Discover Your Greek Name Day: A Complete Guide to Saints & Celebrations

Unmasking the Mystery: Discovering Your Greek Name Day

In the tapestry of the Greek Orthodox calendar, every day is woven with the threads of saints and holy figures. This intricate fabric holds a special secret for those bearing Greek names: the revelation of their name day.

For Greeks, a name day transcends a birthday. It's a celebration woven into the rhythm of faith, marking the feast day of the saint who shares your name (or its meaning). So, if you're a John, January 7th – the feast of Aghios Ioannis – becomes your date with destiny, a day to be showered with "Chronia Polla!" (Many happy years!).

But don't worry, the story doesn't end there. The tapestry of name days is richly intricate. Multiple saints might share a name, like Anastasia, who can find her celebration on Easter Sunday or a dedicated feast day. And for those who haven't snagged a specific saint, fret not! Aghion Panton, All Saints Day, acts as a welcoming embrace, offering everyone a place in the grand celebration.

Ready to unravel the mystery of your own name day? Dive into the list below, a treasure trove of common Greek names and their corresponding saintly companions. Remember, numbers in parentheses hint at multiple feast days, while moveable feasts like Easter Sunday dance to a different rhythm. So, grab your calendar and prepare to mark a date that's not just yours but yours in the eyes of saints and tradition.

Let the celebration begin!

Name Days
January
1 January	Vasilios, Vasiliki
6 January	Theofanis, Theofania, Iordanis, Ourania
7 January	Ioannis, Ioanna, Prodromos
8 January	Domna
11 January	Theodosios
12 January	Tatiani
17 January	Antonios, Antonia
18 January	Athanasios, Athanasia, Kirillos
19 January	Makarios
20 January	Efthimios, Efthimia
21 January	Agni, Maximos, Neofitos
22 January	Anastasios, Timotheos
23 January	Agathaggelos
24 January	Xeni
25 January	Grigorios, Grigoria
26 January	Xenofon
27 January	Xrisostomos
28 January	Palladios
31 January	Evdoxia, Xenia
February
1 February	Trifonas
2 February	Ipapadi
3 February	Simeon
4 February	Isidoros
5 February	Agathi
6 February	Fotios
7 February	Parthenios
8 February	Zacharias
10 February	Xaralabos, Xaralabia, Xariklia
11 February	Vlassis, Theodora
14 February	Valentinos, Valentini
19 February	Filothei
23 February	Polikarpos
26 February	Fotini
27 February	Asklipios
March
1 March	Evdokia
2 March	Efthalia
7 March	Evgenios
8 March	Woman's day
9 March	Smaragda
11 March	Theodoros
17 March	Alexios, Alexia
19 March	Chisanthos, Chrisanthi
25 March	Evagelos, Evagelia
April
6 April	Eftichios, Eftichia
9 April	Ermis
10 April	Dimos, Epaminondas, Iraklis, Miltiadis, Periklis, Sofoklis
15 April	Lazaros, Leonidas
16 April	Vaios, Vaia, Galini
21 April	Alexsandra
22 April	Nathanail
23 April	Anastasios, Anastasia, Labros, Labrini, Pashalis
24 April	Georgios, Achileas, Elisavet, Valentini
25 April	Markos
28 April	Zoi, Pigi
29 April	Iason
30 April	Thomas, Iakovos
May
1 May	Ieremias
5 May	Irini
7 May	Mother's day, Magdalini
9 May	Isaeas, Xristoforos
10 May	Simon
11 May	Methodios, Kirillos
13 May	Glikeria
17 May	Andronikos, Iounia
18 May	Iulia
20 May	Lidia
21 May	Konstantinos, Konstantina, Eleni
29 May	Theodosia
June
2 June	Nikiforos
4 June	Martha
5 June	Dorotheos, Dorothea, Apollon
8 June	Kalliopi
11 June	Vartholomaios, Varnavas
15 June	Avgoustinos
16 June	Father's day
18 June	Agion Pandon day
22 June	Efsevios
25 June	Fevronia
29 June	Petros, Pavlos
30 June	Apostolos
July
1 July	Anargiros, Argirios, Damianos, Kosmas
7 July	Kiriaki
8 July	Theofilos, Prokopios
11 July	Efimia, Olga
12 July	Veroniki
14 July	Nikodimos
15 July	Kirikos, Ioulitta
17 July	Marina
18 July	Aimilios, Aimilia
20 July	Ilias, Iliana
22 July	Magdalini, Markella
24 July	Christina
25 July	Olympia
26 July	Paraskevi
27 July	Pandeleimonas
30 July	Andronikos
August
6 August	Sotiris, Sotiria
8 August	Triantafillos
10 August	Laurentios
15 August	Panagiotis, Panagiota, Maria, Despina
16 August	Alkiviadis, Diomidis, Sarantis, Gerasimos
25 August	Titos
26 August	Adrianos, Natalia
27 August	Fanourios, Fanouria
29 August	Ioannis
30 August	Alexandros
September
1 September	Aspasia, Antigoni, Athina, Marianthi
1 September	Theano, Klio, Kleopatra, Koralia
1 September	Meletios
3 September	Anthimos, Fivos
4 September	Ermioni
5 September	Zacharias
7 September	Sozon
9 September	Ioakim
11 September	Evanthia
13 September	Aristidis, Kornilios
14 September	Stavros, Stavroula
15 September	Nikitas
16 September	Efimia
17 September	Sofia, Agapi, Elpida, Pisti
18 September	Ariadni
20 September	Efstathios, Efstathia
23 September	Polixeni
24 September	Thekla
25 September	Efrosini
27 September	Zinon
29 September	Kiriakos
October
2 October	Kiprianos
3 October	Dionisios
4 October	Ierotheos
5 October	Xaritini
7 October	Sergios
8 October	Pelagia
9 October	Abraam
10 October	Evlabios, Evlabia
15 October	Loukianos
18 October	Lukas
20 October	Gerasimos, Artemios
21 October	Socrates, Xristodoulos
23 October	Iakovos
26 October	Dimitrios, Dimitra
27 October	Nestoras
30 October	Zinovia
November
1 November	Anargiros, Argirios, Damianos, Kosmas
5 November	Linos
8 November	Agelos,Ageliki, Mihail, Gavriil, Stamatis, Stamatia, Taxiarhis
9 November	Nektarios, Nektaria
10 November	Orestis
11 November	Viktoras, Minas
13 November	Xrisostomos
14 November	Filippos
16 November	Matheos
18 November	Platon
21 November	Maria
22 November	Filimon
25 November	Ekaterini, Merkourios
26 November	Stilianos, Stiliani
30 November	Andreas,Andriani
December
4 December	Varvara, Serafim
5 December	Savas, Diogenis
6 December	Nikolas, Nikoleta
9 December	Anna
12 December	Reveka
12 December	Spiridon, Spiridoula
13 December	Eustratios, Eustratia, Lukia
15 December	Eleftherios,Eleftheria, Anthi
17 December	Daniil, Dionisios,Dionisia
19 December	Aglaia
20 December	Ignatios
21 December	Themistoklis
22 December	Anastasia
24 December	Evgenia
25 December	Christos, Chrisa
26 December	Emmanuil
27 December	Stefanos, Stefania