Baptismal names for children born on November 16

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 23

All the saints of November 16

• Apostle MatthewA tax collector called by Christ to be one of the Twelve, author of the first Gospel.
• Venerable Othmar of St. GallPriest and monk, first abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St. Gall in Switzerland, who died around 759.
• PHHieromartyr Philoumenos HasapisCypriot abbot of the Greek monastery of Jacob's Well, killed near Nablus in November 1979.
• Martyr Fidentius of PaduaMartyr honored at Padua since the Middle Ages, traditionally set in the second century; nothing certain is known of him.
• Venerable Sergius of Malaya PinegaHieroschemamonk born in 1493 into a priest's family in the Pinega region, who died in 1585.
• ACSaint Africus of CommingesBishop of Comminges in southern France, celebrated for his zeal for orthodoxy; little is known about him.
• Hieromartyr Michael AbramovArchpriest born into a peasant family in the Ryazan governorate, who died a martyr on 29 November 1937.
• ADVenerable Akylina of DramaGreek nun from Asia Minor, abbess of the Ascension of the Savior Monastery in Drama; she lived from 1921 to 2006.
• AASaint Aelfric of AbingdonAbbot of Abingdon and later Archbishop of Canterbury, who reposed in 1005.
• ASaint AfanA bishop venerated at Llanafan in Wales.
• ABMartyr Ananias BoykovA Russian believer put to death for his faith in Christ in 1929, during the communist persecution.
• Saint Anianus of AstiBishop of Asti, venerated in the Western Church.
• AMartyr AugustineA martyr at Capua, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• BSHieromartyr Basil SokolovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• CGSaint Curcach of GregraigheAn Irish saint honored at Gregraighe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DSMartyr Demetrius SpiridonovA Russian believer who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• Saint Emilion of CombesA Breton saint of Combes, reposed in 767.
• FMartyr FelicitasA martyr at Capua, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• FASaint Fructuosa of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 16 November; few details survive.
• FVenerable Fulvianus (Matthew)An Ethiopian prince brought to the faith by the Apostle Matthew, whose name he took at baptism.
• GSaint GelchuA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GVenerable GobrainA holy monk of the region of Vannes in Brittany, who reposed around 725.
• IMartyr IphigeniaA virgin martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JTHieromartyr John TsvetkovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• LDSaint Leocadius of DéolsSaint honored at Déols in Berry, France; the sources preserve few details about him.
• MSHieromartyr Macarius SolovyovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• MBMartyr Michael BoldakovA martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1929.
• MFSaint Mochonna son of FionnloghaA saint, son of Fionnlogha, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Venerable NamphaseA holy monastic of the West from the age of the undivided Church.
• NTHieromartyr Nicholas TroitskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NNVenerable Nikon of NovgorodVenerable monk of Novgorod, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PAVenerable Martyr Panteleimon ArzhanykhMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TSSaints The Sons of Caelan of Mucurt InorThe Sons of Caelan of Mucurt Inor, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TKHieromartyr Theodore KolerovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• VVHieromartyr Victor VoronovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• Saint Eucherius of LyonArchbishop of Lyon from 439, known for his letters urging self-⁠denial, who died around 449.
• Hieromartyr Hypatius of GangraBishop of Gangra, present at the First Ecumenical Council, where he supported Athanasius the Great against the Arians.
• Hieromartyr Innocent TikhonovArchbishop of Vinnytsia, born at Troitsk in 1889, a graduate of the Petrograd Academy, who died a martyr in 1937.
• Saint LebuinusAn Anglo-⁠Saxon missionary who preached the Gospel to the Frisians at Deventer, and reposed around 773.
• RMConfessor Rufinus of MantuaA confessor of the faith, honored at Mantua in Italy.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on November 16?

From the saints of the day: Sergius, Michael, Ananias, Augustine, Basil, Demetrius, John, Macarius, Nicholas, Nikon, Panteleimon, Theodore, Victor, Hypatius, Rufinus. 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 16?

From the women saints of the day: Akylina, Felicitas, Iphigenia. 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.