Baptismal names for children born on May 29

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 5

All the saints of May 29

• Saint Alexander of AlexandriaPatriarch of Alexandria who opposed the teaching of Arius, in the time of the First Ecumenical Council.
• Saint Senator of MilanBishop of Milan from 472 to 475, remembered on 28 May.
• Venerable Martyr Theodosia of ConstantinopleNun and martyr of Constantinople who opposed Byzantine iconoclasm in the eighth century.
• Hieromartyr Euthymios of ZelaLast resident bishop of Zela in Western Pontus, martyred at Amasya in 1921.
• Holy Martyrs Sisinnius, Martyrius and AlexanderThree missionaries killed by pagans in Anaunia, near Trent, at the end of the fourth century.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ John of UstyugFool for Christ at Ustyug, born in the village of Pukhovo near Gleden Monastery; died in 1494.
• Venerable Matthew of YaranskHieromonk born in 1855 at Vyatka into a cobbler's family, who died at Yaransk in 1927; honored as a local saint.
• ACNew Martyr Andrew of ChiosNew martyr from Chios, martyred in Constantinople in 1465.
• CMartyr CuonoMartyr of Isauria who died in 275; commemorated on 29 May.
• JNHieromartyr Jacob of Nova PrahaCleric martyred in 1919 at Nova Praha in Ukraine.
• ATMartyr Andrew TrofimovA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1938, during the communist persecution.
• BGVenerable Briuinseach Gael of Magh TreaAn Irish saint honored at Magh Trea, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CDVenerable Commain of Daire Inghen AillenA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Daire Inghen Aillen; very little is recorded.
• CMartyr CyrilA martyr commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• DNHieromartyr Demetrius NerovetskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• DGVenerable Dodo of GarejaDisciple of Saint David of Gareja, who struggled in asceticism in Georgia in the 6th century.
• EAConfessor Eleutherius of ArceA pilgrim honored at Arce in Italy.
• FSaint FainaA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FVenerable FelixHermit in the Pyrenees at San Juan de la Peña with his brother Votus, in the mid-⁠eighth century.
• GMSaint Gerald of MâconBishop of Mâcon who ended his life as a hermit, reposed in 927.
• JDSaint Jeremiah of DamascusA saint from Damascus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JCSaint Jocundus of Caesarea in CappadociaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 29 May; few details survive.
• JAVenerable John of AtarésA hermit in the mountains of Aragon in Spain, of around 700.
• JTSaint John of ThessalonikiA saint of Thessalonica, remembered in connection with Smyrna.
• JPHieromartyr John PreobrazhenskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1938.
• JHVenerable John the HermitA venerable hermit, commemorated together with Botus and Felix, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• MSaint MaeltuileA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• MFHoly Martyrs Martyred Fathers and Mothers of AtcharaMartyrs of Ajara in Georgia who suffered for the Christian faith.
• MMartyr MartyriusA martyr honored in the West, who was put to death in 397.
• MSaint MaximinusA bishop of Besançon, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• Saint Maximinus of TrierBishop of Trier who sheltered Saint Athanasius the Great in exile, reposed around 352.
• MSaint MaximusA bishop commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece together with Saint Maximinus.
• MSaint ModuneA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• OHieromartyr Olivian
• PFHieromartyr Porphyry FeloninCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• RRMartyr Restitutus of RomeA martyr of Rome, from around 299.
• SSHieromartyr Stephen SemenchenkoCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TKHieromartyr Trophimus KuznetsovRussian priest born in 1885 in Simbirsk province, killed in January 1919; canonized in 2000.
• UVenerable UlricA Western monk, reposed in 978.
• VASaint Venustus of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 29 May; few details survive.
• VVenerable VotoA hermit of Zaragoza, held as founder of the monastery of San Juan de la Peña, reposed around 718.
• Venerable Helena DragašSerbian princess, wife of Emperor Manuel II and mother of the last Byzantine emperor, tonsured late in life.
• Right-⁠Believing Æthelberht of East AngliaKing of East Anglia in the eighth century, a realm covering modern Norfolk and Suffolk; died in 794.
• Venerable Rictrude of MarchiennesAbbess of Marchiennes in Flanders in the seventh century; her life was written by Hucbald in 907.
• Martyr Theodosia of TyreSeventeen-⁠year-⁠old girl who openly confessed her faith at Caesarea in 307 and was tortured and put to death.
• HBVenerable Hypatius of BithyniaPhrygian hermit, then abbot of a hermitage near Chalcedon and an opponent of Nestorius; died about 450.
• Venerable Job of AnzerMoscow parish priest who became a monk at Solovki, schemamonk Iisus; born in 1635, died in 1720.
• Righteous Daniel of AchinskBorn in the Poltava governorate in 1784, an ascetic in Siberia who died in Yeniseysk in 1843; locally canonized in 1999.
• ERight-⁠Believing ErbinA British king, son of Constantine, honored among the Western saints, reposed around 480.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 29?

From the saints of the day: Alexander, Euthymios, John, Andrew, Jacob, Cyril, Demetrius, Eleutherius, Felix, Jeremiah, Martyrius, Maximinus, Maximus, Olivian, Stephen, Trophimus, Hypatius, Daniel. 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 29?

From the women saints of the day: Theodosia, Helena. 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.