Baptismal names for children born on May 27

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 3

All the saints of May 27

• Venerable Bede the VenerableEnglish monk and scholar, author of the Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
• Saint Cyprian of MoscowPrelate of Bulgarian origin, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus from 1376 until his death in 1406.
• Confessor John the RussianRussian prisoner of war, slave to a Turkish agha and respected even by him for his humility; died in 1730.
• Venerable Therapont of BelozerskRussian monk, born Feodor Poskochin, founder of Ferapontov Monastery in northern Russia; died in 1426.
• Venerable MelangellWelsh hermit and abbess of Powys, 7th or 8th century, remembered as patron of hares.
• Martyr Julius the VeteranRoman veteran of Durostorum, now Silistra, martyred in the persecution of Diocletian.
• BKVenerable Basil of KhakhuliGeorgian monk and man of letters of the 11th century, active at Khakhuli Monastery, sometimes identified as a son of King Bagrat III.
• MPSaint Mikel ParekheliA Georgian saint, venerated by the Georgian Church.
• TSSaint Therapon of SerdicaBishop of Serdica, today Sofia, venerated as a saint.
• AMartyr AlypiusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• APVenerable Martyr Averikios of PrečistaA venerable martyr of the Prečista brotherhood who suffered in 1558 with Evnuvios and Paisios.
• Saint Bruno of WürzburgBishop of Würzburg, reposed in 1045.
• CTSaint Cillin of Tigh TalainA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tigh Talain; very little is recorded.
• CSVenerable Comaigh of Snamh LuthairAn Irish saint honored at Snamh Luthair, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DAMartyr Didymus of AlexandriaA soldier of Alexandria who protected Saint Theodora and was put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EPSaint Eigil of PrümAbbot of Prüm and later Archbishop of Sens, who reposed in 870.
• EDSaint Ethern of Domhnach Mor mic LaithbheAn Irish bishop honored at Domhnach Mor mic Laithbhe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• EMartyr EubiotusA martyr commemorated with Saints Ranulph and Alypius.
• EVenerable EutropiusA venerable saint commemorated with Lazarus, Elias, Basil, Michael and Matthew.
• EOSaint Eutropius of OrangeBishop of Orange in Gaul, reposed around 475.
• EPVenerable Martyr Evnuvios of PrečistaA venerable martyr of Prečista Monastery near Kičevo, killed for the faith in 1558.
• GJConfessor Gheorghe JimboiuA confessor of the communist prisons who died in Aiud prison in 1963; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• LVenerable LazarusA venerable father who reposed in 1824, commemorated in the Greek calendar.
• MZVenerable Matthew of ZaranskRussian venerable monk of the Zaransk region.
• MVenerable MelaniaA venerable nun commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• PPVenerable Martyr Paisios of PrečistaA monk of Prečista Monastery in Macedonia, killed with his brethren in 1558.
• QSSaint Quintus of SardiniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 May; few details survive.
• RMartyr RagnulfA nobleman of Artois, slain around 700.
• Martyr Restituta of SoraA virgin martyr from Rome, slain at Sora in Italy around 275.
• RMMartyr Restitutus of MentanaMartyr of Mentana, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• STSaint Servulus of TomisA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 May; few details survive.
• TAMartyr Theodora of AlexandriaA virgin of Alexandria, martyred for her faith in Christ.
• TSHieromartyr Therapon of SardisBishop of Sardis, who died a martyr for the faith.
• TSSaint Titianus of SardiniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 May; few details survive.
• VMHoly Venerable Martyrs Venerable Martyrs of PrečistaThe monks Evnuvios, Paisios and Averkios of Prečista, killed for the faith in 1558.
• ZTSaint Zoticus of TomisA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 May; few details survive.
• Saint Augustine of CanterburyMonk sent by Pope Gregory the Great to preach to the Anglo-⁠Saxons, archbishop from 597.
• Saint Jonah of MoscowMetropolitan of Kiev and all Rus from 1448 until 1461, chosen after Isidore was condemned.
• Saint Photius of KyivMetropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus of Greek descent, who died in 1431.
• Saint Philip I of MoscowMetropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1464 to 1473, appointed without the approval of the Patriarch of Constantinople.
• Venerable Nil of StolobnyRussian monk, founder of the hermitage on Stolobny Island in Lake Seliger, who died on December 7, 1555.
• Venerable Ferapont of MonzaMonk tonsured at the Exaltation Monastery in Kostroma, an ascetic on the Monza River; died about 1597.
• HHieromartyr HelladiusA bishop of the 4th century, put to death for refusing to deny Christ.
• PRMartyr Paul of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Martyr Restituta of CarthageA virgin of Africa, martyred for Christ around 304.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 27?

From the saints of the day: Bede, Cyprian, John, Julius, Basil, Alypius, Bruno, Didymus, Eutropius, Lazarus, Paisios, Quintus, Augustine, Jonah, Photius, Philip, Helladius, Paul. 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 27?

From the women saints of the day: Melania, Theodora. 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.