Baptismal names for children born on May 12
The saints remembered on the birthday and on the eighth day, when by tradition the name was given.
Boys' names from this day
EpiphaniusSaint Epiphanius of SalamisGermanusSaint Germanus of ConstantinopleSimeonRighteous Simeon of VerkhoturyeDionysiusSaint Dionysius of the Trinity LavraPhilipHieromartyr Philip of AgiraTheodoreVenerable Theodore of KythiraCyrilMartyr Cyril of AxiopolisEuthymiusSaint EuthymiusJohnNew Martyr John of SerresLeonSaint Leon of MethoniNicetasVenerable Nicetas the SinaitePeterHieromartyr Peter PopovTheophanesSaint Theophanes
Girls' names from this day
From the eighth day, May 19
DmitryRight-Believing Dmitry DonskoyDunstanSaint Dunstan of CanterburyJohnNew Martyr John the DragatisAlexanderHieromartyr Alexander EroshovCorneliusVenerable Cornelius of PaleostrovIgnatiusVenerable Ignatius of VologdaKonstantinHieromartyr Konstantin DyakovSergiusHieromartyr Sergius ShipulinJoasaphHieromartyr Joasaph ZhevakhovSeraphimConfessor Seraphim ZagorovskyNikolayHieromartyr Nikolay YefimovPhilipNew Martyr Philip OrdinetsVictorHieromartyr Victor KarakulinVladimirHieromartyr Vladimir VasilevskyAlexisHieromartyr Alexis TatarinovAndrewMartyr Andrew MishchenkoBarsanuphiusVenerable Martyr Barsanuphius MamchinCyprianVenerable Martyr Cyprian YankovskyDionysiusHieromartyr Dionysius ChagovetsGabrielHieromartyr Gabriel ProtopopovHilarionHieromartyr Hilarion ZhukovJacobHieromartyr Jacob RedozubovLucianHieromartyr Lucian FedotovNicholasHieromartyr Nicholas SadovskyPaisiusVenerable Martyr Paisius MoskotPaulHieromartyr Paul PopovPeterHieromartyr Peter DoroshenkoSimeonHieromartyr Simeon OskinSpyridonHieromartyr Spyridon YevtushenkoStephenVenerable Stephen of KhirsaAgapiusVenerable Agapius of VifarBarnabasSaint BarnabasBasilHieromartyr Basil IvanovCononSaint CononGennadiusVenerable Martyr GennadiusGeorgeHieromartyr George BogoyavlenskyGermanusVenerable Martyr GermanusHesychiusHoly Martyrs Hesychius and CompanionsHippolytusHieromartyr Hippolytus KrasnovskyJeremiahSaint JeremiahLeontiusVenerable Leontius of StromynMaximusHieromartyr Maximus BogdanovMemnonVenerable MemnonMenanderHieromartyr Menander of PrusaMichaelMartyr Michael VoznesenskyMitrofanHieromartyr Mitrofan VilgelmskySerapionHoly Martyrs Serapion and Twelve CompanionsTheoctistusSaint TheoctistusTheognostusVenerable Martyr TheognostusValentinVenerable Martyr Valentin LukyanovAcaciusMartyr Acacius the CenturionKyriakiGreat Martyr KyriakiTheotimeMartyr Theotime of NicomediaNinoEqual-to-the-Apostles Nino
All the saints of May 12
Saint Epiphanius of SalamisBishop of Salamis in Cyprus at the end of the fourth century, Church Father and defender of the faith.
Martyr Pancras of RomeYoung Roman convert to Christianity, beheaded for his faith at the age of fourteen around 304.
Saint Germanus of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople from 715 to 730, who defended the holy icons against iconoclasm.
Venerable Rictrude of MarchiennesAbbess of Marchiennes in Flanders in the seventh century; her life was written by Hucbald in 907.
Saint CrispoldusVenerated as a martyr of the 1st century, patron of the city of Bettona in Umbria.
Righteous Simeon of VerkhoturyeRighteous Russian of Merkushino, patron of the Ural region, who lived from 1607 to 1642.
