Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


December

1 * Alexander Briant b c1556 d1581
* Ananias, martyr Arbela, Persia or Erbel, Assyria.
* Ansanus the Baptizer, Siena d304
  Breanainn
* Edmund Campion Jesuit d Tyburn 1540-81 (+ Ralph Sherwine, Thomas Ford, William Filby )
* Eligius/Eloi, Bishop of Noyon & Tournai d c660
* Florentia
* Florentinus
* Grewst of Denbighshire
  Hugh
* Nahum, Biblical
  Neasan
* Natalie/Natalia
  Tudwal
  Ursicinus, Bishop of Brescia d347
2 Agericus, Bishop of Verdun
* Bibiana, virgin martyr (C4th Rome?)
  Candida
  Candidus
  Cyriacus, Bishop of Five Churches
  Chrysanthus + Daria
  Didacus
  Domnolus, Bishop of LeMans
  Leontius, Bishop of Fréjus
  Mainchin
  Martin, Bishop of Tours
  Maurus, Bishop of Five Churches
  Nessan of Cork
  Sabinus, Latinus + Exuperantius
3 Adam
* Agricola, Pannonia
* Attala/Attalia, Abbess in Salzburg d741
* Birinus, Bishop of Dorchester, Apostle of Wessex d650
  Candida
  Cassian(us) of Tangier C3rd
  Chromatius
  Claudius + Companions
  Colman
  Edward
* Ethernan, Bishop in Scotland
  Finian
  Firminus, Bishop of Metz
   
  Flavitus
* Francis Xavier, one of 7 Jesuit founders, 1506-52
  Llechid, C6th, Wales
  Longinus 15/3
* Lucius, King of Britain c187
  Maurice
  Severus + Severinus
  Sola
* Trumwin, Bishop of Whitby
  Valeria
  Victorinus + Fortunatus
* Vivienne/Viviana/Bibiana virgin martyr c363
4 * Ada, Abbess of Saint-Julien-des-Pres C7th
  Anno, Bishop of Cologne
  Aper
* Barbara, virgin martyr, C3rd, Syria?
  Bearcan
* Bernard degli Uberti, Bishop of Parma & cardinal d1133
* Bertoara, Abbess of Notre-Dame-de-Sales, Bourges d c614
* Clement of Alexandria
  Dionysius, Bishop of Paris
  Emerita
* John Damascene 'The Doctor of Christian Art' C8th
  Mainchin
  Maximus, bishop of Reji
  Maruthas, C5th, Syria
  Nicasius, Bishop of Rheims
* Osmund, Bishop of Salisbury d1099
  Peter Chrysologus, Bishop of Ravenna
  Possessor + Firminus, Bishops of Verdun
  Siran
  Theophanes + 3 comps, Byzantine martyrs d815
  Theophane Venard, French missionary, martyr in Vietnam 1829-61
5 Ambrose
* Anastasius, Rome
* Anno/Hanno, Archbishop of Cologne d1075
* Basilissa, Abbess of Oehren, Trier d780
* Bassus, Bishop of Nice, martyr, d250
* Cawrdaf of Wales
  Christian of Markyate
  Colman
  Crispina (Roman)
  Dalmatianus
   
* Gerald, Bishop of Braga, Abbot of Moissac d1109
  Nectarios of Bitolya d1500 (Orth)
  Nicetius, Bishop of Trier
  Racho, Bishop of Autun
* Sabas, monastic founder/hermit near Jerusalem C4th-5th
  Seanan
6 * Abraham, Bishop of Kratia d558
* Asella 'flower of the Lord', virgin hermitess, Rome d c406
  Auxilius, Isserninus + Secundius, Bishops in Ireland
  Beircheart
  Denis
* Dionysia, her son Majoricus, Dativa + comps Africa? c484
  Emilian d 484
