Baptismal names for children born on May 16

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 23

All the saints of May 16

• Venerable Brendan of ClonfertIrish abbot and founder of monasteries, known for the legendary account of his voyage at sea.
• Martyr VitusYoung Christian of Sicily, killed for his faith in the time of Diocletian, around the third or fourth century.
• Saint Nicholas MystikosEcumenical Patriarch from 901 to 907 and again from 912 until his death in 925.
• Hieromartyr Alexander of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem in the third century, who died during the persecution of Decius in 251.
• Venerable Theodore the SanctifiedSuccessor of St. Pachomius, who saved the first cenobitic federation from collapse; died in 368.
• Saint Honoratus of AmiensSeventh bishop of Amiens in Gaul, who died around 600.
• Hieromartyr Peregrine of AuxerreVenerated as the first bishop of Auxerre and builder of its first cathedral, who died a martyr.
• New Martyr Vukašin MandrapaVenerated in the Serbian Church, killed in the Jasenovac concentration camp in 1942 or 1943.
• Saint PossidoniusBishop of Greek origin, honored in Italy, where his relics were brought, near Mirandola.
• Venerable Ephraim of PerekomFounder of Perekom Monastery near Novgorod, born in 1412 and died in 1492.
• Venerable Musa of RomeRoman virgin of the fifth century to whom the Mother of God appeared in a dream, calling her to a pure life.
• Saint Vincent KrdžićThird Serbian Metropolitan of Skopje, who fell victim to the Bulgarians at the end of 1915.
• Hieromartyr Theodore of VršacSerbian bishop of Vršac, leader of the Banat Uprising against the Ottomans in 1594, who died that year.
• Holy Venerable Martyrs Martyrs of the Lavra of Saint SabbasMonks of the Lavra of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified, killed by the Persians in 614 in the conquest of the Holy Land.
• AAHoly Hieromartyrs Abda, Abdisho and Thirty-⁠eight CompanionsThe bishops Abda and Abdisho, slain in Persia in 376 together with thirty-⁠eight clergy and faithful.
• AKHieromartyr Abdas of KashkarA cleric of the Church of Kashkar in Persia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• APHieromartyr Abdiisus of PersiaA cleric of the Church of Persia who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• ASSaint Annobert of SéezBishop of Séez in Normandy, reposed around 689.
• AVHoly Martyrs Aquilinus and Victorian of IsauriaTwo martyrs of Isauria in Asia Minor, commemorated together.
• AHieromartyr AudasA bishop and martyr of Kashkar, killed around 376, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• BSaint BachthisoesA saint associated with Constantinople, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BSaint BrévalaireA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• CSaint CaradocA prince honored among the saints of Britain, commemorated in Western calendars.
• CKVenerable Carterius of KomelA monastic saint associated with the Komel forest, commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• CKVenerable Cassian of KomelaA venerable father of the Komela region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• CRMartyr Crescentia of RomeThe nurse of the holy martyr Vitus, who was herself martyred for the Christian faith.
• DLSaint Domnolus of Le MansBishop of Le Mans in Gaul, reposed in 581.
• DLSaint Duthracht of LiathdruimAn Irish saint honored at Liathdruim, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• EASaint Ernan son of AedhA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• ESaint EuphemiaA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FGHoly Martyrs Felix and GennadiusMartyrs of Uzalis in North Africa.
• FRVenerable Fidhmuine of RaithinAn Irish saint honored at Raithin, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FVenerable FidolusAn abbot at Isle-⁠Aumont near Troyes.
• FSaint FionnchadhA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• FSaint FlorentiusA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• FBHieromartyr Fort of BordeauxA hieromartyr honored at Bordeaux.
• FVenerable FranchyA holy monk of Gaul.
• GMartyr GennadiusA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in Western calendars.
• GISaint George II of MytileneBishop of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Germerius of ToulouseBishop of Toulouse, reposed around 560.
• IPMartyr Isaakios the Persian of Metsovo
• LKVenerable Laurence of KomelaA venerable father of the Komela region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MVenerable MaclaisreA saint honored in the Irish tradition, who reposed in 645; very little is recorded.
• MRMartyr Modestus of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• MMVenerable Martyr Monastic Martyrs of Saint Savva LavraMonks of the Lavra of Saint Savva, killed by Saracens.
• NHoly Venerables Nathan
• NMSaint Neadius of MytileneHierarch of Mytilene, called a wonderworker, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NMHoly New Martyrs New Martyrs of SurdulicaSerbs killed at Surdulica in 1915, honoured by the Serbian Church as new martyrs.
• NNew Martyr NicholasA new martyr of Macedonia, commemorated by the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia.
• NMNew Martyr Nicholas of MetsovoGreek new martyr of Metsovo, killed by the Turks for faith in Christ.
• NPHieromartyr Nikiforos PerićMetropolitan of Raška and Prizren, who died in Bulgarian captivity in Sofia in 1918; canonized in 2017 by the Serbian Church.
• OVenerable OdhranA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• PMartyr PapilinChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PTSaint Peregrinus of TerniBishop of Terni in Italy, from around 138.
• PBMartyr Peter of BlachernaeChristian of Blachernae, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PKVenerable Petr KrutkovA hieroschemamonk in the Russian kellia, reposed in 1925; Athonite elder venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• Saint Possidius of CalamaBishop of Calama, disciple and biographer of Blessed Augustine, reposed around 437.
• Venerable PrimaelA hermit in Brittany, reposed around 450.
• SMartyr Simeon
• TVVenerable Martyr The Venerable Fathers Slain at the Lavra of St. SabbasMonks of the Lavra of St. Sabbas, killed for their faith.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 16?

From the saints of the day: Brendan, Vitus, Nicholas, Alexander, Theodore, Vincent, Cassian, Florentius, Gennadius, George, Laurence, Modestus, Nikiforos, Peter, Simeon, Vladimir, Hilarius, Macarius. 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 16?

From the women saints of the day: Euphemia. 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.