Venerable Dionysius of RadonezhArchimandrite of the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius, born at Rzhev, who died about 1633.
Venerable Anthony MedvedevArchimandrite and superior of the Trinity Lavra, born in 1792 and died in 1877; a local saint.- New Martyr John the VlachA new martyr of Wallachian origin, put to death in 1662 for his Christian faith.
Hieromartyr Philip of AgiraA priest of Agira in Sicily, venerated as a confessor of Christ and a healer of the possessed.- Venerable Theodore the AsceticGreek ascetic venerated as a saint, whose memory is tied to the region of Koroni.
Saint AchilleusA saint, who died around 303, remembered in the calendars of the Church.- Saint Aethelhard of CanterburyArchbishop of Canterbury, reposed in 805.
- Saint Bearnosga of TullylishA saint of Tullylish in County Down named in the Irish calendars on 12 May; very little is recorded.
- Venerable CallitropusA venerable ascetic of Cyprus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Cyril of AxiopolisMartyr of Axiopolis in Scythia Minor, remembered in the early martyrologies.
- Saint DiomaAn Irish holy man of Ardmore.
- Saint Dionysius of the Trinity LavraA saint associated with the Trinity Lavra, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Martyr DomitillaA martyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
- Martyr DracontiusA martyr commemorated with Saints Achilleus and Nereus.
- Saint Elitir of Muic InisA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Muic Inis; very little is recorded.
- Saint EphraimA bishop of Jerusalem, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Saint ErninA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
- Saint EuthymiusPatriarch of Jerusalem, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
- Martyr Evdokia MartishkinaA Russian woman who died a martyr for her faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
- Holy Martyrs Flavia Domitilla, Euphrosyna and TheodoraThree women martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
- Saint GeniusA saint venerated at Lectoure, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Saint Herc Nasca of Tulach LisAn Irish saint honored at Tulach Lis, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- New Martyr John of SerresNew martyr of Serres, who died in 1480.
- Saint Leon of MethoniA saint of Methoni in the Peloponnese who died around 1600.
- Venerable Lughaedh of Tigh LutaA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tigh Luta; very little is recorded.
%3B_Statue_von_Bischof_Modualdus_aus_dem_Jahr_1926_von_Walter_Reich%2C_Saint_Modoald%3B_Trier_photographs_taken_on_2025-07-18_-_Kopie.jpg)
Saint Modoald of TrierBishop of Trier, reposed around 640.
Venerable MondryMonk, venerated in the Western Church.- Martyr NereusA martyr at Terracina, killed around 304, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Venerable Nicetas the SinaiteA venerable monk of Mount Sinai, commemorated on 12 May in the Orthodox Synaxarion; no details of his life are known.
- Hieromartyr Peter PopovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
- Saint Polybius of RhinocoluraHierarch of Rhinocolura in Egypt, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Hieromartyr Risto (Jaramaz)A hieromartyr of Montenegro, killed for the faith in 1941.
- Saint SawinA saint venerated in Cyprus, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Venerable Theodore of KythiraA venerable monk of Kythira, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Saint TheophanesA hierarch who shepherded the Church of Cyprus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
Hieromartyr Hermogenes of MoscowPatriarch of Moscow from 1606, inspirer of the uprising that ended the Time of Troubles, who died in 1612.
Holy Martyrs Nine Martyrs of CyzicusNine Christians who preached at Cyzicus in Asia Minor and died there as martyrs in the 3rd century.
Questions
From the saints of the day: Epiphanius, Germanus, Simeon, Dionysius, Philip, Theodore, Cyril, Euthymius, John, Leon, Nicetas, Peter, Theophanes. You may also choose a saint of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
From the women saints of the day: Evdokia. You may also choose one of the eighth day or any saint dear to the family.
No. Tradition links it to the birthday or the eighth day, but many parents choose a saint who has helped the family.
More names
Boys' namesfrom the best known to the rareGirls' nameswith their patron saintsRare, beautiful namesdistinctive yet serious
Names by birthday
January
Baptismal names · 2026
MoTuWeThFrSaSu
Tap a day: its saints and the names they give.