  Eutychian, Pope
  Gobban of Killamery
  Meallan
  Neasan
* Nicholas of Bari, Bishop of Myra, Lycia d c342 (Santa Claus)
  Peter Paschal, Bishop of Jaen
7 * Ambrose, Bishop of Milan 339-397 (Ordination and Translation)
  Andrew (Octave)
  Anianus, Bishop of Chartres
  Babolen, Abbot of St.-Pierre-des-Fosses (Translation)
  Boethius, Bishop in Scotland
  Colman
* Di(u)ma, Bishop of the Mercians & Middle Anglians
  Fara/Fare
  Gerebold, Bishop of Bayeux
  Martin of Saintes
  Savin
  Servus, Roman martyred by Vandals in Africa d484
  Urban
8 Breanainn
  Cyndir, gs Brychan, C6th
  Eucharius, Bishop of Trier
  Fionan
  Lucina
* BV Mary, Immaculate Conception
* Romaric, Abbot of Remiremont d653
  Zeno
9 Anastasia
  Anne, Mother of Mary
* Anthymos the Athonite d1867 (Orth)
* Balda, Abbess in Jouarre, Meaux C7th
* Budoc/Buddoc/Budeux/Beuzec, Bishop of Dol, C6th/7th
  Casaria, virgin
  Cyprian
* Delphine/Delphina, wife of St Elzear Languedoc d1360
  Ethelgiva, Abbess of Shaftesbury, Daughter of King Saint Alfred the Great
  Felix of Valois
  Gerontius
  Innocent, Pope
  Joachim
* Juan Diego, Blessed, Mexico C19th
  Julian
  Leocadia, d304
  Lesmo of Glentamire
  Nectarius
* Peter Fourier
  Sebastian (Translation)
  Seven Martyrs of Samosata (Hipparchus, Philothea, James, Paragrus, Habebus, Romanus, and Lollianus)
  Syrus, Bishop of Pavia
* Valeria, virgin martyr, Limoges (myth?)
  Wolfeius
  Wulfhilde
10 * Brian Lacey, Blessed, martyr of London, 1591
  Carpophorus + Abundantius
  Colman
  Deinol/Daniel, Bishop of Bangor
  Erconwald
* Eulalia of Merida (+ Julia) virgin martyr, Spain d304
* Eustace White C16th
  Gausbert, Bishop of Cahors
* Gregory III, Pope d741
  Joachim
* Loreto, Holy House/Mary, Our Lady of
  Militades/Melchiades, Pope
  Nicasius, Bishop of Reims
* Romaric d653
  Sebastian Montanol, Blessed, missionary martyred in Mexico d1616
* Sidney Hodgson, Blessed, + 6 comps London Martyrs d1591
  Sindulf, Bishop of Vienne
  Thomas Somers, Blessed, schoolmaster & priest martyred at Tyburn + John Roberts d1610
  Valeria
   
   
   
11 Arthur Francis Bell
* Barsabas, Persian martyr d342
  Chlodulph, Bishop of Metz
* Cian/Kean of Caernarvonshire C6th
  Colm
* Damasus, Pope d384
* Daniel the Stylite d493
* Gentian, Fuscian + Victoricus, martyrs in Gaul d287
  Jerome
  Paul, Bishop of Narbonne (Obitus)
  Peris, Wales
* Sabinus, Bishop of Piacenza, d420
* Sabinus, Bishop of Canossa, Apulia & patron of Bari d566
  Trason, Pontian + Praetextus, Roman martyrs d302
12 * Abra, virgin dau Hilary of Poitiers, c342-60
* Agatha, virgin of Wimborne d790
* Ammonaria + comps (Ammonaria II, Mercuria + Dionysia) c 250, Alexandria
  Antony
* Colmán, Abbot of Glendalough
  Columba, Abbot of Tyrdalgas, Munster
  Colentin
  Cormac, Abbot of Glendaloch?
