Baptismal names for children born on October 11

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 18

All the saints of October 11

• Apostle Philip the DeaconOne of the seven deacons chosen at Jerusalem, an evangelist who baptized the Ethiopian eunuch.
• Saint Bruno the GreatArchbishop of Cologne from 953 and duke of Lotharingia, the youngest brother of Emperor Otto I.
• Saint Philotheus KokkinosTwice Ecumenical Patriarch, a leader of the Byzantine monastic revival, who died in 1379.
• ATSaint Arsacius of TarsusArsacius of Tarsus (Greek: Ἀρσάκιος; before 324 – 11 November 405) was the intruding archbishop of Constantinople from 404 to 405, after the violent expulsion of John Chrysostom.
• Venerable Leo of OptinaHieroschemamonk and elder at Optina, regarded as the founder of the eldership there; died in 1841.
• Holy Confessors Theodore and Theophanes the BrandedMonk brothers from Jerusalem, defenders of the veneration of icons in the second iconoclast period, called the Branded.
• Saint Firminus of UzèsBishop of Uzès, disciple and friend of Caesarius of Arles, who helped draft the rule for nuns.
• SISaint Sisinnius IPatriarch of Constantinople from 426 to 427, known before his election for virtue and charity.
• Saint Sanctinus of MeauxGallo-⁠Roman bishop and missionary, by tradition the first bishop of Meaux and of Verdun, died in 356.
• Holy Unmercenary Healers Zenaida and PhilonellaSisters and physicians of Tarsus who healed the sick without payment, after the Apostle Luke.
• Hieromartyr Nicasius of RouenSometimes counted the first bishop of Rouen, called the Apostle of the Vexin, martyred in Gaul in the 3rd century.
• Confessor Theophanes the BrandedByzantine monk and hymnographer, a confessor in the age of iconoclasm, later Metropolitan of Nicaea.
• Venerable John the God-⁠pleasingMonk of the Kiev Caves in the twelfth century, younger brother of Saint Theophilus the Weeper.
• Martyr Susanna of ToulMartyr beheaded for her faith at Grand in the Vosges, honored in the former diocese of Toul in Lorraine.
• Martyr Zenaida of TarsusSaint of the early Christian centuries, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia.
• ASaint AgilbertA bishop in Wessex and later in Paris, reposed around 685.
• AGHieromartyr Alexander GrivskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• AMartyr AndronicusA martyr at Anazarbus in Cilicia, remembered with Tarachus and Probus, under Diocletian.
• AVenerable AnsilioA monk of Lagny in Gaul.
• Venerable Cainnech of AghaboeA friend of Saint Columba, founder of the monastery of Aghaboe in Ireland, reposed around 600.
• ESaint EliasBishop of Gortyna in Crete, who reposed around 727.
• EVenerable EmilianA hermit honored near Rennes in Brittany.
• EVenerable EthelburgaAnglo-⁠Saxon saint, honored as a venerable woman.
• EVenerable EufridusA holy monk honored at Asti in Italy.
• FVenerable FergnaA priest remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• FFSaint Foirtchern son of FeidhlimidhA saint, son of Feidhlimidh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GMVenerable Germanos MaroulisMonk of Thessalonica, who lived from 1252 to 1336 and is venerated as a saint.
• GBHieromartyr Germanus of BesançonBishop of Besançon, slain for Christ around 390.
• Venerable Gummarus of LierAn official at the Frankish court who ended his life as a hermit at Lier, reposed around 774.
• JSaint JohnBishop of Arcadia in Crete in the 8th century; venerated locally (Crete).
• JPSaint Jonah of PergamosA hierarch linked to Pergamos in Cyprus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Venerable Juliana of PavillyAbbess of Pavilly in Normandy, reposed around 750.
• LSaint LommanA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• MSaint MochaidhbheoA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• Holy Martyrs Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus and PientiaMartyrs in Gaul, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• PVHieromartyr Philaret VelikanovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• PTUnmercenary Philonilla of TarsusThe sister of Saint Zenaida, a physician of Tarsus who healed the sick without payment.
• PVMartyr Pientia of the VexinMartyr of the Vexin in France, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• PVVenerable Placidia of VeronaA virgin honored at Verona, reposed around 460.
• SVVenerable Sabbas of VatopaidiA monk of Vatopaidi who followed the path of foolishness for Christ, reposing in 1349.
• STVenerable Martyr Sarmata of the ThebaidA martyr of the Thebaid in Egypt.
• SVMartyr Scubiculus of the VexinMartyr of the Vexin in France, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• VSaint VictorinaSaint venerated in the Orthodox calendar under the name Victorina.
• Saint Atticus of ConstantinopleArchbishop of Constantinople from March 406 until his death in 425.
• Venerable Ambrose of OptinaElder and hieroschemamonk at Optina, born Alexander Grenkov, who died in 1891; canonized in 1988.
• AASaint Arsenius AutorianusEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the 13th century, died in 1273 on Marmara Island.
• Hieromartyr Kuksha of the Kiev CavesMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, killed after 1114 for preaching the faith among the pagan Vyatichi.
• Venerable Moses of OptinaSchema-⁠archimandrite, abbot and elder of Optina Monastery, born in 1782 and died in 1862.
• Venerable Nectarius of OptinaHieroschemamonk, one of the last great elders of Optina, born at Yelets in 1853, died in 1928.
• Confessor Nikon of OptinaHieroschemamonk, the last confessor of Optina Monastery, who died in exile in northern Russia in 1931.
• Saint Gratus of OloronFirst bishop of Oloron in southern France, a figure of the 5th century.
• Venerable Anatoly of OptinaPriest and elder of Optina, 1824 to 1894, glorified in 2000 among the fourteen Optina venerable fathers.
• Venerable Joseph of OptinaPriest and monk at Optina, one of the fourteen venerable elders, who died in 1911; glorified in 2000.
• Venerable Anatoly of OptinaHieroschemamonk of Optina, born at Moscow into a merchant family, who died in 1922.
• MOVenerable Macarius of OptinaHieroschemamonk and spiritual elder at Optina, born in Orel province; died in 1860.
• IBVenerable Martyr Isaac Bobrakov of OptinaArchimandrite, the last abbot of old Optina, who died a martyr on 8 January 1938 at the Tesnitsa firing range.
• IOVenerable Isaac of OptinaSchema-⁠archimandrite, abbot of Optina and one of its fourteen elders, born in Kursk, who died in 1894.
• Venerable Theophanes the FasterA fasting monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• PAMartyr Probus of AnazarbusChristian of Anazarbus, martyred for the faith of Christ in 304.
• TAMartyr Tarachus of AnazarbusChristian of Anazarbus, martyred for the faith of Christ in 304.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 11?

From the saints of the day: Philip, Bruno, Philotheus, Theophanes, John, Alexander, Andronicus, Elias, Emilian, Germanos, Germanus, Jonah, Philaret, Sabbas, Atticus, Ambrose, Arsenius, Moses, Nectarius, Nikon, Anatoly, Joseph, Macarius, Isaac. 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 11?

From the women saints of the day: Susanna, Zenaida, Juliana, Victorina. 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.