In Greece Name Days are the days that we celebrate our names with
association to a Saint, or a Holy Day. Name Days are celebrated more
than birth-days in Greece. In this section we have included many of the Name Days.
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A
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
Alexandros
Alexandra |
Αλέξανδρος
Αλεξάνδρα |
August 30th |
Amelia *,
Amalia * |
Αμαλία |
June 30th |
Anastasios
Anastasia |
Αναστάσιος
Αναστασία |
Easter Day |
| Andrew |
Αντρέας,
Αντριάνα |
November 30th |
| Angela |
Αγγελική |
November 8th |
| Anna ** |
Άννα |
December 9th &
July 25th |
| Anthony, |
Αντώνης |
January 17th |
| Anthoula * |
Ανθούλα |
June 30th |
| Antonia |
Αντωνία |
January 17th |
| Aristea * |
Αριστέα |
June 30th |
Ari *
Aristotelis * |
Άρης,
Αριστοτέλης |
June 30th |
| Asimina |
Ασημίνα |
April 17th |
Athanasios
Athanasia |
Αθανάσιος
Αθανασία |
January 18th |
B
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Barbara |
Βαρβάρα |
December 4th |
| Bill |
Βασίλης |
January 1st |
C
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
Chris
Christopher
Christine |
Χρήστος,
Χριστόφορος,
Χριστίνα |
December 25th |
D
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Despina |
Δέσποινα |
August 15th |
Dimitris
Dimitra |
Δημήτρης
Δήμητρα |
October 26th |
Dennis
Denise |
Διονύσιος
Διονυσία |
December 17th |
E
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
Effie
Efrosini |
Έφη
Ευροσύνη |
September 25th |
| Efstathios |
Ευστάθιος |
September 20th |
| Elias |
Ηλίας |
July 20th |
| Elpida |
Ελπίδα |
September 17th |
Eugene,
Eugenia |
Ευγένιος,
Ευγενία |
December 24th |
| Eva, Evanthia |
Έυα, Ευανθία |
September 11th |
Evan
Evangelia |
Ευάγγελος
Ευαγγελία |
March 25th |
F
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
Faith,
Fotini |
Φωτεινή |
January 6th |
| Frank |
Φώτης |
January 6th |
G
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Gabriel |
Γαβριήλ |
November 8th |
George
Georgia |
Γιώργος,
Γεωργία |
April 23rd (only if Easter has past,
if not it is celebrated on the
Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Gregory |
Γρηγόρης |
January 25th |
| Gus |
Κώστας |
May 21st |
H
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Harry |
Χαράλαμπος |
February 10th |
| Helen |
Ελένη |
May 21st |
I
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Irene |
Ειρήνη |
May 5th |
J
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Jim |
Δημήτρης, |
October 26th |
Joan
John |
Γιάννα,
Γιαννης |
January 7th |
K
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Katherine |
Κατερίνα |
November 25th |
Kiriakos
Kiriaki |
Κυριάκος
Κυριακή |
July 7th |
Kostas
Konstandina |
Κώστας
Κωσταντίνα |
May 21st |
L
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Leonidas |
Λεωνίδας |
April 15th |
Louie
Loukas |
Λουκάς |
October 18th |
M
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Marina |
Μαρίνα |
July 17th |
Mary
Mario |
Μαρία,
Μάριος |
August 15th |
| Mathew |
Ματθαίος |
November 16th |
| Michael |
Μιχάλης |
November 8th |
| Mina |
Μίνα |
April 17th |
N
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Nancy |
Αθανασία |
January 18th |
| Nektarios |
Νεκτάριος |
November 9th |
Nick
Niki
Nicholas |
Νίκος
Νίκη
Νικόλας |
December 6th |
O
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Olga |
Όλγα |
July 11th |
P
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Patty |
Παρασκευή |
July 26th |
| Paul |
Παύλος |
June 29th |
| Pelagia |
Πελαγία |
May 4th |
Pete
Pauline |
Παναγιώτης
Παναγιώτα |
August 15th |
S
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Sandy |
Κυριακή |
July 7th |
| Spyros |
Σπύρος |
December 12th |
| Stavroula |
Σταυρούλα |
September 14th |
| Steve, Sotiris |
Σωτήρης |
August 6th |
| Steve, Stavros |
Σταύρος |
September 14th |
| Steve, Stathies |
Στάθης |
September 20th |
| Sophia |
Σοφία |
September 17th |
T
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
| Theodore |
Θεόδωρος |
January 23rd |
| Thomas |
Θωμάς |
Sunday after Easter Sunday |
| Timothy |
Τιμόθεος |
May 3rd |
| Tina |
Δέσποινα |
August 15th |
| Tom |
Θανάσης |
January 18th |
| Tonya, Tonia |
Αντωνία |
January 17th |
V
| English Name |
Greek Name |
Date |
Vasilios
Vasilia |
Βασίλιος
Βασιλία |
January 1st |
* No actual Name Day. The name is celebrated on All Saints Day
(Των Αγίων Πάντων = ton Agion Pandon).
** There are two Name Days for Anna. On December we celebrate the
Conception of Theotokos by her Mother Saint Anna and on July we celebrate Saint Anna.
Therefore some, they celebrate their name day on December and some on July
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