Baptismal names for children born on August 27

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 3

All the saints of August 27

• Saint Liberius of RomeBishop of Rome from 352 to 366, exiled by Emperor Constantius for his support of Athanasius.
• Saint Hosius of CordubaBishop of Cordoba in Spain, adviser of Constantine the Great and defender of the faith at Nicaea.
• Saint Caesarius of ArlesArchbishop of Arles, the foremost churchman of Merovingian Gaul, who died in 542.
• Venerable Poemen the GreatDesert father, the most quoted abba in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, who died around 450.
• Hieromartyr Chrysostomos of SmyrnaGreek Metropolitan of Smyrna, who died a martyr in September 1922 at the fall of the city.
• Martyr PhanouriosCalled the Newly Revealed, honored as a martyr in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches; remembered on 27 August.
• Saint Lycerius of CouseransBishop of Couserans who attended the Council of Agde in 506; died in 548 and was buried at Saint-⁠Lizier.
• Saint Gebhard of ConstanceBishop of Constance from 979 to 995, founder of the Benedictine abbey of Petershausen in 983.
• Saint NarnusVenerated as the first bishop of Bergamo, by tradition consecrated by Saint Barnabas.
• Hieromartyr Kuksha of the Kiev CavesMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, killed after 1114 for preaching the faith among the pagan Vyatichi.
• Martyr Rufus of CapuaMartyr of Capua, who died around the year 295, commemorated on 27 August.
• Hieromartyr John SmirnovArchpriest of Saint Nicholas Cathedral at Zaraysk, who died a martyr at Moscow in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• ATHieromartyr Alexander TsitserovPriest born in 1884, who died on 9 September 1939 in the Russian Far East.
• Hieromartyr Methodius IvanovHieromonk born in Simbirsk in 1899, executed at Butovo in September 1937; canonized in 2000.
• MVHieromartyr Michael VoskresenskyRussian priest killed in 1918 near Bortsurmany in the Simbirsk region; glorified in 2000.
• SNHieromartyr Stephen NemkovRussian priest born in 1882, killed in 1918 near Deyanovo in the Simbirsk region; glorified in 2000.
• AVenerable AgiloA holy monk of the Abbey of Saint Aper, reposed in 957.
• ANMartyr Anthusa the NewA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• AAHoly Martyrs Athanasius, Anthusa and Their CompanionsMartyrs at Tarsus, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• BSSaint Baculus of SorrentoBishop of Sorrento in southern Italy, who reposed around 660.
• CSaint CaoimheallAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• DVenerable Martyr DecumanA Welsh hermit slain near Watchet in Somerset around 706.
• ESSaint Ebbo of SensArchbishop of Sens, defender of the city against the Saracens, reposed around 740.
• EASaint Emerita of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 August; few details survive.
• ELSaint Etherius of LyonBishop of Lyon in Gaul, reposed around 602.
• ESaint EutraliaA saint venerated at Lentini, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• JLHieromartyr John LebedevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JPSaint John of PaviaBishop of Pavia in Lombardy, reposed in 813.
• JTMartyr John of TomisA martyr of Tomis, son of the tribune Marcellinus, killed for Christ with his family.
• LSaint LudinaA saint commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; few details of her life survive.
• MVenerable Martyr MalrubiusA hermit of Scotland, slain by Norse raiders around 1040.
• MTMartyr Mannea of TomisA martyr of Tomis, wife of the tribune Marcellinus, who suffered with her family.
• MTMartyr Marcellinus of TomisA tribune at Tomis who died a martyr for Christ, remembered with his wife and sons.
• MVenerable MeddwidA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• PFHieromartyr Paul FokinCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
• PTMartyr Peter of TomisA martyr of Tomis, a son of the tribune Marcellinus, who confessed Christ alongside his father.
• PPVenerable Pimen of PalestineVenerable monk of Palestine, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SBVenerable Sabbas of BenephaliVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• STMartyr Serapion of TomisA martyr of Tomis, remembered together with the tribune Marcellinus and his family.
• SASaint Syagrius of AutunBishop of Autun in Gaul, reposed around 600.
• TSaint TheocletusA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• UCSaint Usaille of Cill UsailleA hierarch of Cill Usaille, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• VSHieromartyr Vladimir SokolovPriest born to a priestly family near Moscow; he died in 1940 in the camp at Vorkuta.
• TASaint Theonas of AlexandriaSixteenth pope and patriarch of Alexandria, from 282 to 300.
• Martyr EuthaliaVirgin martyr of Leontini in Sicily in the third century; commemorated on 2 March.
• Venerable Pimen the FasterMonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, known as the Faster, honored among the venerable fathers of the Caves.
• JDRight-⁠Believing John DomovskyAn archpriest of Nakhichevan-⁠on-⁠Don, who reposed in 1930; locally glorified in 2025 (Don Metropolia).
• MVenerable MaelrubhaAn Irish abbot, founder of the monastery of Applecross in Scotland, reposed in 722.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Liberius, Caesarius, Poemen, Phanourios, Rufus, John, Alexander, Methodius, Michael, Stephen, Marcellinus, Paul, Peter, Pimen, Sabbas, Serapion, Vladimir. 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 August 27?

From the women saints of the day: Ludina, Euthalia. 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.