Baptismal names for children born on May 3

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 10

All the saints of May 3

• Apostle James the LessApostle of Christ known as James the Less, who preached the Gospel and died a martyr.
• Venerable Theodosius of the CavesMonk who brought cenobitic life to Kievan Rus, abbot of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who died in 1074.
• Hieromartyr Juvenal of NarniVenerated as the first bishop of Narni in Umbria; few reliable facts are known about his life.
• New Martyr Ahmed the CalligrapherOttoman official of Constantinople who converted to Christianity and was martyred on May 3, 1682.
• Saint Peter of ArgosBishop of Argos in the 9th-10th century, wonderworker and patron of the city, who died in 922.
• OTSaint Oecumenius of TriccaBishop of Tricca in Thessaly, to whom Greek commentaries on the New Testament are attributed, in the 10th century.
• Great Martyr Xenia of KalamataBorn at Kalamata in 291 to parents from eastern Italy, honored as a great martyr; died in 318.
• Martyr Primianus of LarinoMartyr who died in 303 or 304, patron of Lesina and, with Pardus, of Larino.
• GNNew Martyr Gabriel the New MartyrA new martyr commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• MHoly Martyrs 27 MartyrsA group of twenty-⁠seven martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• AVenerable AdalsindisA Western nun, reposed around 680.
• ALSaint Aethelwine of LindseyBishop of Lindsey in England, reposed around 700.
• APVenerable Aldwyn of PartneyAn Anglo-⁠Saxon abbot honored at Partney, of the 8th century, commemorated in the Orthodox England calendar.
• ANew Martyr AnastasiaA new martyr commemorated together with Saint Christodoulos.
• Saint Ansfried of UtrechtBishop of Utrecht, reposed in 1010.
• AUSaint Arsen of UlumboA Georgian saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
• CMSaint Cairpre of MaghbileAn Irish bishop honored at Maghbile, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CSaint ClothachA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DGSaint Daircheall of Gleann da LochaAn Irish bishop honored at Gleann da Locha, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DOSaints Daughters of Oissen of Rath EichDaughters of Oissen of Rath Eich, honored together in the Irish tradition; few details survive.
• DMartyr Diodorus
• EHHoly Martyrs Elpidius and HermogenesMartyrs of Melitene in Lesser Armenia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• EMVenerable Eupraxia of MoscowA venerable woman of Moscow, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• ETHieromartyr Eventius and TheodulusTwo priests of Rome, put to death for their faith together with Alexander, bishop of Rome.
• EVMartyr Eventius of the Via NomentanaMartyr of Rome, on the Via Nomentana, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• FSSaint Fumac of ScotlandA saint venerated at Botriphnie in Scotland, where his fair was held on 3 May; his age and origin are unknown.
• GCMartyr Glywys CernywWelsh saint of the 6th century, son of Gwynllyw and brother of Saint Cadoc; he died a martyr at Merthyr Glywys.
• Saint Gregory the WiseHierarch of Rostov, known as the Wise, who died in 1416.
• HLVenerable Herodion of LainiciProtosyncellus, abbot of Lainici Monastery from 1854 to 1900; canonized by the Romanian Church in 2010.
• JMVenerable Juliana of MoscowA venerable woman of Moscow, commemorated in the Russian calendar, who died in 1393.
• MSaint MamaiA Georgian saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
• MVenerable MamasA venerable monk commemorated with Saints Theodosius and Arsenius.
• MTMartyr Maura of the ThebaidA woman martyr of the Thebaid, who suffered for Christ.
• MAHoly Venerables Michael and Arsenius of UlompoGeorgian venerable monks of Ulompo.
• MMartyr MouraA martyr at Antinoöpolis, killed around 283, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• NDSaint Nem of Drum DallainA hierarch honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Drum Dallain; very little is recorded.
• NBHieromartyr Nicholas BenevolenskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PVMartyr Paul of VilniusChristian of Vilnius, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PWSaint Peter the WonderworkerA saint honored as a wonderworker by the Georgian Church.
• PWSaint Philip of WormsA Western saint of the region of Worms who reposed around 770.
• RMartyr Rhodopianus
• RSaint RoincheannA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• RRSaint Rufina of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 3 May; few details survive.
• SMartyr SarahA martyr at Antioch, killed around 303, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• SMVenerable Sarnat daughter of MaelanA venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• SSaint ScannalAn Irish holy man of Cell-⁠Coleraine, reposed around 563.
• SVMartyr Six Virgin Martyrs of ChalcisA group of six virgins of Chalcis who gave their lives for Christ.
• TPSaint Theophanes of PeripherionA bishop of Peripherion, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TAMartyr Timothy of AntinoeMartyr of Antinoe, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• TTMartyr Timothy of the ThebaidReader of the Thebaid, martyred in 286 together with his wife, Maura.
• TRMartyr Timothy the ReaderReader of Egypt, martyred together with his wife Maura in the time of Diocletian.
• Hieromartyr Alexander I of RomeBishop of Rome in the early second century, who according to tradition suffered martyrdom.
• CNew Martyr ChristodoulosA new martyr who suffered in Achaia together with Saint Anastasia.
• Saint Conleth of KildareFirst Bishop of Kildare and co-⁠worker of Saint Brigid, reposed around 519.
• MUVenerable Michael of UlumboGeorgian monk of the 9th century who struggled in asceticism at Ulumbo.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 3?

From the saints of the day: James, Theodosius, Juvenal, Peter, Diodorus, Elpidius, Gregory, Nicholas, Paul, Philip, Theophanes, Timothy, Alexander, Michael. 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 3?

From the women saints of the day: Xenia, Anastasia, Eupraxia, Juliana, Maura, Sarah. 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.