Name days in Greece

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

# Basilius, Telemachus
# Serafim, Sylvestros
# Genovefa
# Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles
# Theoni
# Theofanes, Iordanes, Photios, Fotios, Fotis, Fotini, Ourania, Rania, Peristera
# Ioannis Prodromos, Yanna, Ioanna, Ioannos, Yannis
# Domenicus, Parthenia
# Martyr Polyeuctos
# Gregory of Nyssa
# Theodosios
# Martyr Tatiana
# Maximus the Greek, Maximos the Righteous
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# Anthony the Great, Antonios
# Athanasius of Alexandria, Athanasios
# Macarius of Egypt, Macarios
# Euthymius the Great, Ephthemius
# Maximus of Rome, Maximos, Neophytos
# Anastacius, Saint Timothy, Temotheus
# Dionisius, Dionisios
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# Gregory (given name), Grigorios, Margaret (name), Margareta
# Xenophon, Xenia
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# Three Holy Hierarchs
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February

# Tryphon of Campsada, Tryfon
# Hypapante
# Stamatios Simeon
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# Photios
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# Zechariah (Hebrew prophet), Zaharias
# Nikiforos
# Charalampus, Charalampos
# Charilaus, Charilaos
# Theodora II, Theodora
# Priscilla and Aquila, Priscilla
# Priscilla and Aquila, Pavan
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# Theodore (given name), Theodoros
# Efsevios, Leon
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# Sebastian (name), Sebastianos
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March

#Eudokia of Heliopolis, Eudokia
# Efthalia of Sicily
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#Gerasimus of Jordan, Gerasimos
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#Eugenius I of Byzantium, Eugenios
#Theophylact of Bulgaria, Theofilaktos
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#Sophronius of Jerusalem, Sophronios
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#Benedictos
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#Christodulus, Christodoulos
#Alexius of Rome, Alexios
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#Annunciation, Evangelos, Annunciation, Evangelia, Annunciation, Eva
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April

#Mary of Egypt
#Titus (Biblical), Titos
#Illyrios
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#Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople, Eutichios
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# Vaios
#Saint Joseph, Ioseph
#Hercules, Herakles, Homer, Socrates, Saint Timothy, Timothy, Epaminondas the Martyr (North Africa)
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#Pope Martin I, Martinos, Pope Martin I, Martina
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#Leo (given name), Leonidas, Leo (given name), Leo
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#Anthia and Eleutherios
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#Janus, Ianos, Sandra (given name), Sandra
#Nathaniel
#Saint George, Georgios, (George Kataftos)
#Achilles Kataftos, Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Tammy (given name), Tammy
#Niki (given name), Niki
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#Jason
#Jacob, James (name), James

May

#Jeremiah the Prophet
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#Melia
#Irene of Athens, Irene, Ephraim of Nea Makri
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#Saint Christopher, Christopher
#Simon (given name), Simon
#Olympias, Olympia
#Theodore (name), Theodore
#Glykeria
#Aristotle, Isidore of Chios, Isidoros
#Achillius of Larissa, Saint Achilleas of Larissa
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#Julia (given name), Julia
#Mary Magdalene, Magdalene, Saint Patrick, Patrick
#Lydia (name), Lydia
#Saint Constantine the Great, Constantine, Helen of Troy, Helen
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#Demetrius, Dimitri
#Olivia (given name), Olivia
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June

#Justina of Padua, Justine, Evelpistos, Gerakina, Pyros, Thespesios, Thespesia
#Marinos, Nikiforos
#Ieria, Ypatia
#Martha
#Apollon, Cynthia, Dorothy (given name), Dorothy, Selene, Ploutarhos, Nikandros
#Ilarion, Ilaria
#Panagis, Sevastiani
#Kalliopi, Poppy
#Rodanthi
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#Bartholomew the Apostle, Bartholomew, Luke the Evangelist, Luke, Varnavas
#Onoufrios
#Trifillos, Korina
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#Augustus, Augoustos, Monica (given name), Monica, Ieronymos, Geronimo
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#Felix, Ismail (name), Ismail
#Leontios
#Everyone with no nameday, Paisios, Zosimos
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#Evsevios, Evsevia
#Aristoklis, Loulou
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#Erotas
#Makarios
#Pierre
#Anargyros, Germanos
#Paul of Tarsus, Paul, Saint Peter, Peter
#Apostolis, Apostolos, Tolis

