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Greek name days Orthodox Calendar

Every orthodox Greek is named after a saint. This is obligatory if the child is going to be baptized. This means, that on each saint's day, thousands of Greeks celebrate their namedays.

Generally, the name day is more celebrated than the birthday, and part of the cele-bration involves offering sweets to those around you and having some sort of party.

Below is a list of Greek name days. Those with a star (*) change every year. As you will see, most name days do not coincide with catholic or protestant name days. The underlined names will take you to the page about the specific saint!

If someone you know is having his or her name day, the appropriate thing to say to them is "CHRONIA POLLA", meaning "MANY YEARS".

The names are in Greek alphabetical order!

NAME PRONOUNCED ENGLISH MEANING DATE
ΑΓΑΘΗ AGATHI AGATHA THORN 5/2
ΑΓΑΠΗ AGAPI
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LOVE 17/9
ΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ ANGELOS ANGELO ANGEL 8/11
ΑΓΛΑΙΑ ΑGLAIA
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BRIGHT 19/12
ΑΓΝΗ AGNI AGNES PURE 21/1
ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΣ ADRIANOS HADRIAN
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26/8
ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΣ ATHANASIOS
-
IMMORTAL 18/1
ΑΙΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗ KATERINA CATHERINE CLEAN 25/11
ΑΙΜΙΛΙΑΝΟΣ AEMILIANOS AEMILIOS
-
18/7,8/8
ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ ALEXANDROS ALEXANDER MANPROTECTOR 30/8
ΑΛΕΧΙΟΣ ALEXIOS ALEX PROTECTOR 17/3
ΑΝΑΡΓΥΡΟΣ ANARGYROS
-
PENNIELESS 1/7,1/11
ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΑ ANASTASIA ANASTASIA RESURRECTED 22/12
ΑΝΔΡΕΑΣ ANREAS ANDREW (RHEAS) MAN 30/11
ΑΝΔΡΙΑΝΗ ANDRIANI
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MANLY 30/11
ΑΝΔΡΟΝΙΚΟΣ ANDRONIKOS
-
MANCONQUEROR 17/5
ΑΝΘΗ ANTHI
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BLOSSOM 12/4
ΑΝΘΙΜΟΣ ANTHEMOS
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BLOSSOM 3/9
ΑΝΝΑ ANNA ANNA
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25/7,9/12
ΑΝΤΩΝΗΣ ADONIS ANTHONY
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17/1
ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ APOSTOLOS
-
APOSTLE 30/6
ΑΡΓΥΡΗΣ ARGYRIS
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SILVERY 1/7,1/11
ΑΡΙΑΔΝΗ ARIADNI ARIADNE
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18/9
ΑΡΤΕΜΙΟΣ ARTEMIOS ARTEMIS
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20/10
ΒΑΙΑ VAIA
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PSALMER 8/4
ΒΑΛΕΝΤΙΝΗ VALENTINI VALENTINE
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14/2
ΒΑΡΒΑΡΑ VARVARA BARBARA BARBARIAN 4/12
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΣ VASILIOS BASIL KING 1/1
ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ VASSILIΚΙ   ;QUEEN 1/1
ΒΙΚΤΩΡ VICTOR VICTOR VICTOR 11/11
ΒΛΑΣΣΗΣ VLASSIS
-
-
11/2
ΓΑΒΡΗΛ GAVRIL GABRIEL
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8/11
ΓΕΡΑΣΙΜΟΣ GERASIMOS
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ELDER 20/10
ΓΕΟΡΓΙΟΣ YORGOS GEORGE FARMER 23/4*
ΓΛΥΚΕΡΙΑ GLYKERIA
