Baptismal names for children born on November 8

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 15

All the saints of November 8

• Saint GabrielThe Archangel who announced to the Virgin Mary the Incarnation of the Son of God.
• Saint MichaelChief of the angelic powers, honored as protector of the Church and victor over evil.
• Saint Adeodatus I of RomeBishop of Rome from 615 to 618, chosen from among the priests, also known as Deusdedit.
• Saint RaphaelThe Archangel who healed Tobit and guided his son Tobias, as told in the Book of Tobit.
• Saint UrielAn archangel named in Orthodox tradition, honored in the Synaxis of the seven archangels.
• Saint BarachielAn archangel named in Orthodox tradition, honored in the Synaxis of the seven archangels.
• Saint WillehadChristian missionary and bishop of Bremen from 787, who died in 789.
• Saint SelaphielAn archangel named in Orthodox tradition, honored in the Synaxis of the seven archangels.
• Holy Martyrs The Four Crowned MartyrsNine martyrs of early Christianity, venerated together under the name of the Four Crowned Ones.
• Saint TysilioWelsh bishop, prince and scholar who died in 640; sometimes confused with Saint Suliac.
• Hieromartyr Paul AnsimovArchpriest born in 1891, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized as a hieromartyr in 2005.
• Right-⁠Believing Maria ShvarnovnaFirst wife of Vsevolod the Big Nest, mother of at least twelve children, a nun under the name Marfa; died in 1205.
• New Martyr Agathangelos of LerinNew martyr from Lerin, martyred at Bitola under Ottoman rule.
• AUSaint Abdia son of UodachAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• BASaint Bairrfionn of Achadh ChailltenAn Irish saint honored at Achadh Chaillten, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CRSaint Carpophorus of RomeA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 November; few details survive.
• CSMartyr Castorius of SirmiumMartyr of Sirmium, remembered as a stone carver who died for Christ.
• CMVenerable Clarus of MarmoutierA disciple of Saint Martin of Tours who lived at Marmoutier, and reposed around 389.
• CSMartyr Claudius of SirmiumMartyr of Sirmium, remembered as a stone carver who died for Christ.
• CCSaint Colum of Cuil DamhainA saint of Cuil Damhain, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DNSaint Damian of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 November; few details survive.
• FSaint FionnchanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GVenerable GervadiusA holy monk of Irish birth who lived in Scotland.
• GEVenerable Gregory of EinsiedelnA holy monk of the Abbey of Einsiedeln in Switzerland.
• JSaint JehudielAn archangel named in Orthodox tradition, honored in the Synaxis of the seven archangels.
• JSaint JeremielAn archangel named in Orthodox tradition, honored in the Synaxis of the seven archangels.
• MNSaint Magnus of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 November; few details survive.
• MPVenerable Martha of PskovA venerable woman of Pskov who reposed around 1300.
• MVSaint Maurus of VerdunBishop of Verdun in Gaul, who reposed around 383.
• MDSaint Moroc of DunkeldA holy monk of Dunkeld in Scotland.
• NSMartyr Nicostratus of SirmiumMartyr of Sirmium, remembered as a stone carver who died for Christ.
• PASaint Primus of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 8 November; few details survive.
• SSMartyr Sempronianus of SirmiumMartyr of Sirmium, remembered as a stone carver who died for Christ.
• SSMartyr Simplicius of SirmiumMartyr of Sirmium, remembered as a stone carver who died for Christ.
• WMSaint Wiomad of MettlachAbbot of Mettlach and later Bishop of Trier, who reposed around 790.
• Saint Alexander OkropiridzeBishop of Guria and Samegrelo, born in 1824 into a priest's family, died in 1907; a saint of the Georgian Church.
• Confessor AelhaearnA Welsh saint honored in Powys, of the 7th century, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• ALSaint Alvitus of LeónBishop of León in Spain, who reposed in 1063 at Seville.
• Venerable CybiFounder of the monastery of Caer Gybi on the isle of Anglesey, who reposed around 550.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on November 8?

From the saints of the day: Gabriel, Michael, Adeodatus, Raphael, Uriel, Barachiel, Selaphiel, Paul, Agathangelos, Claudius, Damian, Gregory, Jehudiel, Jeremiel, Magnus, Nicostratus, Alexander. 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 8?

From the women saints of the day: Maria. 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.