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Name days in Greece

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This is a calendar of name days in Greece. Some of the names below are linked to the original saints or martyrs from which they originate.

January

  1. Basilius, Telemachus
  2. Serafim, Sylvestros
  3. Genovefa
  4. Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles
  5. Theoni
  6. Theofanes, Iordanes, Photios, Fotios, Fotis, Fotini, Ourania, Rania, Peristera
  7. Ioannis Prodromos, Yanna, Ioanna, Ioannos, Yannis
  8. Domenicus, Parthenia
  9. Martyr Polyeuctos
  10. Gregory of Nyssa
  11. Theodosios
  12. Martyr Tatiana
  13. Maximos the Righteous
  17. Antonios
  18. Athanasios
  19. Macarios
  20. Ephthemius
  21. Maximos, Neophytos
  22. Anastacius, Temotheus
  23. Dionisios
  25. Grigorios, Margareta
  26. Xenophon, Xenia
  30. Three Holy Hierarchs

February

  1. Tryfon
  2. Hypapante
  3. Stamatios Simeon
  6. Photios
  8. Zaharias
  9. Nikiforos
  10. Charalampos
  11. Charilaos
  12. Theodora
  13. Priscilla
  14. Pavan
  17. Theodoros
  18. Efsevios, Leon
  26. Sebastianos

March

  1. Eudokia
  2. Efthalia of Sicily
  4. Gerasimos
  7. Eugenios
  8. Theofilaktos
  11. Sophronios
  14. Benedictos
  16. Christodoulos
  17. Alexios
  25. Evangelos, Evangelia, Eva

April

  1. Mary of Egypt
  2. Titos
  3. Illyrios
  6. Eutichios
  8. Vaios
  9. Ioseph
  10. Herakles, Homer, Socrates, Timothy, Epaminondas the Martyr (North Africa)
  13. Martinos, Martina
  15. Leonidas, Leo
  18. Anthia and Eleutherios
  21. Ianos, Sandra
  22. Nathaniel
  23. Georgios, (George Kataftos)
  24. Achilles Kataftos, Elizabeth, Tammy
  25. Niki
  29. Jason
  30. Jacob, James

May

  1. Jeremiah the Prophet
  4. Melia
  5. Irene, Ephraim of Nea Makri
  9. Christopher
  10. Simon
  11. Olympia
  12. Theodore
  13. Glykeria
  14. Aristotle, Isidoros
  15. Saint Achilleas of Larissa
  18. Julia
  19. Magdalene, Patrick
  20. Lydia
  21. Constantine, Helen
  28. Dimitri
  29. Olivia

June

  1. Justine, Evelpistos, Gerakina, Pyros, Thespesios, Thespesia
  2. Marinos, Nikiforos
  3. Ieria, Ypatia
  4. Martha
  5. Apollon, Cynthia, Dorothy, Selene, Ploutarhos, Nikandros
  6. Ilarion, Ilaria
  7. Panagis, Sevastiani
  8. Kalliopi, Poppy
  9. Rodanthi
  11. Bartholomew, Luke, Varnavas
  12. Onoufrios
  13. Trifillos, Korina
  15. Augoustos, Monica, Ieronymos, Geronimo
  17. Felix, Ismail
  18. Leontios
  19. Everyone with no nameday, Paisios, Zosimos
  22. Evsevios, Evsevia
  23. Aristoklis, Loulou
  25. Erotas
  26. Makarios
  27. Pierre
  28. Anargyros, Germanos
  29. Paul, Peter
  30. Apostolis, Apostolos, Tolis

July

  1. Saints Cosmas and Damian (Kosmas and Dhamianos), Agioi Anargyroi
  3. Hyacinth (Yakinthos)
  7. Kyriaki (martyr)
  8. Theophilus (Theophilos), Procopius of Scythopolis (Prokopios)
  9. Saint Pancratius (Pagratios)
  11. Euphemia, Olga
  12. Veronica
  14. Nicodemus (Nikodhimos)
  15. Julitta (Ioulitta); Kirikos (Kerykos, Kirykos); Vladimir (Vladimiros)
  16. Athenodorus of Byzantium or Athenogenes
  17. Marina, Alexandra, Alice (Aliki)
  18. Saint Aemilianus (Aimilianos, Aimilios) (see also Emil (given name))
  20. Elias
  21. Rompara of Órcheis, Rompiros (Also Romp (given name))
  22. Mary Magdalen (Maria Magdalini, Magda, Magdalena, Lena)
  24. Saint Christina the Great Martyr
  26. Saint Paraskevi
  27. Panteleimon (Pantelis)
  28. Afxentios, Akakios, Droso, Drosoula, Hrysovalantou, Irini, Timon
  29. Kallinikos
  30. agios Belindakis
  31. Joseph of Arimathea (Iosif, Sifis)

