Baptismal names for children born on June 10

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 17

All the saints of June 10

• Venerable Etheldreda of ElyEast Anglian princess and queen in Northumbria, abbess of Ely, who died in 679.
• Martyr Olivia of PalermoTeenage virgin martyr of Sicily, venerated at Palermo and Tunis.
• Saint John of TobolskScholar and Metropolitan of Tobolsk and Siberia, of Ukrainian origin, who died in 1715.
• Martyr Maximus of AveiaDeacon and martyr, one of the patrons of L'Aquila in Italy, who died around 250.
• Saint Basil of RyazanBishop of Ryazan and Murom, by tradition tonsured a monk at Murom.
• Hieromartyr Mitrophan Chi SungFirst Orthodox priest of Chinese descent, killed at Beijing in June 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion.
• Venerable Dosifei of KyivRassophore ascetic of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the 18th century, traditionally born Darya Tyapkina.
• Saint Philotheus of TobolskMetropolitan of Siberia and Tobolsk from 1702, died at Tyumen in 1727, honored among the Siberian saints.
• Saint Gerasim DobroserdovBishop of Astrakhan and Enotaevsk, canonized by the Russian Church, who died in 1880.
• Saint Paul of TobolskBorn in Sambir, Metropolitan of Tobolsk and Siberia, who died in Kyiv in 1770; honored in the Synaxis of Siberian Saints.
• Confessor Schema-⁠abbess Tamar MarjanishviliGeorgian schema-⁠abbess, born Princess Tamara Marjanishvili in 1869, founder of the Seraphim-⁠Znamensky skete; died 1936.
• Venerable Dalmat of IsetskFounder of the Dormition Monastery at Dalmatov, born in 1594 at Berezov; the town of Dalmatov bears his name.
• Holy Martyrs Antonia and AlexanderMartyrs of the early Christian centuries, remembered as having died about 313.
• APSaint Asterius of PetraFormer Arian, bishop of Petra, a defender of the Council of Nicaea and Athanasius, exiled to Libya.
• Saint Bardo of MainzArchbishop of Mainz from 1031 until his death in 1051, earlier abbot of Werden and Hersfeld.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Domna of TomskFool for Christ in Tomsk, died in 1872; canonized in 1984 among the saints of Siberia.
• Martyr Paul Wang WenhengServant of the Russian Mission in Beijing, killed in the Boxer Uprising in 1900; canonized in 1902.
• Venerable Misail of AbalakHieromonk of Abalak Monastery in the Tobolsk diocese, born in 1797 and died in 1852.
• Right-⁠Believing Oleg of RyazanPrince of Ryazan from 1252 to 1258, called the Red or the Handsome; honored as a local saint.
• Righteous Stephen of OmskArchpriest of the Resurrection Cathedral in Omsk, born in 1806 and died in 1877; honored as righteous.
• Martyr AlexanderMartyr venerated at Thessaloniki, who died between the years 300 and 305.
• Saint Anthony BystrovArchbishop of Arkhangelsk and Kholmogory, canonized by the Russian Church in 2006, who died in 1932.
• Saint Meletius YakimovBishop of Ryazan and Zaraysk and spiritual writer, locally canonized, who died in 1900.
• Venerable Hilarion of TroekurovoRecluse at Troekurovo, born to a peasant family in 1758, who lived until 1853.
• TPSaint Timothy of PrusaBishop of Prusa in Bithynia, who died in 361.
• AASaint Ainmire of AileachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Aileach; very little is recorded.
• ABSaint Alexis of BithyniaA bishop of Bithynia, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• AYHieromartyr Andrew YasenevA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• AMartyr AntoninaA Christian virgin, martyred for her faith in Christ in 313.
• ASaint ApolloniusA saint commemorated with Neaniscus.
• AVenerable ApollosA venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ACHoly Martyrs Aresius and CompanionsMartyrs of North Africa, commemorated together.
• ASRighteous Artemius of ShuyaA righteous Russian of Shuya in the Vladimir region, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• BCHoly Martyrs Basilides and CompanionsMartyrs who suffered for Christ around 270.
• BTHoly Martyrs Basilides, Tripos and MandalMartyrs at Rome, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• BLSaint Bassian of LodiBishop of Lodi in Italy, a friend of St. Ambrose.
• CASaint Censurius of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre in Gaul, reposed around 486.
• CMartyr CrispolusA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• CRHoly Martyrs Crispulus and RestitutusMartyrs commemorated together, who suffered for Christ.
• DSVenerable Daria of SezenovoAn elder nun and spiritual guide of Sezenovo in the Lebedyan region.
• EVenerable EvremondAn abbot in Normandy, reposed around 720.
• FFSaint Faircheallach of FobharAn Irish saint honored at Fobhar, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FTSaint Ferdomhnach of Tuaim da UalannA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tuaim da Ualann, who reposed in 781; very little is recorded.
• Saint Gabriel GorodkovA hierarch of the Russian Church who served in the diocese of Ryazan.
• Holy Martyrs Getulius and CompanionsHusband of Saint Symphorosa, slain for Christ at Tivoli around 120.
• GCHoly Martyrs Getulus, Caerealis, Amantius and PrimitivusMartyrs at Rome, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• ISaint IlladanAn Irish bishop of Rathlihen.
• IRSaint Ithamar of RochesterThe first English-⁠born bishop, at Rochester, reposed around 656.
• KCVenerable Kanides of CappadociaA venerable monk of Cappadocia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LNVenerable Landericus of NovalesaA monk of Novalesa Abbey, drowned by evildoers in the River Arc in Savoy around 1050.
• Saint Landericus of ParisBishop of Paris and protector of the sick and the poor, reposed around 661.
• MSaint MaelduinA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• MRHieromartyr Matthias RyabtsevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Martyr MaurinusA martyr honored at Cologne, in the church of Saint Panteleimon.
• NMartyr NeaniskosChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PVenerable PansemneA venerable woman of Antioch, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PPVenerable Martyr Philaret PryakhinA Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• RCSaint Rethach son of CaemhanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SKVenerable Martyr Sabbas of KonstamonitouMonk of Konstamonitou Monastery on Athos, martyred in 1821 at Stageira.
• SEHieromartyr Sabinus of EscanecrabeA hieromartyr honored at Escanecrabe in the French Pyrenees.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 10?

From the saints of the day: John, Maximus, Basil, Mitrophan, Philotheus, Gerasim, Paul, Asterius, Misail, Oleg, Stephen, Alexander, Meletius, Hilarion, Timothy, Alexis, Andrew, Apollonius, Apollos, Artemius, Gabriel, Philaret, Sabbas, Sabinus, Savvas, Silouan, Silvanus, Theodulus, Theophanes, Zachary, Demetrius, Theodore, Simeon, Roman, Daniel, Barlaam, Michael, Cosmas, Peter, Synesius, Zosimus. 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 June 10?

From the women saints of the day: Olivia, Domna, Antonina, Daria, Seraphima, Lyubov. 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.