Baptismal names for children born on November 5

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 12

All the saints of November 5

• Apostle LinusOne of the Seventy Apostles, successor of Peter at Rome, who died around the year 80.
• Apostle Gaius of EphesusOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Ephesus, named in Romans; commemorated on January 4.
• Apostle Hermas of PhilippopolisOne of the Seventy, bishop of Philippopolis in Thrace (modern Plovdiv); sometimes taken for the author of the Shepherd of Hermas.
• Apostle Philologus of SinopeOne of the Seventy and bishop of Sinope, named by the Apostle Paul in Romans.
• Holy Martyrs Galaktion and EpistemeA married couple of Syria in the 3rd century, put to death for their faith in Christ.
• Apostle PatrobasOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Naples or Pozzuoli, named in the Epistle to the Romans.
• Saint TrofimenaVirgin from Patti in Sicily, linked with Saint Febronia; her relics are venerated in the basilica at Minori.
• Saint Jonah of NovgorodArchbishop of Novgorod and Pskov, orphaned young, who died on November 5, 1470.
• Saint Mark of EcaBishop of Eca in Apulia and confessor of the faith in the 3rd-4th centuries; commemorated June 14.
• GMHieromartyr Gabriel MaslennikovPriest born in 1871 at Mikhaylov in the Ryazan region, who died in Ryazan on 18 November 1937.
• AMartyr AgathangelusA hierarch honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• APVenerable Augustine and PaulinusHoly men venerated at Terracina in Italy.
• AHieromartyr AuxentiusA cleric and martyr at Caesarea Maritima, killed around 307, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• Venerable Bertilla of ChellesThe first abbess of Chelles near Paris, who reposed around 705.
• CPMartyr Carterius of PalestineMartyr of Palestine, who suffered for Christ.
• CMartyr CastorA hierarch commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CGSaint Colman of Glenn DealmhaicA saint of Glenn Dealmhaic, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Saint ComasiaA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• CCSaint Cuilleann of Cluain h-⁠UamaiiachA saint of Cluain h-⁠Uamaiiach, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Venerable CybiFounder of the monastery of Caer Gybi on the isle of Anglesey, who reposed around 550.
• DMartyr DometiusOne of twelve saints commemorated together with Bishop Castor.
• DBSaint Dominator of BresciaBishop of Brescia in Italy, who reposed around 495.
• DMartyr DomninusA martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, from the first Christian centuries.
• DGSaint Domninus of GrenobleBishop of Grenoble in Gaul, who reposed around 384.
• DHieromartyr DorotheusA presbyter of Caesarea in Palestine who suffered for Christ.
• EEMartyr Episteme of EmesaA martyr of Emesa in Phoenicia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• EMartyr EupsychiusA martyr of Palestine, commemorated by the undivided Church.
• FCSaint Faelan of Cluain MoescnaAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Moescna, of the 8th century, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FEMartyr Felix and EusebiusMartyrs of Terracina in Italy.
• FTVenerable Fibitius of TrierA holy monk of Trier in Germany, who reposed around 500.
• FSaint FlannanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GEMartyr Galaktion of EmesaMartyr of Emesa in Phoenicia, who suffered for faith in Christ.
• GASaint Gregory of AlexandriaBishop of Alexandria, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• KVenerable KanonikeA hermit of the Jordan desert, daughter of a senator of Constantinople; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• KSaint KantenA saint of Wales, venerated at Llanganten.
• KSaint KeaA British saint of the 6th century, venerated in Devon, Cornwall and Brittany.
• LOVenerable Laetus of OrléansA holy monk of the region of Orléans in Gaul, who reposed around 533.
• NPSaint Natalena of PamiersA saint honored at Pamiers, of whom little is known.
• OSaint OdradaA holy virgin venerated at Balen in Brabant.
• PMartyr PamphilusA martyr of Palestine, honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• PHHoly Apostles Patrobus, Hermes, Linus, Gaius and PhilologusApostles of the Seventy, mentioned in the epistles of the Apostle Paul.
• PSaint PaulA bishop commemorated in the synaxarion of the Church of Greece together with Domentius.
• PSaint PhilotheosA saint commemorated in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• PMartyr PhilotheusA martyr at Caesarea Maritima, killed around 307, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• SMartyr Silvanus
• SVenerable SpinulusA holy monk of the West.
• TPMartyr Theophilus of PalestineA martyr of Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TCMartyr Theotimus of CaesareaMartyr of Caesarea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• TPMartyr Theotimus of PalestineA martyr of Palestine, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• TMartyr TimothyA martyr at Caesarea Maritima, killed around 307, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• TPMartyr Timothy of PalestineChristian of Palestine, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• WSaint WethenocA Welsh saint, of the 6th century.
• Saint Tikhon of MoscowFirst patriarch of Moscow after the restoration of the patriarchate in 1917, who defended the Church under Soviet rule.
• Martyr HermenegildSon of the Visigothic king Liuvigild who embraced the Nicene faith and was killed in 585.
• Hieromartyr Basil BogoyavlenskyArchbishop of Chernigov from 1916, retired in 1917; killed in 1918 in the Okhansk district of Perm province.
• JPNew Martyr John PopovTheologian, church historian and patrologist, professor at the Moscow Theological Academy; he died in 1938 and was glorified in 2003.
• CCVenerable Cainnear of Cluain ClairaidAn Irish saint honored at Cluain Clairaid, of the 6th century, commemorated in the Martyrology of Tallaght.
• Saint Magnus of MilanBishop of Milan, who reposed around 530.
• USSaint Ursicinus of SensThe fourth Bishop of Sens in Gaul, an opponent of Arianism, reposed around 380.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on November 5?

From the saints of the day: Linus, Gaius, Jonah, Gabriel, Agathangelus, Augustine, Auxentius, Dorotheus, Felix, Galaktion, Gregory, Paul, Philotheos, Philotheus, Silvanus, Spinulus, Theophilus, Theotimus, Timothy, Tikhon, Basil, John, Magnus. 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 5?

From the women saints of the day: Episteme. 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.