Baptismal names for children born on October 18

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 25

All the saints of October 18

• Apostle LukePhysician and companion of Paul, author of the third Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles.
• Saint Peter of CetinjePrince-⁠bishop of Montenegro from 1784 to 1830 and exarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church there.
• Saint Asclepiades of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 211 until his death around 218, called the Confessor, successor of Serapion.
• Saint Gwen TeirbronBreton holy woman of the fifth or sixth century, wife of Fragan.
• Martyr Justus of BeauvaisMartyr of Roman Gaul in the late 3rd century, known from semi-⁠legendary tradition.
• Martyr Proculus of PozzuoliMartyr of Pozzuoli, died around 305 at the same time as Saint Januarius.
• Saint Wenna of CornwallSaint venerated in Cornwall, by some accounts a queen of the land; she is said to have founded churches at St Wenn and Morval.
• Martyr Marinus of AnazarbusMartyr from Asia Minor who lived at Anazarbus in Cilicia in the time of Diocletian's persecution.
• Venerable David of SerpukhovBorn Daniel in the 1450s, he founded the Ascension David's Hermitage near Serpukhov; died in 1520.
• JPVenerable Julian of PersiaHermit and abbot of a monastery in Mesopotamia in the 4th century, known from the writing of Theodoret of Cyrrhus.
• AVHieromartyr Andrew VoskresenskyMoscow archpriest, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937 and canonized in 2000.
• BGHoly Martyrs Brothen and GwendolenMartyrs venerated in Wales.
• CCVenerable Colman son of CoirtchidhA venerable saint, son of Coirtchidh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CCSaint Constantine CabasilasAn Archbishop of Ohrid, commemorated in the calendar of the Church in North Macedonia.
• Hieromartyr Demetrius VoznesenskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• DMartyr Domninus
• EKMartyr Elizabeth KrymovaA Russian woman put to death for her faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• EMVenerable Euphrosyne of Mega SpilaionMother of the founders of the Mega Spilaion Monastery in the Peloponnese.
• ETSaint Euphrosyne of ThessalonicaA saint of Thessalonica, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• EMartyr EutychiusA martyr at Pozzuoli under Diocletian, companion of Saint Januarius of Benevento.
• GCNew Martyr Gabriel of CairoA new martyr of Cairo who died for his faith in Christ in 1522.
• GVenerable GuernabuiA Welsh saint, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• IVenerable IlloganA venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
• IIHoly Martyrs Isidore, Irene and GeorgeThree martyrs of Vali in Crete, called the newly-⁠revealed martyrs; venerated locally.
• JDSaint James the Deacon
• JHVenerable Julian the Hermit of MesopotamiaVenerable hermit of Mesopotamia.
• JASaint Julius of AxiopolisA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 18 October; few details survive.
• KEMartyr Kyrmidol of EgyptMartyr of Egypt, who suffered for Christ.
• MCHieromartyr Mnason of CyprusDisciple from Cyprus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, in whose house the Apostle Paul was hosted.
• MTSaint Moluainen of TamlachtA saint of Tamlacht, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Venerable Monon of NassogneA hermit in the Ardennes forest at Nassogne, who reposed around 645.
• NSHieromartyr Nicholas SokolovArchpriest born in 1877 in Moscow province, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937.
• SBHieromartyr Sergius BazhanovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SGHieromartyr Sergius GusevCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SMVenerable Simeon of Mega SpilaionFounder of the Mega Spilaion Monastery in the Peloponnese.
• STVenerable Simeon of ThessalonicaVenerable monk of Thessalonica, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• TRVenerable Teca of RuscachAn Irish saint honored at Ruscach, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• TMVenerable Theodore of Mega SpilaionFounder of the Mega Spilaion Monastery in the Peloponnese.
• TTVenerable Theodore of ThessalonicaA venerable monk of Thessalonica, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• TMartyr TryphoniaA martyr of Italy.
• New Martyr Zlata of MeglenYoung woman of Meglen, a new martyr of the eighteenth century, put to death on 18 October 1795.
• Venerable Joseph of VolotskRussian abbot and theologian, defender of monastic landholding, born Ivan Sanin; died in 1515.
• ASaint AthenodorusBrother of Saint Gregory the Wonderworker and an early Christian writer of Pontus, who died around 270.
• IVenerable IsidoraA venerable woman commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 18?

From the saints of the day: Luke, Peter, Justus, Marinus, David, Julian, Andrew, Constantine, Demetrius, Eutychius, Gabriel, Isidore, James, Julius, Nicholas, Sergius, Simeon, Theodore, Joseph. 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 18?

From the women saints of the day: Elizabeth, Zlata, Isidora. 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.