Baptismal names for children born on November 14

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 21

All the saints of November 14

• Right-⁠Believing Justinian the GreatByzantine emperor who built Hagia Sophia and codified Roman law in the Justinian Code.
• Apostle PhilipOne of the Twelve, from Bethsaida, who preached the Gospel and died a martyr at Hierapolis.
• Right-⁠Believing TheodoraWife of Emperor Justinian and empress from 527 to 548, one of her husband's chief advisers.
• Saint Gregory PalamasAthonite monk and archbishop of Thessalonica, defender of hesychast prayer and the divine light.
• Saint DubriciusBritish cleric of the sixth century, evangelist of Ergyng and much of south-⁠east Wales.
• AUSaint Alberic of UtrechtBenedictine monk and bishop of Utrecht, who died on August 21, 784.
• Hieromartyr Dimitry BenevolenskyArchpriest from Vyshny Volochyok, a priest from 1911, who died a martyr in 1937 under Soviet rule; canonized in 1999.
• Venerable Fantinus the YoungerMonk born in Calabria about 927, a disciple of Saint Elias the Cave-⁠Dweller; died in 1000.
• Hieromartyr Alexander BykovPriest born in 1881 into a merchant's family, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937.
• AZMartyr Anna ZertsalovaSpiritual writer from Moscow, executed at the Butovo firing range on 27 November 1937; canonized in 2000.
• Hieromartyr George IzvekovArchpriest, collector of Russian folk songs and church composer, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937.
• Hieromartyr Prokopy TitovArchbishop of Kherson and Nikolaev, born in 1877, who died a martyr at Turtkul in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• AZVenerable Martyr Aristarchus Zaglodin-⁠KokorevRussian hieromonk born in 1886, who died in November 1937 in the Kalinin region; canonized in 2000.
• CHNew Martyr Constantine of HydraNew martyr born on Hydra in 1770, executed in Rhodes in 1800.
• DLHieromartyr Demetrius LebedevRussian theologian and archpriest, born in 1871 and died in 1937; honored among the New Martyrs of Butovo.
• ACHieromartyr Alexander ChekalovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• APHieromartyr Alexander PokrovskyA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ANHieromartyr Alexis NechaevA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• ANHieromartyr Alexis NikologorskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• Saint Amand of RennesBishop of Rennes in Gaul, who reposed around 505.
• Saint AntigiusA hierarch venerated in the West, commemorated in the old calendars.
• BLHieromartyr Basil LikharevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BNHieromartyr Basil NikolskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• BRHieromartyr Basil RozanovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• CEVenerable Constans of Eo InisA venerable saint of Eo Inis, commemorated in the Irish calendar, who reposed in 777; few details survive.
• DTNew Martyr Demetrius of TverRussian new martyr of the Tver diocese.
• DRMartyr Demetrius RudakovA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• EWSaint Euphemian the WonderworkerA wonderworking saint of Cyprus, honoured with a church in the village of Lysi.
• FKSaint Fachtna of KiltoomSaint of Kiltoom, venerated in the Western Church.
• FDRight-⁠Believing Finnachta son of DunchadhAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• GSaint GabhranA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• GBMartyr Gabriel BezfamilnyA martyr known as Gabriel Bezfamilny, meaning Gabriel without a surname.
• Saint Gurie GrosuMetropolitan of Bessarabia from 1918 to 1938, who reposed at Cernica Monastery in 1943; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• HFHoly Hierarchs Holy Fathers of MéridaHierarchs of Mérida in Spain, honored together as the Holy Fathers.
• JBSaint Jucundus of BolognaBishop of Bologna in Italy, who reposed around 485.
• Saint MaloA holy man from Wales who became Bishop of Aleth in Brittany, and reposed around 621.
• MMSaint Masona of MéridaBishop of Mérida in Spain, who died around the year 605.
• MBHieromartyr Michael BelyustinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• MNHieromartyr Michael NekrasovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MPHieromartyr Mikhail Podielsky of ZazymiaA priest of Zazymia, killed in 1937; locally glorified (Eparchy of Boryspil, 2021).
• MSaint MobecogA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• MSaint ModanicA bishop of early Britain.
• NBHieromartyr Nicholas BogorodskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NDHieromartyr Nicholas DunaevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• ODSaint Odharnat of Druim Mic FeradhaighAn Irish saint honored at Druim Mic Feradhaigh, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• PCMartyr Panteleimon of CreteChristian of Crete, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PKHieromartyr Porphyry KolosovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Saint RufusA bishop of Avignon, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• SKHieromartyr Sergius KonstantinovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SRHieromartyr Sergius RufitskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SSHieromartyr Sergius SpasskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SZHieromartyr Sergius ZnamenskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Venerable SidoniusA monk of Irish birth, founder of the monastery of Saint-⁠Saëns in Normandy, who reposed around 690.
• SSaint StachysA bishop of Hierapolis, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• TTSaints The Three Sons of Dubhthach of Cill TomaThe Three Sons of Dubhthach of Cill Toma, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TBHieromartyr Theodore BakkalinskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• TGHieromartyr Theodore GrudakovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• THoly Venerables Theodota
• TDHoly Hieromartyrs Theodotus and DemetriusPresbyters and martyrs of Perinthus in Thrace, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• TVenerable TrahamundaA venerable ascetic, honored in Galicia, remembered in the calendars of the Church.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on November 14?

From the saints of the day: Justinian, Philip, Gregory, Dimitry, Alexander, George, Constantine, Demetrius, Alexis, Basil, Gabriel, Michael, Mikhail, Nicholas, Panteleimon, Rufus, Sergius, Theodore, Theodotus, Victor, Hypatius. 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 November 14?

From the women saints of the day: Theodora, Anna, Alexandra. 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.