Fedulya, Fedunya, Fedusya, Fedyuka, Fedyulya, Fedyusya, Theo, Toda, Ted, Teddy, Dor. |
Signs for May 3
- Lightning flashed after rain without thunder - to clear weather.
- The appearance of a double or triple rainbow indicates improved weather on this day, but promises heavy rain soon.
- If a nightingale sings on bare trees, then there is a crop failure on fruit trees.
- The daisy flowers bent low, almost to the ground - a sign of imminent bad weather.
- Yellow primrose flowers have appeared - a sign of imminent warmth.
- The layer is dry - there will be no harvest.
- There are a lot of fir cones - the bread will be harvested well, the rye harvest will be known from the pine tree.
- Whatever begins to grow in the future: grass or rye, will bring a rich harvest.
- They usually didn’t plan any important things, didn’t organize christenings or weddings.
- May 3 had a certain meaning for fishermen, since on this day it was strictly forbidden to cast nets and catch fish that were currently spawning.
Orthodox holidays May 3
- Memory of St. Theodore Trikhina;
- Memory of the Venerable Alexander Oshevensky, abbot (1479);
- Memory of the infant martyr Gabriel of Bialystok (1690);
- Memory of Saints Gregory (593) and Anastasius I Sinaite (599), Patriarchs of Antioch;
- Memory of the Monk Anastasius, abbot of Mount Sinai (685);
- Memory of St. Nicholas (Velimirović), Bishop of Ohrid and Žić (1956) (Serbian Orthodox Church);
- Memory of Saint Theodosius (Ganitsky), confessor, Bishop of Kolomna (1937);
- Celebration in honor of the icons of the Mother of God: Cyprus (392) and Kipyazhskaya.
May girls are demanding and principled from birth. After all, their character is very tough and prickly. May is the most prosperous and joyful month, but he decided to show all his severity on children born in this month.
It is because of this that the name for a girl born in May should be soft and feminine.
After all, only a beautiful and sonorous name will help reveal in the baby all that hidden kindness and joy that she hides.
Choosing names for girls in May based on their character
Girls born in May are uncompromising and vindictive. They will always try to subjugate all the people around them.
Babies do not tolerate insubordination. They can easily break off all ties with a person, although in the future they will often regret such a rash decision.
The families of May girls can be strong only if the other half completely and without objection gives up the leading place in the union.
If this is not the case, the relationship or marriage can quickly fall apart, because they can easily find an affair that temporarily suits them on the side.
It will be very difficult for May girls to communicate with people. Because it is difficult for them to find a common language with the people around them, and sometimes even with their family.
They do not know how to forgive and give in. Even for the smallest mistake they can be offended for a long time. But most often, children will take revenge for insults, after which the connection with the offender may be severed forever.
That is why such babies will have few friends, but those who remain will be faithful to them. Despite such obvious shortcomings, the babies are very successful in business. They quickly occupy leadership positions at work and quickly climb the career ladder.
They make excellent administrators and leaders. After all, they can easily subjugate all their colleagues. It is precisely because of such an unbending and tough character that the question of what name to give a girl born in May disappears by itself.
Undoubtedly, a good-natured and joyful name will suit her. After all, it will help to reveal the goodness and femininity in a girl, which sometimes many cannot see.
Choosing good names for girls born in May
Undoubtedly, when choosing a name, a girl should take into account what successful and relevant names there are this month.
After all, if you choose the wrong name, the baby may have bad luck for the rest of her life.
Current names for girls born in May:
Lucky names for girls in May are:
- Elizabeth
- Irina
- Tamara
- Faina
- Christina
- Alexandra
Unlucky names for girls in May are as follows:
- Galina
- Diana
- Aurora
- Milena
Names for May girls for every day
Just like by month, there are lucky names for every day.
It is worth listening to the advice about a name for a girl and choosing it depending on the day the baby was born.
April 31: Faina, Christina, Juliana, Olesya, Claudia, Christina, Matryona, Claudia, Camilla, Isabella, Ulyana, Julia, Alexandra.
