Baptismal names for children born on June 28

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, July 5

All the saints of June 28

• Saint Paul I of RomeBishop of Rome from 757 to 767, successor of his brother Stephen II.
• Venerable Sergius of ValaamGreek monk, by tradition founder of Valaam with Herman and an enlightener of Karelia.
• Saint AustolCornish holy man of the 6th century who lived much of his life in Brittany, a friend of Mewan.
• Venerable Xenophon of RobeikaRussian monk of the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, tonsured at the Lisitsa monastery, venerated as a saint.
• SNRight-⁠Believing Sergios NiketiatesSenior Byzantine official of the Amorian dynasty, honored on June 28 for his role in restoring the icons in 843.
• Holy Venerables Sergius and Herman of ValaamMonks traditionally regarded as founders of Valaam Monastery and enlighteners of Karelia.
• PMartyr PotamiaenaMartyr of Alexandria, put to death around the year 205 during the persecution of Christians.
• PTVenerable Paraskeva of ToplovkaBorn Olga Rodimtseva in 1849, she entered the Strastnoy Convent in Moscow and later became abbess at Topla; she died in 1928.
• BSNew Martyr Budimir SokolovićA Serbian new martyr, born in 1910.
• GSHieromartyr Gregory SamarinPriest born in 1893 in the Penza region, who died on 11 July 1940 in the Russian Far East.
• MSHoly Martyrs 70 Martyrs of ScythopolisSeventy martyrs who suffered at Scythopolis in Palestine.
• Martyr Argymirus of CórdobaA former official who became a monk, slain for Christ at Córdoba in 856.
• AMartyr AttiliusA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• BSHieromartyr Basil SitnikovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1918, during the Soviet persecution.
• BUSaint Benignus of UtrechtA bishop of Utrecht, commemorated in the old Western calendars.
• BGVenerable Bigsech of Gill BigsigheAn Irish saint honored at Gill Bigsighe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CSaint CrumminAn Irish saint honored in the region of Westmeath.
• DASaint Dioscorus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 June; few details survive.
• DSaint DonagusA hierarch of Libya, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• EPVenerable Egilo of PrümAbbot of Prüm in Germany, reposed in 871.
• ECSaint Ernin of Cluain FinnA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Finn; very little is recorded.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ HeimeradA pilgrim priest and hermit in Germany, reposed in 1019.
• HAMartyr Heraclides of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• HAMartyr Herais of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• HMartyr HeroA martyr at Alexandria, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MMVenerable Macarius of MeniugaA venerable father of Meniuga, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MMartyr MacedoniusA martyr who confessed Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MVenerable MagnusA venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MAMartyr Marcella of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• MASaint Memmius of AlexandriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 June; few details survive.
• MVenerable Martyr MosesAn anchorite who suffered for Christ, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Hieromartyr Nestor (Trkulja)A Serbian hieromartyr associated with Mileševa, killed for Christ in 1941.
• NMNew Martyr New Martyrs of Dabrobosna and MileševaOrthodox Serbian faithful and clergy killed for their faith in the dioceses of Dabrobosna and Mileševa.
• PMartyr PapiasA martyr honored in Western calendars, died around 303; few details survive.
• PPVenerable Paul the PhysicianA holy monk who was a physician.
• PMartyr PlutarchA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• STRighteous Seia of TauromeniumRighteous woman of Taormina in Sicily, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SDNew Martyr Seraphim DžarićA Serbian new martyr, born in 1875 and died in 1941.
• SAMartyr Serenus of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• SAMartyr Serenus of Alexandria (the second)Martyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• SPVenerable Sergius of PaphlagoniaVenerable monk who struggled in Paphlagonia.
• SAVenerable Martyr Sevastiana Ageeva-⁠ZuevaNun martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• TJVenerable Theodechild of JouarreThe first Abbess of Jouarre in Gaul, reposed around 660.
• TMMartyr Three Martyrs of GalatiaA group of three martyrs of Galatia, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• UVenerable UlcianA venerable father commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• ZSaint ZachariasA bishop of Lyon, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• Venerable Herman of ValaamMonk who with Saint Sergius founded the Transfiguration Monastery on Valaam Island in Lake Ladoga.
• Unmercenary Cyrus of AlexandriaPhysician of Alexandria who healed the sick without payment, martyred around the year 311.
• Martyr John of CanopusChristian martyr of Canopus in Egypt, who died in the persecution of 303.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on June 28?

From the saints of the day: Paul, Sergius, Xenophon, Sergios, Gregory, Basil, Macarius, Magnus, Moses, Nestor, Serenus, Zacharias, Herman, Cyrus, John. 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 28?

From the women saints of the day: Paraskeva, Marcella, Seia, Sevastiana. 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.