Baptismal names for children born on April 20

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 27

All the saints of April 20

• Saint AnicetusBishop of Rome from about 157 to 168, who opposed the Gnostics and Marcion.
• Apostle ZacchaeusChief tax collector of Jericho who received Jesus into his house and repented.
• Saint Anastasius I of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 561 to 571 and from 593 to 599, a friend of Pope Gregory I.
• Hieromartyr Anastasius II of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 599, known for suppressing simony with the support of Pope Gregory the Great; died in 609.
• Venerable Joasaph of MeteoraRuler of Thessaly from about 1370 to 1373, who became a monk at Meteora and died in 1422.
• Martyr Gabriel of ZabłudówChild born in 1684 and dead in 1690, honored as a martyr in the Orthodox Church in Poland and Belarus.
• Venerable Beuno of Clynnog FawrWelsh abbot and confessor of the seventh century, who died in 640; he is remembered on 21 April.
• Saint Gregory of AntiochMonk in Jerusalem, then abbot of Sinai, and Patriarch of Antioch from 571 to 593.
• Venerable Athanasios the Meteorite14th-⁠century monk, founder of the Great Meteoron, the first Meteora monastery; commemorated April 20.
• Hieromartyr Prokopios of IconiumGreek metropolitan of Iconium (Konya), who lived from 1859 to 1923, venerated as a hieromartyr.
• Venerable Alexander of OshevenskFounder and first abbot of the Oshevensk monastery in northern Russia, who lived from 1427 to 1479.
• MAVenerable Mar AwginEgyptian monk who, by tradition, brought monasticism to Syriac Christianity; his historicity is uncertain; died in 363.
• Confessor Theodosius GanitskyBishop of Kolomna and Bronnitsy, canonized, who died in 1937 in the village of Sushkovo.
• Venerable Theodore TrichinasA holy monk known by the hair shirt he wore as his ascetic practice.
• TTSaint Theotimus of TomisBishop of Tomis from 392 to 403, a friend of Saint John Chrysostom, who tried to convert the Huns.
• SAMartyr Sarah of AntiochA martyr of Antioch in Syria, who suffered around the year 305.
• BSaint BretanionBishop of Tomis who stood firm in the Orthodox faith before Emperor Valens.
• Right-⁠Believing Caedwalla of WessexKing of Wessex who received baptism in Rome and reposed soon after, in 689.
• CASaint Cornelia of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 April; few details survive.
• FSaint FlannA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• GASaint Gemina of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 April; few details survive.
• GMartyr GundebertA martyr of the early Western Church.
• HVenerable HarduinA monk of Fontenelle, a copyist and hermit, reposed in 811.
• HAVenerable Hugh of Anzy-⁠le-⁠DucA monk and prior at Anzy-⁠le-⁠Duc, reposed around 930.
• JSSaint Joseph of SerbiaSaint honored in the Serbian Church.
• LEVenerable Lassar daughter of EoghanAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MSaint MaelochtraighA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• MEHoly Hierarchs Marcellinus of EmbrunFirst Bishop of Embrun in Gaul, reposed around 374.
• MAVenerable Marcian of AuxerreA monk at Auxerre, reposed around 470.
• SSaint SedrachA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SKVenerable Seraphima of KoretsA nun of the Holy Trinity Monastery at Korets, who reposed in 1633; locally glorified (Eparchy of Rivne, 2019).
• SMartyr ServilianusA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• SMartyr SeverianA martyr who confessed Christ unto death around 284.
• SISaint Sionach of Inis ClothrannA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Inis Clothrann; very little is recorded.
• SSaint SobhartanA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• SMartyr SulpiciusA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• SSHoly Martyrs Sulpicius and ServilianMartyrs who suffered for Christ at Rome around 117.
• TMartyr TheodoraA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• WOSaint Wiho of OsnabrückBishop of Osnabrück in Germany, who reposed in 804.
• ZMartyr ZenoA martyr commemorated with Acindynus, Antoninus, Victor, Zoticus and others.
• ZMartyr ZoticusA martyr of the age of persecution who died for Christ around 284.
• Saint Nikolaj VelimirovićSerbian bishop, theologian, and preacher, bishop of Ohrid and Žiča from 1920, who died in America in 1956.
• Confessor Viktor OstrovidovBishop of Izhevsk and Votkinsk, a figure of the Josephite movement, born in 1875 and died in 1934; glorified as a confessor.
• Venerable John PalaiolavritesEighth-⁠century monk and priest who went to Jerusalem and settled in the lavra of Saint Chariton.
• SRHoly Martyrs Seven Robbers of CorfuSeven robbers of the island of Corfu, converted by the apostles Jason and Sosipater and martyred.
• ANMartyr Acindynus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ANMartyr Antoninus of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• CNMartyr Caesarius of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• CNMartyr Christopher of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 20?

From the saints of the day: Anicetus, Anastasius, Joasaph, Gabriel, Gregory, Athanasios, Prokopios, Alexander, Theodosius, Theodore, Theotimus, Joseph, Marcian, Severian, Zeno, Nikolaj, Viktor, John, Antoninus, Caesarius. 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 20?

From the women saints of the day: Sarah, Seraphima, Theodora. 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.