Choosing a name for a girl according to her zodiac sign
In May, children are born under the zodiac signs of Taurus and Gemini.
Babies born under the zodiac sign Taurus are distinguished by a strong craving for material wealth.
The kids are kind, energetic and hardworking. Family plays an important role in their lives; they are very attached to their household members.
Taurus are well organized, they always know what they want and achieve it at any cost.
Names for such babies need to be soft and sonorous.
Names for girls born under the zodiac sign Taurus:
- Wanda
- Zinaida
- Isabel
- Lydia
- Lucia
- Tatiana
Gemini babies love to live in luxury. They can take care of the house with passion, which makes them excellent housewives.
Since childhood, they are endowed with a sharp mind, excellent reactions and intuition. Also, babies are very emotional, their mood and desire can change every five minutes, so it will be difficult to communicate with others.
Regardless of the difficulties in communication, Gemini girls will have many friends, because they are kind and inquisitive, and also love to have fun and communicate.
Names for girls at the end of May - beginning of June should be chosen sonorous, kind, but firm.
Names for girls born under the zodiac sign Gemini:
- Antonina
- Elena
- Louise
- Ninel
- Taisiya
- Elsa
Names of girls in May according to the Orthodox calendar
Many parents wonder whether it is possible to baptize a child in May. The belief that children cannot be baptized in May dates back to ancient times. May is the month of working in the fields. And precisely because there was no time for christenings, they began to say that it was not advisable to baptize children in May.
There is also a well-known sign: Those born in May will suffer forever.
This sign also comes from ancient times. And it is connected with the lack of time for parents. The fact is that pregnant women tried to cause premature birth so that the baby would be born either in March or April.
And if, nevertheless, the child was born in May, then the parents simply did not have time to raise and look after him. Therefore, the May children, even from childhood, faced difficulties, which gave its reflection in his later life.
Girl's name in May according to the church calendar
Despite all the outside advice on what to name their baby, parents can choose a name that corresponds to the holy calendar. After all, if you choose one of the names provided by the church, the baby will spend her entire life under the care of the saint in whose honor she was named. And in the future she will always be lucky.
Names for girls born in May according to the calendar:
May 31: Claudia, Alexandra, Euphrosyne, Christina, Faina, Matryona, Julia, Yuliana, Christina, Faina, Ulyana, Olesya, Camilla.
Video: forgotten and rare names for girls
Name day in May: what name should I give to a child born in May according to the Orthodox calendar? You will find a complete list of May names according to the calendar in our article.
Calendar of Orthodox female and male names for May
1 - Anton, Vasily, Victor, Vissarion, Efim, Ivan, Kuzma, Tamara, Felix.
2 - Anton, Victor, George, Ivan, Matrona, Nikifor, Tryphon, Christopher.
3 - Alexander, Anastasius, Gabriel, Gregory, Nikolai, Fyodor, Theodora, Theodosius.
4 - Alexander, Alexey, Denis, Ivan, Kondraty, Nikolay, Fedor, Yakov, Januariy.
5 - Vitaly, Vsevolod, Gabriel, Dmitry, Clement, Luke, Plato, Fedor.
6 - Alexandra, Anatoly, Ivan, Georgy, Lazar.
7 - Alexey, Valentin, Elizabeth, Innokenty, Leonty, Luka, Nikolay, Savva, Sergey, Thomas.
8 - Vasily, Mark, Nika, Sergey, Sylvester.
9 - Vasily, Glafira, Ivan, Nestor, Nikolai, Peter, Stepan.
10 - Anastasia, Georgy, Ivan, Hilarion, Maria, Nikolay, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Sergey, Stepan.
11 - Anna, Vitaly, Kirill, Maxim.
12 - Artemy, Vasily, Fedot, Filimon.
13 - Vasily, Ephraim, Ignatius, Clement, Maxim, Nikita, Yakov.
14 - Gerasim, Eremey, Efim, Ignatius, Makar, Nina, Tamara.
15 - Afanasy, Boris, Gleb, David, Ivan, Zoya, Mikhail, Roman.
16 - Mavra, Nikolai, Pavel, Peter, Timofey, Theodosius.
