Baptismal names for children born on May 13

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 20

All the saints of May 13

• Saint Servatius of MaastrichtBishop of Tongeren, patron saint of the city of Maastricht, who died in 384.
• Venerable Euthymius the AthoniteGeorgian monk, philosopher and scholar, venerated as a saint, who died in 1024.
• Venerable Agnes of PoitiersSpiritual daughter of Saint Radegund and abbess of the Holy Cross convent in Poitiers until her death in 586.
• Martyr Glyceria of HeracleaChristian virgin of Heraclea, imprisoned after a pagan statue fell before her and condemned to wild beasts.
• Venerable Martyr Macarius of KanivArchimandrite of Pinsk, Ovruch and Kaniv, born at Ovruch in 1605, who died at Kaniv in 1678.
• Venerable MaelFifth-⁠century Breton hermit, a follower of Cadfan, who lived in Wales and on Bardsey Island.
• Saint Pausicacus of SynadaMonk and ascetic who became bishop of Synada, died in 606; his Greek name means one who ends evil.
• Venerable Martyr Macarius TeleginHieromonk of Chudov Monastery in Moscow, who died a martyr in 1922; canonized in 2000.
• Venerable Gabriel the IberianGeorgian monk of Iviron Monastery on Mount Athos in the tenth century, venerated as a saint.
• Righteous Glykeria of NovgorodRighteous virgin of Novgorod, daughter of Panteleimon, who died about 1522; very little is known of her life.
• Venerable Macarius of GlushitsaBorn at Rostov, he entered monastic life at about twelve years of age; died in 1440.
• NMSaint Natalis of MilanArchbishop of Milan in the mid-⁠eighth century, venerated in both East and West.
• Hieromartyr Basil SokolovPriest born in 1868 into a deacon's family in Vladimir province, who died a martyr at Moscow in 1922; canonized in 2000.
• SKSaint Sepfora of KlykovoSchemanun and elder, born Darya Shnyakina in 1896, who died in 1997 at Klykovo in the Kaluga region.
• MRVenerable Merwinna of RomseyAbbess of Romsey Abbey in 10th-⁠century England, venerated by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
• AZHieromartyr Alexander ZaozerskyArchpriest of Moscow who died in 1922 and was canonized in 2000 for veneration throughout the Church.
• GBVenerable George the BuilderA Georgian monk of Athos, known as the Builder.
• ASaint AbbanA saint venerated at Abingdon, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• AHSaint Abban the HermitA hermit honored in Ireland; few reliable details of his life survive.
• ASHieromartyr Abraham ShmorkunA hieromartyr commemorated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who died for the faith in 1937.
• ASaint AgapiusA saint commemorated with Nicephorus, a priest of the Monastery of Ephapsis.
• AIVenerable Alawich IAbbot of Reichenau Abbey in Germany, who reposed in 958.
• ACHieromartyr Alexander ChubovA Ukrainian cleric, killed in 1937 during the Soviet persecution.
• AKHieromartyr Alexander KolomatskyA priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, killed for the faith in 1937.
• ATHieromartyr Alexander of TiberiasA cleric of the Church of Tiberias who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• ARHieromartyr Alexander RadchenkoA hieromartyr of Ukraine who gave his life for Christ in 1938.
• ASMartyr Alexander the SlavA martyr known as the Slav, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.
• ATHieromartyr Alexander TsibulskyA hieromartyr of Ukraine who gave his life for Christ in 1937.
• ASHieromartyr Andrew StavinskyA Ukrainian cleric, killed in 1937 during the Soviet persecution.
• APSaint Andronicus of PalestineA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 13 May; few details survive.
• AAHieromartyr Anthony AdamskyA hieromartyr commemorated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who died for the faith in 1937.
• ABVenerable Martyr Anthony BuryakA venerable martyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church who suffered in 1937.
• AIHieromartyr Anthony IlyashevichA priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, killed for the faith in 1937.
• AVHoly Martyrs Argentea and VulfuraTwo martyrs of Córdoba in Spain, put to death in 931.
• ASMartyr Athanasius ShiloA layman of Ukraine who died for the faith in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• AGHieromartyr Autonomus GankevichA priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, killed for the faith in 1937.
• BSHieromartyr Barnabas SolonenkoA Ukrainian cleric, killed in 1937 during the Soviet persecution.
• BLMartyr Boniface LopataA Ukrainian believer, killed for his faith in Christ in 1938.
• BSSaint Bonosius of SalernoA bishop honored as a saint at Salerno, of whom little is known.
• CLVenerable Martyr Callistus LevchenkoA Ukrainian monk and venerable martyr, killed for the faith in 1937.
• CNHieromartyr Carpus NechiporenkoA hieromartyr commemorated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who died for the faith in 1937.
• CKVenerable Martyr Cassian KuzykA monk who gave his life for Christ in 1938, during the Soviet persecution.
• CFHieromartyr Charalampus FinkovskyA priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, killed for the faith in 1938.
• CSHieromartyr Chariton ShevchenkoA priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, killed for the faith in 1938.
• Hieromartyr ChristantianA hieromartyr venerated in Italy, slain around 310.
• CNHieromartyr Christopher NadezhdinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• COVenerable Martyr Cyprian OleynikA Ukrainian monk and venerable martyr, killed for the faith in 1937.
• CKMartyr Cyril KharchenkoA martyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church who suffered in 1930.
• CMHieromartyr Cyril MelnikA hieromartyr of Ukraine who gave his life for Christ in 1937.
• DBNew Martyr Damian BuchinskyUkrainian from Uman, born in 1874 and died in 1937; venerated as a new martyr.
• DGHieromartyr Demetrius GasyukA hieromartyr of Ukraine who gave his life for Christ in 1937.
• DKHieromartyr Demetrius KrupnitskyA hieromartyr commemorated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who died for the faith in 1938.
• DSMartyr Demetrius StrokanA martyr of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church who suffered in 1930.
• DKHieromartyr Diomedes KryzhanovskyA Ukrainian cleric, killed in 1937 during the Soviet persecution.
• Saint DisciolaA saint of the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• ESHieromartyr Eugene StasenkoA hieromartyr commemorated by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, who died for the faith in 1937.
• FGVenerable Fortis GabrielliAn Italian hermit, reposed in 1040.
• GIVenerable Martyr Gabriel of the Iveron MonasteryMonastic martyr of Iveron Monastery on Mount Athos.
• GIHieromartyr George IvanitskyA Ukrainian cleric, killed in 1938 during the Soviet persecution.
• GIVenerable Martyr George of the Iveron MonasteryMonastic martyr of Iveron Monastery on Mount Athos.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 13?

From the saints of the day: Euthymius, Macarius, Gabriel, Basil, Alexander, George, Abraham, Agapius, Andrew, Andronicus, Athanasius, Barnabas, Boniface, Callistus, Cassian, Charalampus, Chariton, Cyprian, Cyril, Damian, Demetrius, Diomedes, Eugene, Gregory, Hippolytus, Jacob, John, Joseph, Julius, Justin, Leonid, Leontius, Lucius, Luke, Marcellus, Meletius, Methodius, Michael, Neophytus, Nicephorus, Nikita, Nikon, Onesimus, Paisius, Palladius, Peter, Philip, Sabbas, Samuel, Sebastian, Sergius, Simeon, Stephen, Thaddeus, Theoctistus, Theodore, Theodosius, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theophilus, Tikhon, Timothy, Trophimus, Valentine, Vasily, Victor, Vladimir, Vsevolod, Zeno. 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 13?

From the women saints of the day: Agnes, Glyceria, Glykeria, Irene. 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.