Baptismal names for children born on September 28

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 5

All the saints of September 28

• Passion-⁠Bearer Wenceslaus of BohemiaDuke of Bohemia from 921 to 935, pious and merciful, killed on the orders of his brother Boleslav.
• Saint Hilarion of KievFirst non-⁠Greek Metropolitan of Kiev, author of the Sermon on Law and Grace.
• Saint Faustus of RiezBishop of Riez in Provence in southern Gaul, who died around 495.
• Venerable EustochiumRoman noblewoman and consecrated virgin, a disciple of St. Jerome at Bethlehem, who died around 420.
• Venerable Chariton the ConfessorMonk born at Iconium in Asia Minor, who died in the Judean desert around 350.
• Saint Salonius of GenevaBishop of Geneva in the 5th century, son of Eucherius of Lyon, educated at Lérins.
• Venerable Nicholas SvyatoshaPrince of Chernigov who became a monk at the Caves Lavra in 1106, the first Russian prince-⁠monk; died in 1143.
• Venerable Abraham the Recluse of the Kiev CavesMonk, priest and recluse of the Kiev Caves Lavra, who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries.
• Venerable Arethas the RecluseMonk and recluse of the Kiev Caves Monastery in the later 12th century.
• Venerable Athanasius the RecluseMonk and recluse in the Near Caves of Kiev, who died around the year 1176.
• Venerable Damian the HealerMonk and priest of the Kiev Caves Monastery, called the Healer, who died between 1062 and 1074.
• Venerable Matthew the ClairvoyantMonk of the Kiev Caves Monastery, called the Clairvoyant, who died around 1088.
• Venerable Herodion of Ilo-⁠OzeroDisciple of Saint Cornelius of Komel, a monk who died in 1541; his miracles were investigated in 1653.
• Venerable Jeremiah of the Kiev CavesMonk of the Kiev Caves Lavra who died about 1070, called the Clairvoyant for his gift.
• Venerable Maria of RadonezhMother of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, who became a nun late in life and died in 1337.
• Venerable Chariton of KudinoFounder and first abbot of Chariton Monastery at Kudino near Toropets; died in the sixteenth century.
• Saint Theoctistus of ChernihivLong a monk of the Kyiv Caves Monastery, later Bishop of Chernihiv, who died in 1123.
• ORVenerable Onesimus the Recluse of KyivRecluse monk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra in the 12th and 13th centuries, buried in the Near Caves.
• Venerable Pimen the FasterMonk of the Kyiv Caves Lavra, known as the Faster, honored among the venerable fathers of the Caves.
• Venerable Theophanes the FasterA fasting monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra.
• Venerable Sylvester the WonderworkerVenerable honored at the Kiev Caves Lavra, called the Wonderworker.
• ZOVenerable Zosimas of OrenburgMonk born in 1860 in the Orenburg region, who died in 1920 at St Nicholas Monastery in Orenburg; a local saint.
• AASaint Aaron of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre in Gaul, who reposed in 813.
• ABMartyr Alexander the BlacksmithA Christian blacksmith who died a martyr for his faith in Christ.
• ASaint AlodiusA bishop of Auxerre, who reposed between 448 and 470, a saint of the undivided Church, attested by early Christian cult.
• Saint Alodius of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre, venerated in the Western Church.
• ACMartyr Alphaeus of CalydonMartyr of Calydon, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• AKMartyr Alphaeus of KalitsaA martyr commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• ALMartyr Anna LykoshinaA Russian woman put to death for her faith in Christ in 1925, during the communist persecution.
• Hieromartyr Annemund of LyonBishop of Lyon in Gaul, put to death around 657.
• AVenerable AuxentiusA monk of Cyprus, honored among the venerable in the Cypriot synaxarion.
• AMVenerable Martyr Avakum of MedljaniA monk of Medljani Monastery, venerated as a venerable martyr alongside Hegumen Serafim.
• BProphet BaruchProphet and scribe of the prophet Jeremiah, whose name is borne by a book of the Old Testament.
• CSaint CallinicusA saint commemorated in the calendars of the Western saints.
• CASaint Candida of AfricaA name entered in the martyrology attributed to Jerome, on 28 September; few details survive.
• CPVenerable Chariton of PskovA monastic saint of Pskov, commemorated by the Russian Orthodox Church.
• CSVenerable Chuniald of SalzburgVenerable honored at Salzburg in Bavaria, where he labored as a disciple of Saint Rupert.
• CSaint ConvalAn Irish saint who reposed around 630.
• CMHoly Venerables Cyril and MariaParents of Sergius of Radonezh, who ended their lives in the monastic schema.
• DSaint DairiA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• DCSaint Diarmait of Cluain Finn-⁠AighneAn Irish bishop honored at Cluain Finn-⁠Aighne, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• Venerable EphraimA priest-⁠monk of the Near Caves of the Kyiv Caves Lavra; named in the synaxis of the Near Caves Fathers.
• ECHoly Martyrs Eustathius and CallinicusMartyrs commemorated in the calendar of Rome.
• EPVenerable Eustathius of PecherskA venerable monk of the Kiev Caves Lavra, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• Saint Exuperius of ToulouseBishop of Toulouse in Gaul, who reposed around 411.
• FSaint FiachraA hierarch, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• GSVenerable Gislar of SalzburgVenerable honored at Salzburg in Bavaria, where he labored as a disciple of Saint Rupert.
• HMMartyr Heliodorus of MaromiliaMartyr of Maromilia, who suffered for Christ.
• HGVenerable Martyr Hilarion GromovA monastic martyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• LVenerable LiobaAnglo-⁠Saxon nun, kinswoman of Saint Boniface and abbess of Tauberbischofsheim, who reposed around 781.
• MSaint MachanA saint of the early Church in Scotland.
• MMVenerable Martyr Mardarije of MedljaniA monk of the Medljani brotherhood, killed for Christ together with his brethren.
• MCMartyr Mark of ClaudiopolisMartyr of Claudiopolis, who suffered for Christ.
• MBSaint Mark the BulgarianA Bulgarian saint, commemorated in the calendar of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
• MCHoly Martyrs Martial and CompanionsMartyrs of North Africa.
• MCVenerable Meladius of the CavesA venerable elder of the Caves Monastery, venerated as a wonderworker.
• MVenerable MeletiusA monk of the Near Caves of the Kyiv Caves Lavra; named in the synaxis of the Near Caves Fathers.
• MIVenerable Martyr Mikhaila IvanovaRussian schemanun, shot at the Butovo firing range on 9 October 1937; canonized as a venerable martyr.
• NMMartyr Neon of MaromiliaChristian of Maromilia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• NSaint NicodemusA saint commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 28?

From the saints of the day: Wenceslaus, Hilarion, Chariton, Nicholas, Abraham, Athanasius, Damian, Jeremiah, Theoctistus, Onesimus, Pimen, Theophanes, Sylvester, Zosimas, Aaron, Alexander, Auxentius, Baruch, Callinicus, Eustathius, Heliodorus, Meletius, Nicodemus, Nikon, Paul, Peter, Philaret, Serafim, Serapion, Spyridon, Zosimus, Isaac, Neophytos, Agapetus, Alypius, Barlaam, Moses, Dionysius, Eustratius, Prochorus, Lawrence, Erasmus, Gregory, Helladius, John, Simon, Anastasius, Anatolius, Elijah, Isaiah, Titus, Sava, Luke, Macarius, Nectarius, Onesiphorus, Alexis. 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 28?

From the women saints of the day: Anna, Tatiana. 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.