Baptismal names for children born on May 9

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, May 16

All the saints of May 9

• Prophet IsaiahProphet of Israel in the eighth century before Christ, who foretold the coming of the Messiah.
• Martyr ChristopherMartyr of Anatolia, honored in East and West, killed for his faith in Christ in the third century.
• Saint Gerontius of CerviaBishop of Cervia in Italy who died in 501 and is venerated as a saint.
• Martyr GordianusRoman martyr killed in 362 under Julian the Apostate; remembered on 10 May.
• Venerable Shio of MgvimeGeorgian anchorite of the 6th century, one of the thirteen Assyrian Fathers, tied to Mgvime monastery.
• Saint Priscus of NoceraFirst bishop of Nocera, patron of Nocera Inferiore and its diocese, in the 3rd century.
• Venerable Joseph of OptinaPriest and monk at Optina, one of the fourteen venerable elders, who died in 1911; glorified in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Demetrius VoskresenskyPriest born in 1869, who died on 22 May 1938 in Chuvashia.
• HSVenerable Hieronymos of SimonopetraMonk of Simonopetra Monastery on Mount Athos, born in 1871 and died in 1957.
• ASaint AdalgarArchbishop of Hamburg-⁠Bremen, reposed in 909.
• AMartyr AquilinaA young Christian woman, martyred for her faith in Christ around 250.
• BVenerable BanbanA venerable father honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• BKHieromartyr Basil KolosovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1939, during the Soviet persecution.
• BVenerable BeatusA hermit honored as an enlightener of Switzerland.
• CMartyr CallinicaA woman martyr who suffered for Christ, and died around the year 250.
• CSaint CenmarA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CSaint CetfaidhA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CMartyr ChristopherA saint venerated at Antioch, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• CMartyr ConstantineA martyr called King of the Scots in the Greek synaxarion, taken to be Constantine of Cornwall, killed in Scotland about 576.
• EMartyr EpimachusMartyr of Alexandria who suffered in the persecution of Decius.
• GLVenerable Gorfor of LlanoverA Welsh saint honored at Llanover, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• Saint Gregory of OstiaBishop of Ostia, sent to Navarre, where he reposed in 1044.
• LSaint LamhruadhA saint honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
• MSaint MelydA holy woman of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
• NMHoly New Martyrs New Martyrs of ButovoBelievers and clergy shot at the Butovo firing range near Moscow in 1937 and 1938.
• NVVenerable Martyr Nicholas VuneniMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSaint SanctanAn Irish bishop, honored at Kill-⁠da-⁠Les.
• SVenerable SiosA venerable monk commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• TMHoly Martyrs The 310 Martyrs of PersiaThree hundred and ten martyrs slain in Persia in the persecution of Shapur II, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• TVenerable TudwgA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• VMVenerable Vincent of MontesA holy monk venerated in the West, of around 1000.
• Saint Nicholas of MyraFourth-⁠century bishop, protector of those in need and wonderworker.
• Saint Gregory the WonderworkerDisciple of Origen, bishop of Neocaesarea in Pontus, and great wonderworker of the third century.
• Holy Martyrs Gordianus and EpimachusMartyrs venerated together, whose relics rest in the same crypt at Rome.
• MISaint Maximus III of JerusalemBishop of Jerusalem from about 333 until his death in 347, the third of that name.
• Martyr Anastasius of LleidaA martyr of Lleida in Spain, put to death for Christ around 305.
• Venerable Brendan of BirrAbbot of Birr and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, who reposed around 571.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on May 9?

From the saints of the day: Isaiah, Gerontius, Priscus, Joseph, Demetrius, Hieronymos, Basil, Constantine, Gregory, Nicholas, Vincent, Maximus, Anastasius, Brendan. 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 9?

From the women saints of the day: Aquilina, Callinica. 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.