Baptismal names for children born on June 18

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 25

All the saints of June 18

• Venerable Marina the MonkWoman who lived as a monk under the name Marinos in the East, probably in the fifth century.
• Venerable CalogerusA hermit of Sicily venerated in both East and West, who lived in solitude near Sciacca.
• Martyr Leontius of TripolisRoman soldier, a martyr at Tripolis in the early Christian centuries.
• LHHoly Martyrs Leontius, Hypatius and TheodulusThree Roman soldiers put to death for their faith in Christ; Leontius was Greek by birth.
• NMHieromartyr Nicanor MorozkinArchimandrite born in 1870 in the Ryazan region, executed at the Butovo firing range on 1 July 1938.
• Venerable Leontius the CanonarchA monk and canonarch of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• Martyr Alena of DilbeekA Frankish Christian woman of Brabant, martyred around 640.
• MNHoly Martyrs Marcianus, Nicander and CompanionsMartyrs of 4th-⁠century Egypt who suffered cruelly for the sake of Christ.
• MHoly Martyrs 18 MartyrsA group of eighteen martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• ANMartyr Aetherius of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• AKHieromartyr Alexander KrutitskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• ABSaint Amandus of BordeauxBishop of Bordeaux in Gaul, reposed around 431.
• BLSaint Baothan of Lann LeireA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Lann Leire; very little is recorded.
• BKHieromartyr Basil KrylovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• Hieromartyr Basil SmirnovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• CMSaint Colman son of MiciAn Irish saint honored at Drumlias, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CRSaint Crispin of RavennaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 June; few details survive.
• CPHoly Martyrs Cyriacus and PaulaMartyrs stoned to death at Málaga in Hispania around 305.
• CAMartyr Cyriacus of AfricaMartyr of Africa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• EASaint Edith of AylesburySaint of Aylesbury, who reposed in the 7th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• EMartyr EferiusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EMartyr ElpidiusA martyr of the early Church, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• ENew Martyr EmiliosOne of the 31 martyrs of Asia Minor killed at Aydın in 1919.
• ENew Martyr EpaminondasOne of the 31 martyrs of Asia Minor killed at Aydın in 1919.
• EDSaint Equitius the DeaconA deacon honored as a saint in the age of the undivided Church.
• EVenerable ErasmusA venerable monk commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church for his ascetic life.
• FPSaint Fortunatus the PhilosopherA bishop from Italy, called the Philosopher, reposed in 569.
• FLVenerable Furadhran of Lann LeireAn Irish saint honored at Lann Leire, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• GNew Martyr GeorgeOne of the 31 martyrs of Asia Minor killed at Aydın in 1919.
• GHoly Hierarchs GregoryA holy monk of North Africa from the time of the undivided Church.
• GBVenerable Guy of BaumeA holy monk of Baume Abbey in Burgundy, reposed around 940.
• HANew Martyr Herakles of Asia MinorYoung scout of Aydin, martyred on 18 June 1919 with the other scouts of the city for refusing to renounce his faith.
• HTMartyr Hypatius of TripoliMartyr of Tripoli, who suffered for Christ.
• LSaint LeontiosBishop of Neapolis (Limassol) in the 7th century, author of the Lives of John the Merciful and Symeon the Fool.
• LKVenerable Leontius of the Kiev Far CavesVenerable monk who struggled at the Far Caves of Kiev.
• LCVenerable Leontius the ClairvoyantA holy monk known for his gift of clairvoyance.
• LMVenerable Leontius the Myrrh-⁠streamerRussian venerable of the 16th and 17th centuries, venerated as a myrrh-⁠streamer.
• LSVenerable Leontius the ShepherdA venerable who was a shepherd, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MUVenerable Michael of UlumboGeorgian monk of the 9th century who struggled in asceticism at Ulumbo.
• MNew Martyr MinosOne of the 31 martyrs of Asia Minor killed at Aydın in 1919.
• NNew Martyr NicholasOne of the 31 martyrs of Asia Minor killed at Aydın in 1919.
• ORight-⁠Believing OsanaA princess of Northumbria, venerated at Howden in England, who reposed around 750.
• OJVenerable Osanna of JouarreA holy nun of Jouarre Abbey in Gaul, reposed around 700.
• PAMartyr Paula of AfricaMartyr of Africa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• PNew Martyr PhiloctetesOne of the 31 martyrs of Asia Minor killed at Aydın in 1919.
• Saint PotentinusA saint venerated in the Rhineland, of around 400.
• SKHieromartyr Sergius KrotkovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• SPHoly Martyrs Siricus and Paula of MálagaTwo martyrs of Málaga in Spain, commemorated together.
• TTMartyr Theodulus of TripolisA martyr of Tripolis, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TMMartyr Two Martyrs of CyprusTwo martyrs of Cyprus, commemorated together in the calendar of the Church of Cyprus.
• Holy Martyrs Mark and MarcellianBrothers and martyrs of Rome, venerated by the Church since the early centuries.
• Confessor Viktor OstrovidovBishop of Izhevsk and Votkinsk, a figure of the Josephite movement, born in 1875 and died in 1934; glorified as a confessor.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 18?

From the saints of the day: Leontius, Nicanor, Alexander, Amandus, Basil, Cyriacus, Elpidius, Emilios, Epaminondas, Erasmus, Fortunatus, George, Hypatius, Leontios, Michael, Nicholas, Sergius, Theodulus, Viktor. 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 18?

From the women saints of the day: Marina, Edith, Paula. 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.