Baptismal names for children born on September 25

Boys' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 2

All the saints of September 25

• Venerable Sergius of RadonezhGreat Russian ascetic, founder of the Trinity Lavra and father of monastic renewal in Russia.
• Hieromartyr Firmin of AmiensBishop and martyr born in Navarre, patron of that region, who died in the age of Diocletian's persecution.
• Saint Finbarr of CorkBishop of Cork and abbot of a monastery in that city, of which he is the patron saint.
• Venerable Martyr Paphnutius of EgyptEgyptian hermit who suffered in Diocletian's persecution at the turn of the 3rd and 4th centuries.
• ASSaint Arsen of SaparaCatholicos of Georgia and historian, active at Sapara, who wrote on the break between Georgians and Armenians.
• AMartyr AbadirA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• ARSaint Ainmire of Ross ua ChonnaA saint of Ross ua Chonna, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• AASaint Anacharius of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre in Gaul, reposed around 604.
• Saint Arsenius the GreatGeorgian saint, called Arsenius the Great.
• AASaint Aunarius of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre, who reposed in the 7th century, venerated in the Western Church.
• ANSaints Aurelia and NeomisiaVirgins honored at Anagni in Italy.
• AAMartyr Aurelia of AnagniA martyr honored at Anagni, of whom little is known.
• BEHoly Martyrs Bardomian, Eucarpus and twenty-⁠six companionsMartyrs of Asia, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• BConfessor ByzatenusA confessor of the faith, commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• CESaint Caelan of EchinisA saint of Echinis, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CSaint CaianA Welsh saint honored at Tregaian on the isle of Anglesey.
• Venerable CeolfrithAbbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow and teacher of the Venerable Bede, reposed in 716 on the way to Rome.
• CCSaint Colman of ComhruireA saint of Comhruire, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• EVenerable Martyr EgelredA monk of Crowland, slain by the Danes in 869.
• Venerable ErmenfridA monk of Luxeuil, founder of the monastery at Cusance, reposed around 670.
• EMartyr EugeneA martyr, son of Saints Paul and Tatta, commemorated with his brothers.
• FSaint FormeriusA saint of the early centuries, venerated in Italy, of around 277.
• FSaint FymbertA hierarch of the early Western Church, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• HMartyr HerculanusA martyr honored at Rome.
• ICSaint Iomchaidh of Cill DroichitA saint of Cill Droichit, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MDMartyr Maximus of DamascusMartyr of Damascus, who suffered for Christ.
• MSaint MewrogA Welsh saint, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• MASaint Modoe of AilbheA saint of Ailbhe, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NSaint NeomisiaA saint honored in the West, of whom little is known.
• NRConfessor Nicholas RozovConfessor, who suffered for the faith of Christ.
• PMartyr PantariaMartyr named in the early martyrologies; the sources preserve few details about her.
• PDMartyr Paul of DamascusChristian of Damascus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PSSaint Principius of SoissonsBishop of Soissons and brother of Saint Remigius, reposed around 505.
• RDMartyr Rufus of DamascusChristian of Damascus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SDMartyr Sabinian of DamascusMartyr of Damascus, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• SDMartyr Savinian of DamascusChristian of Damascus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSaint SenanA hierarch remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• SDSaint Sineall of Druim BroanAn Irish saint honored at Druim Broan, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• SSHoly Martyrs Socrates and Stephen of BritainTwo martyrs of Britain, commemorated together.
• Saint Solemnis of ChartresBishop of Chartres in Gaul, reposed around 511.
• TDMartyr Tatta of DamascusChristian woman of Damascus, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TRHieromartyr Theodore RemizovA hieromartyr of the Moscow eparchy who died for the faith in 1918.
• TSaint TheophilusArchbishop of Ephesus, honored as a hierarch in the Greek synaxarion.
• Venerable Euphrosyne of AlexandriaWoman who disguised herself as a man to enter a monastery and lived as an ascetic for thirty-⁠eight years.
• Saint Herman of KazanArchbishop of Kazan from 1564 to 1567, a candidate for the metropolitan see of Moscow; died in Moscow in 1567.
• Venerable Dosifei of KyivRassophore ascetic of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the 18th century, traditionally born Darya Tyapkina.
• Venerable Euphrosyne of SuzdalDaughter of the martyr Michael of Chernigov, born Princess Feodulia, a nun at Suzdal who reposed in 1250.
• PAVenerable Paphnutius the AsceticFourth-⁠century Egyptian anchorite, known for his accounts of the lives of hermits, including Saint Onuphrius.
• Hieromartyr Theodore LebedevArchpriest born in 1876 in the Vladimir region, who died on 25 September 1937 in the Ivanovo region.
• ASHieromartyr Alexander SmirnovA Russian priest who died a martyr for his faith in Christ during the communist persecution.
• LLSaint Lupus of LyonBishop of Lyon, venerated in the Western Church.
• PJHieromartyr Paphnutius of JerusalemCleric of Jerusalem, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TCVenerable Theodosius of CherepovetsA venerable monk of Cherepovets, who died in 1388.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 25?

From the saints of the day: Sergius, Firmin, Arsenius, Eugene, Maximus, Nicholas, Paul, Rufus, Theodore, Theophilus, Herman, Alexander, Theodosius. 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 25?

There are no usual girls' names on this day. See the eighth day or the name finder.

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.