Baptismal names for children born on June 17

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 24

All the saints of June 17

• Saint Hervé of BrittanyBreton saint of the sixth century, born at Guimiliau and among the most popular saints of Brittany.
• HBVenerable Hypatius of BithyniaPhrygian hermit, then abbot of a hermitage near Chalcedon and an opponent of Nestorius; died about 450.
• Hieromartyr Hilarion TroitskyArchbishop of Vereya, born in 1886, who died in December 1929 at Leningrad in Soviet custody.
• Martyr ManuelChristian martyr of Anatolia, who died in the year 362.
• Saint Himerius of CremonaItalian bishop, who died around 560, also known as Himerius of Amelia.
• Holy Martyrs Manuel, Sabel and IsmaelBrothers from a pagan Persian family, raised in the faith by their Christian mother, killed for Christ in 362.
• Martyr Shalva of AkhaltsikheA Georgian commander and courtier of the 13th century, venerated as a martyr by the Georgian Church.
• Saint PapinusA saint of 4th-⁠century Armenia, venerated in Christian tradition.
• ASHieromartyr Averky SeverovostokovPriest, a graduate of the Ufa seminary, ordained in the 1880s, who was killed in Ufa in 1918.
• ANVenerable Ananias of NovgorodIcon painter of the Antoniev Monastery in Novgorod who, according to tradition, never left the monastery walls in 33 years; he died in 1581.
• PVenerable PiorAn Egyptian monk and hermit of Scetis, disciple of Saint Anthony the Great, who lived to a great age.
• JAVenerable Joseph the AnchoriteAn Egyptian monk of the Lower Egyptian desert, one of the Desert Fathers of the 4th and 5th centuries.
• MPVenerable Martyr Maxim PopovRussian hieromonk born in 1876 and died in 1934; canonized as a venerable martyr.
• NHMartyr Nectan of HartlandA 5th-⁠century holy man settled at Hartland in south-⁠west England, who was killed around 510.
• ASaint AdulfAn Anglo-⁠Saxon saint, who reposed around 680.
• ADSaint Aedhan DubhA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• AApostle AetiusOne of the Seventy disciples of the Lord, sent out to proclaim the Gospel.
• ACSaint Agrippinus of ComoBishop of Como in northern Italy, reposed around 615.
• Hieromartyr Antidius of BesançonBishop of Besançon in Gaul, slain for Christ.
• BAMartyr Basil of ApolloniaA martyr of the city of Apollonia, of the company of Saint Isaurus.
• BMartyr BlastusA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• BVenerable BriavelA holy man honored at St Briavels in England, which bears his name.
• CFSaint Ceallan son of FionanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CMSaint Colman Mor son of LuachanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint DariaA saint venerated at Venafro, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• DMartyr DiogenesA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• FMartyr Felix
• Saint Fulk of ReimsArchbishop of Reims, a patron of schools and learning, who died in 900.
• Saint Gondulf of MaastrichtBishop of Maastricht, reposed around 607.
• GBSaint Gondulphus of BerrySaint of Berry, venerated in the Western Church.
• Venerable HerbotHermit honored in Brittany, said to have come from Britain.
• HAMartyr Hermias of ApolloniaA martyr of Apollonia who suffered for Christ alongside Isaurus.
• IMartyr Innocent
• IMartyr Isavrus
• IPMartyr Ismail of PersiaA martyr of Persian origin, commemorated at Chalcedon.
• MMartyr MarcianA martyr at Durostorum, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MAHoly Martyrs Martyrs of ApolloniaIsaurus, Felix and their companions, martyrs of Apollonia in present-⁠day Albania.
• MDSaint Mochummog son of DobharchuA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint MolingBishop of Ferns and founder of a monastery in Ireland, reposed in 697.
• PBMartyr Pelagia BalakirevaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ in 1943, during the Soviet persecution.
• PMartyr Peregrinus
• PCHieromartyr Philonides of CuriumBishop of Curium in Cyprus who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• Venerable Ramwold of St EmmeramAbbot of St Emmeram in Regensburg, reposed in 1001.
• SPMartyr Savel the PersianChristian of Chalcedon, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SNSaints Sons of Neachtan of Druim BricceSons of Neachtan of Druim Bricce, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• Martyr AlbanThe first martyr of Britain, killed at Verulamium in the Roman persecution around 305.
• Venerable Botolph of ThorneyEnglish abbot who died around 680, regarded as patron of boundaries, travelers and trade.
• Venerable Bessarion the GreatEgyptian monk and Desert Father who wandered the Nitrian Desert in the fourth and fifth centuries.
• Holy Venerables Alfanov Brothers of NovgorodFive brothers of Novgorod, Nikita, Cyril, Nikephoros, Clement and Isaac, who took monastic vows around 1400.
• AMVenerable Avitus of MicyHe succeeded Saint Maximinus as abbot of Micy in 520, then withdrew with two companions to the wilderness, where he died.
• MLHoly Martyrs Montanus, Lucius and CompanionsMartyrs of Carthage, among them Julian, Victoricus and Flavian, who suffered in 259.
• THHoly Martyrs Two Hundred Sixty-⁠two Martyrs of RomeA company of 262 Christians who suffered for Christ at Rome.
• Saint Ursus of AostaA priest of Aosta, reposed around 600.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 17?

From the saints of the day: Hypatius, Hilarion, Manuel, Ananias, Joseph, Maxim, Basil, Felix, Marcian, Alban, Bessarion. 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 17?

From the women saints of the day: Daria, Pelagia. 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.