Baptismal names for children born on October 30

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 6

All the saints of October 30

• Right-⁠Believing Stefan Uroš II MilutinKing of Serbia from 1282 to 1321, builder of churches and monasteries, called the Holy King after his death.
• Right-⁠Believing Helen of SerbiaWife of King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia and mother of later Serbian kings, who died in 1314.
• Apostle Justus BarsabbasOne of the two candidates, with Matthias, to replace Judas among the apostles; numbered among the Seventy.
• Apostle Artemas of LystraOne of the Seventy Apostles, named in the Epistle to Titus, regarded as bishop of Lystra.
• Martyr Marcellus of TangierRoman centurion of Tangier, a martyr who died in 298, venerated in both East and West.
• Saint Joseph I GalesiotesMonk and twice Patriarch of Constantinople, who opposed the union with Rome sought by Michael VIII.
• Hieromartyr Marcian of SyracuseNative of Antioch, by tradition a disciple of the Apostle Peter and first bishop of Syracuse; he died a martyr.
• Venerable Martyr Anastasia the RomanOrphaned at three and raised in a convent, known for her asceticism; put to death in the persecution of Decius.
• Saint Germanus of CapuaBishop of Capua from 519 until his death in 541, with a major role in ending the Acacian schism.
• Apostle TertiusOne of the Seventy Apostles, a Corinthian who wrote down the Epistle to the Romans for Saint Paul.
• Confessor Varnava the New ConfessorSerbian bishop of Hvosno, confessor of the faith under the communist regime, died in 1964 at Beočin.
• Hieromartyr Felix of Massa MartanaBorn at Massa Martana and baptized by Saint Pontian, bishop of Todi; honored as a hieromartyr.
• CSaint ClopasNew Testament figure, husband of the Mary who stood near the Cross, according to the Gospel of John.
• Martyr Joatham ZedginidzeA Georgian nobleman who gave his life to save his king from an assassination plot in 1465.
• Holy Martyrs Zenobius and ZenobiaA brother and sister who were martyred around the year 290.
• MVSaint Maurus of VeronaBishop of Verona in the 7th century, of whose life little is known.
• MGNew Martyr Momčilo GrgurevićSerbian priest of the Metropolis of Dabar-⁠Bosnia, canonized as a martyr; he died in 1945.
• CYSaint Catherine YasaenkovaA faithful woman of Kherson, born in 1863 and died in 1968, at over a hundred years of age.
• AAMartyr Alexander of AlexandriaA martyr at Alexandria in the 3rd century, commemorated together with Cronion.
• AMartyr AmmonA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• AMartyr AmmonariaA Christian virgin, martyred for her faith in Christ.
• AOMartyr Arilda of OldburyA virgin martyr of Oldbury in England.
• AMartyr AterA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• CAMartyr Celsus of AntiochA boy martyr of Antioch named in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 30 October; few details survive.
• CLHoly Martyrs Claudius, Lupercus and VictoriusSons of Marcellus the Centurion, of Leon, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• CCVenerable Colman of Cammus ComghaillA venerable saint of Cammus Comghaill, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CEMartyr Cronion EunusA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• CSaint CyriacusPatriarch of Constantinople, commemorated with Patriarch Joseph.
• DMartyr DemiusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• DMartyr DioscorusA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• DSaint DochonnaA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• DMartyr DometiusA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• EMartyr EpimachusA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ECSaint Ethelnoth of CanterburyArchbishop of Canterbury in England, who reposed in 1038.
• EAMartyr Eutropia of AlexandriaA martyr of Alexandria, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• EAVenerable Eutropia of AuvergneA holy woman who lived in Auvergne in Gaul, in the 5th century.
• FDSaint Feidhlimidh of DomhnachA saint of Domhnach, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GASaint Gervasius of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 30 October; few details survive.
• HMSaint Herbern of MarmoutierA holy monk of Marmoutier in France, who reposed around 916.
• HDVenerable Hercnat of Dun da EnA venerable saint of Dun da En, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• HMartyr HeronA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• IMartyr IgenesA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• IMartyr IshoA martyr, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
• IMartyr IsidoreA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• JNSaint Januarius of NicomediaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 30 October; few details survive.
• JAMartyr Julian of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, who suffered for Christ.
• KMartyr KalendionA martyr of Nicomedia, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• LLMartyr Lucanus of LagnyA martyr of Lagny in Gaul.
• MLMartyr Macarius of LibyaMartyr of Libya, who suffered for Christ.
• MMartyr ManuelA martyr from the time of the undivided Church, honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• MAApostle Mark of ApolloniaOne of the Seventy Apostles, bishop of Apollonia.
• MSApostle Mark of the SeventyKinsman of the Apostle Barnabas, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.
• MMNew Martyr Markos MarkoulisNew martyr of Argos Orestikon in Greek Macedonia.
• MNHoly Martyrs Martyrs of North-⁠West AfricaA group of African martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• MKHieromartyr Matthew KazarinA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1942.
• MHieromartyr MaximusA deacon of the Church, who died a martyr for Christ.
• MMartyr MitrasA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.
• NVenerable NanteriusA holy monk of the Abbey of Saint-⁠Mihiel in France, who reposed around 1044.
• NASaint Nazarius of AntiochA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 30 October; few details survive.
• NMartyr NemesionA martyr commemorated with a company of other martyrs in the Greek Orthodox calendar.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 30?

From the saints of the day: Stefan, Justus, Marcellus, Joseph, Marcian, Germanus, Felix, Alexander, Claudius, Cyriacus, Gervasius, Isidore, Julian, Macarius, Manuel, Markos, Maximus, Nazarius, Ptolemy, Theoctistus, Victor, Zeno, Zenobius, John, Timothy, Asterius. 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 30?

From the women saints of the day: Helen, Anastasia, Eutropia, Neonilla, Zenobia, Apollonia, Zlata. 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.