Baptismal names for children born on April 27

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 4

All the saints of April 27

• Apostle Simeon, brother of the LordNamed in the New Testament among the brothers of the Lord, counted among the Seventy and successor of James at Jerusalem.
• Venerable Liberalis of TrevisoPriest and hermit of Treviso in the fourth century who opposed Arianism.
• Saint MaugholdPatron saint of the Isle of Man, by tradition an Irish prince, died around 488.
• Venerable Stephen of Vladimir-⁠VolynskBishop of Vladimir-⁠Volynsk who from youth lived at the Kiev Caves under Saint Theodosius; died in 1094.
• JCConfessor John the ConfessorAbbot in Constantinople, tortured under Leo the Armenian for defending the holy icons, who survived his sufferings.
• SRHoly Martyrs Seven Robbers of CorfuSeven robbers of the island of Corfu, converted by the apostles Jason and Sosipater and martyred.
• ASMartyr Anastasia ShilovaA Russian woman who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ALSaint Austriclinianus of LimogesA saint honored at Limoges, of whom little is known.
• AKMartyr Auxentius KalashnikovA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• CSHoly Martyrs Castor and StephenMartyrs of Tarsus, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• ESaint EnoderA saint honored in Cornwall.
• EHVenerable Eulogius the HospitableA stonecutter of the Thebaid, known for welcoming strangers and for his almsgiving.
• ENSaint Evantia of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 April; few details survive.
• Saint Floribert of LiègeBishop of Liège, son and successor of Saint Hubert, reposed in 746.
• JKVenerable John of KafarA venerable father of Kafar, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JRHieromartyr John RozhdestvenskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JSHieromartyr John SpasskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LNMartyr Lollion the NewA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MNVenerable Martyr Maria NosovaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• MApostle MarkKinsman of the Apostle Barnabas, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.
• MSaint MawganA Cornish saint, reposed around 500.
• NMMartyr Nicholas MalkovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Hieromartyr Paul SvetozarovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PYMartyr Peter YazykovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PMartyr PollioA lector of Cibalae, martyred in the persecution of Diocletian.
• PMartyr PoplionChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SMMartyr Sergius MefodievChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TBSaint Tertullian of BolognaThe eighth Bishop of Bologna in Italy, reposed in 490.
• TSaint TheophilusA Western hierarch in Italy, from the time of the undivided Church.
• USaint UltanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• WVenerable WinewaldAbbot of Beverley in England, reposed in 731.
• ZApostle ZenasApostle of the Seventy, mentioned in the Epistle to Titus.
• Hieromartyr Symeon of JerusalemRelative of the Lord, second bishop of Jerusalem after James, killed around 107.
• Apostle AristarchusMacedonian of Thessalonica, companion of the Apostle Paul on his journey to Rome.
• Hieromartyr Hilarion TroitskyArchbishop of Vereya, born in 1886, who died in December 1929 at Leningrad in Soviet custody.
• Stylite Symeon Stylites of LesbosStylite monk of Lesbos who survived two attempts on his life under the second iconoclasm; died in 844.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Simon of YuryevetsA Russian fool for Christ of the 16th century, honored for his gift of insight and for healings granted through his prayers.
• Venerable Basil KishkinRussian hieromonk born in 1745, who struggled mostly at the Ploshchansk Hermitage and died in 1831.
• GNew Martyr GeorgeA priest and new martyr who died for faith in Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 27?

From the saints of the day: Simeon, Stephen, John, Auxentius, Eulogius, Nicholas, Paul, Peter, Sergius, Theophilus, Symeon, Hilarion, Simon, Basil, George. 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 27?

From the women saints of the day: Anastasia, Maria. 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.