Baptismal names for children born on September 22

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 29

All the saints of September 22

• Saint Felix IV of RomeBishop of Rome from 526 to 530, chosen with the support of King Theodoric the Ostrogoth.
• Martyr MauriceLeader of the Theban legion from Egypt, killed with his soldiers for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
• Holy Martyrs Maurice and the Theban LegionA legion of Christian soldiers from Roman Egypt, martyred together in the year 286 for refusing pagan sacrifice.
• Martyr Candidus of AgaunumCommander of the Theban Legion, made up of Christians from Upper Egypt, put to death for the faith at Agaunum.
• Hieromartyr Phocas of SinopeBishop of Sinope in northern Asia Minor, who died a martyr in 117.
• Venerable Jonah of YashezeroDisciple of Saint Alexander of Svir, founder of the Jonah monastery at Yashezero, died around 1592.
• Hieromartyr Septimius of IesiFirst bishop of Iesi, born in what is now Germany, a former soldier, who died a martyr in 307.
• KZVenerable Kosmas the ZographiteBulgarian monk of Zographou Monastery on Athos, born in Tarnovo into a noble family, who died in 1323.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Paraskeva of DiveevoFool for Christ and wanderer, famed around 1900, who met Tsar Nicholas II; died in 1915.
• Venerable Sophia of ShamordinoSchemanun, first abbess of the Kazan Amvrosiev Convent at Shamordino from 1884 to 1888.
• Venerable Martyr Anthony the New of VeriaAn Athonite monk of Zographou Monastery, martyred at Veria under Ottoman rule.
• Hieromartyr Benjamin VoskresenskyBishop with the title of Romanov from 1921, vicar of the Yaroslavl diocese, who died in 1932 and was glorified in 2000.
• ASSaint Aedh son of SenachA saint, son of Senach, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• BESaint Barrfhinn son of ErninAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• BZVenerable Martyr Barsanuphius of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• CMSaint Colman of Midhe IsealAn Irish saint honored at Midhe Iseal, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• CEVenerable Colum of EnachA venerable saint of Enach, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CZVenerable Martyr Cyprian of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• CZVenerable Martyr Cyril of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• DEHoly Martyrs Digna and EmeritaTwo women martyrs remembered together in Western calendars; few details survive.
• DZVenerable Martyr Dometian of ZografA monk of the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• EMartyr EmeritaA martyr of Rome, put to death for Christ around 259.
• Hieromartyr Emmeram of RegensburgA missionary bishop from Gaul, slain in Bavaria around 652.
• EZVenerable Martyr Euthymius of ZografA monk of the Zograf Monastery on Athos who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• HZVenerable Martyr Hilarion of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• IVenerable Martyr IoasaphA monk of Zographou Monastery on Athos, who died a martyr in 1276; commemorated on 22 September and 10 October.
• IMartyr Isaac
• JPVenerable Jacob PospelovA venerable monk of the Tula region, who reposed in 1896; glorified locally.
• JZVenerable Martyr James of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• JZVenerable Martyr Joannicius of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• JZVenerable Martyr Job of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• JPVenerable Jonah of PalestineA venerable father of Palestine, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• LCSaint Laud of CoutancesBishop of Coutances in Normandy, reposed around 528.
• MMartyr Martin
• MZVenerable Martyr Micah of ZographouMonk of Zographou, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PZVenerable Martyr Parthenius of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PZVenerable Martyr Paul of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PARighteous Peter of AfricaTax collector of Africa, remembered in the synaxaria as an example of repentance.
• SZVenerable Martyr Sabbas of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Venerable SadalbergaFoundress and abbess of a convent at Laon, reposed around 665.
• SZVenerable Martyr Sergius of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SLSaint Silvanus of LevrouxA saint venerated from ancient times at Levroux near Bourges in Gaul.
• SZVenerable Martyr Simon of ZographouMonk of Zographou, Mount Athos, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TSSaints The Sons of Ernin of Inis mac n ErninThe Sons of Ernin of Inis mac n Ernin, commemorated together in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• TBHieromartyr Theodosius BrazskyA cleric of the Church who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• TZVenerable Martyr Thomas of ZographouA monk of Zographou on Mount Athos, martyred for the Orthodox faith.
• VVMartyr Victor the VeteranMartyr at Agaunum, now Saint-⁠Maurice in Switzerland, counted among the soldiers of the Theban Legion.
• Saint Felix III of RomeBishop of Rome from 483 to 492, who rejected the Henotikon, leading to the Acacian schism.
• Saint Innocent of AlaskaMissionary in Alaska, first Orthodox bishop in the Americas, later Metropolitan of Moscow, who died in 1879.
• Saint Jonah of MoscowMetropolitan of Kiev and all Rus from 1448 until 1461, chosen after Isidore was condemned.
• Saint Sophronius of VratsaBulgarian cleric, bishop of Vratsa, a leading figure of the Bulgarian National Revival, who died in 1813.
• Venerable Alexander PeresvetMonk of the Trinity Monastery who fought a duel with the Tatar Chelubey at Kulikovo in 1380 and died in it.
• Martyr Phocas the GardenerMartyr of Sinope called the Gardener; tradition has merged his life with that of two other saints named Phocas.
• Saint Sanctinus of MeauxGallo-⁠Roman bishop and missionary, by tradition the first bishop of Meaux and of Verdun, died in 356.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Euphrosyne of KolyupanovoLady-⁠in-⁠waiting to Catherine the Great who became a hermit and fool for Christ, 1758 to 1855.
• Venerable Nikon of the Kiev CavesAbbot of the Kiev Caves from 1078 to 1088, a scholar and founder of the monastery at Tmutarakan.
• Venerable Macarius of BelyovHieroschemamonk, founder of the Entry into the Temple Makaryev Monastery at Belyov; lived from 1539 to 1623.
• Holy Venerable Martyrs Martyrs of ZographouMonks of Zographou Monastery on Mount Athos, killed in 1276 for the Orthodox faith.
• Venerable Martyr John LabaMonk born in 1863 in Podolia, who died on 4 September 1937 near Shymkent; canonized as a venerable martyr.
• HGSaint Hilarion GrigorovichBorn in Sosnytsia, Bishop of Krutitsy, venerated locally in the Ukrainian Church, who died in 1759 in Moscow.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 22?

From the saints of the day: Felix, Maurice, Jonah, Kosmas, Benjamin, Barsanuphius, Cyprian, Cyril, Euthymius, Hilarion, Ioasaph, Isaac, Jacob, James, Joannicius, Martin, Micah, Paul, Peter, Sabbas, Sergius, Silvanus, Simon, Theodosius, Thomas, Victor, Alexander, Nikon, Macarius, John, 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 September 22?

From the women saints of the day: Paraskeva, Sophia, Makaria. 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.