Baptismal names for children born on June 20

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 27

All the saints of June 20

• Saint Silverius of RomeBishop of Rome from 536 to 537, deposed and exiled during the war between Byzantines and Goths.
• Venerable Naum of OhridDisciple of Cyril and Methodius, writer and missionary among the Slavs, founder of a monastery on Lake Ohrid.
• Righteous Nicholas CabasilasByzantine mystic and writer of the fourteenth century, author of The Life in Christ.
• Hieromartyr Methodius of OlympusBishop and church writer, who died a martyr around the year 311.
• Saint Adalbert of MagdeburgFirst archbishop of Magdeburg from 968, missionary to the Polabian Slavs, who died in 981.
• Saint Callistus I of ConstantinopleAthonite monk and supporter of Gregory Palamas, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1350-1353 and 1354-1363.
• Venerable Florentina of CartagenaNun of Cartagena in Spain in the sixth century, sister of Sts. Leander and Isidore.
• Saint Latuinus of SéesConsidered the first bishop of Sées in the 5th century, between the years 400 and 440.
• Right-⁠Believing Gleb of VladimirSon of Grand Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, patron of Vladimir; his relics rest in the Dormition Cathedral.
• Saint Mina of PolotskMonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, ordained Bishop of Polotsk in 1105, who died in 1116.
• Venerable Kallistos AngelikoudesHesychast theologian of the 14th century, abbot of Katafygi Monastery near Melenikon (Melnik).
• HSaint HectorA saint commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• ASHieromartyr Aristocles of SalamisA cleric of the Church of Salamis in Cyprus who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• ASMartyr Athanasius of SalamisA reader of Salamis in Cyprus, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BTSaint Bain of ThérouanneBishop of Thérouanne and later Abbot of Fontenelle, reposed around 710.
• CCSaint Cassan of Cluain RathaAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Ratha, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CSMartyr Crescens of SpainMartyr of Spain, who suffered for Christ.
• CTMartyr Cyriacus of TomisA martyr of Tomis, the ancient city on the Black Sea, commemorated with Paul.
• DSHieromartyr Demetrian of SalamisA deacon of Salamis in Cyprus who died a martyr together with the priest Aristocles.
• ECSaint Edburga of CaistorSaint of Caistor, venerated in the Western Church.
• EOVenerable Elia of OhrenA holy woman honored at Ohren in the age of the undivided Church.
• FRSaint Faolan of Rath ErannA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Rath Erann; very little is recorded.
• GVenerable Martyr GobanA monk martyr honored in Western calendars, died around the year 670; few details survive.
• GCSaint Guibhsech of Cluain BoirennA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Boirenn; very little is recorded.
• HOVenerable Helen of OehrenA holy nun of Oehren Abbey in Trier, reposed around 750.
• LBSaint Leucius of BrindisiBishop of Brindisi, a native of Alexandria, venerated in both East and West.
• MConfessor MacariusA bishop of Petra in Palestine, exiled to Africa by the Arians, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• MDSaint Molomma of Domhnach ImleachAn Irish saint honored at Domhnach Imleach, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• NFConfessor Nicholas FlorovConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
• Saint NovatusA son of the Roman senator Pudens, reposed around 151.
• PTMartyr Paul of TomisA martyr of the city of Tomis, venerated together with Cyriacus.
• SSMartyr Secundus of SirmiumA martyr of Sirmium in Pannonia, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• SSaint SincheallA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TAHoly Venerables Two AsceticsTwo venerable ascetics, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• ZAVenerable Martyr Zacharias of ArtaA venerable martyr from Arta, who suffered in 1782.
• Martyr AlbanThe first martyr of Britain, killed at Verulamium in the Roman persecution around 305.
• Right-⁠Believing Vladimir of NovgorodEldest son of Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death in 1052.
• Holy Martyrs Inna, Pinna and RimmaThree martyrs of the 2nd century, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• Saint Gurias of KazanFirst archbishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsk from 1555, born at Radonezh and died in 1563.
• Venerable Animaisa of OstretsovoNun born in 1875 in a village founded by her father, who lived at Ostretsovo; died in 1963.
• Hieromartyr Stanislav NasadilCzech priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church, who died a martyr in the Jadovno camp in 1941.
• VVHieromartyr Vladimir VvedenskyPriest born in Shuya in 1869, who died on 3 April 1931 on Anzer Island.
• NVFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Nicholas of VologdaFool for Christ of Vologda, born Nicholas Rynin in 1777 and died in 1837; canonized in 1988.
• APSaint Athanasius of PentaschoinosA saint of Cyprus associated with the place called Pentaschoinos.
• Martyr GemmaA saint venerated at Saintonge, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• GVenerable GobainAn Irish monk and disciple of Saint Fursey who lived at Burgh Castle.
• INMartyr Inna of NovodunumA martyr of Novodunum, put to death for the Christian faith.
• PNMartyr Pinna of NovodunumChristian of Novodunum, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• RNMartyr Rimma of NovodunumChristian of Novodunum, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 20?

From the saints of the day: Silverius, Naum, Nicholas, Methodius, Adalbert, Callistus, Gleb, Kallistos, Athanasius, Cyriacus, Demetrian, Macarius, Paul, Zacharias, Alban, Vladimir, Gurias, Stanislav. 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 20?

From the women saints of the day: Florentina, Helen. 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.