* Cury/Corentin(us), Bishop of Cornouaille (Quimper) d c490
  Eadburghe/Edburga, Abbess of Thanet
* Epimachus, Alexander, + comps (Ammonaria, Mercutia, Dionysia) d250, Alexandria
* Finian, Bishop of Clonard & Skellig Michael C6th/7th
* Jane/Jeanne Frances de Chantal 1572-1641
  Louise
* Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe
  Nicasius
  Oubertus
  Thomas Holland/ Sanderson/Hammond, Jesuit martyred at Tyburn 1642
  Valeric
  Vicelin, Bishop of Staargard, missionary in Germany 1086-1154
13 Adalbert, Bishop of Cambrai
  Anthony Grassi
  Apra
* Au(t)bert, Bishop of Cambrai-Arras d669
  Breanainn
  Columba (Colm?), Abbot in Ireland
  Cormac
  Clare
  Edburga of Lyminge
  Eustace + comps
  Gervase + Protase (Translation)
  Illidius, Bishop of Auvergne (Translation)
* Jodocus/Jodoc/Judocus/Judoc/Josse/Joost/Joyce, Brittany d669
  John Marinoni
* Lucy/Lucia, virgin martyr d304 Syracuse
  Magnus of Orkneys, (Translation)
* Odilia/Odile/Odille/Ottilie/Odette Abbess, foundress of Niedermunster d c720
  Ursicinus, Bishop of Cahors
14 * Agnellus, Abbot of St Gaudioso, Naples d c596
* Bartholomew Buonpedoni, leper priest, Peccioli d1300
  Colman
  Conrad
  Cormac
  Drostan
  Eirnin
  Fingar, his sister, Phiala + comps, Penzance
  Fionntan
  Folquinus, Bishop of Thérouanne
  Hybald, Abbot of Lincolnshire
* John of the Cross, Carmelite monk, Spain 1542-91
  Narcissius, Bishop of Reims
* Nicasius, Bishop of Rheims (+ his sister, Eutropia, Florentius + Jucundus) martyrs
  Spiridion/Spiridon Bishop of Tremithius, Cyprus dc348
  Valerianus
* Venantius Clementianus Fortunatus, pilgrim & poet, Bishop of Poitiers 540-610
  Viator, Bishop of Bergamo d c378
  Zeno
15 * Adalbero, Bishop of Verdun + Metz, d1005
* Christiana
  Colman
  Cronan
  Eusebius, Bishop of Vercelli
  Flann
  Florence/Florentius, Abbot of Bangor/ Benchor, Wales
  Judocus
  Maria di Rosa
  Maximinus
  Nino (f) C4th, Georgia
  Nothelm, Archbishop of Canterbury
  Obertus
  Odilda
  Offa of Essex
  Paul
  Urbitius/Urbez, French monk captured by Saracens, later hermit in Spain d805
* Valerian(us), Bishop of Tunis/Abbenza, martyred by Vandals d457
16 Adalbert, Bishop of Magdeburg + 20/06
* Adelheidis/Adelaide, Empress of Germany, c930-99
* Ado, Archbishop of Vienne d875
* Albina, virgin martyr, Caesarea d250
  Ananias, Azarias + Misael
  Barbara
* Beoc/Bean(us)/Dabeoc/Mobeoc/Moboac, Irish monk C5th/6th
  Candida
  Flannan, 1st Bishop of Killaloe d640
* Gennaro/Januarius, Bishop of Benevento d c305
  Ignatius
  John
  Mary
  Memmius, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
  Sapientia
  Sebastian
* Valentine + comps, incl. Navalis, Concordius + Agricola, martyrs at Ravenna d305
17 Adelheidis
* Begga, wife of Pepin I C7th
* Briarch, Irish abbot in Brittany d627
* Flannan, Bishop of Killaloe d640
  Ignatius
  John the Baptist (Reception of his face)
* John of Matha, Trinitarian founder b1160
  Lazarus, Bishop of Marseilles
  Mawnan
* Olympias, nun in Constantinople, C4th
  Psalmodius
  Rufus + Zosimas/mus
  Sturmi/Sturm
* Tydecho, bro of Cadfan, Merioneth C6th
  Wivina/Vivina, Abbess near Brussels d1170
18 Agricola
  Alphea
* Auxentius, Roman soldier, Bishop of Mopsuestia, Cilicia d321
* Bodagisil, Abbot on the Meuse, Belgium d588
  Caomhan
  Colman
  Cuimin
  Eimhin
* Flannan, 1st Bishop of Killaloe d 640
  Flavitus (Flauien?)
