Baptismal names for children born on October 20

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 27

All the saints of October 20

• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Gabriel of GeorgiaGeorgian monk, a fool for Christ, who died in 1995, honored for his humility and ascetic labor.
• Great Martyr Artemius of AntiochRoman general of Syrian birth, commander of Egypt, a great martyr who died in 362.
• Hieromartyr Nicholas LyubomudrovPriest born in 1862 in Yaroslavl province, who died a martyr in the village of Latskoye in 1918; canonized in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Herman KokelBishop of Blagoveshchensk, born in 1883 into a large family, who died in the Bamlag camp in 1937; glorified in 2001.
• Hieromartyr Zosimas PepeninPriest born in 1888 to a peasant family, who died a martyr in the Karlag camp in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• JBNew Martyr John of BakuBorn Ivan Ganchev in 1878, priest and rector of the Nativity Cathedral in Baku, who died in 1937 in the Karaganda region.
• BVenerable Martyr BarsabiasAn abbot and missionary who was martyred in Persia in 342.
• AHSaint Acca of HexhamBishop of Hexham, disciple of Saint Wilfrid and friend of Bede the Venerable, who reposed in 740.
• ATVenerable Aderald of TroyesAn archdeacon of Troyes in France, who reposed around 1004.
• AMSaint Aidan of MayoBishop of Mayo in Ireland, who reposed around 768.
• AOHieromartyr Alexander OrlovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• BMartyr BachthesonA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• BSaint BasilBishop of Trebizond; venerated locally.
• BVSaint Bernard of VulciBishop of Vulci in Italy, who reposed around 800.
• BMSaint Brandon of ManA bishop honored on the Isle of Man; few details of his life survive.
• Martyr Caprasius of AgenA martyr of Agen in Gaul, put to death around 303.
• CTSaint Colman of Tuaim GreineA saint of Tuaim Greine, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• EMartyr EnoesA martyr commemorated with Saint Ebores.
• ENMartyr Eutyches of NicomediaEutyches and other martyrs of Nicomedia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• GCVenerable Martyr George of CórdobaA monk of the Lavra of Saint Sabbas, put to death for Christ at Córdoba in 852.
• GDHoly Martyrs George the Deacon and Aurelius of CórdobaGeorge the deacon and Aurelius, martyrs at Córdoba in Spain.
• GMartyr GermanusA martyr commemorated with Anthony, Zebinas and Nicephorus.
• ITMartyr Irene of TomarA virgin martyr of Tomar in Portugal, put to death around 653.
• JPSaint Januaria of PozzuoliA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 20 October; few details survive.
• JRHieromartyr John RechkinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JRHieromartyr John RodionovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JTHieromartyr John TalyzinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LNHieromartyr Leonid NikolskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• MCSaint Maeldubh of Cluain-⁠Immorrois inUi-⁠FailgheAn Irish saint honored at Cluain-⁠Immorrois inUi-⁠Failghe, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• MSaint MaeleoinA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• MCHoly Martyrs Martha and CompanionsMartyrs of Cologne.
• MIHieromartyr Michael IsaevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• NFHieromartyr Nicholas FigurovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PBMartyr Paul BocharovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PKHieromartyr Peter KravetsCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SRVenerable Sindulf of ReimsA holy monk of the region of Reims in Gaul, who reposed around 660.
• SCVenerable Sindulphus of ChampagneMonk of Champagne, venerated in the Western Church.
• SRSaint Sonnatius of ReimsBishop of Reims from 593 to 631, who moved the relics of Saint Remigius into a new church; honored locally as blessed.
• VSSaint Vitalis of SalzburgBishop of Salzburg in Austria, who reposed in 730.
• Saint Rupert of SalzburgBishop of Worms and first bishop of Salzburg, abbot of the monastery of Saint Peter.
• Saint Luke of SimferopolRenowned surgeon and archbishop, author of medical and spiritual works, who died in 1961 in Simferopol.
• Hieromartyr Felician of FolignoMartyr bishop and patron of Foligno in Italy, who died around 250.
• Martyr Maximus of AveiaDeacon and martyr, one of the patrons of L'Aquila in Italy, who died around 250.
• Righteous Artemius of VerkolaRussian child born in 1532 who died in 1545, venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.
• Venerable Gerasimos of KefaloniaPatron saint of the island of Kefalonia in Greece, a monk who lived from 1506 to 1579.
• Saint Anthony AbashidzeSchema-⁠archbishop of Georgian princely birth, archbishop of Taurida and Simferopol; died in 1942.
• Venerable Matrona of ChiosVenerable woman of the island of Chios, born in the village of Volissos; commemorated on 20 October.
• Venerable Gregory KallidisVenerable of Thessaloniki, born in 1844 and died in 1925.
• Hieromartyr Nicodemus KononovBishop of Belgorod, vicar of the Kursk diocese and author of lives of the saints of the Russian North, killed in 1919.
• EMartyr EboresA martyr commemorated with Calliopius, Nirus, Papas and Orion.
• INVenerable Martyr Ignatius the NewA monk of Athos, martyred at Constantinople for the Orthodox faith.
• JLSaint Jonah of LerosA saint from the island of Leros, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 20?

From the saints of the day: Gabriel, Artemius, Nicholas, Herman, Zosimas, John, Aidan, Alexander, Basil, George, Germanus, Leonid, Michael, Paul, Peter, Vitalis, Rupert, Luke, Felician, Maximus, Gerasimos, Gregory, Nicodemus, Ignatius, Jonah. 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 20?

From the women saints of the day: Irene, Matrona. 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.