Baptismal names for children born on April 9

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 16

All the saints of April 9

• MASaint Maximus of AlexandriaFifteenth pope and patriarch of Alexandria, from 264 to 282.
• Saint Acacius of AmidaBishop of Amida in Mesopotamia from 400 to 425, mentioned by the historian Socrates Scholasticus.
• Venerable Martyr Bademus of PersiaWealthy nobleman of Bethlapeta in Persia, founder of a monastery, who was put to death for his faith in 376.
• Holy Venerable Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irene of LesbosBy tradition they lived on Lesbos in the fifteenth century and were killed by Turkish raiders in April 1463.
• Martyr Aedesius of AlexandriaBrother of Saint Amphian, martyred at Alexandria in 306 under Galerius.
• Martyr Eupsychius of CaesareaChristian of Caesarea in Cappadocia, executed in 362 for causing the destruction of a pagan temple.
• CMartyr ClementinaEarly saint venerated in the West; according to some sources a virgin martyr of the third or fourth century.
• TCVenerable Martyr Theodore of CrowlandAbbot of Crowland Abbey in England, killed by the Vikings in 870.
• APMartyr Abdies of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ASaint AedhachA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• BEMartyr Bat Emas of PersiaA martyr named in Persia around 376, on 9 April, in a Western calendar; very little is recorded.
• BSaint BroganA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Venerable Casilda of ToledoDaughter of an emir of Toledo, baptized and a hermit near Burgos, reposed around 1050.
• CSaint ColmanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Martyr Demetrius of SirmiumA martyr of Sirmium in Pannonia, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• DCHoly Martyrs Demetrius, Concessus, Hilary and companionsMartyrs of Rome, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• DPHieromartyr Dionysius the PhilosopherMetropolitan of Larissa, put to death in Ioannina in 1611.
• DPMartyr Disan of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DVenerable DottoA holy monk of the early Church in Scotland, reposed around 502.
• ELSaint Eleni of LesbosSaint of the island of Lesbos.
• GFMartyr Gabriel FominA Russian martyr, who died in 1942.
• HCHoly Venerable Martyrs Hedda and CompanionsAn abbot and monks of Medeshamstede, slain by the Danes in 869.
• Saint Hugh of RouenArchbishop of Rouen and abbot of Jumièges, reposed in 730.
• MSaint MadrunA saint honored in Wales and Cornwall.
• MPMartyr Mariav of PersiaMartyr of Persia, who suffered for Christ.
• MNHoly Martyrs Martyrs of North-⁠West AfricaA group of African martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• MPHoly Martyrs Martyrs of PannoniaA group of martyrs of Pannonia, remembered together; few details survive.
• RLHieromartyr Raphael of LesvosAn archimandrite slain by the Turks on Lesvos in 1463, honored together with Nicholas and Irene.
• SSaint SenanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• TCHoly Venerable Martyrs Theodore and CompanionsAn abbot and monks of Crowland, slain by the Danes in 869.
• Venerable WaltrudeFounder of the monastery at Mons and wife of Saint Vincent Madelgarus, reposed around 688.
• MMartyr MarcellusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on April 9?

From the saints of the day: Maximus, Acacius, Theodore, Demetrius, Dionysius, Gabriel, Mariav, Raphael, Marcellus. 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 9?

From the women saints of the day: Clementina, Eleni. 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.