  Florinus
* Gatian, Bishop of Tours
  Magnanius, (Mawnan?) Abbot of Kilmainham, C7th?
  Manire/Manirus/Monirus/Niniar, Bishop of Aberdeenshire and Banff
* BV Mary - Expectation
  Rioghnach
* Rufus + Zosimas/mus of Antioch, martyrs at Rome under Trajan
* Samthann/Samantha, Abbess, founder of Clonbroney, Longford C6th
  Seanan
  Theotimus + Basilian, martyrs in Laodicea
  Timothy
  Victurus, Victor, Victorinus, Adjutor, Quartus + comps, 35 martyrs in N Africa
* Winebald/Wunibald/Winnibald, bro Willibald & Walburga Abbot of Heidenheim/Eichstädt d761
19 * Augustine Moi d1839, Vietnam
  Avitus
* Bernard Valeara, Bishop of Teramo d1122
  Dioscurus
  Fausta
  Gregory, Bishop of Auxerre
  Manire/Manirus/Monirus/Niniar, Bishop of Aberdeenshire and Banff
  Melchiades, Pope
  Meuris + Thea
  Nemesion + comps. (Heron, Ater + Isidore)
  Samthann/Samantha of Meath, Abbess of Cluain-Bronach
  Severinus
  Thomas De + 4 comps, martyrs in Vietnam d1839
* Urban V, Pope, Blessed
20 * Abraham, Isaac + Jacob
* Ammon (Emille?), Ingenes, Ptolemy, Theophilus + Zeno, Theban Martyrs d250
  Anastasius I, Pope
  Diarmaid
  Dominic of Silos d1073
  Eoghan
  Feidhlimidh
  Ignatius
  Mercurius
  Paul the hermit
  Philogonius
  Thecla
  Thomas the Apostle (Vigil)
* Ursicinus, Bishop of Cahors d585
  Ursicinus, Abbot of Ursanne, Irish missionary d625
  William of Fenoli, C13th
21 * Adrian, the Blessed, Dalmatia C13th
* Anastasius II, Bishop of Antioch d609
* Andrew Dung Lac 1785-1839, Vietnam
  Beornwald/Berenwald of Bampton
  Edburga
  Elgiva of Shaftesbury
  Esther
  Flann
  Honoratus, Bishop of Toulouse
* Peter Canisius, Jesuit, writer of Catechism 1521-97
  Severinus, Bishop of Trier d300
  Themistocles + Dioscurus, martyrs in Lycia d253
  Thomas the Apostle C1st AD
22 Amaethlu, founder of Llanfaethlu + 26/12
* Amaswinthus, Abbot in Andalucia d 982
  Cyril + Methodius
  Didymus
* Eimhin of Munster, d 689
  Ernan of Donegal
  Ethernascus/Athernaise/Ithernaisc the Mute of Fife
  Pope Felix II
* Frances Xavier (Maria Francesca) Cabrini 1850-1917
  Gregory of Spoleto
* Ischyrion + Chaeremon C3rd
  Judith
  Theodosia
  Ultan
  Victoria/Victor
* Zeno, soldier martyred in Nicomedia d303
23 Allocus
  Bertin
  Caran
  Colman
  Diaconanus
  Eirnin
  Eugenia
  Feidhlimidh
  Fotinus
  Frithebert, Bishop of Hexham
  Ivo of Chartres
* John of Kanti (Cantius, Poland) d1473 (John de Kety?)
  Gregory of Spoleto
  Hartmannus, Bishop of Brixen
* Marguerite D'Youville, Blessed (Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais) widow & Grey Nun, Canada C18th
  Mazota, virgin of Abernethy
* Nahum of Ohrid d910 (Orth)
  Nicholas
  Ronan
* Servulus of Rome, a beggar? d590
  Theodulus, Saturninus, Euporus, Gelasius, Eunician, C/Leomenes, Basilides, Agathopus, Zeticus + Evaristus, martyrs on Crete d250.
