Baptismal names for children born on September 23

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 30

All the saints of September 23

• Venerable Adomnán of IonaAbbot of Iona from 679 to 704, author of the Life of Saint Columba.
• Martyr Sosius of MisenumDeacon of Misenum, martyred at Pozzuoli with Saint Januarius in Diocletian's persecution.
• Venerable Constantius of AnconaMonk of Ancona in the 6th century who served in the church of Saint Stephen; commemorated September 23.
• Saint Proietto of ImolaBishop of Imola from 446 to about 483, born at Forum Cornelii, a disciple of Cornelius.
• Martyr Polyxene
• Martyr XanthippeWife of King Probus, a legendary figure of the early Christian centuries, honored as a martyr.
• Hieromartyr BarypsabasHermit and martyr of the 2nd century who, according to tradition, kept the Blood and water from the Lord's side.
• TAVenerable Tychon the AthoniteGreek Orthodox monk of Kapsala on Mount Athos, born in 1884 and died in 1968.
• ASMartyr Andrew of SyracuseA martyr of Syracuse, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ASMartyr Anthony of SyracuseMartyr linked to Syracuse and Africa, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• ASMartyr Antoninus of SyracuseA martyr of Syracuse, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• CVenerable CissaA hermit honored at Crowland in England.
• CSaint ComnatA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CLSaint Conaing son of LucunanA saint, son of Lucunan, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GKHieromartyr Gregory KalamarasMetropolitan of Argos, who died in Tripoli in 1821; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• JNew Martyr JohnA new martyr of Macedonia, honored in the calendar of the Church in North Macedonia.
• JKNew Martyr John of KonitsaA new martyr from Konitsa, formerly a Muslim, who died in Ioannina in 1814; venerated locally.
• JSMartyr John of SyracuseMartyr of Syracuse, who suffered for Christ.
• JPHieromartyr John PankratovichA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• NPMartyr Nicholas Pantopolos of ConstantinopleChristian of Constantinople, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PASaint Paternus of AvranchesBishop of Avranches in Normandy, reposed around 563.
• PSMartyr Peter of SyracuseChristian of Syracuse, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Prophet John the BaptistHe prepared the way for Christ and baptized Him in the Jordan, and was beheaded by order of Herod.
• Apostle LinusOne of the Seventy Apostles, successor of Peter at Rome, who died around the year 80.
• Saint Innocent of AlaskaMissionary in Alaska, first Orthodox bishop in the Americas, later Metropolitan of Moscow, who died in 1879.
• Martyr Rhais of AlexandriaMartyr of Alexandria who, according to one account, was the daughter of a Christian priest named Peter.
• Venerable Martyr Gennady RebezaAbbot of Bizyukov Monastery in the Kherson diocese, confessor of Metropolitan Anatoly of Odesa; died a martyr in 1937.
• Venerable Martyr John LabaMonk born in 1863 in Podolia, who died on 4 September 1937 near Shymkent; canonized as a venerable martyr.
• ASaint AltheusA hierarch of the West, honored in the age of the undivided Church.
• FMartyr FestusA deacon, martyred in 305 together with Januarius, bishop of Benevento.
• TVenerable TeglaWelsh saint honored as Tegla (Thecla), listed in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 23?

From the saints of the day: Constantius, Tychon, Andrew, Antoninus, Gregory, John, Nicholas, Peter, Linus, Gennady. 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 23?

From the women saints of the day: Polyxene. 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.