17 - Anton, Athanasius, Valerian, Ivan, Cyril, Clement, Lazarus, Leonty, Maria, Nikita, Nikifor, Nikolai, Pelageya.
18 - Adrian, Irina, Yakov.
19 - Vasily, Denis, Ivan, Illarion, Kasyan, Pakhom, Savva.
20 - Anton, David, Ivan, Ilya, Joseph, Mikhail, Pakhom, Sidor, Stepan.
21 - Adrian, Arseny, Ivan, Nikifor.
22 - Vasily, Gabriel, Dmitry, Joseph, Nikolai, Christopher.
23 - Anisim, Vasily, Lavrenty, Simon, Taisiya.
24 - Alexander, Joseph, Cyril, Methodius, Michael, Nicodemus, Rostislav.
25 - German, Denis, Ivan, Peter, Semyon, Fedor, Philip.
26 - Alexander, Vasily, Gabriel, George, Glikeria, Efim, Ivan, Irina, Makar, Nikifor, Sergei, Taras, Theodosius, Christopher.
27 - Leonty, Maxim, Nikita, Peter, Sidor.
28 - Anastasia, Dmitry, Ignat, Pakhom.
29 - Alexander, Arkady, Georgy, Ephraim, Kasyan, Lavrenty, Modest, Muse, Nikolai, Peter, Fedor.
30 - Adrian, Athanasius, Evdokia, Euphrosyne, Nikolai, Stepan, Feofan.
31 - Alexandra, Anastasy, Andrey, Vasily, David, Denis, Claudia, Leo, Makar, Matrona, Mikhail, Pavel, Peter, Semyon, Faina, Fedor, Fedot, Christina, Julian, Julia
Church Orthodox holidays in May
Blessed Matrona of Moscow
St. Athanasius the Great
May 15 the church remembers one of the holy fathers - St. Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria, who lived in the 3rd-4th centuries. From childhood, he was distinguished by great piety and desire to study the Holy Scriptures. Patriarch Alexander watched his spiritual growth and over time ordained him to the ranks of deacon and presbyter. After the death of the patriarch, Afanasy at the age of 28 was elected as his successor. For 47 years the saint ruled the Alexandrian Church, and he was especially strong in its support during the years of persecution of Christians. He died peacefully in 373, leaving behind numerous theological writings.
Holy passion-bearers Boris and Gleb with their lives
On the same day, we remember the transfer of the relics of Roman and David, who were killed by order of their brother Svyatopolk in 1015, to the Vyshgorod temple in Holy Baptism.
The memory is celebrated May 21st. One of the closest followers of Jesus Christ, John was the only one of the disciples who did not leave the Lord during His crucifixion. The Apostle lived for more than a hundred years, preaching the Gospel in many countries. The celebration was established in remembrance of the annual descent on this day of the finest pink ashes, which were collected by believers for healing from various diseases, to the place of his burial.
St. ap. and Evangelist John the Theologian
22nd of May- the day of the transfer of the relics of the Archbishop of Myra of Lycia from Myra to the Italian city of Bari. This event took place in 1087 to avoid desecration of the shrine by Muslims.
St. equal to app. Cyril and Methodius
A common day of remembrance is celebrated May 24. The brothers, born in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, knew the Slavic language well and translated many liturgical books into it. At the end of the 9th century. they established Slavic worship in Moravia, while Methodius became the archbishop of Moravia and Pannonia, and he baptized the Czech prince Borzhivoj and his wife Lyudmila. On this day the namesake of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' is celebrated.
Parents, when naming their baby, not only carefully study the characteristics and meaning of the name, but also try to familiarize themselves with the lives of the saints who will be the child’s patrons throughout life. It will be useful for them to know which name days are celebrated in May. Female names according to the church calendar are presented in our article. It also tells in detail about the lives of saints who are especially revered by the Orthodox Church.
