Baptismal names for children born on September 9

Boys' names from this day

Girls' names from this day

From the eighth day, September 16

All the saints of September 9

• Righteous JoachimHusband of the righteous Anna and father of the Virgin Mary, maternal grandfather of Jesus Christ.
• Venerable Ciarán of ClonmacnoiseOne of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, founder and first abbot of Clonmacnoise.
• Venerable Joseph of VolotskRussian abbot and theologian, defender of monastic landholding, born Ivan Sanin; died in 1515.
• Martyr Gorgonius of NicomediaMartyr put to death at Nicomedia in 304 in the Diocletian persecution, with Peter the Chamberlain and Dorotheus.
• Venerable Philaret of GlinskAbbot and restorer of the Glinsk Hermitage, born in western Ukraine in 1773; died in 1841.
• Venerable Basil KishkinRussian hieromonk born in 1745, who struggled mostly at the Ploshchansk Hermitage and died in 1831.
• ZMSaint Zenobius MazhugaMetropolitan of the Georgian Orthodox Church, born in Hlukhiv in 1896 and died in Tbilisi in 1985; in the schema Seraphim.
• Venerable Andronik LukashSchema-⁠archimandrite of the Georgian Church, formerly of Glinsk Hermitage, an elder; glorified in 2010, he died in 1974.
• Venerable Joanicius of RakotinciMonk of Rakotinci, born in 1847 and died in 1940.
• Hieromartyr Zacharias LobovArchbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk, who died a martyr in Kazakhstan in 1937; canonized in 2000.
• JOVenerable Joachim of OpochkaDisciple of Saint Euphrosynus of Pskov, who founded a community on the river Shelon and died around 1550.
• NCFool-⁠for-⁠Christ Nikita of ConstantinopleHoly man of Constantinople in the eleventh or twelfth century, who practiced secret asceticism amid the bustle of the city.
• ASaint AelrhiwA saint of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.
• ASaint AgathoclesBishop of Koroni in the Peloponnese, honored as a hierarch.
• AIHieromartyr Alexander IpatovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1918, during the communist persecution.
• AVHieromartyr Alexander VinogradovA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1942, during the communist persecution.
• AUHieromartyr Alexis UspenskyA Russian priest put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• ASaints Anna
• ASVenerable Archippus ShestakovA venerable monk of Glinsk, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• BSMartyr Basil ShikalovChristian martyred for the faith of Christ in 1937, during the Soviet persecution.
• BVenerable BettelinA disciple of Saint Guthlac and a hermit in England.
• CMartyr CharitonA martyr of the Church, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
• CASaint Conall son of AenglmsAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• DSaint DarercaA saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• DTHieromartyr Demetrius TroitskyA Russian deacon put to death for his faith in Christ in 1937, during the communist persecution.
• DSaint DiommanA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• DKVenerable Dositheus Kolchenkov of GlinskA venerable monk of Glinsk, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• ELVenerable Euthymius Lyubimchenko of GlinskA venerable monk of Glinsk, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
• FSaint Fer-⁠Da-⁠ChriochA saint remembered in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• GGHieromartyr Gregory GaryaevA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1918.
• HGVenerable Heliodorus of GlinskA venerable father of Glinsk Hermitage, who died in 1879.
• HHoly Martyrs HyacinthA martyr of Italy, commemorated in the Western calendars.
• HSMartyr Hyacinth of SabinaMartyr of Sabina, near Rome, remembered in the early martyrologies.
• ISaint IkoniosBishop of Gortyna in Crete, who died in 431; venerated locally.
• IGVenerable Innocent of GlinskA venerable father of Glinsk Hermitage, who died in 1888.
• JAHieromartyr Joseph ArkharovA hieromartyr of the Russian Church, who died in 1937.
• LGVenerable Luke of GlinskA venerable father of Glinsk Hermitage, commemorated in the Russian calendar.
• MSVenerable Macarius SharovA venerable father of Glinsk Hermitage, who died in 1864.
• MMSaint Maelaithgein of Magh BileA hierarch of Magh Bile, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
• MKVenerable Martyrius KirichenkoA venerable father of Glinsk Hermitage, who died in 1865.
• MDSaint Mochta son of DerganAn Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
• OTSaint Omer of ThérouanneA monk of Luxeuil, later Bishop of Thérouanne and preacher in Flanders, reposed around 670.
• OVVenerable Onuphrius VoronskyVenerable monk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• OVenerable OsmannaAn Irish virgin and recluse in Brittany, reposed around 650.
• Saint PexertusSaint honored at Rome; the sources preserve few details about him.
• SAVenerable Seraphim Amelin of GlinskVenerable monk of Glinsk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar.
• SRVenerable Seraphim Romantsov of GlinskVenerable monk of Glinsk, venerated in the Orthodox calendar; died in 1976.
• SUHieromartyr Sergius UklonskyCleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• Martyr Severian of SebasteChristian of Sebaste, martyred for the faith of Christ in 320.
• SNMartyr Strator of NicomediaChristian of Nicomedia, martyred for the faith of Christ.
• TDSaints The Daughter of EnachA saint named in early Irish martyrologies; few details survive.
• TLVenerable Theodotus Levchenko of GlinskA venerable monk of the Glinsk Hermitage, who died in 1859.
• TCVenerable Theophanes the ConfessorA monk and confessor of the faith, known for his strict fasting.
• Righteous AnnaWife of the righteous Joachim and mother of the Virgin Mary, maternal grandmother of Jesus Christ.
• Saint Theodosius of ChernigovArchbishop of Chernigov in the later 17th century, died in 1696 and venerated as a saint.
• Righteous John of KormyanyPriest of the Russian Orthodox Church, 1837 to 1917, canonized locally by the Belarusian Church in 1998.
• WBVenerable Wulfhilda of BarkingAnglo-⁠Saxon abbess of Barking Abbey in the second half of the tenth century.
• CTVenerable Cyriacus of TazlauRomanian venerable monk of Tazlău Monastery in Moldavia.
• Saint LaetitiaA saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
• PDHoly Martyrs Peter, Dorotheus and GorgoniusServants of the court of the emperor Diocletian, put to death at Nicomedia for their faith.

Questions

I.What can I name a boy born on September 9?

From the saints of the day: Joachim, Joseph, Philaret, Basil, Zenobius, Zacharias, Nikita, Alexander, Alexis, Chariton, Demetrius, Dositheus, Euthymius, Gregory, Heliodorus, Luke, Macarius, Martyrius, Seraphim, Sergius, Severian, Theodotus, Theophanes, Theodosius, John, Cyriacus, Rufus, Valentinian. 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 9?

From the women saints of the day: Anna. 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.