Baptismal names for children born on September 17

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 24

All the saints of September 17

• Saint Lambert of MaastrichtBishop of Maastricht from about 670 until his death in 705, venerated in the West.
• Martyr Sophia of RomeMartyr of Rome, venerated as the mother of Sts. Faith, Hope and Love.
• Saint Joachim of AlexandriaGreek Patriarch of Alexandria from 1486 to 1567.
• Martyr AgathocliaPatron of Mequinenza in Aragon, Spain, who died around 230; remembered on 17 September.
• Venerable Martyr Columba of CórdobaNun of Córdoba martyred around 853 under Muslim rule, one of the Martyrs of Córdoba.
• Saint Dionisie ErhanRomanian bishop in Bessarabia, born in 1868 and died in Chișinău in 1943; canonized by the Holy Synod in 2018.
• DYSaint Daniel of YelisavetgradA Ukrainian elder of Yelisavetgrad, now Kropyvnytskyi, who lived between 1800 and 1860.
• EMHoly Martyrs 100 Egyptian MartyrsOne hundred martyrs of Egypt who suffered together with Peleus and Nilus.
• AAVenerable Alexander of AxylouA venerable of Axylou near Paphos, counted among the Alaman saints, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• AKVenerable Martyr Alexandra KhvorostyannikovaA Russian nun put to death for her faith in Christ in 1943, during the communist persecution.
• ASaint AnastasiusA saint of Cyprus, honored as a wonderworker.
• AMartyr AsclepiodoteA woman martyr of Thrace, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• BCVenerable Broccan CloenIrish saint of the 7th century, credited with a hymn in honor of Saint Brigid.
• CSaint CharalampusA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.
• CMartyr CoanusA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• CCSaint Coindere of Cuil LiagA saint of Cuil Liag, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CCSaint Criotan Certronnach of BennchorAn Irish saint honored at Bennchor, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CVenerable CuimmenA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• EDSaint Earc of Domhnach-⁠mor Maighe-⁠DamhairneAn Irish bishop honored at Domhnach-⁠mor Maighe-⁠Damhairne, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• ETMartyr Elias of TyreMartyr of Tyre, who suffered for Christ.
• EVenerable EuxiphiusA monastic saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• FRMartyr Faith of RomeMaiden of Rome, daughter of St. Sophia, martyred with her sisters Hope and Love.
• FMartyr FlocellusA child slain for Christ at Autun in Gaul around 161.
• GMartyr GeminianusA martyr, son of Saint Lucy the widow, commemorated with her.
• GSaint GreallanA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• HHieromartyr HeraclidiusA disciple of the apostles Paul and Barnabas, bishop of Tamassos in Cyprus.
• HTHieromartyr Heraclidius of TamassosBishop of Tamassos in Cyprus, disciple of the Apostle Barnabas.
• HSaint HerakleidiosA bishop of Cyprus, counted among the Alaman saints, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• HRMartyr Hope of RomeMaiden of Rome, daughter of St. Sophia, martyred with her sisters Faith and Love.
• IFVenerable Martyr Irina FrolovaA woman monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1931.
• JKMartyr John KorotkovA martyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• JCConfessor Justin the ConfessorA priest of Rome who buried the bodies of the martyrs, reposed around 259.
• LRMartyr Love of RomeA girl of Rome, daughter of Saint Sophia, martyred around 137 together with her sisters.
• LMartyr LuciaA widow and martyr, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• MMartyr MaximusA martyr of Thrace, commemorated together with Saints Theodotus and Asclepiodota.
• MTHieromartyr Myron of TamassosCleric of Tamassos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NCHoly Martyrs Narcissus and Crescentian of RomeTwo martyrs of Rome, commemorated together.
• NCHoly Martyrs Narcissus and CrescentiusMartyrs who suffered together for Christ around 260.
• NMartyr NeophytaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NSVenerable Martyr Nicodemus ShchapkovMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NEHieromartyr Nilus of EgyptCleric of Egypt, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSaint PantoleonA saint named Pantoleon, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• PTMartyr Patermuthius of TyreChristian of Tyre, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PMVenerable Martyr Paul MoiseevMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PHieromartyr PeleusAn Egyptian hieromartyr, commemorated together with Nilus and a hundred martyrs of Egypt.
• PEHieromartyr Pelius of EgyptCleric of Egypt, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• RMartyr RegenfroidA martyr honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• RTSaint Riaghail of Tech RiaghlaA saint of Tech Riaghla, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• RMartyr RidoraChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
• RVenerable RodingusAn Irish monk, founder of Beaulieu Abbey in the Argonne, reposed around 690.
• SSaint SanctinA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Saint SatyrusBrother of Saint Ambrose of Milan and a faithful servant of the Church, reposed in 376.
• SKVenerable Martyr Seraphim KulakovMonk martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SFHieromartyr Simon FedorońkoAn Orthodox priest of Poland, killed at Katyn in 1940.
• SSHoly Martyrs Socrates and StephenMartyrs of Britain from the time of the persecutions.
• TFHoly Martyrs The Fifty Martyrs of PalestineMartyrs of Zoora sent to the mines and then burned alive; commemorated on 17 September in the Orthodox Synaxarion.
• TSVenerable Martyr Theodosius SobolevA Russian monk who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• TNMartyr Theodotia of NicaeaA martyr of Nicaea, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• TSaint TheodotusA saint of Thrace, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• USaint UnniArchbishop of Hamburg-⁠Bremen and missionary in Scandinavia, reposed at Birka in 936.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 17?

From the saints of the day: Joachim, Daniel, Alexander, Anastasius, Charalampus, Elias, John, Justin, Maximus, Myron, Nicodemus, Nilus, Paul, Seraphim, Simon, Theodosius, Theodotus, Victor, Vladimir, Zenobius, Constantine, Basil, Cassian, Hilarion, Joseph. 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 17?

From the women saints of the day: Sophia, Columba, Alexandra, Irina, Lucia, Neophyta, Ridora, Theodotia. 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.