Orthodox women's name days in May
When naming their child, parents often look at the Orthodox calendar. By turning to a church source, it is easy to find out which name days are celebrated in May or in other months of the year. When naming their daughter, parents can choose the name of the patron saint whose memorial day is celebrated on this date. For example, if a girl was born on May 10, then she should be named Anastasia or Maria. You can also choose a name that follows your birthday. This is done if the May (women's) name day is not celebrated on a specific date.
Orthodox calendars contain names both rare and common. When choosing them, you should pay attention to this fact so that the child feels confident in the future.
Name day in May from 1st to 10th
In the first ten days of May, many women's name days are celebrated. What can you choose for a girl? Among the names there are ancient ones that are extremely rare today. The most popular today are Anastasia, Maria, Elizabeth.
Name days in May (women's) from the 1st to the 10th are celebrated by all girls who bear the following names:
- 1 - Tamara;
- 2 - Matrona;
- 3 - Philippi;
- 5 - Alexandra, Sofia;
- 7 - Elizabeth;
- 8 - Ivanna, Magdalena, Maria, Martha, Nika, Salome, Tamara;
- 9 - Glafira;
- 10 - Maria, Anastasia.
In May, on the 4th and 6th, there is no holiday. Women's name days are not celebrated according to the Christian church calendar.
Especially revered by Russian Orthodox Church Saint Matrona of Moscow, whose feast day falls on May 2. She was born in 1881 in a peasant large family in one of the villages of the Tula province. From birth the saint was blind, without eyeballs. Matrona’s gift of healing manifested itself already at the age of eight, and then she began to predict the future.
During her childhood and adolescence, Matrona traveled a lot with the daughter of a local landowner. The saint visited the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, various cities and shrines of Russia. After the revolution, Matrona moved to Moscow, where she lived with distant relatives, friends and acquaintances. Until her death, she received people, healed them and gave advice on what to do in this or that case. At night, Saint Matrona prayed fervently. According to one version, even Stalin himself came to Matrona for advice.
In 1952, May 2, Saint Matrona died, having predicted this event 3 days before her death.
Women's name days from May 11 to 20
Many women’s name days are celebrated in the second ten days of May. In these church days honors the memory of the saints who bore these names. What might be right for today's newborns?
Name days in May from the 11th to the 20th are celebrated by the owners of the following female names:
- 11- Anna;
- 14 - Tamara, Nina;
- 15 - Zoya;
- 16 - Ulyana, Yulianna;
- 17 - Pelageya;
- 18 - Irina.
In May, there is no holiday on the 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th. Orthodox women's name days are not celebrated.
Queen Tamara of Georgia, who is canonized in Orthodoxy, made a special contribution to the development of Christianity. She was the daughter of the Georgian king George III and left behind a significant mark on history. During Tamara’s lifetime, a large number of monasteries and temples were built, and Christianity spread throughout almost the entire territory of Georgia. Thanks to the reign of the queen, the Georgian state expanded and strengthened.
Women's name days in May (third decade)
In the last 10 days of May, Orthodoxy honors the memory of saints who accepted the death of martyrs for their faith and beliefs.
Women's name days in May, in the last ten days (from the 21st to the 31st), are celebrated by the owners of the following names:
- 23 -Taisia, Isidora;
- 25 - Evdokia;
- 26 - Irina, Glykeria;
- 28 - Anastasia;
- 29 - Muse;
- 30 - Evdokia, Euphrosyne;
- 31 - Matrona, Faina, Christina, Julia, Alexandra, Claudia.
There is no holiday from the 21st to the 22nd, as well as on the 24th and 27th of May. Women's name days are not celebrated.
The last day of May is very important. 31st The Orthodox Church venerates the seven holy virgins - Te-ku-sa, Alexandra, Fa-i-na, Euphrasia, Claudia, Mat-ro-na, Julia. From a young age, women devoted themselves to the Lord, adhered to abstinence, fasting, prayed tirelessly and lived until old age. During the reign of the ruler Diocletian, terrible persecutions were carried out against Christians, who, due to their refusal to accept paganism, were subjected to cruel torture and execution. After refusing to renounce their Christian faith, the women were drowned in the lake. The holy virgins were buried by the martyr Theodotus, whose memorial day is also celebrated on May 31.
