Baptismal names for children born on May 11

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 18

All the saints of May 11

• Holy Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles Cyril and MethodiusBrothers from Thessalonica who devised the Slavonic alphabet and translated Scripture and services into Slavonic.
• Right-⁠Believing Rastislav of MoraviaRuler of Moravia from 846 to 870, who invited Cyril and Methodius to preach in the Slavic language.
• Saint Mamertus of VienneBishop of Vienne who introduced litanies before Ascension Day against earthquakes; died around 475.
• Martyr Gangulphus of BurgundyA Burgundian courtier of the 8th century, killed in 760 and venerated as a martyr.
• Hieromartyr Mocius of AmphipolisPriest of Roman descent at Amphipolis in Macedonia, who died a martyr between 288 and 295.
• Hieromartyr Anthimus of RomePriest said to be born in Bithynia, imprisoned under Diocletian and Maximian and dead a martyr in 303.
• Saint Nikodim I of PećMonk and scribe at Hilandar, then Archbishop of the Serbs from 1316 to 1324, author of a genealogy of the rulers.
• New Martyr Argyrios of EpanomiNew martyr born at Epanomi in 1788 and martyred in Thessaloniki in 1806.
• Hieromartyr Joseph of AstrakhanMetropolitan of Astrakhan and Terek, born in Astrakhan, killed in 1671 by the Cossacks of Vasily Us.
• NAVenerable Nepotian of AltinumNephew of Bishop Heliodorus of Altinum, a former soldier who was baptized, left the army and lived in a hermitage; he died in 396.
• BKSaint Blessed KristesiaA blessed woman venerated by the Georgian Church.
• OMartyr Olympia
• Martyr Anastasius of LleidaA martyr of Lleida in Spain, put to death for Christ around 305.
• AISaint Anselm I of MilanArchbishop of Milan in northern Italy, who reposed in 818.
• BMartyr BassusA martyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• CVenerable CaoimhghinA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• CFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Christopher
• CSaint CredanA saint honored in Cornwall, reposed around 780.
• CVenerable CriotanA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• DCVenerable Dionysios of ColciuRomanian hieroschemamonk of Mount Athos, a great spiritual father of the 20th century; canonized in 2025 by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
• DNMartyr Dioscorus the NewA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• Martyr EstelleA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• EMartyr EvelliusA martyr of Italy, put to death for Christ around 66.
• FSaint FionnlughA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• FCSaint Fionntain of Cluain CaoinAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Caoin, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FVenerable FremundAn English prince who lived as a hermit, slain around 866.
• GKHieromartyr Gregory KhlebunovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HMartyr HarmodiusA martyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• HAVenerable Hilarion ArgatuAn archimandrite who reposed in 1999, his body found almost intact in 2006, now kept at Boroaia; not formally canonized.
• IVenerable IlluminatusA monastic saint remembered in Western calendars, died around 1000; few details survive.
• LVenerable LassarA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• LSaint LughairA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• MSaint MaiulusA saint venerated at Hadrumetum, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• Venerable Majolus of ClunyAbbot of Cluny, reposed in 994.
• MCMartyr Maximus of ConstantinopleA martyr of Constantinople, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• MRHieromartyr Michael RazhkinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Venerable Odilo of ClunyAbbot of Cluny and lover of the poor, reposed in 1049.
• OEHoly Venerable Martyrs Olympia and EuphrosyneMonastic martyrs who suffered for Christ.
• PVSaint Possessor of VerdunBishop of Verdun in Gaul, reposed around 486.
• PVenerable PrincipiaA Roman virgin and disciple of Saint Marcella, reposed around 420.
• SASaint Senach of Airiudh BroscaA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Airiudh Brosca; very little is recorded.
• SASaint Septimus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 11 May; few details survive.
• SHieromartyr SisiniusA hieromartyr commemorated together with Saint Anthimus.
• SDHoly Martyrs Sisinius, Diocletius and FlorentiusThree martyrs remembered together, killed around the year 303; few details survive.
• SRVenerable Sophronius the RecluseVenerable recluse of the Far Caves of Kiev.
• Saint TudyA disciple of Saint Brioc, honored in Brittany and Cornwall.
• WIRight-⁠Believing Walbert IVCount of Hainaut and father of Saint Waudru, who reposed in 643.
• WMartyr WiboradaA recluse at St Gall, put to death by Magyar raiders in 926.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles Clement of OhridDisciple of Cyril and Methodius and bishop of Ohrid, who spread Slavonic writing and worship.
• Venerable Naum of OhridDisciple of Cyril and Methodius, writer and missionary among the Slavs, founder of a monastery on Lake Ohrid.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles CyrilByzantine missionary from Thessalonica who devised the Glagolitic alphabet with his brother Methodius, died in Rome in 869.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles MethodiusBrother of Saint Cyril, missionary among the Slavs and archbishop of Moravia, who died in 885.
• Venerable Odo of ClunySecond abbot of Cluny, who died in 942, strengthening the reform of monastic life.
• Saint Gorazd of MoraviaCleric of Great Moravia, disciple of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, named by Methodius as his successor.
• Saint Sava of OhridBulgarian scholar, disciple of Cyril and Methodius, counted among the Seven Saints of the Bulgarian Church.
• Venerable AngelarBulgarian scholar, disciple of Saints Cyril and Methodius and Slavic enlightener, who died in 886.
• Hieromartyr Alexander PetrovskyArchbishop of Kharkiv, born at Lutsk in 1851 into a deacon's family, who died in prison in 1940; glorified in 2000.
• Saint Gerasim DobroserdovBishop of Astrakhan and Enotaevsk, canonized by the Russian Church, who died in 1880.
• MDHoly Martyrs Maximus, Dadas and QuintilianMartyrs of Moesia, put to death for their faith in Christ in the persecution of Diocletian.
• Martyr FabiusA standard-⁠bearer slain for Christ at Caesarea in Mauretania around 300.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 11?

From the saints of the day: Rastislav, Nikodim, Argyrios, Joseph, Anastasius, Dionysios, Gregory, Hilarion, Maximus, Michael, Clement, Naum, Cyril, Methodius, Sava, Alexander, Gerasim, Fabius. 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 11?

From the women saints of the day: Olympia. 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.