Baptismal names for children born on October 21

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 28

All the saints of October 21

• Venerable Hilarion the GreatHermit, a disciple of Anthony the Great, who spent most of his life in the desert.
• Saint Viator of LyonGallic saint of the 4th century, associated with Lyon, who died around the year 389.
• Saint Hilarion of MeglenBulgarian saint of the 12th century, born at Ohrid, bishop of Meglen, who died in 1164.
• Holy Martyrs Dasius, Gaius and ZoticusThree martyrs of Nicomedia, put to death for the faith in the persecution of the early 4th century.
• Hieromartyr Paulin KroshechkinArchbishop of Mogilev and Mstislavl from 1933, killed in 1937 in the Kemerovo region.
• Venerable Martyr Visarion SaraiOrthodox monk imprisoned by the Habsburg authorities at Deva, Timișoara and Kufstein, where he died in 1745.
• Venerable Sophronius of CioaraOrthodox monk who fought for the freedom of worship of the Romanians of Transylvania.
• Venerable Jacob of OmuchMonk of Konevets, organizer of the Omuch Hermitage in the Luga region; died in 1412.
• Venerable Martyr Neophytus OsipovArchimandrite born at Augustow in 1875, who died a martyr in a Siblag camp in 1937; canonized in 2009.
• Venerable Theophilus of LugaFrom a Karelian peasant family, founder of the Omuch Hermitage in the Luga region; died in 1412.
• New Martyr Pelagia TestovaRussian woman martyr born in 1887 in the Tambov region, who died on 3 November 1944 in the Karlag camp.
• Hieromartyr Damian VoskresenskyArchbishop of Kursk and Oboyan, born into a priest's family, shot at Sandarmokh in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• Hieromartyr Arkady YershovSon of a priest from Kungur, Archbishop of Sverdlovsk, who died a martyr in 1937 in the Kemerovo region.
• Venerable Hilarion the SchemamonkSchemamonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, a strict ascetic and disciple of Theodosius of the Caves; died in 1074.
• Martyr Dasius of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia who died as a martyr in 303, at the start of Diocletian's persecution.
• Venerable Hilarion of the Kiev CavesA monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who reposed in 1066.
• VVHieromartyr Vladimir VvedenskyRussian priest born in 1881 in Tver province, who died a martyr in 1937 at Kashin.
• JMNew Martyr John of MonemvasiaA young new martyr, born in 1755 and put to death in 1773 at Geraki.
• ABHieromartyr Alexander BogoyavlenskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• AMHieromartyr Alexis MoskvinA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• ALHieromartyr Anatoly LevitskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• AVenerable Martyr AndrewA saint of Crete from the time of the undivided Church.
• AOHieromartyr Asterius of OstiaA priest slain for Christ at Ostia in Italy around 223.
• AMartyr AzaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• AMartyr AzesA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BVenerable BarnabasA saint of Cyprus, commemorated in the synaxarion of the Church of Cyprus.
• BHSaint Barnabas and HilarionTwo saints commemorated together in the Ukrainian tradition.
• BVenerable BaruchA monastic saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BNHieromartyr Basil NikolskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• Martyr CelesteA martyr of the West, honored by the undivided Church.
• CMSaint Celine of MeauxSaint of Meaux, venerated in the Western Church.
• CSaint CiliniaMother of Saint Remigius, Bishop of Reims, who reposed around 458.
• CVenerable CondedusA hermit at Fontaine-⁠de-⁠Saint-⁠Valéry in Gaul, who reposed around 690.
• CCHieromartyr Constantine ChekalovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• CAMartyr Cyprian AnnikovA martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• DTHieromartyr Demetrius TroitskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• EVenerable Martyr EucratesA monastic martyr honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• FMVenerable Fintan MunnuAbbot of Taghmon in Ireland, who reposed around 635.
• GNMartyr Gaius of NicomediaMartyr of Nicomedia, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HAVenerable Hugh of AmbronayA monk of the Abbey of Ambronay in France.
• IRVenerable Irene of RaithuA venerable woman of Raithu in Sinai, honored by the undivided Church.
• JKHieromartyr John KozyrevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JMHieromartyr John MelnitskyA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• JGConfessor John of GaleshRomanian peasant of Galeș, confessor of Orthodoxy in Transylvania in the eighteenth century.
• Saint LaetitiaA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• MSaint MaincheinA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MVenerable MalathgenAn Irish monk of Cluain-⁠Edneach, who reposed around 767.
• MVenerable MalchusA monk of Maronia near Antioch, whose life was written by Blessed Jerome.
• MMSaint Maurontus of MarseillesAbbot of Saint Victor in Marseilles, who reposed around 804.
• MSaint MochuogA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• MMConfessor Moses Măcinic of SibielRomanian peasant of Sibiel, confessor of Orthodoxy in Transylvania in the eighteenth century.
• MTVenerable Munnu of TaghmonAn Irish holy abbot of Taghmon, who reposed in 635.
• NCHieromartyr Nicander ChernelevskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NRHieromartyr Nicholas RaevskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• OSMartyr Oprea of SalistieRomanian peasant of Săliște, defender of Orthodoxy in Transylvania in the eighteenth century.
• PNMartyr Paul the Newly RevealedA martyr of the 8th century, called the Newly Revealed, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PHVenerable Philotheos the HagioriteBorn in 1526 near Kavala, a monk of Dionysiou from about 1551, who reposed in 1610; a canonized saint.
• PDVenerable Philotheus of DionysiouVenerable Athonite monk of Dionysiou Monastery.
• PRVenerable Plantinus of RaithuA monastic saint of Raithu in the Sinai Peninsula, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SKHieromartyr Sergius KazanskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 21?

From the saints of the day: Hilarion, Jacob, Neophytus, Theophilus, Damian, Arkady, Vladimir, John, Alexander, Alexis, Anatoly, Andrew, Asterius, Barnabas, Baruch, Basil, Constantine, Cyprian, Demetrius, Gaius, Moses, Nicander, Nicholas, Paul, Philotheos, Philotheus, Sergius, Socrates, Stephen, Theodore, Zacharias, Philip. 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 21?

From the women saints of the day: Pelagia, Irene, Theodota, Ursula. 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.