Baptismal names for children born on November 20

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 27

All the saints of November 20

• Passion-⁠Bearer Edmund of East AngliaLast Anglo-⁠Saxon king of East Anglia, killed by the Danes in 869.
• Saint Proclus of ConstantinopleArchbishop of Constantinople from 434 to 446, renowned preacher, active in the Nestorian controversy.
• Saint Bernward of HildesheimThirteenth bishop of Hildesheim, from 993 until his death in 1022.
• Venerable Gregory of DecapolisByzantine monk of the ninth century, known for miracles and his travels across the Byzantine world; died in 842.
• Confessor TheoktistosTheoktistos or Theoctistus (Ancient Greek: Θεόκτιστος; died 20 November 855) was a leading Byzantine official during the second quarter of the 9th century and the de facto head of the regency for the underage emperor Michael III from 842 un
• Martyr Dasius of DurostorumRoman soldier of Durostorum, beheaded in the early 4th century for refusing to join a pagan rite.
• Venerable Martyr Hilarion PisaretsHieromonk born into a peasant family, shot at the Butovo firing range on 3 December 1937 and canonized in 2000.
• Saint Simplicius of VeronaThird bishop of Verona, between Demetrian and Proculus; no certain details of his life are known.
• ANMartyr Anatolius of NicaeaChristian of Nicaea, venerated as a saint, who died around the year 312.
• DYVenerable Diodorus of YuryegorskBorn Diomid in Turchasovo, founder of the Demyan Hermitage near Olonets, who died in 1633.
• JPHieromartyr Joseph of PersiaDisciple of Bishop Narses, beheaded under King Shapur II for refusing to worship the sun.
• Venerable Martyr Eutychius KachurRussian hegumen born in 1891, executed at the Butovo firing range on 3 December 1937; canonized in 2000.
• TFVenerable Martyr Tatiana FomichevaRussian nun born in 1897 to a peasant family in the Moscow region; canonized in 2000.
• VMHieromartyr Vladimir MedvedyukRussian clergyman born in 1888, executed at the Butovo firing range on 3 December 1937.
• AHHoly Martyrs Abiatha, Hathes and MamlachaVirgins of Beth-⁠Garmai, put to death for Christ in 345 in the persecution of the Persian king Shapur II.
• ACSaint Agapitus of CaesareaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 November; few details survive.
• ASHieromartyr Alexander SakharovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• AAHieromartyr Alexis AmanovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• ANHieromartyr Alexis NikatovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• AGHoly Martyrs Ampelus and GaiusMartyrs of Messina in Sicily, put to death around 302.
• ASMartyr Anna of SeleuciaA martyr of Seleucia in Persia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• AMartyr AsteA virgin commemorated with Saint Thecla and the other women who suffered with her.
• ASaint AutbodusA bishop of Irish birth who preached in northern Gaul, and reposed around 690.
• AGMartyr Azat of GadiabA martyr of Gadiab in Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• BKHieromartyr Basil KandelyabrovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• BAMartyr Basil of AntiochA martyr of Antioch in Syria, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• BMartyr BassusA martyr of Heraclea, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CConfessor CelynninA Welsh saint honored at Llangelynnin, of the 6th century, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• DMartyr DasiusA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• DPMartyr Denakhisa of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• DHSaint Dionysius of HeracleaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 November; few details survive.
• DBSaint Dorus of BeneventoBishop of Benevento in southern Italy, from the early centuries of the Church there.
• EBSaint Easconn of Bo ChluainA hierarch of Bo Chluain, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• EPHieromartyr Emilian PanasevichA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• EVenerable EudoA holy monk of Lérins, who reposed around 760.
• ENMartyr Eustathius of NicaeaA martyr of Nicaea, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ESaint EvalA bishop venerated in Cornwall.
• FSSaint Faustus of SpainA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 November; few details survive.
• FCSaint Felec of CornwallSaint of Cornwall, venerated in the Western Church.
• GSaint GeithazetA holy eunuch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• HPHieromartyr Hypatius of PersiaA cleric of Persia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• IPHieromartyr Isaakios of PersiaA cleric of Persia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• JKVenerable Martyr Joannicia KozhevnikovaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JNVenerable John of NitriaAn ascetic of Nitria in Egypt in the 4th century, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
• JSHieromartyr John SarvA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JZVenerable Martyr John ZabolotnyA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LNVenerable Leo of NonantolaA holy monk of Nonantola in Italy, who reposed around 1000.
• NMartyr NanisA virgin commemorated with Saint Thecla and the other women who suffered with her.
• NPHieromartyr Nicholas PokrovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NZHieromartyr Nicholas ZelenovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NSaint NoelmaresA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• OCHoly Martyrs Octavius and CompanionsMartyrs of Turin in Italy, put to death around 297.
• OSHoly Martyrs Octavius, Solutor and Adventor of TurinThree martyrs of Turin in Italy, commemorated together.
• OSaint OnamA saint of the early Church who died in 343.
• OHSaint Orion of HeracleaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 November; few details survive.
• PMartyr PappiasA martyr of Persia who suffered for Christ around 343.
• SGMartyr Sasonius of GuzitChristian of Guzit, in Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SBHieromartyr Saverius of Beth SeleuciaCleric of Beth Seleucia, in Persia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SCSaint Silvester of ChalonBishop of Chalon-⁠sur-⁠Saône in Gaul, who reposed around 525.
• SPVenerable Sozomenus of PotamiaA wonderworking hierarch of Potamia in Cyprus who reposed around 1100.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on November 20?

From the saints of the day: Proclus, Gregory, Theoktistos, Hilarion, Anatolius, Diodorus, Joseph, Eutychius, Vladimir, Agapitus, Alexander, Alexis, Basil, Dionysius, Emilian, Eustathius, Hypatius, John, Nicholas, Orion, Silvester, Victor, Gelasius, Arsenius, Hippolytus. 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 20?

From the women saints of the day: Tatiana, Anna, Joannicia, Thecla, Vaufa. 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.