Baptismal names for children born on May 30

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, June 6

All the saints of May 30

• Saint Hubert of LiègeFirst bishop of Liège, called the Apostle of the Ardennes, who died in 727.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ John of KochetovkaFool for Christ of Kochetovka in Penza province, born in 1839 and died in 1886; a local saint of the Penza metropolis.
• AMartyr AgapiusOne of eight martyrs commemorated together with Natalius, Romanus and Charalampus.
• APSaint Anastasius of PaviaBishop of Pavia who turned from Arianism to the true faith, reposed in 680.
• AMartyr AphrodisiusOne of eight martyrs commemorated together with Natalius, Romanus and Charalampus.
• BVenerable Barlaam
• BSHieromartyr Basil SmolenskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1942, during the Soviet persecution.
• CMartyr CrispulusA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• CVenerable CyprianA venerable from Antioch, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• EMartyr EuplusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• EHieromartyr EutychesA hieromartyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ERSaint Exuperantius of RavennaBishop of Ravenna in Italy, reposed in 418.
• GCHoly Martyrs Gabinus and CrispulusMartyrs honored at Torres in Sardinia.
• GBVenerable Gamo of BrétignyA holy monk honored at Brétigny in France.
• GCHoly Martyrs Gavinus and Crispulus of SardiniaTwo martyrs honored at Torres in Sardinia, commemorated together.
• GAVenerable Gobban of AirdneA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Airdne; very little is recorded.
• HHVenerable Helmtrud of HeerseA saint of Heerse in Saxony, who reposed in 950.
• IAVenerable Isaiah of ArkhangelskA venerable father of Arkhangelsk, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MVenerable MadelgisilusAn Irish hermit in Picardy, reposed around 655.
• NMartyr NataliusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NAVenerable Nicanor of ArkhangelskVenerable monk of Arkhangelsk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• RNMartyr Romanus of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SDSaint Saerghos of DruimAn Irish saint honored at Druim, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• SMartyr SalonChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TSaint TudclydA saint of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
• VVenerable VenantiusA holy monk commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• Saint Walstan of BawburghA devout layman of Norfolk, a farm worker given to charity, reposed in 1016.
• Saint Felix I of RomeBishop of Rome from 269 to 274, a Roman by birth, successor of Dionysius.
• Martyr DymphnaIrish virgin of the seventh century, put to death by her own father and venerated at Geel.
• Hieromartyr Philip of MoscowMetropolitan of Moscow and all Rus from 1566 to 1568, who died a martyr in 1569.
• Venerable Isaac of DalmatiaMonk and confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople, who died in 383.
• ECSaint Eustathius of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch from 1019 to 1025, raised to the throne by Emperor Basil II.
• MESaint Macrina the ElderMother of Basil the Elder and grandmother of Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, Peter and Macrina the Younger.
• Venerable Jacob of GalichMonk of Galich, who died in the second half of the fifteenth century; little is known of his life.
• CNMartyr Charalampos of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• CNMartyr Christina of NicomediaA woman martyr of Nicomedia, who suffered for Christ.
• EMartyr Eusebius
• TNMartyr Teletius of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 30?

From the saints of the day: Hubert, John, Agapius, Anastasius, Barlaam, Basil, Cyprian, Isaiah, Nicanor, Romanus, Venantius, Felix, Philip, Isaac, Eustathius, Jacob, Charalampos, Eusebius. 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 30?

From the women saints of the day: Macrina. 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.