Baptismal names for children born on November 27

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, December 4

All the saints of November 27

• Holy Venerables Barlaam and JoasaphThe hermit Barlaam brought Joasaph, son of an Indian king who persecuted the Church, to the Christian faith.
• Saint Virgil of SalzburgIrish priest and astronomer who settled in Francia, bishop of Salzburg, who died in 784.
• Saint Palladius of HelenopolisBishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia, disciple of John Chrysostom, author of the Lausiac History.
• Great Martyr James the PersianChristian of Persia, put to death in 420 by dismemberment because he would not renounce Christ.
• Venerable Theodosius of TarnovoHigh-⁠ranking Bulgarian cleric and hermit of the fourteenth century, a disciple of Gregory of Sinai who spread hesychasm in Bulgaria.
• Saint Damaskinos the StuditeGreek cleric and writer of the sixteenth century, born in Thessalonica and a monk in Constantinople.
• Venerable Bilihildis of AltmünsterFrankish noblewoman, founder and abbess of Altmünster near Mainz, venerated locally as a saint; died in 734.
• Right-⁠Believing Roman Olgovich of RyazanGrand Prince of Ryazan from 1258 to 1270, only son of Oleg Ingvarevich, who died a martyr in 1270.
• Saint James of RostovBishop of Rostov, died in 1392 and canonized in 1549 by the second Moscow council.
• Hieromartyr Acacius of SebastePriest who died a martyr at Sebaste in Armenia in the persecution of Diocletian, around the year 304.
• Hieromartyr Kronid LyubimovArchimandrite, superior of the Trinity Lavra, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; glorified in 2000.
• Venerable Martyr Alexis GavrinMonk born in 1883 in Tambov province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2001.
• Venerable Martyr Joasaph BoevArchimandrite born at Moscow in 1879, a figure of the Edinoverie, shot at Butovo in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• Saint Secundinus (Sechnall)Irish bishop of the 5th century, patron of Domnach Sechnaill, remembered in tradition as a disciple of Saint Patrick.
• Hieromartyr Nicholas DobronravovArchbishop of Vladimir and Suzdal, shot at the Butovo firing range on 10 December 1937.
• RHVenerable Romanus the HermitSyrian hermit of the 4th and 5th centuries, whose life is told by Theodoret of Cyrus in his History of the God-⁠Lovers.
• ANSaint Acharius of NoyonBishop of Noyon and Tournai in Gaul, who reposed around 640.
• ANNew Martyr Alexis NikolskyArchpriest born in 1877 near Serpukhov, who died in 1938 at Vesyegonsk; glorified among the New Martyrs in 2000.
• ASHieromartyr Alexis SperanskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• AMVenerable Apollinaris of Monte CassinoAbbot of Monte Cassino in Italy, who reposed around 828.
• AFVenerable Martyr Apollos FedoseevA Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• BSHieromartyr Basil SokolovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• BIHieromartyr Boris IvanovskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• DBHieromartyr Demetrius BelyaevA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• DGVenerable Diodorus of George HillVenerable monk who struggled on George Hill.
• EMSaint Euphemia of MilanA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 November; few details survive.
• ESVenerable Eusicius of SellesVenerable honored at Selles in France, in the region of Blois; the sources preserve few details.
• FPHoly Martyrs Facundus and PrimitivusMartyrs of Spain, put to death around 300.
• Saint FergusA bishop of Irish birth who preached in Scotland, and reposed around 721.
• GSaint GallgoA saint venerated at Llanallgo on the isle of Anglesey.
• Venerable Gulstan of RhuysA holy monk of Rhuys in Brittany, who reposed in 1040.
• IAHoly Martyrs Irenarchus and AcaciusTwo martyrs honored together; few details about them survive.
• JASaint John AngeloptesBishop of Ravenna, called Angeloptes because he saw an angel at the Liturgy; reposed around 433.
• JEMartyr John EmelyanovA martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JGHieromartyr John GlazkovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JKHieromartyr John KhrustalevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JSHieromartyr John SmirnovA hieromartyr of Moscow, commemorated in the Russian Church calendar.
• MCSaint Mac CairleA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MGSaint Magnus of GaulA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 November; few details survive.
• MRSaint Maximus of RiezAbbot of Lérins from 426, later Bishop of Riez in Gaul, reposed in 460.
• MVenerable MosesA monastic ascetic commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• NVenerable Nathanael
• NAHieromartyr Nicholas AndreevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NPHieromartyr Nicholas PokrovskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NBVenerable Martyr Nikon BelyaevMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PAVenerable Palladius of AlexandriaVenerable monk of Alexandria, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PVenerable PinufriusVenerable monk who struggled in Egypt.
• RCVenerable Romanos of CiliciaVenerable hermit of Cilicia.
• RWVenerable Romanoz the WonderworkerA holy monk honored as a wonderworker.
• SAHieromartyr Sergius AmanovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1916.
• SBHieromartyr Sergius BrednikovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Saint Siffred of CarpentrasA monk of Lérins and later Bishop of Carpentras in Gaul, who reposed around 540.
• TVVenerable Martyr The 17 Venerable Martyr Monks of IndiaSeventeen monks of India, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TMartyr TheclaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• TDHieromartyr Theodore DorofeevA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• TCSaint Toca son of CuanA saint, son of Cuan, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Saint Valerian of AquileiaBishop of Aquileia in Italy, who reposed around 389.
• VGSaint Vitalis of GaulA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 27 November; few details survive.
• VSHieromartyr Vladimir Smirnov@NH
• XBVenerable Martyr Xenophon BondarenkoA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on November 27?

From the saints of the day: Virgil, Palladius, James, Theodosius, Damaskinos, Roman, Acacius, Alexis, Joasaph, Nicholas, Romanus, Apollinaris, Apollos, Basil, Boris, Demetrius, Diodorus, John, Magnus, Maximus, Moses, Nathanael, Nikon, Romanos, Romanoz, Sergius, Theodore, Valerian, Vladimir, Xenophon, Vsevolod, Gregory, Andrew, Vassian. 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 27?

From the women saints of the day: Euphemia, Thecla. 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.