Baptismal names for children born on May 18

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 25

All the saints of May 18

• Hieromartyr John I of RomeBishop of Rome from 523 to 526, sent to Constantinople by King Theodoric and died in prison at Ravenna.
• Saint Theodore I of RomeBishop of Rome from 642 to 649, whose pontificate was marked by the struggle against Monothelitism.
• Right-⁠Believing David the BuilderKing of Georgia from 1089 to 1125, who united the country and built churches and monasteries.
• Martyr Theodotus of AncyraInnkeeper of Ancyra, who sheltered persecuted Christians under Diocletian and was martyred in 303.
• Martyr Venantius of CamerinoBy tradition a youth of fifteen, tortured and beheaded at Camerino in the persecution of Decius; patron of the city.
• Venerable Macarius of AltaiRussian archimandrite and missionary who undertook one of the first attempts to translate the Bible into Russian; died in 1847.
• ÆSRight-⁠Believing Ælfgifu of ShaftesburyFirst wife of King Edmund I, queen of the English from about 939 until her death in 944.
• Righteous John of KormyanyPriest of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1837 to 1917, canonized locally by the Belarusian Church in 1998.
• Holy Hieromartyrs Heraclius, Paulinus and VenedimusThey preached to the pagans in Athens, urging them to abandon idols, and died as martyrs under Decius in 251.
• Saint Prosper of TarragonaArchbishop of Tarragona from 711 to 713 or 718, who died at Camogli in the Lombard kingdom.
• DASaint Dioscorus of AlexandriaChristian of Alexandria, venerated as a saint, who died between the years 250 and 305.
• AVenerable AghnaA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• AAMartyr Alexandra of AncyraA martyr of Ancyra, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• AVenerable AnastasoA venerable nun commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• ALMartyr Andrew of LampsacusA martyr of Lampsacus, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BBHieromartyr Bachtisius of Beth NictorCleric of Beth Nictor, in Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BKHieromartyr Basil KrylovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
• BAMartyr Benedimus the AthenianChristian of Athens, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BBSaint Bran Beg of ClaenadhAn Irish saint honored at Claenadh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• BDSaint Bresal of DerthachA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Derthach; very little is recorded.
• BDHoly Martyrs Brothers David and TarichanTwo brothers, martyrs of Georgia, killed for their faith in Christ around 693.
• CLMartyr Christina of LampsacusA woman martyr of Lampsacus, who suffered for Christ.
• CAMartyr Claudia of AncyraA virgin of Ancyra, who suffered for Christ.
• DASaint Dativus of AlexandriaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 May; few details survive.
• DMartyr DavidA martyr of Georgia, killed for Christ around 693 together with his brother Tarichan.
• DLMartyr Dionysius of LampsacusA martyr of Lampsacus, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DTSaint Domhnog of Tiprat FachtnaAn Irish saint honored at Tiprat Fachtna, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• EAMartyr Euphrasia of AncyraA virgin of Ancyra, martyred for her faith in Christ.
• ENMartyr Euphrasia of NicaeaA martyr of Nicaea, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• FAMartyr Faina of AncyraA virgin of Ancyra, martyred for her faith in Christ.
• FSaint FerdacriochA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• FVenerable FeredariusAbbot of the monastery of Iona, reposed around 880.
• GMartyr GalactiaA woman martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• HPHoly Martyrs Heracleius and PaulMartyrs of Bithynia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• HAMartyr Heraclius of AthensMartyr of Athens, who suffered for Christ.
• IBHieromartyr Isaac of Beth SeleuciaA cleric of Beth Seleucia in Persia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• JAMartyr Julia of AncyraA virgin of Ancyra, who suffered for Christ.
• JAMartyr Julitta of AncyraMartyr of Ancyra, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• MAVenerable Martinian of AreovindaA venerable father of Areovinda, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MAMartyr Matrona of AncyraA virgin of Ancyra, who suffered for Christ.
• MMartyr MerililaunA pilgrim slain near Reims around 701.
• MVHieromartyr Michael VinogradovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1932, during the Soviet persecution.
• MTSaint Miodhguss of Tigh TailltenAn Irish saint honored at Tigh Taillten, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MFSaint Momhaedhog of Fiodh DuinA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Fiodh Duin; very little is recorded.
• OAHieromartyr Ortasius of AlexandriaHieromartyr of Alexandria, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• PLMartyr Paul of LampsacusChristian of Lampsacus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PAMartyr Paulinus the AthenianChristian of Athens, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PLMartyr Peter of LampsacusChristian of Lampsacus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PHieromartyr PotamonA bishop of Heraclea who died as a hieromartyr around 335.
• SPMartyr Simeon of PersiaChristian of Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TAMartyr Tecusa of AncyraVirgin of Ancyra, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TEHoly Martyrs The Eighty Clergy Martyrs under ValensEighty clergy martyrs burned off Dakibyza under Emperor Valens, in 370; venerated locally.
• TMartyr TheodotaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• TGMartyr Tirichan of GeorgiaChristian of Georgia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Holy Martyrs Felix and AdauctusTwo martyrs, according to tradition put to death in the persecution of Diocletian in 303.
• DCHieromartyr Dionysius ChagovetsPriest born in 1886, who died in October 1937 in Kharkiv; a local saint of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 18?

From the saints of the day: John, Theodore, David, Theodotus, Venantius, Macarius, Andrew, Basil, Dionysius, Heraclius, Isaac, Martinian, Michael, Paul, Paulinus, Peter, Simeon. 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 18?

From the women saints of the day: Alexandra, Claudia, Julia, Julitta, Matrona, Theodota. 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.