Baptismal names for children born on May 1

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 8

All the saints of May 1

• Prophet JeremiahOne of the great prophets of the Old Testament, who foretold the Babylonian captivity and wept over Jerusalem.
• Right-⁠Believing Tamar of GeorgiaQueen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, in whose reign the country reached the height of its power and culture.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Sigismund of BurgundyKing of the Burgundians from 516 to 524, killed by the Franks after defeat in battle, founder of Saint-⁠Maurice abbey.
• Right-⁠Believing Bertha of KentFrankish princess who became queen of Kent and prepared the way for the mission of Augustine in 597.
• Saint Theodulf of OrléansBishop of Orléans, poet and scholar at the court of Charlemagne, who died in 821.
• Right-⁠Believing Æthelred of MerciaKing of Mercia from 675 to 704, son of Penda, later a monk at Bardney Abbey.
• Saint OrientiusChristian Latin poet of the fifth century.
• Martyr Isidore of ChiosChristian soldier of Egyptian origin, martyred on the island of Chios in 251 in the persecution of Decius.
• Venerable Marculf of NantusAbbot of the monastery at Nantus in the Cotentin in the sixth century, honored for healings.
• Saint Asaph of LlanelwyWelsh bishop, regarded as the first Bishop of St Asaph; he died in 596.
• Martyr AndeolusReputed Christian missionary martyred in Gaul at Bourg-⁠Saint-⁠Andéol, where his memory is kept.
• Saint Torquatus of GuadixA missionary of Spain from the apostolic age, patron of the city of Guadix.
• Saint Arigius of GapBishop of Gap in Merovingian Gaul in the late 6th century, honored in East and West.
• Venerable Paphnutius of BorovskRussian abbot who founded the Nativity of the Theotokos monastery at Borovsk, died in 1477.
• Martyr Grata of BergamoMartyr of Bergamo, daughter of Duke Lupus and sister of Saint Asteria, who died in 307.
• Venerable Gerasim of BoldinoBorn at Pereslavl-⁠Zalessky, founder of Boldino Monastery near Dorogobuzh; died in 1554.
• MIHieromartyr Macarius I of KievMetropolitan of Kiev, Halych and all Rus from 1494 to 1497, who died on 1 May 1497.
• New Martyr Acacius of SerresA new martyr from Serres, put to death at Constantinople in 1816.
• Venerable Nikephoros of ChiosSpiritual disciple of Saint Macarius of Corinth, regarded as a saint already during his lifetime.
• ASVenerable Martyr Acacius the Slipper-⁠makerA monk-⁠martyr known by his trade as a slipper-⁠maker.
• AAHoly Martyrs Aceolus and AciusMartyrs in Gaul, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• AAHoly Hieromartyrs Acius and AceolusClerics slain for Christ at Amiens around 303.
• ASaint AedhgeinA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, who reposed in 766; very little is recorded.
• ASaint AfricanusA hierarch of Gaul, bishop of the city called Lugdunum, commemorated in Western calendars.
• ASaint AgapitusA bishop commemorated together with Saint Asaph.
• BVenerable BanbanA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• BPVenerable Martyr Bata the PersianMonk of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Venerable BriocA founder of a monastery in Brittany, reposed around 502.
• CSaint CeallanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CKSaint Cellach of KillalaBishop of Killala, venerated in the Western Church.
• CCMartyr Comitius of CataniaAn Italian martyr of Catania, commemorated in the Orthodox England calendar.
• Saint Corentin of QuimperFirst Bishop of Quimper in Brittany, reposed around 460.
• Saint Ctesiphon of VergiumOne of the Seven Apostolic Men, first bishop of Vergium in Hispania.
• DCSaint Diucholl of Cluain BraoinA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cluain Braoin; very little is recorded.
• EVenerable Martyr Euthymius
• ENVenerable Martyr Euthymius the New of AthosAn Athonite monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ under Ottoman rule.
• Martyr EvermarusA pilgrim slain by robbers near Tongres around 700.
• GSaint GoibnenA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• INVenerable Martyr Ignatius the NewA monk of Athos, martyred at Constantinople for the Orthodox faith.
• IFFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Isidora the FoolEgyptian nun of Tabennisi who became a fool for Christ.
• LSaint LuaithrennA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MSaint MaincheinA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MMNew Martyr Maria MethymopoulaA new martyr of Kato Fourni in Merambello, Crete; venerated locally.
• MHieromartyr MaurusA hieromartyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• MWVenerable Michael the WonderworkerA venerable wonderworker commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• NSaint NathchaoimheA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NKMartyr Nina KuznetsovaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PPSaint Panaret of PaphosHierarch of Paphos in Cyprus, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PSaint PanaretosBorn around 1710 at Peristeronopigi, elected Metropolitan of Paphos in 1767; a canonized saint of Cyprus.
• PVenerable PaphnutiusA monastic saint commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• PAMartyr Philosopher of AlexandriaA martyr of Alexandria, known as the Philosopher.
• RSaint RonanA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SSaint SabbasA hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Saint Theodard of NarbonneArchbishop of Narbonne, reposed in 893.
• ZISaint Zosime II of KumurdoA Georgian saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
• Hieromartyr Lawrence of RomeOne of the seven deacons of Rome under Sixtus II, killed for his faith in 258.
• Venerable WalburgaAnglo-⁠Saxon missionary to the Frankish empire, abbess of the monastery at Heidenheim.
• Venerable Macarius of AlexandriaMonk in the Nitrian Desert, a little younger than Macarius of Egypt, who died in 395.
• Venerable Simeon of TrierMonk and recluse of Syracusan origin, who died in Germany at Trier in 1035.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Isidora of TabennaNun of the fourth century, considered among the earliest fools for Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 1?

From the saints of the day: Jeremiah, Isidore, Asaph, Gerasim, Macarius, Acacius, Nikephoros, Agapitus, Euthymius, Ignatius, Michael, Panaretos, Sabbas, Lawrence, Simeon, Benedict, Nicetas, Paul. 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 May 1?

From the women saints of the day: Tamar, Isidora, Maria, Nina. 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.