Baptismal names for children born on September 29

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, October 6

All the saints of September 29

• Venerable Kyriakos the AnchoriteGreek monk and hermit venerated as a venerable, who by tradition lived from 448 to 557.
• Hieromartyr John of RigaFirst Latvian archbishop of the Latvian Orthodox Church, from 1921 to 1934, who died a martyr in 1934.
• Venerable Cyprian of UstyugLegendary founder of the Archangel Michael Monastery in Veliky Ustyug, who died in 1276.
• Martyr GabdelasA Christian of Persia, put to death for his faith under Shapur II in the 4th century.
• MHoly Martyrs 150 MartyrsA group of one hundred and fifty martyrs, commemorated together in the Greek synaxarion.
• ASaint AlaricA saint of the West, honored by the undivided Church.
• AEVenerable Alaric of EinsiedelnA monk of the Abbey of Einsiedeln in Switzerland, who reposed around 975.
• CCHoly Venerables Catholdus and CompanionsHoly monks venerated in Germany.
• CSaint ColmanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• CSaint ColummA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• CSaint ComghallA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DPMartyr Dadas of PersiaA martyr of Persia, put to death for his faith in Christ.
• DISaint Dionysius IA Patriarch of Constantinople, honored among the saints in the Greek synaxarion.
• EGHoly Martyrs Eutyches, Genesius, Sabinus and EutychesBishop Eutyches and three other martyrs of Perinthus in Thrace, commemorated in the Syriac Martyrology of 411.
• EHHieromartyr Eutychius of HeracleaHieromartyr of Heraclea, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• EMHieromartyr Eutychius of MarmaraA saint honored at Marmara, of whom little is known.
• EPHoly Martyrs Eutychius, Plautus and HeracleasMartyrs of Thrace, saints of the undivided Church, commemorated in the Roman Martyrology.
• FAHieromartyr Fraternus of AuxerreBishop of Auxerre in Gaul, put to death around 450.
• GPMartyr Gudelia of PersiaA woman martyr of Persia, who suffered for Christ.
• KPMartyr Kazdoa of PersiaA Persian princess, put to death for the Christian faith.
• KConfessor Kirilo (Cvjetković)A protosyncellus and confessor of Orthodoxy in Dalmatia and Boka, who reposed in 1857 at Bezdin Monastery.
• Saint Liutwin of TrierBishop of Trier in Germany, who reposed around 713.
• MRVenerable Martyr Malachias of RhodesA venerable martyr from Rhodes who died for the faith in Jerusalem around 1500.
• MSMartyr Martyrs of the StrofadesA group of martyrs slain on the Strofades islands in 1530.
• MNVenerable Murghal son of NinnidhA saint, son of Ninnidh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• NUSaint Nessan of UladhA saint of Uladh, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• OGVenerable Onopre of GarejaA monk of Gareja, venerated by the Georgian Church.
• ODSaint Onuphrius of David Gareji MonasteryGeorgian venerable monk of David Gareji Monastery.
• PMartyr PetroniaChristian woman martyred for the faith of Christ.
• SSaint SedrachA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• Martyr Theodota of PhilippiA woman martyr of Philippi in Macedonia, who suffered around 318.
• TMVenerable Theophanes the Merciful of GazaA venerable monk of Gaza, known for his almsgiving.
• TNNew Martyr Three New Martyrs of AgrinioA group of three new martyrs of Vrachori, the old name of Agrinio, in Aetolia.
• TMartyr TrophimusA martyr commemorated in the Greek synaxarion.
• Right-⁠Believing Stefan DragutinKing of Serbia from 1276 to 1282, then ruler of a separate kingdom in the north, who died in 1316.
• Saint John of Shanghai and San FranciscoRussian archbishop in the diaspora, an ascetic, pastor in Shanghai and San Francisco, who died in 1966.
• Martyr Tryphon of ApameaThird-⁠century martyr, born near Apamea, put to death in the time of Emperor Decius.
• Saint Donatus of EuroeaBishop of Epirus Vetus, honored in Albania and Greece, born at Euroea, who died around 387.
• Hieromartyr Michael KrasnotsvetovPriest born at Kaluga in 1885 into a deacon's family, who died a martyr at Tyumen in 1937.
• Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ Anthony MonkinFool for Christ and ascetic of Zadonsk, born to a peasant family, who died in the nineteenth century.
• Venerable CeolfrithAbbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow and teacher of the Venerable Bede, reposed in 716 on the way to Rome.
• DSMartyr Dorymedon of SynnadaA martyr of Synnada in Phrygia, put to death for his faith in Christ.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 29?

From the saints of the day: Kyriakos, John, Cyprian, Dionysius, Eutychius, Malachias, Theophanes, Trophimus, Stefan, Tryphon, Donatus, Michael. 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 29?

From the women saints of the day: Petronia, Theodota. 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.