Baptismal names for children born on July 13

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 20

All the saints of July 13

• Right-⁠Believing Henry IIHoly Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024, known for his support of the Church.
• Prophet EzraPriest and scribe of Israel, who led a return from exile and the renewal of the Law in Jerusalem.
• Apostle SilasOne of the Seventy Apostles, who accompanied Paul on his second missionary journey.
• New Martyr Alexander of MunichRussian-⁠German student, co-⁠founder of the White Rose resistance group, executed by the Nazis in 1943.
• Venerable Mildrith of MinsterAnglo-⁠Saxon abbess in Kent in the seventh and eighth centuries; her relics were moved to Canterbury in 1030.
• Saint Eugenius of CarthageElected Bishop of Carthage in 480 during the disputes with Arianism; he died in exile at Albi.
• SAMartyr Serapion of AlexandriaHe brought many pagans to the faith, was arrested and died at the stake under Emperor Septimius Severus in 195.
• ATHoly Martyrs Alexander and the Thirty SoldiersThe martyr Alexander and thirty soldiers who suffered together; few details survive.
• AVenerable AmmoniusA monastic saint of Cyprus, commemorated together with the other ascetics of the island.
• AHieromartyr AndrewA kinsman of Saint Patapius of Kift who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• AVenerable AuxoutheniusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• CFSaint Cruimther Fionntain of Cill AirthirA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Airthir; very little is recorded.
• DSaint DofganA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• Martyr DogfanA martyr of Dyfed in the early Church of Wales.
• EVenerable ErcA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• EISaint Ernin of Inis CaoinA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Inis Caoin; very little is recorded.
• ESHoly Martyrs Eugene, Salutaris, Muritta and CompanionsA group of martyrs remembered together in Western calendars, around 505; few details survive.
• EVenerable EuphemianusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• EVenerable EutychiusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• FASaint Finnu son of ArathA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• GSFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Galacteon of SuzdalA fool for Christ of Suzdal, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• GOSaint Greallog Oeblech of Tamlacht CharnaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tamlacht Charna; very little is recorded.
• HPSaint Heliophotoi of PaphosA group of saints of Paphos in Cyprus, known as the Sun-⁠illumined.
• JPSaint Just of PenwithSaint of Cornwall, honored in the Penwith region.
• JMartyr JustinaA virgin martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• MIMartyr Marcian of IconiumMartyr of Iconium, who suffered for Christ.
• MCSaint Mothiolog of Cill MothiologA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Mothiolog; very little is recorded.
• MMartyr MyropeA virgin martyr of the island of Chios, remembered in the Greek synaxaria.
• NPVenerable Niphon of ProdromosVenerable Athonite monk of the Prodromos Skete.
• OAVenerable Onesiphorus of AnaritaAn ascetic of Anarita in the Paphos district of Cyprus, honoured as a wonderworker.
• PVenerable PamphroditusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• PVenerable PaphnutiusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• PKHieromartyr Patapius of KiftCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PVenerable PhotiusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• SSVenerable Sarah of SketisDesert mother of Scetis, remembered for her sayings in the Paterikon.
• SSaint SerapionSaint of the early Christian centuries, who died around 205.
• SVenerable SotericusOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• SVenerable SozomenOne of the venerable ascetics who shone in Cyprus, commemorated together.
• Venerable Stephen the SabaiteVenerable monk of the Lavra of St. Sabbas, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TTSaint Taodhog of Tigh TaedhogA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tigh Taedhog; very little is recorded.
• Saint Turiaf of DolBishop of Dol in Brittany, reposed around 750.
• TDSaint Turiavus of DolBishop of Dol in Brittany, a hierarch of the undivided Church.
• UASaint Ultan son of AraidiA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint GabrielThe Archangel who announced to the Virgin Mary the Incarnation of the Son of God.
• Venerable CunigundeWife of Emperor Henry II, who after his death entered the Kaufungen convent that she had founded.
• Venerable Andrew ZorardMonk of Polish origin active in the Hungary of his day (now Slovakia), honored in both Western and Eastern churches.
• Saint Julian of Le MansHonored as the first bishop of Le Mans in Gaul, in both the Orthodox and the Catholic Church.
• Venerable Nicodemus of TismanaMonk and scribe born at Prilep, founder of Tismana Monastery in Wallachia; died in 1406.
• Holy Martyrs Anthony, John and Eustathius of VilniusOrthodox martyrs put to death at Vilnius in the fourteenth century, around 1347.
• Venerable Demetrius of BasarabovVenerable of Basarbovo whose relics rest in Bucharest, patron of the city; canonized in 1955.
• Saint Germanus of ManFirst bishop of the Isle of Man, born in Brittany in the 5th century, a student of Saint Patrick in Ireland.
• GConfessor GolindouchPersian noblewoman who left Zoroastrianism, baptized Maria, persecuted and tortured under Khosrow; died in 591.
• Venerable Anthony of LeokhnovoBorn Anthony Veniaminov in Tver, founder of the Leokhnovo Monastery near Novgorod, greatly venerated in the region, who died in 1612.
• PSaint PammegistusA saint of Cyprus, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PVenerable PigonA venerable father of the land of Cyprus, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PVenerable PolemiusA monastic ascetic of Cyprus, honoured in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on July 13?

From the saints of the day: Henry, Ezra, Silas, Alexander, Eugenius, Serapion, Andrew, Eutychius, Marcian, Onesiphorus, Patapius, Photius, Stephen, Gabriel, Julian, Nicodemus, Demetrius, Germanus. 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 13?

From the women saints of the day: Justina, Sarah. 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.