Baptismal names for children born on October 31

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, November 7

All the saints of October 31

• Apostle StachysApostle of the Seventy, mentioned by Paul as beloved by him, first bishop of Byzantium.
• Saint Serapion of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch at the turn of the 3rd century, known for his theological writings, of which only fragments survive.
• Martyr Quentin of AmiensGallo-⁠Roman saint venerated at Saint-⁠Quentin, who died around 287.
• Apostle Urban of MacedoniaOne of the Seventy Apostles, named by Paul in Romans, and bishop in Macedonia.
• Holy Martyrs Hundred Thousand Martyrs of TbilisiBelievers put to death at Tbilisi in 1226, commemorated as saints in the Georgian Orthodox Church.
• Apostle Narcissus of AthensOne of the Seventy, named by the Apostle Paul in Romans; by tradition a bishop of Athens.
• Hieromartyr John KochurovRussian archpriest killed at Tsarskoye Selo on 31 October 1917, in the days of the October Revolution.
• Martyr Epimachus of PelusiumEgyptian martyr of Pelusium who died for Christ in the 3rd century.
• Confessor Peter KalnishevskyLast otaman of the Zaporozhian Sich, imprisoned for years at Solovki, where he died at a very great age.
• Venerable Spyridon the Prosphora-⁠bakerMonk of the Kiev Caves in the 12th century who baked the prosphora for the Divine Liturgy.
• Venerable Nicodemus of the Kiev CavesMonk and prosphora-⁠baker of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the twelfth century, who died in 1139.
• Hieromartyr Basil ArkhangelskyArchpriest born at Serpukhov in 1864, shot at the Butovo firing range in 1937; canonized in 2003.
• MMSaint Mantuanus of MilanArchbishop of Milan, who died in 671.
• Hieromartyr Alexei SibirskyPriest born at Kozlovo into a priest's family, who died a martyr on 13 November 1937.
• CSaint CosmasA saint venerated by the Georgian Church.
• Venerable Martyr Innocent MazurinHierodeacon born in 1874 in Podolia, executed at the Butovo firing range on 13 November 1937.
• AMartyr AbramiusA martyr commemorated with Barnabas, Bassa, Gordian, Damian and Dorymedon.
• AVHieromartyr Alexander VozdvizhenskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• ABVenerable Martyr Anatoly BotvinnikovA Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• ANVenerable Martyr Arnulf of NovalesaA monk of Novalesa in Piedmont, slain by the Saracens around 840.
• BMartyr BarnabasA martyr of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BKHieromartyr Basil KolokolovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• BMartyr BassaA martyr commemorated with Abramius, Barnabas, Gordian, Damian and Dorymedon.
• BVenerable BegaAn Irish holy virgin honored at St Bees in England.
• BHVenerable Begu of HacknessA nun of Hackness in England, who reposed around 660.
• CVenerable ComanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DMartyr DamianA martyr of the 3rd century, commemorated together with Trophimus and Dorymedon.
• EESaint Ernach son of EchinAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• EAVenerable Martyr Euphrosinus AntonovA Russian monk put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• FVenerable Martyr FoillanAn Irish monk, brother of Saint Fursey, put to death around 655.
• GMartyr GordianA martyr of the undivided Church, honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• HRight-⁠Believing HywelA Welsh saint honored at Llanhywel, of the 6th century, commemorated in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
• JBMartyr Jacob BlatovA martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• LMVenerable Martyr Leonid MolchanovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LSaint LucillaA saint venerated at Rome, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• MCVenerable Maura of ConstantinopleA venerable woman of Constantinople, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NCMartyr Nicholas of ChiosChristian of Chios, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NVenerable NotburgaA nun venerated in Germany, who reposed around 714.
• NCVenerable Notburga of CologneA saint honored at Cologne in Germany in the age of the undivided Church.
• PVHieromartyr Peter VoskoboynikovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SMartyr SeleucusChristian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SRHieromartyr Sergius RozanovCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• SMartyr StratonicaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TSaint TrophimusA saint named Trophimus, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• VMSaint Vitalis of MacedoniaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 31 October; few details survive.
• VSHieromartyr Vsevolod Smirnov@NH
• Saint Wolfgang of RegensburgA monk and later Bishop of Regensburg in Germany, who reposed in 994.
• ZOVenerable Zenobius of OtenskRussian monk of the sixteenth century, founder of the Otensk hermitage and defender of the faith.
• Right-⁠Believing Stefan Uroš II MilutinKing of Serbia from 1282 to 1321, builder of churches and monasteries, called the Holy King after his death.
• Apostle ApollosLearned Jew of Alexandria who preached at Ephesus and Corinth, a fellow worker of the Apostle Paul.
• Saint James of NisibisHermit and then bishop of Nisibis in Mesopotamia, who died in 338.
• Apostle Apelles of SmyrnaOne of the Seventy Apostles, greeted by Paul in Romans and bishop of Heraclea.
• Apostle AmpliatusChristian of Rome greeted by Paul in Romans, counted among the Seventy Apostles.
• Apostle Aristobulus of BritanniaOne of the Seventy Apostles, greeted in Romans, regarded as the first bishop in Roman Britain.
• Holy Martyrs Gordianus and EpimachusMartyrs venerated together, whose relics rest in the same crypt at Rome.
• Venerable Nikodim of KozheozeroBorn Nikita near Rostov to a well-⁠off peasant family, a monk at Kozheozero; died in 1640.
• DSMartyr Dorymedon of SynnadaA martyr of Synnada in Phrygia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ESSaint Erc of SlaneBishop of Slane in Ireland and a disciple of Saint Patrick, who reposed around 512.
• SDMartyr Sabbas of DamascusChristian of Damascus, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on October 31?

From the saints of the day: Serapion, Quentin, John, Peter, Spyridon, Nicodemus, Basil, Alexei, Alexander, Anatoly, Barnabas, Damian, Gordian, Jacob, Leonid, Nicholas, Sergius, Trophimus, Vsevolod, Zenobius, Stefan, Apollos, James, Nikodim, Sabbas. 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 31?

From the women saints of the day: Maura. 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.