Baptismal names for children born on June 26

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 3

All the saints of June 26

• Hieromartyr Vigilius of TrentBishop of Trent and patron of the city, who died a martyr in 405.
• Holy Martyrs John and Paul of RomeMartyrs of 4th-⁠century Rome who suffered death for Christ under pagan rule.
• Venerable David of ThessalonicaMonk of Thessalonica, known for his wise counsel, who lived for many years in a tree.
• Saint Dionysius of SuzdalRussian hierarch, metropolitan of Russia in 1384-1385, who died in Kyiv in 1385.
• Venerable Maxentius of AgdeBorn at Agde in Gaul around 445 as Adjutor, a monk and abbot, who died around 515.
• Right-⁠Believing David of BulgariaBulgarian noble, brother of Emperor Samuel and eldest son of the komes Nicholas, who died in 976.
• AASaint Agapitus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 26 June; few details survive.
• ASaint AnthionA hierarch of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BVenerable BabolenusAbbot of the monastery of Saint-⁠Maur-⁠des-⁠Fossés, who reposed in 677.
• Venerable BarbolenusAbbot of a monastery in Gaul, reposed around 677.
• BVenerable BigailA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• CVenerable CorbicanA holy man of Ireland, commemorated in the old Western calendars.
• DSNew Martyr David of Saint Anne's SketeMonastic new martyr of Saint Anne's Skete on Mount Athos.
• DKVenerable David of the Kyiv CavesA monastic of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, resting in its caves.
• DNNew Martyr David the NewA new martyr from Kydonies (Aivali) in Asia Minor, who died in Constantinople in 1813; venerated locally.
• DASaint Diogenes of AlexandriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 26 June; few details survive.
• GPMartyr Gallicanus the PatricianA patrician who embraced the Christian faith and died a martyr.
• GSHieromartyr George StepanyukA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HVenerable HermogiusBishop of Tui who withdrew to the Monastery of Labrugia, reposed around 942.
• JRMartyr John of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• LSaint LaichteinA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• MMartyr MarciusA martyr honoured in the Greek synaxarion.
• Martyr Medicus of OtricoliA martyr venerated at Otricoli in Italy, slain around 172.
• PRMartyr Paul of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Martyr Pelagius of CórdobaA Christian youth slain at Córdoba in 925 for refusing to deny Christ.
• PSaint PerseverandaA virgin honored in Poitou in Gaul, reposed around 726.
• PMartyr PexineA saint of the West, honored in the age of the undivided Church.
• RGSaint Rodolfo GabrielliBishop of Gubbio in Italy, who reposed in 1064.
• SSHoly Martyrs Salvius and SuperiusA bishop and his disciple, slain at Valenciennes around 768.
• SVenerable SimausA venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
• SSaint SoadbarA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TPHoly Martyrs Theophilus, Philip and Five CompanionsBishop Theophilus, Philip and five other martyrs of Laodicea in Phrygia, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• TMartyr TheraponA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• Saint John of GothiaBishop of Gothia in Crimea who led a revolt in 787 that expelled the Khazars; died around 791.
• Saint Brannoc of BrauntonSaint associated with the village of Braunton in Devon, England, whose feast is kept on 7 January.
• Venerable Nil of StolobnyRussian monk, founder of the hermitage on Stolobny Island in Lake Seliger, who died on December 7, 1555.
• Venerable Tikhon of LukhAscetic monk who loved poverty, founder of Nikolo-⁠Tikhonov Monastery, who died in 1503.
• MOVenerable Macarius of OptinaHieroschemamonk and spiritual elder at Optina, born in Orel province; died in 1860.
• TSaint TwrogA Welsh saint honored in Gwynedd, of the 6th century, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• ZHieromartyr ZachariasBishop of Sitia in Crete, killed in 1821; canonized in 2000.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 26?

From the saints of the day: David, Dionysius, Agapitus, George, John, Paul, Pelagius, Theophilus, Tikhon, Macarius, Zacharias. 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 26?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.