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SWEET 13/5
ΓΡΗΓΟΡΗΣ GRIGORIS GREGORY FAST 25/1
ΔΑΜΙΑΝΟΣ DAMIANOS DAMIEN
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1/7,1/11
ΔΑΝΙΗΛ DANEIL DANIEL
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17/12
ΔΕΣΠΟΙΝΑ DESPINA
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MISS 15/8
ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ DIMITRIS DIMITRIS CEREAL 26/10
ΔΙΟΜΗΔΗΣ DIOMIDIS DIOMEDES
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16/8
ΔΙΟΝΥΣΗΣ DIONYSIS DIONYSOS
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3/10
ΔΟΡΟΘΕΟΣ DOROTHEOS
DOROTHY
GOD'S GIFT 5/6
ΕΙΡΗΝΗ IRINI IRENE PEACE 5/5
ΕΛΕΝΗ ELENI HELEN TORCH 21/5
ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ ELEVTHERIOS
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FREE 15/12
ΕΛΙΣΑΒΕΤ ELISAVET ELIZABETH
-
24/4
ΕΛΠΙΔΑ ELPIDA
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HOPE 17/9
ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛ EMMANOUEL EMMANUEL
-
26/12
ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΟΣ EVANGELOS
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EVANGELIST 25/3
ΕΥΑΝΘΙΑ EVATHIA EVE GREAT BLOSSOM 11/9
ΕΥΓΕΝΙΑ EVGENIA
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KINDNESS 24/12
ΕΥΔΟΚΙΑ EVDOKIA
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PROSPEROUS 1/3
ΕΥΘΑΛΙΑ EVTHALIA THALIA FLOURISHING 2/3
ΕΥΘΥΜΙΟΣ EVTHYMIOS
-
CHEERFUL 20/1
ΕΥΛΑΜΠΙΟΣ EVLAMBIOS
-
SHINING 10/10
ΕΥΣΕΒΙΟΣ EVSEVIOS
-
RESPECTED 15/2,22,6
ΕΥΣΤΑΘΙΟΣ EVSTAHIOS
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FIRM 20/9
ΕΥΣΤΡΑΤΙΟΣ EVSTRATIOS
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GREAT SOLDIER 13/12
ΕΥΤΥΧΙΟΣ EVTYCHIOS
-
LUCKY 6/4.24,8
ΕΥΘΗΜΙΑ EVTHEMIA
-
-
11/7,16/9
ΖΑΧΑΡΙΑΣ ZACHARIAS ZACK SUGAR 8/2,5,9
ΖΗΝΟΒΙΑ ZENOVIA
-
LIVING 30/10
ΖΗΝΩΝ ZENON ZENO LIVING 22/6
ΖΩΗ ZOEE ZOE LIFE 20/4*
ΗΛΙΑΣ ILIAS ELIAS SUNNY 20/7
ΗΣΑΙΑΣ ISAEAS ISAIAH
-
9/5
ΘΕΚΛΑ THEKLA THEKLA
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24/9
ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ THEMISTOCLIS THEMISTOKLES
-
21/12
ΘΕΟΔΟΣΙΟΣ THEDOSIOS
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GODS GIVER 11/1,13/4
ΘΕΟΔΩΡΟΣ THEODOROS THEODORE GOD'S GIFT 3/3*
ΘΕΟΛΟΓΟΣ THEOLOGOS
-
GOD'S SPEAKER 8/5
ΘΕΟΦΑΝΗΣ THEOFANIS
-
GOD'S REVELATION 6/1,12/3
ΘΕΟΦΙΛΟΣ THEOFILOS
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GOD'S FRIEND 8/7
ΘΩΜΑΣ THOMAS THOMAS
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22/4*
ΙΑΚΩΒΟΣ IAKOVOS JACOB
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21/3,23/10
ΙΑΣΩΝ IASON JASON
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29/4
ΙΓΝΑΤΙΟΣ IGNATIOS
-
20/12
ΙΟΥΛΙΑ IOYLIA JULIA
-
18/5
ΙΟΥΛΙΑΝΗ IOYLIANI JULIAN
-
21/12
ΙΣΙΔΩΡΟΣ ISIDOROS ISIDOR ISIS' GIFT 4/2,14/5
ΙΩΑΚΕΙΜ IOAKEIM JOACIM
-
9/9
ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ YANNIS JOHN
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7/1
ΚΟΣΜΑΣ KOSMAS COSMAS WORLDLY 1/7,1/11
ΚΥΠΡΙΑΝΟΣ KYPRIANOS
-
CYPRIOT 2/10
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ KYRIAKI
-
SUNDAY 7/7
ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΣ KYRIAKOS
-
SUNDAY 29/9
ΚΩΝΣΤΑΝΤΙΝΟΣ KONSTANTINOS CONSTANTINE
-
21/5
ΛΑΖΑΡΟΣ LAZAROS LAZARUS
