Baptismal names for children born on September 27

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 4

All the saints of September 27

• Hieromartyr Anthim the IberianGeorgian by birth, Metropolitan of Ungro-⁠Wallachia, printer and scholar, who died a martyr in 1716.
• Apostle John MarkCompanion of the Apostles Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journeys, counted among the Seventy.
• Right-⁠Believing Sigebert of East AngliaKing of East Anglia, one of the first English kings to receive a Christian upbringing, who died around 636.
• Venerable Sabbatius of SolovkiRussian monk, one of the founders of Solovki Monastery together with Saint Zosimas; died in 1435.
• Apostle Zenas the LawyerOne of the Seventy Apostles, a lawyer named by Saint Paul in the Epistle to Titus.
• Saint Caius of MilanBishop of Milan, regarded in Orthodox tradition as the city's first bishop; remembered on 27 September.
• Hieromartyr Peter of KrutitsyMetropolitan of Krutitsy, head of the Russian Church from April to December 1925; died a martyr in 1937.
• FASaint Flavian of AntiochPatriarch of Antioch from 381 until his death in 404, who put his wealth and talents at the service of the Church.
• Martyr Callistratus of CarthageMartyr of Carthage, executed at Rome with forty-⁠nine companions during Diocletian's persecution.
• New Martyr Aquilina of ZagliveriNew woman martyr from Zagliveri near Thessaloniki, martyred in 1764.
• Hieromartyr Herman KosolapovBishop of Volsk and vicar of Saratov, killed in October 1919 and canonized in 2006.
• ASaint AdheritusA saint venerated at Ravenna, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
• ARSaint Adheritus of RavennaSaint honored at Ravenna in Italy; the sources preserve few details about him.
• AJHoly Martyrs Adolphus and JohnMartyrs of Seville in Spain, put to death for Christ around 850.
• Confessor Adrian FageteanuAn elder of the Burning Bush movement, who reposed in 2011 and rests at Lainici; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• ACMartyr Adulfus of CórdobaA martyr at Córdoba in Spain under Arab rule.
• AZSaint Angelina of ZagliveriA holy woman associated with Zagliveri, commemorated by the Orthodox Church in North Macedonia.
• BWVenerable Barrog of WalesA holy hermit of Wales.
• Saint Ceraunus of ParisBishop of Paris, who reposed around 614.
• CSaint ColummA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DSHieromartyr Demetrius ShishokinA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• DSMartyr Deodatus of SoraA martyr of Sora in Italy.
• DVenerable DorotheaA venerable woman commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church for her ascetic life.
• ERMartyr Epicharis of RomeA martyr of Rome, put to death for her faith in Christ.
• ESaint ErninA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• FSaint FebroniaA saint commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FTHoly Martyrs Fidentius and TerenceMartyrs of Todi in Italy.
• FMHoly Martyrs Fifteen MartyrsA group of fifteen martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• FSaint FinnenA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• FHHoly Martyrs Florentinus and HilaryMartyrs of Gaul.
• FPSaint Florentius of PeterboroughSaint of Peterborough, venerated in the Western Church.
• FSaint FortunianusA hierarch honored in the Greek synaxarion.
• GBMartyr Gymnasius of ByzantiumMartyr of Byzantium, who suffered for the Christian faith.
• HBSaint Hilarius of BremurSaint of Bremur, venerated in the Western Church.
• Venerable Hiltrude of LiessiesA holy nun of Liessies in northern France, who reposed around 790.
• ICVenerable Ignatius of CappadociaA venerable father from Cappadocia, linked with the Savior Monastery at Glubokaya.
• JCSaint John of CórdobaA saint of Córdoba in Spain, who reposed in 824.
• MVenerable MarcellusBorn in Ireland, a monk of Saint Gall in Switzerland, reposed around 869.
• MSApostle Mark of the SeventyKinsman of the Apostle Barnabas, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.
• MPHieromartyr Michael PlatonovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• PSaint PhilemonA bishop commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• RSVenerable Rachel of Spaso-⁠BorodinoVenerable nun of the Spaso-⁠Borodino Convent, who reposed in 1928.
• SSaint SuibhneA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TBHieromartyr Theodore BogoyavlenskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• VLHoly Martyrs Vincent and Laetus of SpainTwo martyrs of Spain, commemorated together.
• Apostle AristarchusMacedonian of Thessalonica, companion of the Apostle Paul on his journey to Rome.
• Venerable Nikon of RadonezhDisciple of Sergius of Radonezh and second abbot of the Trinity Monastery, died in 1426.
• Venerable Martyr GayaneAbbess of a convent, one of the 35 maidens martyred in King Tiridates' persecution, in 301 or 304.
• Martyr MiniaA martyr, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 27?

From the saints of the day: John, Caius, Peter, Flavian, Callistratus, Herman, Adrian, Demetrius, Florentius, Gymnasius, Hilarius, Ignatius, Marcellus, Michael, Philemon, Theodore, Nikon. 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 27?

From the women saints of the day: Aquilina, Angelina, Dorothea, Febronia, Rachel. 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.