Baptismal names for children born on October 26

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 2

All the saints of October 26

• Right-⁠Believing Alfred the GreatKing of the West Saxons from 871 to 899, defender of Christian England against the Danes.
• Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-⁠streamerMartyr of Thessalonica, killed for his faith around 306, protector of his city.
• Saint Amandus of StrasbourgFirst bishop of Strasbourg around 346; remembered on 26 October.
• Saint Anthony of VologdaBishop of Vologda and Great Perm, born in 1520 and died in 1588; also honored in the Synaxis of the Saints of Vologda.
• Hieromartyr Lucian the HieromartyrA Ukrainian hieromartyr who died in 1243.
• ADVenerable Adalgott of DisentisAbbot of Disentis in Switzerland, who reposed around 1031.
• AAHoly Hierarchs Alanus and AlorusBishops of Quimper in Brittany.
• ABSaint Albinus of BuraburgBishop of Buraburg in Germany, who reposed around 760.
• Saint Alor of QuimperBishop of Quimper in Brittany, of the 5th century.
• AGHoly Venerables Aneurin and GwinocHoly monks of early Britain.
• Saint Aptonius of AngoulêmeBishop of Angoulême, venerated in the Western Church.
• ASaint ArtemidorusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AMVenerable Athanasius of MedikionA monk of the Medikion monastery in Bithynia, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• BTSaint Began of Tamlacht MenainnA hierarch of Tamlacht Menainn, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• BMSaint Beoan of MortlachBishop of Mortlach in Scotland, who reposed around 1012.
• CLSaint Cruaidh Long-⁠Legs of BalanaA saint of Balana, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CCSaint Cuthbert of CanterburyBishop of Hereford and later Archbishop of Canterbury, who reposed in 760.
• DVenerable DarbelinA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DASaint Darbile of Achadh ChuilinnA saint of Achadh Chuilinn, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DVenerable DarinnillA venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DemetriusA martyr at Gap, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• EESaint Eachtan of Eatar GabhailA saint of Eatar Gabhail, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• ELVenerable Eadfrith of LeominsterA holy monk venerated at Leominster in England, who reposed around 675.
• EHSaint Eata of HexhamDisciple of Saint Aidan, abbot of Melrose and later Bishop of Hexham and Lindisfarne; reposed in 686.
• FSaint FelicissimusA saint venerated at Carthage, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• GVenerable GaelA monastic saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• GSSaint Gaudiosus of SalernoBishop of Salerno in Italy.
• GVenerable GibitrudisA nun of Faremoutiers-⁠en-⁠Brie in Gaul, who reposed around 655.
• GMartyr GlyconA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• GConfessor GwynnoA saint of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
• HVenerable HumbertA holy monk venerated in Germany.
• JNVenerable Martyr Joasaph the NewA monastic martyr killed for the faith in Constantinople in 1536.
• LMartyr LeontinaA woman martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• LAVenerable Leontius of AthosOne of the two venerable Leontii who lived in ascetic struggle on Mount Athos.
• LMartyr LeptinaA woman martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• Martyr MarcianA martyr venerated in the West, slain for the faith around 250.
• MPSaint Maurus of PiacenzaSaint of Piacenza, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• QPSaint Quadragesimus of PolicastroA saint of Policastro in southern Italy, who reposed around 590.
• RFHoly Martyrs Rogatian and FelicissimusMartyrs in Africa, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• RCHoly Hieromartyrs Rogatian of CarthageA priest of the Church of Carthage, put to death for Christ around 256.
• RNSaint Rusticus of NarbonneA monk of Lérins, later Bishop of Narbonne, present at the Council of Ephesus in 431.
• SMSaint Sigibald of MetzBishop of Metz in Gaul, who reposed around 740.
• SMHoly Martyrs Silvanus and MarcianusMartyrs of Antioch, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• TVHoly Venerables Two Venerable Leontii of AthosTwo venerable fathers named Leontius who struggled on the Holy Mountain of Athos.
• VKRight-⁠Believing Vladimir (Dimitry) Konstantinovich of UglichPrince of Uglich, who reposed in 1249; glorified locally.
• Right-⁠Believing Demetrius II the Self-⁠SacrificerKing of Eastern Georgia from 1270 until his execution by the Mongol Ilkhan in 1289, called the Self-⁠Sacrificer.
• Martyr Lupus of NovaeDacian or Roman, for a time the servant of Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica, honored as a martyr; remembered on 23 August.
• Saint Theophilus of NovgorodLast archbishop of Novgorod chosen by the popular assembly, who died in 1484.
• DTVenerable Demetrius of TsilibinoFourteenth-⁠century founder of the Tsilibino Archangel Hermitage on the Vychegda River.
• DYRight-⁠Believing Demetrius of YuryevA right-⁠believing man of Yuryev, commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• JDVenerable Martyr Joseph of DionysiouMonastic martyr of Dionysiou Monastery on Mount Athos.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 26?

From the saints of the day: Demetrius, Amandus, Lucian, Athanasius, Joasaph, Leontius, Marcian, Silvanus, Vladimir, Theophilus. 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 26?

From the women saints of the day: Leontina. 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.