March Name Days
The coming of March signals the beginnings of Spring and, thankfully, lighter and longer days. The name of the month comes from the Roman name Martius, derived directly from Mars the god of war and victory. March has many continental translations, including: Marec (Slovenian), Maret (Indonesian), Martios (Greek), and Marzo (Spanish). The Anglo-Saxons called March Hrêðmonað / Hrethmonath. According to Bede, the month was named for the goddess Hrêðe / Hretha, to whom they sacrificed at this time of year. Bede used the Latinised form of the name: Rheda. Very little is known about this goddess, but it has been suggested that her name is related to the Old English word hréþ "glory, victory." This makes an interesting parallel with Mars, and it is possible that she was a goddess of war.
- 1 March
WednesdayAlbin, Antonina, David, Eudocia, Evdokia, Roger - 2 March
ThursdayAgnes, Anezka, Chad, Charles, Karl, Virva - 3 March
FridayAelred, Camilla, Friedrich, Kinga, Kunegunda, Leif, Marin - 4 March
SaturdayAda, Adrian, Ari, Casimir, Humbert, Lucius - 5 March
SundayCiaran, Gerda, Kieran, Laila, Olivia, Theophilus, Virgil - 6 March
MondayColette, Cyril, Fridolin, Jordan, Rosa - 7 March
TuesdayFelicity, Paul, Perpetua, Thomas - 8 March
WednesdayBeata, John, Julian, Philemon - 9 March
ThursdayCatherine, Dominic, Frances, Francesca, Gregory - 10 March
FridayAda, Aurora, Edel, Emil, Emilian, Vivien - 11 March
SaturdayAngela, Constantine, Edwin, Rosina, Tala, Tale - 12 March
SundayBeatrix, Gregory, Marina, Maximilian, Reko, Serafina - 13 March
MondayErnest, Euphrasia, Gerald, Leander, Paulina, Rodrigo - 14 March
TuesdayBenedict, Eva, Matilda - 15 March
WednesdayChristopher, Klemens, Longinus, Louise, Zacharias, Zachary - 16 March
ThursdayEdward, Finian, Henrietta, Henrika, Herbert, Hilary - 17 March
FridayAlexis, Gertrude, Karina, Patrick - 18 March
SaturdayAlexander, Anselm, Edward, Salvator - 19 March
SundayChrysanthos, Joseph, Josephine - 20 March
MondayClaudia, Cuthbert, Joachim, Klaudia, Wulfram - 21 March
TuesdayAxel, Benedict, Clemence, Serapion - 22 March
WednesdayBasil, Catherine, Lea, Paul - 23 March
ThursdayLydia, Otto, Rebecca, Sophia - 24 March
FridayCatherine, Gabriel, Karine, Raphael, Simon - 25 March
SaturdayAija, Annunziata, Blago, Lucia, Maria - 26 March
SundayEmanuel, Felix, Larissa, Maximus, Theodore - 27 March
MondayRudolf, Rupert, Saul - 28 March
TuesdayArmas, Guntram, Johanna - 29 March
WednesdayBerthold, Eustasius, Jonas, Mark - 30 March
ThursdayAmadeus, Quirinus, Regulus, Zosimus - 31 March
FridayBalbina, Benjamin, Cornelia, Sabina
March Name Days - Male Names
- 1 March
WednesdayAlbin, David, Roger - 2 March
ThursdayChad, Charles, Karl - 3 March
FridayAelred, Friedrich, Leif, Marin - 4 March
SaturdayAdrian, Ari, Casimir, Lucius, Humbert - 5 March
SundayCiaran, Kieran, Theophilus, Virgil - 6 March
MondayCyril, Fridolin, Jordan - 7 March
TuesdayPaul, Thomas - 8 March
WednesdayJohn, Julian, Philemon - 9 March
ThursdayDominic, Gregory - 10 March
FridayEmil, Emilian - 11 March
SaturdayConstantine, Edwin - 12 March
SundayGregory, Reko, Maximilian - 13 March
MondayErnest, Gerald, Leander, Rodrigo - 14 March
TuesdayBenedict - 15 March
WednesdayChristopher, Klemens, Longinus, Louise, Zachary, Zacharias - 16 March
ThursdayEdward, Finian, Herbert, Hilary - 17 March
FridayAlexis, Patrick - 18 March
SaturdayAlexander, Anselm, Edward, Salvator - 19 March
SundayChrysanthos, Joseph - 20 March
MondayCuthbert, Joachim, Wulfram - 21 March
TuesdayAxel, Benedict, Serapion - 22 March
WednesdayBasil, Paul - 23 March
ThursdayOtto - 24 March
FridayGabriel, Raphael, Simon - 25 March
SaturdayBlago - 26 March
SundayEmanuel, Felix, Maximus, Theodore - 27 March
MondayRudolf, Rupert, Saul - 28 March
TuesdayArmas, Guntram - 29 March
WednesdayBerthold, Eustasius, Jonas, Mark - 30 March
ThursdayAmadeus, Quirinus, Regulus, Zosimus - 31 March
FridayBenjamin
March Name Days - Female Names
- 1 March
WednesdayAntonina, Eudocia, Evdokia - 2 March
ThursdayAnezka, Agnes, Virva - 3 March
FridayCamilla, Kunegunda, Kinga - 4 March
SaturdayAda - 5 March
SundayLaila, Gerda, Olivia - 6 March
MondayColette, Rosa - 7 March
TuesdayFelicity, Perpetua - 8 March
WednesdayBeata - 9 March
ThursdayCatherine, Frances, Francesca - 10 March
FridayAda, Edel, Aurora, Vivien - 11 March
SaturdayAngela, Rosina, Tala, Tale - 12 March
SundayBeatrix, Marina, Serafina - 13 March
MondayEuphrasia, Paulina - 14 March
TuesdayEva, Matilda - 16 March
ThursdayHenrika, Henrietta - 17 March
FridayGertrude, Karina - 19 March
SundayJosephine - 20 March
MondayClaudia, Klaudia - 21 March
TuesdayClemence - 22 March
WednesdayCatherine, Lea - 23 March
ThursdayLydia, Rebecca, Sophia - 24 March
FridayCatherine, Karine - 25 March
SaturdayAija, Annunziata, Lucia, Maria - 26 March
SundayLarissa - 28 March
TuesdayJohanna - 31 March
FridayBalbina, Cornelia, Sabina