Baptismal names for children born on March 28

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, April 4

All the saints of March 28

• Right-⁠Believing Guntram of BurgundyKing of Burgundy from 561 to 592, known for his piety and almsgiving.
• Hieromartyr Proterius of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria from 451 to 457, appointed by the Council of Chalcedon to replace Dioscorus, who died in 457.
• Martyr EnravotaEldest son of Omurtag of Bulgaria, the first Bulgarian Christian martyr and the earliest Bulgarian saint canonized.
• Venerable Martyr Eustratius the FasterMonk of the Kiev Caves, taken captive and killed at Cherson in 1097 for confessing Christ.
• HJSaint Hesychius of JerusalemPriest and exegete of Jerusalem, active in the first half of the 5th century.
• Venerable Hilarion the NewAn abbot in Bithynia who confessed the veneration of holy icons against the iconoclasts.
• GAVenerable Gavrielia the Ascetic of LoveGreek nun, trained as a physiotherapist, known for her care of the poor and the sick.
• Venerable Hilarion of GdovDisciple of Saint Euphrosynus of Pskov, a monk and ascetic near Gdov, who died in 1476.
• APMartyr Abibas of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ACMartyr Alexander of CaesareaThrown to wild beasts in the amphitheater with Priscus and Malchus in the persecution of Valerian.
• BMHieromartyr Basil MalininCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• CSaint CairnechA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CLSaint Cassan of LomdualA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Lomdual; very little is recorded.
• CDHoly Martyrs Castor and DorotheusMartyrs of Tarsus in Cilicia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• CSaint ConallA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CHieromartyr CyrilA deacon of Heliopolis in Phoenicia, put to death for his faith under the emperor Julian the Apostate.
• DMSaint Dionysios the MercifulA saint called the Merciful, who reposed in 1510.
• EPMartyr Elias of PersiaMartyr of Persia, who suffered for Christ.
• GRight-⁠Believing GundelindisAbbess of Niedermünster in Alsace, reposed around 750.
• IMSaint Ioane of ManglisiA Georgian hierarch born in 1668 and died in 1751, venerated as a saint.
• JCMartyr John ChernovA martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JPMartyr Jonah of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for the Christian faith.
• LPMartyr Lazarus of PersiaMartyr of Persia, who suffered for Christ.
• MCMartyr Malchus of CaesareaMartyr of Caesarea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• MMMartyr Mar Marinus of PersiaMartyr of Persia, who suffered for Christ.
• MPMartyr Maruf of PersiaMartyr of Persia, who suffered for Christ.
• MCSaint Modestus of CaesareaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 March; few details survive.
• MRight-⁠Believing MstislavA prince of Vladimir, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• NPMartyr Narses of PersiaChristian of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NPConfessor Nicholas PostnikovConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ and died in 1931, during the Soviet persecution.
• POHieromartyr Peter OchryzkoAn Orthodox priest in Poland, slain for the faith in 1944.
• PMSaint Peter of MoglenaA saint venerated in the Moglena region.
• PCMartyr Priscus of CaesareaMartyr of Caesarea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• RCHoly Martyrs Rogatus and CompanionsMartyrs of North Africa, commemorated together.
• SPMartyr Sabbas the PersianChristian of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SPMartyr Siveif of PersiaChristian of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SVenerable SpesAn Italian abbot who bore blindness with patience, reposed around 513.
• STVenerable Stephen of TrigleiaVenerable monk of Trigleia, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SCConfessor Stephen the ConfessorA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• VPMartyr Varachisius of PersiaChristian of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• ZPMartyr Zanifa of PersiaMartyr of Persia who suffered for faith in Christ.
• Saint Sixtus IIIBishop of Rome from 432 to 440, during whose time many churches were built in Rome.
• Apostle Herodion of PatrasOne of the Seventy Apostles, thought a relative of the Apostle Paul, and bishop of Patras.
• JPVenerable Jonah of PskovHieromonk from the Moscow land, regarded as the first builder of the Pskov Caves Monastery, who died around 1480.

Questions

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

From the saints of the day: Eustratius, Hesychius, Hilarion, Alexander, Basil, Cyril, Dionysios, Elias, John, Jonah, Lazarus, Maruf, Modestus, Nicholas, Peter, Priscus, Sabbas, Siveif, Stephen, Zanifa. 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 March 28?

From the women saints of the day: Gavrielia. 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.