Baptismal names for children born on May 28

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 4

All the saints of May 28

• Venerable William of GelloneDuke of Toulouse, founder of the abbey of Gellone in 804, where he became a monk.
• Saint Germain of ParisBishop of Paris in the sixth century, venerated in East and West, who died in 576.
• Saint Justus of UrgellFirst recorded bishop of Urgell, who took part in the Second Council of Toledo in 527.
• Saint Gerontius of MoscowMetropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1473 to 1489, the fourth appointed without the approval of Constantinople.
• Saint Barlaam of TobolskArchbishop of Tobolsk and Siberia, 1728 to 1802, canonized in 1984 among the Siberian saints.
• Hieromartyr Emilian of CagliariBishop of Cagliari in Sardinia, according to tradition put to death in the time of Nero.
• Saint Ignatius of RostovBishop of Rostov in the thirteenth century, a wonderworker, who died in 1288.
• Confessor Nicetas of ChalcedonArchbishop of Chalcedon from 726 to 775, a confessor in the age of iconoclasm, removed from his see.
• Saint Podius of FlorenceBishop of Florence, who died in the year 1002.
• Venerable Elena of DiveevoDaughter of a titular councillor, orphaned early, who lived at Diveevo; died in 1832.
• Martyr Helikonis of CorinthChristian woman of Corinth, martyred at Thessalonica in the 3rd century.
• HHieromartyr HelladiusA bishop of the 4th century, put to death for refusing to deny Christ.
• HCHoly Martyrs Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and DioscoridesMartyrs burned to death at Rome, either in 244 or 326.
• SSNew Martyr Sophronius of SofiaNew martyr of Sofia, martyred in the early 16th century under Ottoman rule.
• ACHoly Martyrs Aemilius and CompanionsMartyrs of Sardinia.
• ASaint ArseniusA hierarch who shepherded the Church of Veria.
• Martyr CaraunusMonk of Saint-⁠Chéron, venerated in the Western Church.
• CHieromartyr CheronA hieromartyr commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• CCHoly Martyrs Crescens and CompanionsMartyrs who suffered for Christ around 244.
• CRMartyr Crescens of RomeMartyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
• DTMartyr Demetrius of TripoliA martyr of Tripoli, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DPVenerable Martyr Dionysius PetushkovA Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1931, during the communist persecution.
• DRMartyr Dioscorus of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ESaint EoghanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• EMHieromartyr Eutychius of MeliteneBishop of Melitene who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• FSaint FaelanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• FMartyr FelixA martyr in Sardinia, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• FLSaint Furadhran of Lann TuruAn Irish saint honored at Lann Turu, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• HKVenerable Martyr Hermogena KadomtsevaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1942.
• IIConfessor Iraklii (Motyakh) of Issyk-⁠KulA confessor of the faith from the Issyk-⁠Kul region who reposed in 1937.
• Saint Joanikije IHilandar monk, abbot of Studenica and Archbishop of Serbia from 1272 to 1276, who reposed in 1279; a saint of the Serbian Church.
• JVSaint Justus of VicA saint linked with Vic in Catalonia, remembered in Western calendars; few details survive.
• LMartyr LucianA martyr in Sardinia, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• MMVenerable Martyr Macarius MorzhovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Saint Manvieu of BayeuxMonk of Bayeux, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• MSHoly Martyrs Martyrs of SardiniaMartyrs of Sardinia; few details about them survive.
• NAHieromartyr Nicholas AristovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1931, during the Soviet persecution.
• NPSaint Nonnus of PamphyliaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 May; few details survive.
• PRMartyr Paul of RomeChristian of Rome, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PYMartyr Peter YudinChristian martyred for the faith of Christ in 1931, during the Soviet persecution.
• PVenerable PhilotheaA venerable nun -, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• PMartyr PriamusA martyr in Sardinia, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• SBHoly Hierarchs Seven Bishops of Tigh na ComairceSeven Bishops of Tigh na Comairce, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• ZPSaint Zakaria of PrusaA saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
• Saint Augustine of CanterburyMonk sent by Pope Gregory the Great to preach to the Anglo-⁠Saxons, archbishop from 597.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Andrew the Fool for ChristFool for Christ who lived in Constantinople; his Life places him in the fifth century.
• Saint Senator of MilanBishop of Milan from 472 to 475, remembered on 28 May.
• Venerable Martyr Philofteia of Curtea de ArgeșMaiden born in Pamphylia in 1206 and killed in 1218 at Tarnovo, whose relics rest at Curtea de Argeș.
• Saint Nektary TelyashinAbbot of Nilo-⁠Stolobensky, Archbishop of Siberia and Tobolsk from 1636 to 1640, who died in 1667.
• Hieromartyr Alexander of ThessalonikiBishop and martyr of the early Church, Archbishop of Thessalonica, who died between 305 and 311.
• New Martyr Demetrius the NeomartyrGreek new martyr born in 1779 and martyred at Tripoli in 1803; commemorated on 14 April.
• IMMartyr Ignatius MarkovRussian peasant from the Vladimir region, born in 1876 and shot in 1931.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 28?

From the saints of the day: William, Germain, Justus, Gerontius, Barlaam, Emilian, Ignatius, Nicetas, Helladius, Arsenius, Demetrius, Dionysius, Eutychius, Felix, Lucian, Macarius, Nicholas, Paul, Peter, Augustine, Andrew, Alexander. 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 28?

From the women saints of the day: Elena, Philothea. 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.