There are three important things to keep in mind when choosing a name for your daughter. Firstly, she will have to wear this name throughout her life. Secondly, a person's name contains a certain energy and influences his destiny. Thirdly, according to the priests, a child named after a saint receives protection in his person. Therefore, take a responsible choice of a name, observing Orthodox laws, and this will determine an important imprint on the formation of your baby's personality, and will also help her acquire an accompanying guardian angel.
It is necessary
- - church calendar;
- - saints
Instructions
Step 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 they patronize. Often, on the same date, there are several names of patrons, both male and female. This will greatly simplify your task of choosing a name for a girl that does not have an outdated sound.
Step 2
Select the day corresponding to the eighth day from the birth of the girl, because it was on this day that Christians performed the baptism of a newborn. If no names are indicated on the calendar on this day, do not be upset. Reconsider the names painted on the 40th birthday of the baby, because in some cases in Russia, baptism of children was allowed on this day as well.
Step 3
Determine from the entire list of names registered for this date the one that is most consonant with the patronymic and surname of your daughter. It is important to remember that it is not advisable to give male names to girls, because since ancient times it was believed that this adds up to them a masculine type of character. If for some reason the names of the saints indicated on this date do not fit, look at the names that come on one of the following days. In Orthodoxy, it is not recommended to use the names indicated in the previous days.
Step 4
Consult with your loved ones. It is very important that the chosen name is liked by both parents and in the future does not cause unpleasant, negative associations.
Step 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 an Orthodox church and pray to the patron saint for health, then confess and receive communion. And the rest of the dates on which veneration is given to the saint in whose honor the baby is named are called small name days.
