Baptismal names for children born on July 11

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 18

All the saints of July 11

• Saint Pius IBishop of Rome in the mid second century, who opposed the heresies of Marcion and the Gnostics.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles Olga of KievRegent of Kievan Rus, baptized with the name Helen, grandmother of Saint Vladimir.
• Great Martyr EuphemiaMaiden of Chalcedon, great martyr killed around 303, in whose church the Fourth Ecumenical Council was held.
• Hieromartyr Abundius of CórdobaPriest of Ornachuelos, seized at Córdoba and beheaded in 854 after confessing Christ before the caliph.
• Holy Martyrs Theodore the VarangianChristian martyr of Varangian origin, who died in the year 983.
• AVVenerable Arcadius of VyazmaRecluse and hermit of Vyazma, a disciple of Gerasim of Boldino, who died in 1592.
• NAVenerable Martyr Nektarios of AthosA new monk-⁠martyr of Mount Athos, born in 1799 and died in 1820.
• NENew Martyr Nicodemus of ElbasanAlbanian born at Vithkuq who embraced Islam, repented on Mount Athos, and was martyred in 1722.
• ARSaint Achilleus of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 11 July; few details survive.
• AVenerable AmabilisA nun of Saint-⁠Amand in Gaul, reposed around 634.
• ARSaint Anicius of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 11 July; few details survive.
• ANVenerable Arcadius of NovotorskRussian venerable monk who struggled at Novotorzhsk.
• AHieromartyr ArseniusPatriarch of Alexandria in the 11th century, put to death, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CSHieromartyr Cindeus of SideA presbyter of Side in Pamphylia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• CNSaint Cyril the New of ParosA saint of the island of Paros who departed this life in 1833.
• CSaint CywairA holy woman of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
• Venerable DrostanA disciple of Saint Columba and abbot at Old Deer in Scotland, reposed around 610.
• GVenerable GaibhtheneA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• HTSaint Hidulf of TrierA bishop at Trier, later founder of Moyenmoutier Abbey in the Vosges, reposed around 707.
• JPHoly Martyrs Januarius and Pelagia of NicopolisTwo martyrs of Nicopolis, commemorated together.
• LMVenerable Leo of Mandra
• LISaint Leontius II of BordeauxBishop of Bordeaux, venerated in the Western Church.
• LYSaint Leontius the YoungerBishop of Bordeaux and builder of churches, reposed around 565.
• LASaint Lonan of Ard CruinnA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Ard Cruinn; very little is recorded.
• MMartyr MarcianA martyr commemorated with Martyrocles in the Greek synaxarion.
• MMartyr MarcianusA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• MMartyr MartyroclesA martyr honoured alongside Marcian in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• NVVenerable Nicodemus of VatopediVenerable monk of Vatopedi, Mount Athos, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NAVenerable Martyr Nicodemus the AlbanianAlbanian monk martyred in 1722, whose relics are venerated at Ohrid.
• ORSaint Octavius of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 11 July; few details survive.
• PSaint PlacidusA saint commemorated in Western calendars, of around 800.
• SCMartyr Sabinus of CerisierSaint of Cerisier, venerated in the Western Church.
• SCMartyr Savinus and CyprianBrothers martyred for Christ, honored as natives of Brescia in Italy.
• SPConfessor Savinus of PoitiersA confessor of the faith, honored in the region of Poitiers in Gaul.
• SMartyr SidroniusA martyr slain for Christ around 270.
• Saints Sigisbert and PlacidusFounders of the Abbey of Disentis in the Swiss Alps, commemorated together.
• TCVenerable Thurcytel of CrowlandAn abbot who restored Crowland Abbey in England, reposed in 975.
• Venerable Benedict of NursiaFather of Western monasticism, author of a monastic Rule and founder of Monte Cassino.
• Venerable Ephraim of NovotorzhokMonk of Hungarian origin, founder of the Boris and Gleb monastery at Torzhok, died in 1053.
• Venerable Sophrony of EssexRussian archimandrite, disciple of Saint Silouan and spiritual writer, who died in England in 1993.
• Hieromartyr Hilarion TroitskyArchbishop of Vereya, born in 1886, who died in December 1929 at Leningrad in Soviet custody.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on July 11?

From the saints of the day: Pius, Theodore, Arcadius, Nektarios, Nicodemus, Arsenius, Cyril, Leontius, Marcian, Sabinus, Benedict, Hilarion. 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 July 11?

From the women saints of the day: Olga, Euphemia. 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.