Baptismal names for children born on April 23

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 30

All the saints of April 23

• Great Martyr GeorgeRoman soldier from Cappadocia who confessed Christ and was killed at Nicomedia under Diocletian.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Alexandra FeodorovnaWife of Tsar Nicholas II, killed with her family at Yekaterinburg in 1918.
• Hieromartyr Adalbert of PragueBishop of Prague and missionary, killed by pagans near the Baltic Sea in 997.
• Martyr Alexandra the EmpressMartyr of the Diocletian persecution, mentioned in the account of the martyrdom of Saint George.
• Right-⁠Believing Solomon I the GreatKing of Imereti in western Georgia from 1752 to 1766 and again from 1768 until his death in 1784.
• Saint Gerard of ToulGerman prelate who was Bishop of Toul from 963 until his death in 994.
• Saint Marolus of MilanArchbishop of Milan from 408 to 423.
• Martyr Felix, Fortunatus and AchilleusPriest Felix and deacons Fortunatus and Achilleus, sent by Irenaeus to convert Valence, martyred under Caracalla.
• Saint Therinus of ButhrotumChristian saint revered in Albania, associated with the city of Butrint.
• Martyr Athanasius the MagicianFigure from the life of Saint George, honored as a martyr, who died in 303 under Diocletian.
• New Martyr Lazarus the BulgarianNew martyr of Bulgarian origin, born in 1774 and died in 1802.
• SKVenerable Sophia of KleisouraA nun and ascetic of Kleisoura, venerated as a saint in the Church of Greece.
• ASaint AlcheachA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• ANMartyr Anatolius of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• CASaint Catulinus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 April; few details survive.
• DMartyr DonatusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion who died for the faith.
• DBMartyr Donatus of ButrintA martyr of Butrint on the Albanian coast, who suffered around 250.
• EWRight-⁠Believing Ethelbert of WessexA king of Wessex in England.
• ERight-⁠Believing EthelredAn English king, venerated as a saint.
• FMartyr FortunatusA priest of Valence, martyred around 212 together with Felix and Achilleus.
• GSFool-⁠for-⁠Christ George of ShenkurskA fool for Christ of Shenkursk, venerated in the Russian Church.
• GMartyr GlyceriusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint IbarAn Irish bishop, founder of the school on Beggerin Island, reposed around 502.
• JAHieromartyr John AnserovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MSaint MeithcearnA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MISaint Miannach of IndeidhnenAn Irish saint honored at Indeidhnen, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NASaint Nabor of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 April; few details survive.
• PMartyr Polychronia
• PNMartyr Protoleon of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSaint PusinnaA virgin of Champagne, honored in Gaul.
• SZHieromartyr Sergius ZacharczukAn Orthodox priest in Poland, slain for the faith in 1943.
• SLVenerable Suairleach of Linn DuachailleA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Linn Duachaille, who reposed in 774; very little is recorded.
• UASaint Ursus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 23 April; few details survive.
• VRMartyr Valeria of RomeRoman empress, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• VMartyr Valerius
• VSHieromartyr Vasyl Slotvynsky of NerubaikaA priest killed at Nerubaika in 1919; locally glorified (Eparchy of Oleksandriia, 2020).
• 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.
• GPMartyr George of PtolemaisMartyr of Ptolemais, who suffered for Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 23?

From the saints of the day: George, Adalbert, Solomon, Athanasius, Lazarus, Anatolius, Donatus, Fortunatus, John, Sergius, Valerius. 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 23?

From the women saints of the day: Alexandra, Sophia, Valeria. 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.