Baptismal names for children born on September 13

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 20

All the saints of September 13

• Hieromartyr Cyprian of CarthageBishop of Carthage and church writer, killed for his faith in 258.
• Hieromartyr Cornelius the CenturionRoman officer of Caesarea, the first Gentile baptized by the Apostle Peter, as told in the Acts of the Apostles.
• Great Martyr Ketevan the MartyrQueen of Kakheti, regent in the minority of her son Teimuraz I, put to death in Persia at Shiraz in 1624.
• Venerable Venerius the HermitMonk and hermit of the 7th century, patron of the Gulf of La Spezia and since 1961 of lighthouse keepers.
• MCMartyr Marcellinus of CarthageHigh official of the Western Roman Empire under Honorius, friend of Augustine, who died a martyr in 413.
• WWVenerable Wulfthryth of WiltonAnglo-⁠Saxon abbess of Wilton Abbey, former consort of King Edgar of England; died about 1000.
• LTSaint Litorius of ToursBishop of Tours from 337 or 338 until 370 or 371, mentioned in the History of the Franks by Gregory of Tours.
• PAVenerable Peter of AtroaByzantine monk of Bithynia who lived as an ascetic at Atroa in the eighth and ninth centuries.
• AVSaint Armand of VannesFifth bishop of Vannes, in the first half of the sixth century.
• ASaint AemilianusA bishop of Valence, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• AAHieromartyr Alexander AksenovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• Venerable AmatusA monk of Luxeuil who founded Remiremont Abbey with Saint Romaric, reposed around 627.
• ASSaint Amatus of SionA monk of Agaunum, later Bishop of Sion in Valais, reposed around 690.
• ACSaint Antoninus of CarpentrasSaint of Carpentras, who reposed in the 5th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• AMartyr AristidesA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• BVenerable BarsenoriusAbbot of the monastery founded by Saint Leutfrid near Évreux.
• CSaint CaemneachA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• CLVenerable Columbinus of LureAbbot of Lure in Gaul, reposed around 680.
• CAMartyr Cronides of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, who suffered for Christ.
• DISaint Dagan of Inbher DaoileAn Irish bishop honored at Inbher Daoile, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• ETMartyr Elias of TomisMartyr of Tomis, who suffered for Christ.
• GNMartyr Gordian of NovodunumMartyr of Novodunum, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• HHVenerable Haduwy of HerfordAbbess of Herford in Saxony, reposed around 887.
• HNVenerable Hierotheus the NewAn Athonite venerable of Iviron, who died in 1745.
• JPVenerable John of PrislopAbbot of Prislop and Metropolitan of Transylvania from 1585, later a recluse in a cell hewn into the rock.
• JHieromartyr JulianA cleric and martyr at Ancyra, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
• LAMartyr Leontius of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria, who suffered for Christ.
• LTMartyr Lucian of TomisMartyr of Tomis, who suffered for Christ.
• Holy Martyrs Macrobius and GordianMartyrs of Tomis, today Constanța, who suffered for Christ.
• MNMartyr Macrobius of NovodunumMartyr of Novodunum, who suffered for Christ.
• MDSaint Maeltolaigh of Druim NiadhA saint of Druim Niadh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Saint Maurilius of AngersA disciple of Saint Martin of Tours and Bishop of Angers, reposed around 430.
• NSaint NaemhanA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Saint Nectarius of AutunBishop of Autun in Gaul, reposed around 550.
• NVHieromartyr Nicholas VasyukovichCleric martyred for the faith of Christ in 1930, during the Soviet persecution.
• PMartyr PhilipA prefect of Egypt, father of St Eugenia, martyred at Alexandria, a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• Saint Radolt of VeronaBishop of Verona and founder of the settlement of Radolfzell on Lake Constance.
• SASaint Secundinus of ApuliaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 13 September; few details survive.
• SGMartyr Seleucus of GalatiaChristian of Galatia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SAMartyr Serapion of AlexandriaChristian of Alexandria, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SKHieromartyr Stephen KostogryzCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SMartyr StratonA martyr of Bithynia, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• SSaint StratorA saint commemorated in the Georgian Church calendar.
• TDSaints The Daughters of Colum of Tech Inghen ColuimThe Daughters of Colum of Tech Inghen Coluim, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• VTMartyr Valerian of TomisChristian of Tomis, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• VSaint ValeriusA saint of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• ZTMartyr Zoticus of TomisMartyr of Tomis, today Constanța, who suffered for Christ.
• Hieromartyr Chrysostomos of SmyrnaGreek Metropolitan of Smyrna, who died a martyr in September 1922 at the fall of the city.
• ILSaint Israël of LimousinA canon of the collegiate church of Le Dorat in France, who reposed in 1014.
• Hieromartyr Julian of GalatiaA cleric of Galatia, who died a martyr for Christ.
• MPSaint Meletius PegasPatriarch of Alexandria, theologian and defender of Orthodoxy, who died in 1601.
• SNMartyr Strator of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 13?

From the saints of the day: Cyprian, Cornelius, Marcellinus, Peter, Aemilianus, Alexander, Antoninus, Aristides, Elias, Gordian, Hierotheus, John, Julian, Leontius, Lucian, Nectarius, Nicholas, Philip, Serapion, Stephen, Straton, Valerian, Valerius, Meletius. 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 September 13?

From the women saints of the day: Ketevan. 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.