Baptismal names for children born on May 8

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 15

All the saints of May 8

• Saint Benedict II of RomeBishop of Rome from 684 to 685, venerated as a saint.
• Saint Boniface IV of RomeBishop of Rome from 608 to 615, a former deacon under Gregory the Great, who consecrated the Pantheon as a church.
• Venerable Arsenius the GreatTutor of the emperor's sons who became a hermit in Egypt, one of the most revered Desert Fathers.
• Venerable Emmelia of CaesareaWife of Basil the Elder and mother of Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa and Peter of Sebaste.
• Venerable Philip of IrapDisciple of Saint Cornelius of Komel, founder of the Irap Hermitage on the Andoga River; died in 1537.
• Venerable Arsenius the Hard-⁠workerMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who lived in the late thirteenth and the fourteenth century.
• HASaint Helladius of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre from 357 until his death in 387, who tonsured Amator.
• Venerable Pimen the Faster, AbbotAbbot of the Kiev Caves Monastery, known for strict fasting, eating only once a week.
• BESaint Basil the ElderFather of Saint Basil the Great, raised in Caesarea in Pontus, who died in the year 350.
• AVenerable AbranAn Irish holy monk who struggled in Brittany, and reposed around 515.
• AVenerable AdrianA venerable father commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• AVVenerable Adrian of VolokolamskA Russian monk of Volokolamsk, venerated as a holy monk.
• AVVenerable Arsenios of VarnakovaA holy ascetic of Varnakova Monastery, who reposed in 1111.
• ABMartyr Augustina of ByzantiumA woman martyr of Byzantium, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CTSaint Comman of Tigh mic FionnchainA saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Tigh mic Fionnchain; very little is recorded.
• DRConfessor Denis of RomeAn uncle of St Pancras, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• DBSaint Desideratus of BourgesBishop of Bourges in Gaul, reposed around 550.
• DHieromartyr DionysiusA hieromartyr who suffered for Christ in the year 193.
• DMartyr DominicaA British saint, of the 8th century.
• FMSaint Fortunatus of MilanA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 May; few details survive.
• GMartyr GenerosusA saint venerated at Ortona dei Marsi in the Abruzzi.
• GVenerable GibrianAn Irish hermit in Gaul, reposed around 509.
• Venerable IttaFounder of Nivelles Abbey, where she lived as a nun, reposed in 652.
• JESaint Januarius of EgyptA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 May; few details survive.
• Saint Macarius of GhentA pilgrim bishop from the East who reposed at Ghent in 1012.
• MVenerable MartinA venerable ascetic, honored at Saintes, who died around 400, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• MHVenerable Mil the Hymn-⁠singerVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NRHieromartyr Nedeljko (Strelićić) of RakovicaA hieromartyr of Rakovica near Belgrade, killed for the faith in 1945.
• NZMartyr Nikephoros ZaitsevChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• OWSaint Odhran of WaterfordAn Irish bishop honored at Waterford, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• OOVenerable Otger of OdilienburgCompanion of Saint Plechelm, honored at Odilienburg in the 8th century.
• Saint Plechelm of OdilienburgAnglo-⁠Saxon missionary bishop in the Low Countries, honored at Odilienburg, reposed in 730.
• Saint ThumetteA holy woman of Armorica, venerated in Brittany, of around 383.
• Martyr Victor the MoorA Moorish soldier, martyred at Milan in 303.
• WVenerable WiggerA monk connected with the abbey of Saint Maximin in Trier, who reposed around 966.
• WSaint WiroA missionary bishop in the Low Countries, who reposed around 730.
• WCHoly Hierarchs Wiro and CompanionsA missionary bishop in the Low Countries, commemorated with his companions.
• ZVVenerable Zosima of VolokolamskRussian venerable monk honored in the Volokolamsk region.
• ZVenerable ZosimasA monastic ascetic commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Apostle John the TheologianThe beloved disciple of the Lord, author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation, who died at Ephesus.
• ANVenerable Arsenius of NovgorodRecluse of Novgorod, born Ambrose and a tanner by trade, founder of the Arseniev Monastery in Novgorod.
• AMartyr AugustineA martyr commemorated with his brother Augustus and the hieromartyr Flavius.
• Saint Dionysius the Greek of RostovA bishop of Greek descent of Rostov, who died in 1425.
• IMartyr IndractAn Irish pilgrim slain near Glastonbury around 710.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 8?

From the saints of the day: Benedict, Boniface, Arsenius, Philip, Helladius, Pimen, Basil, Adrian, Arsenios, Denis, Dionysius, Fortunatus, Macarius, Martin, Nikephoros, Victor, Zosimas, John, Augustine. 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 8?

From the women saints of the day: Emmelia, Augustina. 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.