Baptismal names for children born on May 25

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 1

All the saints of May 25

• Saint Urban IBishop of Rome from 222 to 230, successor of Callixtus.
• Saint Aldhelm of MalmesburyAbbot of Malmesbury Abbey, bishop of Sherborne and Latin poet, who died in 709.
• Saint Zenobius of FlorenceFirst bishop of Florence, who died in 417, venerated in the West on 25 May.
• Saint Dionysius of MilanBishop of Milan from 349 to 355, exiled to Cappadocia, where he died around 360.
• Hieromartyr Canius of AtellaBishop and martyr, patron of the Italian cities of Calitri and Acerenza.
• Saint Pardus of LarinoSaint of the 6th and 7th centuries associated with Larino, whose cathedral is dedicated to him.
• Saint Innocent of KhersonArchbishop of Kherson and Taurida, a renowned preacher and theologian, who died at Odesa in 1857.
• DIVenerable Dúnchad of IonaEleventh abbot of Iona, from 707 to 717; died in 717.
• Saint Adela of Orp-⁠le-⁠GrandSaint of Orp-⁠le-⁠Grand, venerated in the Western Church.
• CMartyr Celestine
• CCVenerable Cruimther Cael of Cill MorA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Mor; very little is recorded.
• DSaint DizanA hierarch honored at Tours in France in the age of the undivided Church.
• EMartyr EgilhardAn abbot near Aachen, slain by the Norsemen in 881.
• FNMartyr Flavianus of NoviodunumA martyr commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411 at a city read as Noviodunum, perhaps present-⁠day Isaccea.
• GCHoly Venerable Martyrs Gerbald and CompanionsMonks of Saint-⁠Bertin, slain by Norse raiders in 862.
• HKVenerable Martyr Helen KorobkovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• ISSaints Injuriosus and ScholasticaA married couple of Clermont who lived in chastity, mentioned by Saint Gregory of Tours.
• ISaint InnocentA bishop commemorated with Saints Aldhelm, Dionysius and Zenobius.
• LMVenerable Leo of MantenayAbbot of Mantenay near Troyes, reposed around 550.
• MVHoly Hieromartyrs Maximus and VictorinusBrothers and preachers, slain for Christ near Évreux.
• MDSaint Mocholla daughter of DiommaA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• OVenerable OlbianA venerable father commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PMartyr PanchariusA martyr honoured in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• PVHoly Martyrs Pasicrates and ValentionTwo Christian soldiers, martyred at Durostorum under the emperor Diocletian.
• PVHoly Martyrs Pasicrates, Valention and JuliusMartyrs of Durostorum, now Silistra, soldiers of the Roman army.
• SGSaint Skiotas of GeorgiaA saint from Georgia, commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• TTVenerable Martyr Tavrion TolokontsevMonk martyred for the faith of Christ in 1939, during the Soviet persecution.
• TCHieromartyr Therapon of CyprusA cleric of the Church of Cyprus who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• VHieromartyr VictorinusA hieromartyr commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• Prophet John the BaptistHe prepared the way for Christ and baptized Him in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod.
• Venerable Bede the VenerableEnglish monk and scholar, author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
• Martyr Pancras of RomeYoung Roman convert to Christianity, beheaded for his faith at the age of fourteen around 304.
• NMHoly New Martyrs New Martyrs of PivaPeople of the Piva region of Montenegro, killed in 1943 and venerated as new martyrs.
• VTHieromartyr Vladimir Talyush@NH

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 25?

From the saints of the day: Zenobius, Dionysius, Celestine, Victorinus, John, Bede, Vladimir. 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 25?

From the women saints of the day: Helen. 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.