Baptismal names for children born on October 13

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 20

All the saints of October 13

• Saint Theophilus of AntiochBishop of Antioch from 169 to 183, a Christian apologist, author of the treatise To Autolycus.
• New Martyr Zlata of MeglenYoung woman of Meglen, a new martyr of the eighteenth century, put to death on 18 October 1795.
• Right-⁠Believing Gerald of AurillacFrench lay nobleman of the ninth century, who died around 909, venerated as a saint in the West.
• Venerable Nicetas the PatricianByzantine monk and former high official, a fervent opponent of iconoclasm, who died in 836.
• Hieromartyr Carpus of PergamonMartyr from Pergamon and bishop, venerated by the Orthodox and other Churches; the details of his life are uncertain.
• Martyr Florentius of Thessaloniki
• Hieromartyr Nicholas ErmolovArchpriest born in 1874, a psalm-⁠reader's son and graduate of Samara seminary, who died a martyr at Novosibirsk in 1937.
• Venerable Dimitra of KyivBorn Matrona Egorova in 1810, a nun and founder of the Vvedensky Convent in Kyiv, who died in 1878.
• BCMartyr Benedict of CupraSoldier of the Roman garrison at Cupra, who died a martyr in 304 during the persecution of Christians.
• BPNew Martyr Bosiljka of PasjaneA Serbian new martyr of Pasjane.
• IKHieromartyr Innocent KikinPriest born in 1878, who died in 1937, counted among the new martyrs of Novosibirsk.
• AHieromartyr AdriasA bishop and martyr of Chalcedon, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• ASMartyr Agathodorus of SardisA martyr of Sardis, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• APMartyr Agathonica of PergamumA martyr of Pergamum, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• ACSaint Anthony of ChqondidiGeorgian hierarch, honored at Chqondidi.
• ASaint AntigonusA saint from the time of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BCSaint Berthoald of CambraiBishop of Cambrai and Arras in northern Gaul.
• CMVenerable Carp of MoscowA venerable father of Moscow, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Holy Martyrs Carpus and PapylusBishop Carpus and the deacon Papylus, martyred at Pergamum for their faith in Christ under the emperor Decius.
• Martyr ColomanAn Irish pilgrim put to death at Stockerau in Austria in 1012.
• CVenerable ComganA holy monk who lived at Lochalsh in Scotland.
• CCSaint Comhdhan of Cluain ConnaidhA saint of Cluain Connaidh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DSaint DiocletianA saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• DSaint DioscorusA saint of the undivided Church who died around 288.
• Martyr FaustusA martyr at Córdoba in Spain, put to death in 304 together with Januarius and Martial.
• FCHoly Martyrs Faustus and CompanionsMartyrs of Córdoba in Spain, put to death around 304.
• FASaint Faustus of AlguaireA saint venerated at Alguaire in Catalonia, of around 604.
• FSVenerable Finnseach of Sliabh GuaireAn Irish saint honored at Sliabh Guaire, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• FFHoly Martyrs Fyncana and FyndocaMartyrs venerated in Scotland.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Gerontius of TismanaA monk and fool for Christ born at Viscri, buried in 2018 beside the altar of Tismana; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• JVenerable JacobA Georgian hieromonk and disciple of Anthony of Chkondidi, who reposed in 1815.
• JHHieromartyr James of HamatouraA saint of Hamatoura Monastery in the Patriarchate of Antioch, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• JCMartyr Januarius of CórdobaA saint venerated at Córdoba in Spain.
• Saint LubentiusA preacher of the faith in the Lahn valley in Germany, who reposed around 370.
• LDVenerable Luke of DemenaAn Italo-⁠Greek monk of Demena in southern Italy, who reposed around 984.
• MCMartyr Martial of CórdobaMartyr of Córdoba in Spain, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• MMartyr MartyrochusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MPSaint Meletius PegasPatriarch of Alexandria, theologian and defender of Orthodoxy, who died in 1601.
• OCSaint Octavian of ComoBishop of Como in northern Italy, who reposed around 680.
• Hieromartyr Papylus of ThyatiraCleric of Thyatira, martyred at Pergamum for the faith of Christ.
• Saint Regimbald of SpeyerBishop of Speyer in Germany, who reposed around 1039.
• RGSaint Romulus of GenoaBishop of Genoa in Italy, who reposed around 641.
• SASaint Simpert of AugsburgBishop of Augsburg in Germany, who reposed around 809.
• VVenerable VenantiusA holy abbot of Gaul.
• Apostle AndrewGalilean fisherman, the first-⁠called apostle, who preached the Gospel and was crucified at Patras.
• Martyr Benjamin the DeaconDeacon put to death in Persia around 424, during a persecution that lasted forty years.
• Hieromartyr Thaddeus UspenskyArchbishop of Tver (Kalinin) and Kashin, killed on December 31, 1937.
• Righteous Alexis of UgineArchpriest of the Russian parishes in Western Europe, parish priest at Ugine in France; died in 1934.
• Venerable Benjamin of the Kiev CavesWealthy merchant who became a monk of the Kiev Caves after hearing the words of the Gospel at the service.
• ALSaint Austriclinianus of LimogesA saint honored at Limoges, of whom little is known.
• PHieromartyr PantalusA hierarch honored at Cologne, linked in tradition with the martyrdom of Saint Ursula.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 13?

From the saints of the day: Theophilus, Nicetas, Florentius, Nicholas, Benedict, Gerontius, Jacob, James, Luke, Meletius, Romulus, Venantius, Andrew, Benjamin, Thaddeus, Alexis. 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 13?

From the women saints of the day: Zlata, Dimitra. 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.