Baptismal names for children born on April 19

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 26

All the saints of April 19

• Martyr ExpeditusRoman centurion of Melitene in Armenia, martyred in April 303 for his faith in Christ.
• Hieromartyr Alphege of CanterburyBishop of Winchester and then archbishop of Canterbury from 1006, killed by the Danes in 1012.
• Saint Tryphon of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the tenth century, who died in 933.
• Confessor Viktor OstrovidovBishop of Izhevsk and Votkinsk, a figure of the Josephite movement, born in 1875 and died in 1934; glorified as a confessor.
• Saint George the ConfessorBishop of Antioch in Pisidia in the 8th century, a confessor, venerated in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
• Venerable John PalaiolavritesEighth-⁠century monk and priest who went to Jerusalem and settled in the lavra of Saint Chariton.
• Venerable Gerold of WalsertalOf noble birth, he withdrew as a hermit to Friesen in Vorarlberg, now Sankt Gerold; died in 978.
• AENew Martyr Agathangelos of EsphigmenouGreek new martyr, a monk of Esphigmenou, born in 1799 and martyred at Smyrna in 1818.
• ASVenerable Martyr Agathangelus of SmyrnaA monk-⁠martyr put to death at Smyrna in 1819.
• ANMartyr Antoninus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AMartyr AristonicusA martyr honoured in the Greek synaxarion alongside Hermogenes.
• BMartyr BassusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• CMartyr CallimachusA martyr commemorated together with Saint Eusebius.
• CNMartyr Christopher of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• CTHoly Martyrs Christopher, Theonas and AnthonyMartyrs who suffered together for faith in Christ.
• CMartyr CredulaA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• CFSaint Crescentius of FlorenceA saint honored at Florence, reposed around 396.
• DMartyr DionysiusA martyr commemorated with Saint Theodore of Perge and those with him.
• DMartyr DioscorusA martyr commemorated with Saint Theodore of Perge and those with him.
• DMartyr DonatusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• EMartyr EusebiusA martyr commemorated together with Saint Callimachus.
• FMartyr FirmusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• FMartyr FortunataA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• FMartyr FortuniusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• FMartyr FructusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• GMartyr GaiusA martyr commemorated with Hermogenes, Expeditus, Aristonicus, Rufus and Galatas.
• GMartyr GalatasA martyr who gave his life for Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• HMartyr HeredaA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• HMartyr HeremiusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• HMartyr HermogenesA martyr commemorated together with Aristonicus, Rufus and Galatas.
• JAVenerable John of the Ancient CavesVenerable monk who struggled in the caves of Palestine.
• JOVenerable John of the Old LavraVenerable monk who struggled at the Old Lavra.
• JMartyr JuliaA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• LCVenerable Laisse of Cluain MindA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Mind; very little is recorded.
• Saint Leo IXPope of Rome from 1049 to 1054, a reformer of the Western Church, who reposed in 1054.
• Saint LoubouerA saint honored at Saint-⁠Loubouer, of whom little is known.
• MMartyr MappalicusA martyr at Carthage in the persecution of Decius, mentioned by Saint Cyprian in a letter.
• MMartyr MarthaA martyr in Persia, put to death in 341 under Shapur II, daughter of Saint Pusai.
• MMartyr MartialisA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• NNHieromartyr Nicetas the NewA hieromartyr of Trebizond, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• NKVenerable Nikephoros of KatavadVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PJHieromartyr Paphnutius of JerusalemCleric of Jerusalem, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PMartyr PaulusA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• RMartyr RufusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• SPVenerable Simeon of PhilotheouVenerable Athonite monk of Philotheou Monastery.
• SBVenerable Simeon the BarefootA holy monk known as the Barefoot, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• SESaints Sons of Erc of DarmaghSons of Erc of Darmagh, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• TNMartyr Theonas of NicomediaA soldier of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• Saint UrsmarAbbot and missionary bishop at Lobbes, reposed in 713.
• VMartyr VictorA martyr in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• VAMartyr Victorinus of AfricaAn African martyr, remembered as a companion of Mappalicus.
• VCMartyr Vincent of CollioureA martyr venerated at Collioure in southern Gaul, slain around 291.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Matrona of MoscowBlessed woman blind from birth, known for her gift of healing and spiritual counsel; she reposed in Moscow in 1952.
• 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.
• Saint Emma of LesumCountess popularly venerated as a saint for her good works, wife of Liudger of Saxony; died in 1038.
• Martyr Theodorus of PergeHe refused to bow to idols at the military levy and suffered with his mother Philippia, Dioscorus, Socrates and Dionysius.
• JOVenerable Joachim of OpochkaDisciple of Saint Euphrosynus of Pskov, who founded a community on the river Shelon and died around 1550.
• Venerable Timothy of EsphigmenouA monk of Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos.
• JVenerable Martyr JustinianA hermit on Ramsey Island in Wales, put to death around 560.
• PPMartyr Philippia of PergeA martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, put to death for her faith in Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 19?

From the saints of the day: Tryphon, Viktor, George, John, Agathangelos, Agathangelus, Antoninus, Dionysius, Donatus, Eusebius, Gaius, Nicetas, Nikephoros, Rufus, Simeon, Victor, Victorinus, Vincent, Joachim, Timothy, Justinian, Socrates, Theodore. 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 19?

From the women saints of the day: Fortunata, Julia, Matrona. 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.