Baptismal names for children born on April 18

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 25

All the saints of April 18

• Hieromartyr Cyril VI of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch from 1813 to 1818, put to death by the Ottomans at Adrianople in 1821.
• Venerable Anthousa the YoungerDaughter of Emperor Constantine V, she embraced monastic life in Constantinople and is honored as a venerable.
• Martyr CalocerusMartyr of the 2nd century, honored at Brescia and Albenga; his martyrdom account is late.
• New Martyr John the New of IoanninaBorn at Ioannina in Epirus, orphaned young, he went to Constantinople, where he died a martyr in 1526.
• CCConfessor Cosmas the ConfessorBishop of Chalcedon who confessed the Orthodox faith in the time of the struggle over holy icons.
• VSHieromartyr Vissarion SelininRussian priest born in 1876 in the Vladimir region, killed on 1 May 1918 at Urzhar; glorified in 2000.
• AHVenerable Abraham of the High MountainSaint of the High Mountain, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the early Church.
• ANMartyr Acindynus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ACVenerable Auxentius of ChalcedonA venerable monk of Chalcedon, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• Venerable Aye of HainautA noblewoman of Hainaut and nun at Mons, reposed around 714.
• BRVenerable Basil RatishviliVenerable Georgian monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• BGHoly Venerables Bitheus and GenocusHoly monks of the early Celtic Church, commemorated together.
• CNMartyr Caesarius of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• CVenerable CogitosusA monk of Kildare who wrote the life of Saint Brigid.
• CMartyr CorebusA martyr of Messina in Sicily, from around 117.
• EPSaint Eleutherius of ParenzoA saint honored at Parenzo, of whom little is known.
• EMMartyr Elpidius of MeliteneA martyr honored at Melitene, of whom little is known.
• ESaint EoghanA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint EusebiusA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• FVenerable FelixA monastic ascetic commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• JVenerable JohnA holy monk commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• JKMartyr John KulikaA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JKHieromartyr John KuminovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JIVenerable John of IsauriaA venerable ascetic honored in Isauria, of whom little is known.
• LMVenerable Lassair of MaighinAn Irish saint honored at Maighin, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• MVenerable MatthewA venerable monk of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PASaint Pamphilus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 April; few details survive.
• Hieromartyr Perfectus of CórdobaA priest of Córdoba, slain for confessing Christ in 851.
• PRSaint Proculus of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 April; few details survive.
• SHHoly Martyrs Septimius and HermogenesMartyrs of Salona in Dalmatia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• SNMartyr Severian of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TMartyr TunomA martyr who held the rank of emir, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• VNMartyr Victor of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• VZHoly Martyrs Victor, Zoticus, Zinon, Acindynus and SeverianusFive martyrs commemorated together in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint WicterpAbbot of Ellwangen and later Bishop of Augsburg, reposed around 749.
• ZNMartyr Zeno of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia who suffered for faith in Christ.
• ZNMartyr Zoticus of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia who suffered for faith in Christ.
• Martyr Sabbas the GothGothic Christian from present-⁠day eastern Romania, martyred in 372 in the time of King Athanaric.
• Saint Acacius of MeliteneBishop of Melitene, opponent of Nestorius and ally of Cyril at the Council of Ephesus in 431.
• Martyr Apollonius the ApologistChristian apologist of the second century, put to death in Rome in 185 under Emperor Commodus.
• Holy Martyrs The 20,000 Martyrs of NicomediaChristians put to death at Nicomedia for their faith in the Diocletian persecution; tradition speaks of twenty thousand.
• Venerable Zosimas of SolovkiRussian hermit, one of the founders of Solovetsky Monastery in the White Sea; died in 1478.
• Saint John of ThessalonicaArchbishop of Thessalonica in the early decades of the 7th century, who died around 630.
• EKVenerable Euthymius of KareliaA monk who went north around 1400 and founded the monastery on the shore of the White Sea.
• TSVenerable Martyr Tamara SatsiAbbess born in 1876 in Estonia, who died on 1 May 1942 at Alatyr; glorified as a venerable martyr.
• ARMartyr Anthia of RomeThe mother of Saint Eleutherius, martyred at Rome in 138 for her faith in Christ.
• CTHoly Martyrs Christopher, Theonas and AnthonyMartyrs who suffered together for faith in Christ.
• Venerable DeicolusAn Irish monk and disciple of Saint Columbanus, reposed in Gaul around 625.
• FLHieromartyr Felix of LycaoniaA cleric of the Church of Lycaonia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• KVenerable KaliA venerable woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Venerable MolaiseAn Irish hermit honored in Scotland, reposed around 639.
• NSVenerable Naucratius the StuditeVenerable monk of the Studion, disciple and successor of St. Theodore the Studite.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 18?

From the saints of the day: Cyril, John, Cosmas, Vissarion, Abraham, Auxentius, Basil, Caesarius, Eleutherius, Elpidius, Eusebius, Felix, Severian, Victor, Zeno, Sabbas, Acacius, Apollonius, Zosimas, Euthymius. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

II.What can I name a girl born on April 18?

From the women saints of the day: Tamara. You may also choose one of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.

III.Must the name be the saint of the birthday?

No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.