Baptismal names for children born on October 28

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 4

All the saints of October 28

• Right-⁠Believing Abgar of EdessaKing of Osroene with his capital at Edessa, who according to tradition received the Holy Mandylion from Christ.
• Saint Arsenije of SerbiaSecond Archbishop of Serbia, from 1233 to 1263, and a disciple of Saint Sava of Serbia.
• Venerable Arsenios the CappadocianPriest born in Cappadocia who died on Corfu in 1924, the spiritual father of Paisios of Mount Athos.
• Venerable Job of PochaevUkrainian monk born Ivan Zalizo, abbot at Pochaev, who lived over a hundred years; died in 1651.
• Great Martyr Paraskevi of IconiumVirgin of Iconium born to a rich Christian family; in Bulgaria she is honored as Saint Petka.
• Saint Judas CyriacusVenerated as bishop of Jerusalem and patron of Ancona in Italy; died around 360.
• AASaint Arsenius AutorianusEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the 13th century, died in 1273 on Marmara Island.
• FSaint FirmilianBishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from about 232, a disciple of Origen with great standing among bishops.
• Venerable Stephen the SabaiteMonk from Gaza, nephew of John of Damascus and hymnographer, who spent fifty years at the Mar Saba monastery.
• Saint Neophytus of UrbnisiOf Persian birth, born Omar, a commander under an emir, who became a Christian and bishop of Urbnisi; died in 642.
• Martyr Terence and NeonillaMartyrs of Syria, put to death with their children in the persecution of Decius, in 249-251.
• TWSaint Theodora of WallachiaDaughter of Basarab I, tsaritsa of Bulgaria as wife of Ivan Alexander, who divorced her in 1345.
• AESaint Abraham of EphesusArchbishop of Ephesus in the sixth century and founder of monasteries.
• Venerable John of ChozibaA monk born in Egypt who left the Monophysite heresy and lived in Wadi Qelt in the Judean desert.
• TKFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Theophilus of KyivBorn Foma Gorenkovsky into a priest's family, hieroschemamonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra and fool for Christ, who died in 1853.
• BLSaint Basil of LuniTraditionally regarded as the first Bishop of Luni in the 4th century; nothing is known of his life.
• DYSaint Diomedes the YoungerSaint of Cyprus who died around 400.
• HVSaint Hyacinth of VicinaGreek hierarch, last Metropolitan of Vicina and first of Ungro-⁠Wallachia; he died in 1372.
• ASaint AbdiasA bishop of Babylon, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• ASVenerable Alberic of StavelotA saint honored at Stavelot in Belgium from the age of the undivided Church.
• ARHoly Martyrs Anastasia the Roman and CyrilA virgin martyr of Rome, and Cyril who gave her water in her torments, put to death around 253.
• ANew Martyr AngelisA new martyr of Rethymno in Crete who died for the faith in 1824.
• ASVenerable Anglinus of StavelotA holy monk of Stavelot-⁠Malmedy, who reposed around 768.
• AJMartyr Anna of JerusalemA martyr of Jerusalem, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• CÁMartyr Christeta of ÁvilaMartyr of Ávila in Spain, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• CSaint ConanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CMartyr CyrillaA martyr of Rome, put to death around 268.
• DGHoly Martyrs Decentius and Germanus of PesaroTwo martyrs of Pesaro, killed around the year 312; few details survive.
• DIVenerable Dorbhene of IonaAbbot of Iona in Scotland, who reposed around 713.
• ECSaint Eadsige of CanterburyArchbishop of Canterbury in England, who reposed in 1050.
• ESMartyr Eunice of SyriaA martyr of Syria, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• FMSaint Faro of MeauxBishop of Meaux in Gaul, who reposed around 675.
• FCSaint Febronia of ConstantinopleA princess of Constantinople, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• Martyr Ferrutius of MainzA Roman soldier martyred at Mainz, of the 4th century.
• Martyr Fidelis of ComoA Roman soldier martyred in the region of Como in Italy around 304.
• GSaint GenesiusA saint venerated at Thiers, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• GPVenerable Martyr Gennady ParfentyevA monk who suffered martyrdom in 1919; glorified among the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
• GNew Martyr GeorgeA new martyr of Crete, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• GSVenerable Godwin of StavelotA holy monk of Stavelot in present-⁠day Belgium, who reposed around 690.
• HSMartyr Hierax of SyriaMartyr of Syria, who suffered for Christ.
• HVSaint Honoratus of VercelliBishop of Vercelli in Italy, reposed around 415.
• JVHieromartyr John of VilniusA priest of Vilnius, who died a martyr in 1918.
• MVenerable MalchionA presbyter of the Church of Antioch, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MCMartyr Manuel of CreteMartyr of Crete, who suffered for Christ.
• Confessor Mircea VulcanescuA philosopher and economist who died in Aiud prison in 1952; venerated by the faithful as a martyr, not formally canonized.
• NSaint NatheA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NSMartyr Nit of SyriaChristian of Syria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PMartyr PhocasA martyr commemorated with Terence, Maximus, Pompeius and 36 other martyrs.
• PSMartyr Photius of SyriaMartyr of Syria, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
• SÁMartyr Sabina of ÁvilaMartyr of Ávila in Spain, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• SVenerable SalviusA holy hermit of Gaul.
• Saint Salvius of AmiensBishop of Amiens in Gaul, honored among the hierarchs of the West.
• SSaint SambaceA bishop of Metz, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• SSMartyr Sarbil of SyriaChristian of Syria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SASaints Sofronius, Amarantus, Quintus and LusiusFour saints honored together; very little is recorded about them.
• SSaint SuibhneA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TSMartyr Terentius of SyriaChristian of Syria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TFHoly New Martyrs The Four New Martyrs of RethymnoGeorge, Manuel, Angelis and Nicholas Tetzepes, martyrs of Rethymno killed in 1824; venerated locally.
• TSMartyr Theodulus of SyriaA martyr of Syria, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• VSMartyr Vil of SyriaChristian of Syria, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 28?

From the saints of the day: Arsenios, Arsenius, Stephen, Neophytus, Abraham, John, Theophilus, Basil, Diomedes, Gennady, George, Manuel, Photius, Theodulus, Vincent, Demetrius, Athanasius, Konstantin, Germanus, Maximus, Nicholas. 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 28?

From the women saints of the day: Paraskevi, Theodora, Anna, Cyrilla, Eunice, Febronia, Sabina. 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.