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7/4*
ΛΑΜΠΡΟΣ LAMBROS
-
SHINING 15/4
ΛΕΩΝΙΔΑΣ LEONIDAS LEO LION 15/4
ΛΟΥΚΑΣ LOUKAS LUCAS, LUKE
-
18/10
ΛΟΥΚΙΑ LOYKIA LUCY
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4/7,13/12
ΛΟΥΚΙΑΝΟΣ LOYKIANOS LUKE, LUCIAN
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15/10
ΜΑΓΔΑΛΗΝΗ MAGDALINI MAGDALENE
-
22/7
ΜΑΞΙΜΟΣ MAXIMOS MAXIMOS, MAX
-
21/1
ΜΑΡΘΑ MARTHA MARTHA
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4/6
ΜΑΡΙΑ MARIA MARIA
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15/8,21/11
ΜΑΡΙΝΑ MARINA MARINA MARINA 17/7
ΜΑΡΚΟΣ MARKOS MARCUS
-
25/4
ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ MICHALIS MICHAEL
-
8/11
ΝΑΤΑΛΙΑ NATALIA NATALIE
-
26/8
ΝΙΚΗΤΑΣ NIKITAS NIKITA WINNER 15/9
ΝΙΚΗΦΟΡΟΣ NIKIFOROS
-
Victory Bearer 9/2,2/6
ΝΙΚΟΛΑΟΣ NIKOLAOS NICOLAS PEOPLE CONQUEROR 6/12
ΞΕΝΗ KSENI
-
STRANGER, GUEST 24/1
ΞΕΝΟΦΩΝ KSENOFON XENOPHON STRANGER'S VOICE 26/1
ΟΛΓΑ OLGA OLGA
-
11/7
ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ PANAYOTIS
-
ALL SAINT 15/8
ΠΑΝΤΕΛΕΗΜΩΝ PANTELEIMON
-
TOTAL 27/7
ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΗ PARASKEVI
-
FRIDAY 26/7
ΠΑΡΘΕΝΗΣ PARTHENIS
-
VIRGIN 7/2
ΠΑΣΧΑΛΗΣ PASCHALIS
-
EASTER 15/4*
ΠΑΥΛΟΣ PAVLOS PAUL
-
29/6
ΠΕΛΑΓΙΑ PELAGIA PELAGIA SEA 4/5,8/10
ΠΕΤΡΟΣ PETROS PETER ROCK, STONE 29/6
ΠΗΓΗ PIGI
-
WELL, SOURCE 20/4*
ΠΛΑΤΩΝ PLATON PLATO FLAT 18/11
ΠΟΛΥΚΑΡΠΟΣ POLYKARPOS
-
FRUITFUL 23/2
ΠΟΛΥΞΕΝΗ POLYKSENI
-
VERY STRANGE 23/9
ΠΡΟΔΡΟΜΟΣ PRODROMOS
-
FORERUNNER 7/1
ΠΡΟΚΟΠΙΟΣ PROKOPIOS
-
PROSPEROUS 8/7
ΣΑΒΒΑΣ SABBAS
-
SATURDAY 5/12
ΣΕΡΑΦΕΙΜ SERAFEIM SERAFIM
-
6/5
ΣΕΡΓΙΟΣ SERGIOS
-
-
13/5,7/10
ΣΙΜΩΝ SIMON SIMON
-
10/5
ΣΟΦΙΑ SOFIA SOPHIE WISE, WISDOM 17/9
ΣΠΥΡΟΣ SPYROS SPYROS
-
12/12
ΣΤΑΜΑΤΗΣ STAMATIS
-
STOPPER 8/11
ΣΤΑΥΡΟΣ STAVROS STAVROS CROSS 14/9
ΣΤΕΦΑΝΟΣ STEFANOS STEPHEN GARLAND, WREATH 27/12
ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΣ STYLIANOS
-
PILLAR 26/11
ΣΥΜΕΩΝ SYMEON
-
-
1/9
ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ SOKRATIS SOCRATES
-
27/10
ΣΩΤΗΡΗΣ SOTIRIS
-
SAVIOUR 6/8
ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΣ TIMOTHEOS TIMOTHY GOD'S HONOUR 22/1
ΤΙΤΟΣ TITOS TITO
-
25/8
ΤΡΙΑΝΤΑΦΥΛΛΟΣ TRIANDAFYLLOS
-
ROSE 8/8
ΤΡΥΦΩΝ TRYFON
-
LUXURIOUS 1/2
ΦΑΝΟΥΡΙΟΣ FANOURIOS
-
ENLIGHTENED 27/8
ΦΙΛΗΜΩΝ FILIMON
-
-
6/7,22/11
ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ FILIPPOS PHILIP HORSE FRIEND 14/11
ΦΙΛΟΘΕΗ FILOTHEI
-
-
19/2
ΦΩΚΑΣ FOKAS
-
-
22/9
ΦΩΤΕΙΝΗ FOTINI
-
LIGHT 26/2
ΦΩΤΙΟΣ FOTIOS
-
LIGHT 6/1,6/2
ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ CHARALAMBOS HARRY JOYOUS LIGHT 10/2
ΧΑΡΙΚΛΕΙΑ CHARIKLEIA
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JOYOUS BOUNTY 10/2
ΧΑΡΙΤΙΝΗ CHARITINI
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GRACE 5/10
ΧΡΗΣΤΟΣ CHRISTOS CHRIST
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25/12
ΧΡΙΣΤΟΦΟΡΟΣ CHRISTOFOROS CRISTOPHER CHRIST BEARER 9/5
ΧΡΥΣΑ CHRYSA
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GOLDEN 25/12
ΧΡΥΣΑΝΘΟΣ CHRYSANTHOS
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GOLDEN BLOSSOM 19/3
ΧΡΥΣΟΣΤΟΜΟΣ CHRYSOSTOMOS
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GOLDEN MOUTH 27/1,13/11

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