August

  6. Holy Transfiguration (Sotirios, Sotiris, Sotiria)
  7. Asterius of Caesarea (Asterios)
  15. Assumption of Mary (Panagiotis, Panagiota, Maria, Despina, Marios)
  20. Saint Theocharis
  21. Tia
  23. Irenaeus, Ειρηναίος Λουγδούνου (Ρένος)
  24. Cosmas of Aetolia
  26. Andrianos & Natalias, Adrianos, Nathalia, Natalia (Adrian)
  27. Saint Phanourios (Cent)
  30. Saint Alexander (Alexandros, Alexandra, Sandra, Sander, Alexander)

September

  1. Simeon, Pinelopi, Athena, Sapfo, Myrto, Aspa/sia
  3. Anthimos, Archontia, Aristea
  4. Moisi/Ermionis/Rosie
  5. Zaxarios, Zacharias
  8. Gennisi tis Theotokos
  9. Ioakeim & Annis
  11. Evathia (Eve)
  13. Kornilios / Aristeidos
  14. Ypsosi tos Timios Stauros, Stavros (Stavroula)
  15. Nikitas
  16. Eyfimias, Melina
  17. Sofias, Pisteos, Agapis, Elpidas, Sofia, Agapi, Elpida
  18. Eumenios / Ariadnis (Ariadne)
  20. Eustathios, Stathis
  22. Fokas
  23. Sullipsi Prodromos, Polixeni, Xeni
  24. Theklas, Mirto (Myrto)
  25. Eyfrosinis
  26. Metastasi Ioannos Euaggelistos
  27. Kallistratos
  28. Neophytos of Cyprus
  29. Kuriakos, Kiriakos

October

  1. Ananios / Pomanos Melodos
  2. Kuprianos / Iosstiounis
  3. Dionisios Aeropagitos, Dionisos
  4. Ierotheos
  5. Xaritinis
  6. Thoma (Thomas, Tom)
  7. Poluxronios / Saints Sergius and Bacchus of Syria (Martyrs)
  8. Pelagias
  9. Iakovos (Jakob)
  10. Eulampios
  15. Loskianos
  18. Loska, Loskas (Lucas, Luke)
  19. Kleopatras
  20. Artemios / Gerasimos Kefallinias, Yerasimos
  21. Sokratous, Sokrates, Sokratis
  23. Iakovos (Jacob)
  24. Sevastianis (Sebastian)
  26. Dimitrios Myrovlitos, Dimitris (Demetris), Dimitrios, Dimitria, Demetra (Jim, James), Stephan the Hymnographer
  27. Nestoros
  28. Agias Skepis
  30. Zinovios

November

  1. Agioi Anargyroi: Kosmas and Damianos, Anargyros, Argiris
  8. Taxiarches: Gabriel and Michael, Raphael, Angelos, Angeliki, Stamatios, Strategos
  9. Nektarios
  11. Mina, Viktoras
  13. Ioannes Chrysostomos
  14. Filippos
  16. Matthaios, Iphigenia
  18. Platon
  21. Eisodia tis Theotokos, Despina, Maria (unmarried)
  22. Philimonos
  25. Merkourios, Aikaterini/Katerina
  26. Stylianos, Stelios, Stella, Nikon
  27. Nathanael
  30. Andreas

December

  1. Theoklitos
  2. Muropis
  4. Varvaras, Barbara
  5. Savva, Savas
  6. Nikolaos, Nikos, Nicholas, Nikoletta
  7. Amvrosios, Ambrosius
  9. Agias Annis, Anna, Azalea, Grace
  10. Adam
  12. Spyridon, Spyros, Spiros, Spyridonas, Spyridoula
  13. Eustratios / Loskias, Stratos, Stratis, Lukia
  15. Eleutherios, Elefterios, Lefteris, Eleutheria, Anthia, Anthea, Anthi, Anthoula
  17. Daniel / Dionysios Zakunthos, Dionysos, Denyell, Denyelle
  18. Sevastianos & Zois
  19. Aglaia, Aris / Ares
  20. Ignatios
  21. Themistokleous, Ioulia, Julia, Julie
  22. Anastasias, Anastasia
  24. Eugenias, Evyenia
  25. Christmas Day, Christos, Chrisa, Chrisanthi, Christina, Christian, Crystal
  26. Emmanouil / Synaksi Theotokos, Manolis, Manuella, Emma
  27. Stefanos, Stephania (Steven, Stephan, Stefania)

References

References

  1. "Greek Name Days for the Year 2018".
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