* Thorlac Thorhallsson, Bishop of Skalholt, Iceland 1133-93
* Victoria + Anatolia, virgin sisters, martyred at Thora on Lake Velino
  Vintila, Benedictine hermit in Galicia d890
24 * Adam + Eve, the first man and woman
  Adam, a C13th Bishop
* Adela/Adele dau King Dagobert II d c730
  Caranus, Bishop in East Scotland
* Charbel (Joseph Makhlouf) Maronite monk, Lebanon 1828-98
  Cuimin
  Gregory
* Irmina dau King Dagobert II, nun at Treves & Weissenburg C8th
  Levan/Levian/Selevan/Selyv
  Maolmhuire
  Mochua
  Seanan
* Thrasilla/Tarsilla + Emiliana, aunts of Gregory the Great d581
* Vigil of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas Eve)
  Venerandus, Bishop of Clermont, Auvergne d423
25 * Adalsindis, nun at Hamayles-Marchiennes, near Arras d c715
  Albert Chmielkowski d 1916
  Alburga, foundress of Wilton
* Anastasia, c304 Pannonia?
  Aodhan
* Eugenia, martyr of Rome
* Nativity of Christ/Emmanuel/Noel (Christmas)
26 * Amaethlu/Maethlu of Anglesey, C6th
* Archelaus, Bishop in Kashkar d278
  Athan, Bishop, C6th, Wales
* Comman/Coman
  Dionysius, Pope
* Jarlath/Iarfhlaith, Bishop of Tuam
  Lasairian
* Martyrs of North America
* The Holy Family
* Stephen the Deacon, first martyr d AD34
* Tathal/Tathan/Tathai/Tahai/Athan/Athaeus, Abbot of Llantathan, nephew of Sampson of Dol C6th
  Theodore the Sacrist, St Peter's Rome C6th
  Vincentia Maria Lopez y Vicuna, foundress 'Daughters of Mary Immaculate for Domestic Service' Spain 1847-96
  Zeno, Bishop of Gaza d c400
  Zosimus, Pope
27 Colman
  Denis
* Fabiola, charitable widow, Rome C4th
  Fiacha
* John the Apostle/ Evangelist/Divine, d c100, Ephesus
  Theodore and Theophanes
  Zoilus
28 Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury
* Anthony of Lerins/the Hermit b c468
  Cillian
  Feichin
  Francis de Sales
  Gowan, wife of King Tewdrig of Glamorgan
  Maughold, Bishop in Ireland
  Romulus + Conindrus, Bishops, Isle of Man
* The Holy Family
* The Holy Innocents (Childermas)
* Theodore + Theophanes, brothers & monks, St. Sabbas in Jerusalem d c841
  Troadius, martyr at NeoCaesarea, Pontus d250
29 * Aileran Sapiens/the Wise, Clonard d664
* Albert of Gambron d800
* David, Biblical king
? David Lewis 1616-79
  Earnan
  Evrault/Ebrulf
  Mainchin
  Marcellus
* Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyred by knights of Henry II 1118-70
* Tropez/Trophimus, Bishop of Arles d280
  Trophimus, companion of Paul C1st
  Ursinus, Bishop of Bourges
  William Howard, Blessed, Viscount Stafford, son of Earl of Arundel, martyred after Popish Plot d1680
30 * Anysia, Salonica, d c304
* Anysius, Bishop of Salonica d407/10
  Columban
  David, king
  Egwin, Bishop of Worcester
  Eugene
  Margaret Colonna
  Maximus
  Perpetuus, Bishop of Tours
  Rayner
* Sabinus, Bishop of Assisi or Spoleto, d 303 + comps (Marcellus, Exuperantius, + Venustianus)
  Sebastian Walfre
  Ursinus, Bishop of Bourges
31 * Barbatian, priest of Antioch & Rome C5th
  Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea
  Catherine
  Columba the Virgin
  Eanna
  John Francis Regis
  Marius
* Melania the Younger, Roman wife/widow & nun d 439
* Sabinianus + Potentianus, Bishops of Sens, martyrs, C4th
* Silvester I, Pope d335
  Zoticus, priest & helper of the poor, Constantinople d350
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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