Baptismal names for children born on October 10

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 17

All the saints of October 10

• Saint Paulinus of YorkRoman missionary sent by Pope Gregory the Great, first bishop of York, who died in 644.
• Martyr Victor of XantenMartyr of the fourth century, whose relics have been kept since the twelfth century in Xanten Cathedral.
• Martyr Gereon of CologneMartyr, possibly a soldier, beheaded at Cologne probably in the early fourth century.
• Venerable Ambrose of OptinaElder and hieroschemamonk at Optina, born Alexander Grenkov, who died in 1891; canonized in 1988.
• Saint Clarus of NantesBy late traditions the first bishop of Nantes, in the later third century.
• Saint Cerbonius of PopuloniaBishop of Populonia during the barbarian invasions, praised by Pope Gregory the Great in his Dialogues; died in 575.
• Holy Martyrs Eulampius and EulampiaBrother and sister of Nicomedia, put to death for their faith in Christ around 310.
• PKSaint Pinytus of KnossosBishop of Knossos in Crete in the late second century, praised by Eusebius as a leading church writer.
• Saint Innocent of PenzaBishop of Penza and Saratov and rector of the Saint Petersburg seminary, canonized in 2000.
• Holy Venerable Martyrs Martyrs of ZographouMonks of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos, killed in 1276 for the Orthodox faith.
• ATFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Andrew of TotmaBorn near Totma, he went to desert places and lived as a fool for Christ; he died in 1673.
• Venerable Methodius of PochaivAccording to tradition, a Greek monk of Athos and the first abbot of Pochaiv Monastery, who died in 1228.
• MHoly Martyrs 200 MartyrsA group of two hundred martyrs, honored together in the Greek synaxarion.
• ASSaint Aldric of SensArchbishop of Sens in France, reposed in 841.
• AVSaint Amphilochius of VladimirBishop of Vladimir, honored in the Russian Church.
• Venerable Bassian of ConstantinopleVenerable monk of Constantinople, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Holy Martyrs Cassius and FlorentiusMartyrs of Bonn, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• ENMartyr Eulampia of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• ENMartyr Eulampius of NicomediaA martyr of Nicomedia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• Martyr FlorentiusA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• FFVenerable Fulk of FontenelleAbbot of Fontenelle in Normandy, reposed in 845.
• LSConfessor Longinus the StyliteA stylite honored as a confessor of the faith in the Greek synaxarion.
• MZVenerable Martyr Martinian of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• MVenerable Martyr MenasA monk of Zograf, one of the 26 Athonite martyrs killed in 1275; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PSaint PatricianA bishop of the early Church of Scotland.
• SSaint SeananA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• SASaint Secunda of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 10 October; few details survive.
• SVenerable SiollanA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Martyr TancaA virgin of the region of Troyes, slain for defending her chastity around 637.
• Venerable TanwgA Welsh saint honored on Anglesey, of the 6th century, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• TTVenerable Theophilus of TiberiopolisA venerable monk of Tiberiopolis, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TCConfessor Theophilus the ConfessorA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TAMartyr Theotecnus of AntiochA martyr of Antioch, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• Equal-⁠to-⁠the-⁠Apostles Vladimir of KievPrince who accepted Baptism in 988 and Christianized Kievan Rus.
• Saint Innocent of IrkutskMissionary to Siberia and first bishop of Irkutsk, born to a noble family of Chernigov; died in 1731.
• Venerable Job of PochaevUkrainian monk born Ivan Zalizo, abbot at Pochaev, who lived over a hundred years; died in 1651.
• Saint Peter of MoscowMetropolitan of Kyiv who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325 and became the city's patron; died in 1326.
• KZVenerable Kosmas the ZographiteBulgarian monk of Zographou Monastery on Athos, born in Tarnovo into a noble family, who died in 1323.
• Venerable Theophilus of LugaFrom a Karelian peasant family, founder of the Omuch Hermitage in the Luga region; died in 1412.
• Venerable Martyr Anthony the New of VeriaAn Athonite monk of Zographou Monastery, martyred at Veria under Ottoman rule.
• APSaint Amphilochius of PecherskA monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, later bishop of Vladimir-⁠Volynsky, who died in 1122.
• BZVenerable Martyr Barsanuphius of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• CZVenerable Martyr Cyprian of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• CZVenerable Martyr Cyril of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• DVVenerable Martyr Dionysius of VatopediA monk of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• DPHieromartyr Dionysius the PhilosopherMetropolitan of Larissa, put to death in Ioannina in 1611.
• DZVenerable Martyr Dometian of ZografA monk of the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• EZVenerable Martyr Euthymius of ZografA monk of the Zograf Monastery on Athos who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• HZVenerable Martyr Hilarion of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• IVenerable Martyr IoasaphA monk of Zographou Monastery on Athos, who died a martyr in 1276; commemorated on 22 September and 10 October.
• JZVenerable Martyr James of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• JZVenerable Martyr Joannicius of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• JZVenerable Martyr Job of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• MZVenerable Martyr Micah of ZographouMonk of Zographou, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PZVenerable Martyr Parthenius of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Saint Paul AurelianA Welsh bishop in Brittany with his see at Léon, reposed around 572.
• PZVenerable Martyr Paul of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SZVenerable Martyr Sabbas of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• STMartyr Salsa of TipasaA martyr honored at Tipasa, of whom little is known.
• SZVenerable Martyr Sergius of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 10?

From the saints of the day: Paulinus, Victor, Ambrose, Andrew, Methodius, Eulampius, Florentius, Longinus, Martinian, Menas, Theophilus, Vladimir, Peter, Kosmas, Barsanuphius, Cyprian, Cyril, Dionysius, Euthymius, Hilarion, Ioasaph, James, Joannicius, Micah, Paul, Sabbas, Sergius, Simon, Thomas. 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 October 10?

From the women saints of the day: Eulampia. 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.