Baptismal names for children born on May 22

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 29

All the saints of May 22

• Saint MelchizedekKing of Salem and priest of God Most High, who blessed Abraham with bread and wine.
• Martyr John VladimirRuler of Duklja from about 1000 to 1016, killed around 1016 and honored by the Serbs as a martyr.
• Saint Elen of the HostsFounder of churches in Wales in the late 4th century, legendary wife of Magnus Maximus.
• Right-⁠Believing Bobo of VogheraFrankish warrior and pilgrim who built a castle facing the Muslim fortress of Fraxinet; died in 986.
• Hieromartyr Maxim ZhizhilenkoRussian bishop born in Kalisz in 1885, who died in Moscow in 1931, a participant in the Josephite movement.
• PPSaint Paul of PeloponnesosSaint of the Peloponnese, born in 1750 and died in 1818.
• AMartyr AemiliusA martyr commemorated with Castus, who died for Christ around 251.
• ABSaint Aigulf of BourgesBishop of Bourges, who died around the year 835.
• AMartyr AurelianA martyr of the West, slain for the faith around 251.
• AASaint Ausonius of AngoulêmeA bishop of Angoulême in Gaul.
• BMartyr BoethianAn Irish monk, slain in Gaul.
• CMartyr CastusA martyr who suffered alongside Aemilius around 251.
• CEHoly Martyrs Castus and EmiliusMartyrs of Africa who suffered in 250, mentioned by Saint Cyprian.
• CSaint CodrusA saint honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• CVenerable ConallAn Irish holy monk of the early Church.
• CRSaint Concessus of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 May; few details survive.
• FMartyr FaustinusA martyr commemorated with Saints Timothy and Venustus.
• Saint Fulgentius of OtricoliBishop of Otricoli, venerated in the Western Church.
• FSaint FulkA Western saint, reposed around 600.
• HAVenerable Helen of AuxerreA venerable of Auxerre in Gaul in the 5th century, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• Venerable John of ParmaA saint honored at Parma in Italy from the age of the undivided Church.
• KVenerable KaliA venerable woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• LVenerable LuighsechA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• Saint Lupus of LimogesSaint of Limoges, who reposed in the 7th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• MMartyr Marcellus
• MSaint MarcianA bishop commemorated with Saint Ausonius.
• MRSaint Maxentius of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 22 May; few details survive.
• MBHieromartyr Michael BorisovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1942.
• PLVenerable Martyr Paul of the LavraMonastic martyr of a lavra.
• QMartyr QuadratusA martyr commemorated with Basiliscus, Marcellus and Sophia the physician.
• Martyr QuiteriaA virgin martyr, honored in Hispania and Gaul.
• Venerable Romanus of SubiacoA monk who fed the young Benedict in his cave at Subiaco, reposed around 560.
• RFSaint Ronan Finn of Lann Ronain FinnA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Lann Ronain Finn; very little is recorded.
• SSSaints Seven Sons of Ednius of MaighinSeven Sons of Ednius of Maighin, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• SHMartyr Sophia the HealerMartyr venerated in the Orthodox calendar as a healer.
• SPMartyr Sophia the Physician
• TSSaints The Sons of EochaidhThe Sons of Eochaidh, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TMartyr TimothyA martyr commemorated with Saints Faustinus and Venustus.
• VMartyr VenustusA martyr commemorated with Saints Timothy and Faustinus.
• ZHieromartyr ZachariasA hieromartyr commemorated with Saints Boethianus and Donatus.
• Right-⁠Believing Anna-⁠NedaWife of Michael Shishman, empress of Bulgaria in 1323-1324 and 1330-1331, venerated in Serbian tradition.
• Martyr Basiliscus of ComanaMartyr of Comana Pontica who died around 310 and is remembered on 22 May.
• Right-⁠Believing Roman of UglichPrince of Uglich from 1261 until his death in 1285, son of Vladimir.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Jacob of BorovichiBy tradition a pious boatman and fool for Christ, killed by thunder about 1540, honored at Borovichi.
• New Martyr Demetrius the NeomartyrGreek new martyr born in 1779 and martyred at Tripoli in 1803; commemorated on 14 April.
• DMartyr DonatusA martyr commemorated with Saints Polyeuctus and Victor.
• ZPSaint Zakaria of PrusaA saint venerated by the Georgian Church.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 22?

From the saints of the day: John, Maxim, Paul, Aurelian, Fulgentius, Marcellus, Marcian, Michael, Romanus, Timothy, Zacharias, Roman, Jacob, Demetrius, Donatus. 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 22?

From the women saints of the day: Helen, Sophia. 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.