Baptismal names for children born on May 15

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 22

All the saints of May 15

• Venerable Pachomius the GreatAscetic of Egypt, founder of communal monastic life, with monasteries in the Thebaid.
• Martyr DymphnaIrish virgin of the seventh century, put to death by her own father and venerated at Geel.
• Saint Achillius of LarissaBishop of Larissa, one of the 318 fathers at the First Ecumenical Council, who died in 330.
• Venerable Euphrosynus of PskovRussian monk, founder of a monastic community at Pskov, died in 1481, commemorated on May 15.
• Saint Severinus of SanseverinoBishop of Septempeda, brother of Saint Victorinus, a hermit on Monte Nero; died in 550.
• Saint Adiutor of BeneventoBishop of Benevento, by tradition from Africa, a former soldier in the army of Genseric.
• Saint Euphrasius of ClermontBishop of Clermont from 491 to 515, who held to the Orthodox faith defined at Nicaea.
• Venerable Hilary of GaleataSaint of Galeata in Italy, venerated by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches, who lived from 476 to 558.
• Venerable Arephas of VerkhoturyeArchimandrite of Saint Nicholas Monastery at Verkhoturye in Siberia, born in 1865 and died in 1903.
• Saint Isaiah of RostovMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, abbot of Saint Demetrius, then bishop and missionary at Rostov.
• Venerable Isaiah of the Kiev CavesMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who lived in the late eleventh and early twelfth century, died in 1115.
• Venerable Pachomius of NerekhtaFirst abbot of Constantine Monastery in Vladimir and founder of a monastery at Nerekhta; died in 1384.
• Venerable Serapion of PskovBorn in 1390 at Tartu into an Orthodox family, he lived at the Yelizarov Monastery near Pskov; died in 1480.
• Hieromartyr Euticius of FerentoBishop of Ferento, who died a martyr around 270 in the persecution of Emperor Aurelian.
• ALSaint Anastasia of LatrosA saint of Latros, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• AMartyr AndrewOne of the martyrs of Lampsacus put to death under Decius, remembered with Peter, Andrew, Paul and Dionysia.
• AKVenerable Andrew of KalanaA hermit of Kalana in the Valtos region in the 14th century, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AASaint Arethas of AltaiA saint associated with the peoples of the Altai, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AHieromartyr AverkiosA hieromartyr who gave his life for Christ in 1922.
• BBVenerable Berthun of BeverleyA disciple of Saint John of Beverley and first abbot there, reposed in 733.
• CHieromartyr CaeciliusOne of eight martyrs commemorated together in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• COVenerable Caesarea of OtrantoA virgin recluse, honored at Otranto in Italy.
• CSaint CainneocA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint Caomhan of InisheerAn Irish saint venerated on the island of Inisheer in the Aran Islands.
• Holy Martyrs Cassius and CompanionsMartyrs of Clermont in Gaul, slain around 264.
• COSaint Colman of OughavalAn Irish holy man honored at Oughaval.
• CTSaint Colman of Tulach mic ComhghaillA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tulach mic Comhghaill; very little is recorded.
• CFSaint Columba son of FaelghusAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DCSaint Dachonna of CondeireA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Condeire, who reposed in 725; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DionysiaA martyr at Lampsacus put to death under Decius, remembered with Peter, Andrew and Paul.
• EMVenerable Elijah of MakeevkaSchemamonk born in 1837, a monk of the Prophet Elijah Skete, who reposed in 1946 aged 109; canonized by the Ukrainian Church in 2012.
• FPSaint Florentius of PopuloniaA saint honored at Populonia, of whom little is known.
• Martyr Hallvard of NorwayNorwegian nobleman killed in 1043 while defending an innocent woman, patron of Oslo.
• IEVenerable Ignatius of EleazarA venerable father of Eleazar Monastery near Pskov, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
• Saint IndaletiusOne of the Seven Apostolic Men who preached the Gospel in Hispania.
• JPSaint Jacob of PutnaMetropolitan of Moldavia in the eighteenth century, scholar and protector of Putna Monastery.
• LHieromartyr LiberatorA hieromartyr of the early Church.
• MDSaint Muiredhach ua DubhthaighA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NSaint NérinA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• NKHieromartyr Nicholas KedrovA priest of Yaransk who died a martyr in 1936, father of Archbishop Pachomius, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• PKHieromartyr Pachomius KedrovArchbishop of Chernigov, put to death for the faith in 1937, counted among the New Martyrs of Russia.
• PWVenerable Panegyrios the WonderworkerA venerable wonderworker of Nicosia who reposed in 1708.
• PKVenerable Paphnutius of KenVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PMartyr PaulOne of the martyrs of Lampsacus put to death under Decius, remembered with Peter, Andrew, Paul and Dionysia.
• PMartyr PeterOne of the martyrs of Lampsacus put to death under Decius, remembered with Peter, Andrew, Paul and Dionysia.
• Saint Rupert of BingenA young man of noble birth, venerated as a saint at Bingen on the Rhine, who reposed around 732.
• SISaint Saran of Inis MorA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Inis Mor; very little is recorded.
• SHieromartyr SecundusOne of eight martyrs commemorated together in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• SAHoly Hierarchs Seven Apostolic MenSeven bishops sent, according to tradition, by the apostles Peter and Paul to preach in Spain.
• SNVenerable Silvanus of NerekhtaRussian venerable monk of the Nerekhta region.
• SHieromartyr SimpliciusOne of eight martyrs commemorated together in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• SOHieromartyr Simplicius of OlbiaBishop of Olbia in Sardinia, slain for Christ in the time of Diocletian.
• VCMartyr Victorinus of ClermontMartyr of Clermont, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• WSaint WaldalenA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• WSaint WaldalenusFounder of the monastery of Bèze in Burgundy.
• WMartyr WitesindA Christian of the Córdoba region, martyred in 855.
• Passion-⁠Bearer Demetrius of UglichYoungest son of Ivan the Terrible, who died at Uglich in 1591 at the age of eight.
• Venerable Frideswide of OxfordEnglish princess and abbess, patron of Oxford and its university; she died in 727.
• Saint Torquatus of GuadixA missionary of Spain from the apostolic age, patron of the city of Guadix.
• Venerable Arsenius of KonevetsMonk from Novgorod, founder of the Konevets monastery and wonderworker; died in 1447.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 15?

From the saints of the day: Pachomius, Hilary, Isaiah, Serapion, Andrew, Averkios, Columba, Elijah, Ignatius, Jacob, Liberator, Nicholas, Paul, Peter, Rupert, Silvanus, Victorinus, Demetrius, Arsenius. 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 15?

From the women saints of the day: Anastasia, Dionysia. 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.