Baptismal names for children born on October 22

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 29

All the saints of October 22

• Saint Abercius of HierapolisBishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia in the time of Marcus Aurelius, who died around 167.
• MJSaint Marcus of JerusalemFirst non-⁠Jewish bishop of Jerusalem (Aelia Capitolina), serving from 135 to 156.
• Venerable Paul of RostovFounder of the Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb near Rostov, who died about 1409.
• Venerable Theodore of RostovCame from the Novgorod land, founder and first abbot of Boris and Gleb Monastery at Rostov; died in 1409.
• Holy Martyrs Abib and ApolloTwo ascetics of Akhmim in Egypt, commemorated as martyrs in the Egyptian synaxarion.
• Hieromartyr Seraphim SamoylovichArchbishop of Uglich and vicar of the Yaroslavl diocese, who died a martyr in a Siberian camp in 1937.
• Hieromartyr Nicodemus KononovBishop of Belgorod, vicar of the Kursk diocese and author of lives of the saints of the Russian North, killed in 1919.
• Hieromartyr Gregory LebedevBishop of Shlisselburg and vicar of the Leningrad diocese, who died a martyr in 1937; canonized in 2005.
• SLHieromartyr Solarius of LuniProbably the second Bishop of Luni, martyred at San Terenzo al Mare near Lerici in the 5th century.
• SCSaint Symmachus of CapuaBishop of Capua from 424 to 440, successor of Rufinus, for about sixteen years.
• AAHieromartyr Alexander AndreyevRussian archpriest killed in 1937, numbered among the New Martyrs of Russia in 2000.
• MSVenerable Martyr Mina ShelaevRussian archimandrite and missionary of the Edinoverie, who died in 1937 in the Novosibirsk region; canonized in 2000.
• NBHieromartyr Nicholas BogoslovskyArchpriest of the Olonets region who died in Petrozavodsk in November 1937; canonized in 2004.
• PHHieromartyr Philip of HeracleaBishop of Heraclea in Thrace, martyred around 303 in the persecution of Diocletian.
• LEVenerable Lot of EgyptAn Egyptian monk of the 4th and 5th centuries, in a monastery near Arsinoe.
• ALHieromartyr Alexander LebedevA hieromartyr who met his death in 1937 in the Siblag camp in the Kuzbass region.
• AAHieromartyr Alexander of AdrianopleA cleric of the Church of Adrianople who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• AMartyr AlodiaA martyr at Córdoba in Spain.
• AAMartyr Anna of AdrianopleA martyr of Adrianople, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• ASaint ApolloA saint, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• BMVenerable Benedict of MasséracA holy monk venerated at Massérac in Brittany, who reposed around 845.
• Venerable Martyr Bertharius of Monte CassinoAbbot of Monte Cassino, put to death by the Saracens around 884.
• CMartyr CordulaA martyr of Cologne, companion of St Ursula, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• Saint Donatus of FiesoleBorn in Ireland, a pilgrim to Rome and later Bishop of Fiesole near Florence, reposed in 874.
• EAMartyr Elizabeth of AdrianopleA martyr of Adrianople, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• ESaint EulaliusA hierarch of Lambousa in Cyprus, commemorated in the Cypriot synaxarion.
• GAMartyr Glyceria of AdrianopleA woman martyr of Adrianople, who suffered for Christ.
• GHieromartyr GregoryBishop of Methoni in Messenia, who died in 1825; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• GSaint GwynogA saint of Wales, who reposed around 580.
• HAMartyr Heraclius of AdrianopleMartyr of Adrianople, who suffered for Christ.
• HPVenerable Martyr Herman PolyanskyA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• IVenerable IngbertA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• Saint Leotadius of AuchBishop of Auch, venerated in the Western Church.
• Saint Lupentius of JavolsSaint of Javols, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• MTVenerable Maroveus of TortonaA holy monk of Tortona in Italy, who reposed around 650.
• Saint Mellonius of RouenBishop of Rouen in Gaul, who reposed around 314.
• MRSaint Moderan of RennesBishop of Rennes in Brittany, who reposed around 730.
• NSaint NepotianusA bishop of Clermont, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• NUHieromartyr Nicholas UshakovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• NMVenerable Martyr Nunctus of MéridaA holy monk of Mérida in Spain, put to death around 668.
• Holy Martyrs Nunilo and AlodiaVirgin sisters of Spain, put to death for Christ around 851.
• Hieromartyr Philip of FermoBishop of Fermo in Italy, put to death around 270.
• PSHoly Hieromartyrs Philip, Severus and HermesPhilip, bishop of Heraclea, the priest Severus and the deacon Hermes, martyred in Thrace in 304.
• RVenerable RufusA monastic saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• SSaint SaranA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• SMVenerable Simplicius of MontecassinoA disciple of Saint Benedict and third Abbot of Montecassino, reposed around 570.
• TAMartyr Theodotia of AdrianopleA martyr of Adrianople, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• VLMartyr Valerius of LangresA deacon martyr of Langres in Gaul, slain around 411.
• VVSaint Verecundus of VeronaBishop of Verona in Italy, who reposed around 522.
• VSHieromartyr Vladimir Sobolev@NH
• Holy Martyrs Seven Youths of EphesusYoung Christians who hid in a cave during persecution and fell asleep, to awaken after many years.
• Venerable Kuksha of OdessaPriest and monk, born Kuzma Velichko in 1875 in the Kherson region, who died in 1964 at Odessa.
• Hieromartyr Basil BogoyavlenskyArchbishop of Chernigov from 1916, retired in 1917; killed in 1918 in the Okhansk district of Perm province.
• Martyr Juventinus and MaximinusBodyguards of Emperor Julian the Apostate, martyred for the faith at Antioch about 361-363.
• NAVenerable Nepotian of AltinumNephew of Bishop Heliodorus of Altinum, a former soldier who was baptized, left the army and lived in a hermitage; he died in 396.
• AESaint Antoninus of EphesusA saint of Ephesus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• CESaint Constantine of EphesusA saint of Ephesus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• DESaint Dionysius of EphesusA saint of Ephesus, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• IESaint Iamblichus of EphesusOne of the Seven Youths of Ephesus, who slept in a cave and awoke years later as a witness to the resurrection.
• JESaint John of EphesusA saint commemorated in the Orthodox calendar, linked with Ephesus; little is known of his life.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 22?

From the saints of the day: Abercius, Marcus, Paul, Theodore, Seraphim, Nicodemus, Gregory, Alexander, Nicholas, Philip, Benedict, Donatus, Heraclius, Herman, Rufus, Valerius, Vladimir, Basil, Antoninus, Constantine, Dionysius, John, Martinian, Maximilian, Zacharias. 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 22?

From the women saints of the day: Anna, Elizabeth, Glyceria, Theodotia, Theodota. 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.