Baptismal names for children born on April 21

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 28

All the saints of April 21

• Hieromartyr JanuariusBishop of Benevento, killed for his faith in the persecution of Diocletian in the early fourth century.
• Saint Maximianus of ConstantinopleArchbishop of Constantinople from 431 to 434, chosen after Nestorius was deposed.
• Martyr Apollonius the ApologistChristian apologist of the second century, put to death in Rome in 185 under Emperor Commodus.
• Venerable Theodore of SanaksarRussian hieromonk of the Sanaksar monastery, born Ivan Ushakov in 1718, who died in 1791.
• Righteous Alexis of BortsurmanyPriest of the Dormition Church in the village of Bortsurmany, Simbirsk province, honored as righteous; died in 1848.
• Martyr Theodorus of PergeHe refused to bow to idols at the military levy and suffered with his mother Philippia, Dioscorus, Socrates and Dionysius.
• PMartyr PausilypusCondemned to beheading under Hadrian, his chains fell off on the way and he escaped; he died around the year 140.
• Hieromartyr Basil MartyszPolish Orthodox priest, who died in 1945 at Teratyn.
• CBSaint Cyprianus of BresciaBishop of Brescia in the first half of the 6th century, successor of Paul II and predecessor of Herculanus.
• ESSaint Euthymius ShervashidzeGeorgian Metropolitan of Gelati from 1776 to 1820, who died in 1822 at the Alexander-⁠Svirsky Monastery.
• TPMartyr Theodore the Philosopher of BolgarRussian merchant who died as a martyr in the city of Bolgar on 21 April 1323.
• AAHoly Hieromartyrs Abdecalas, Ananias and a Hundred CompanionsPresbyters of Seleucia-⁠Ctesiphon, slain under Shapur II together with a hundred clergy and faithful.
• APMartyr Acutius of PozzuoliA martyr of Pozzuoli, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• APHieromartyr Alexis ProtopopovPriest born in 1880 near Serpukhov, killed in 1937; venerated in the Synaxis of the New Martyrs of Russia.
• ANMartyr Apollos of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AFHoly Martyrs Arator, Fortunatus, Felix, Silvius and VitalisMartyrs of Alexandria, who died in prison, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• BVenerable BerachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, who reposed in 663; very little is recorded.
• BTSaint Bughna of Tir BretanA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tir Bretan; very little is recorded.
• DPMartyr Desiderius of PozzuoliA martyr of Pozzuoli, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DPMartyr Dionysius of PergeA martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DPMartyr Dioscorus of PergeA martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DSaint DyfnanA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• EVenerable EdilaldSaxon priest named in the Martyrology of Tallaght and the Hieronymian martyrology on 21 April; his identity is uncertain.
• EHieromartyr ErastusA presbyter and martyr of Alexandria, also called Aristus, commemorated in the Syriac and Roman Martyrologies.
• EPMartyr Eutychius of PozzuoliA martyr of Pozzuoli, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• FPMartyr Faustus of PozzuoliA martyr of Pozzuoli, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• FVenerable FrodulphusA monk at the monastery of Saint Martin, reposed around 750.
• INMartyr Isaac of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• JPHieromartyr John PrigorovskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MVenerable MaelrubhaAn Irish abbot, founder of the monastery of Applecross in Scotland, reposed in 722.
• NCSaint Nalndidh of CruachAn Irish saint honored at Cruach, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NMHoly New Martyrs New Martyrs of ReškovacA group of new martyrs killed for the faith at Reškovac in 1688, commemorated by the Serbian Church.
• NPConfessor Nicholas PisarevskyConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ and died in 1933, during the Soviet persecution.
• NKNew Martyr Noultzos of KastoriaNew martyr of Kastoria, martyred in 1696.
• PPMartyr Philippia of PergeA martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• PPMartyr Proculus of PuteoliChristian of Puteoli, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• QNMartyr Quadratus of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• SPMartyr Socrates of PergeChristian of Perge, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SPMartyr Sossius of PuteoliChristian of Puteoli, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• WSaint WolbodoBishop of Liège in Lower Lorraine, who reposed in 1021.
• Venerable Anastasius of SinaiPriest, writer and abbot of St. Catherine's Monastery on Sinai, who died after the year 700.
• Martyr Alexandra the EmpressMartyr of the Diocletian persecution, mentioned in the account of the martyrdom of Saint George.
• Venerable Beuno of Clynnog FawrWelsh abbot and confessor of the seventh century, who died in 640; he is remembered on 21 April.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 21?

From the saints of the day: Apollonius, Theodore, Alexis, Basil, Euthymius, Apollos, Desiderius, Dionysius, Erastus, Eutychius, Isaac, John, Nicholas, Socrates, Anastasius. 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 21?

From the women saints of the day: Alexandra. 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.