July

# Saints Cosmas and Damian (Kosmas and Dhamianos), Agioi Anargyroi
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# Hyacinth (given name), Hyacinth (Yakinthos)
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# Kyriaki (martyr)
# Theophilus the Myrrh-gusher, Theophilus (Theophilos), Procopius of Scythopolis (Prokopios)
# Saint Pancratius (Pagratios)
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# Euphemia, Olga (name), Olga
# Veronica (given name), Veronica
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# Nicodemus (Nikodhimos)
# Julitta (Ioulitta); Kirikos (Kerykos, Kirykos); Vladimir (Vladimiros)
# Athenodorus of Byzantium or Athenogenes
# Marina (given name), Marina, Alexandra, Alice (given name), Alice (Aliki)
# Saint Aemilianus (Aimilianos, Aimilios) (see also Emil (given name))
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# Elijah, Elias
# Rompara of Órcheis, Rompiros (Also Romp (given name))
# Mary Magdalen (Maria Magdalini, Magda, Magdalena, Lena)
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# Christina of Bolsena, Saint Christina the Great Martyr
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# Paraskevi of Rome, Saint Paraskevi
# Saint Pantaleon, Panteleimon (Pantelis)
# Agios Stavros Pumpalotapuss
# Kallinikos
# agios Belindakis
# Joseph of Arimathea (Iosif, Sifis)

August

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# Transfiguration of Jesus, Holy Transfiguration (Sotirios, Sotiris, Sotiria)
# Asterius of Caesarea (Asterios)
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# Assumption of Mary (Panagiotis, Panagiota, Maria, Despina, Marios)
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# Saint Theocharis
# Tia
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# Irenaeus, Ειρηναίος Λουγδούνου (Ρένος)
# Cosmas of Aetolia
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# Andrianos & Natalias, Adrianos, Nathalia, Natalia (Adrian)
# Saint Phanourios (Cent)
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# Alexander of Constantinople, Saint Alexander (Alexandros, Alexandra, Sandra, Sander, Alexander)
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September

#Simeon, Pinelopi, Athena, Sapfo, Myrto
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#Anthimos, Archontia, Aristea
#Moisi/Ermionis/Rosie
#Zaxarios, Zacharias
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#Gennisi tis Theotokos
#Ioakeim & Annis
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#Evathia (Eve)
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#Kornilios / Aristeidos
#Ypsosi tos Timios Stauros, Stavros (Stavroula)
#Nikitas
#Eyfimias, Melina
#Sofias, Pisteos, Agapis, Elpidas, Sofia, Agapi, Elpida
#Eumenios / Ariadnis (Ariadne)
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#Eustathios, Stathis
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#Fokas
#Sullipsi Prodromos, Polixeni, Xeni
#Theklas, Mirto (Myrto)
#Eyfrosinis
#Metastasi Ioannos Euaggelistos
#Kallistratos
#Neophyto
of Cyprus
#Kuriakos, Kiriakos
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October

#Ananios / Pomanos Melodos
#Kuprianos / Iosstiounis
#Dionisios Aeropagitos, Dionisos
#Ierotheos
#Xaritinis
#Thoma (Thomas, Tom)
# Poluxronios / Saints Sergius and Bacchus of Syria (Martyrs)
#Pelagias
#Iakovos (Jakob)
#Eulampios
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#Loskianos
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#Loska, Loskas (Lucas, Luke)
#Kleopatras
#Artemios / Gerasimos Kefallinias, Yerasimos
#Sokratous, Sokrates, Sokratis
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#Iakovos (Jacob)
#Sevastianis (Sebastian)
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#Dimitrios Myrovlitos, Dimitris (Demetris), Dimitrios, Dimitria, Demetra (Jim, James), Stephan the Hymnographer
#Nestoros
#Agias Skepis
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#Zinovios
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November

#Agioi Anargyroi: Saints Cosmas and Damian, Kosmas and Damianos, Anargyros, Argiris
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#Taxiarches: Gabriel and Michael (archangel), Michael, Raphael (archangel), Raphael, Angelos, Angeliki, Stamatios, Strategos
#Nectarios of Aegina, Nektarios
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#Mina, Victor (name), Viktoras
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#Ioannes Chrysostomos
#Filip (name), Filippos
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#Matthew the Apostle, Matthaios, Iphigenia
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#Plato of Sakkoudion, Platon
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#Eisodia tis Theotokos, Despoina, Despina, Mary (mother of Jesus), Maria (unmarried)
#Philimonos
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#Saint Mercurius, Merkourios, Catherine of Alexandria, Aikaterini/Katerina
#Stylianos, Stelios, Stella, Saint Nikon the Metanoeite, Nikon
#Bartholomew the Apostle, Nathanael
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#Andrew the Apostle, Andreas

December

#Theoklitos
# Muropis
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#Varvaras, Barbara
#Savva, Savas
#Nikolaos, Nikos, Nicholas, Nikoletta
#Amvrosios, Ambrosius
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#Agias Annis, Anna, Azalea, Grace
#Adam
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#Spyridon, Spyros, Spiros, Spyridonas, Spyridoula
#Eustratios / Loskias, Stratos, Stratis, Lukia
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#Eleutherios, Elefterios, Lefteris, Eleutheria, Anthia, Anthea, Anthi, Anthoula
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#Daniel / Dionysios Zakunthos, Dionysos, Denyell, Denyelle
#Sevastianos & Zois
#Aglaia, Aris / Ares
#Ignatios
#Themistokleous, Ioulia, Julia, Julie
#Anastasias, Anastasia
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#Eugenias, Evyenia
#Christmas Day, Christos, Chrisa, Chrisanthi, Christina, Christian, Crystal
#Emmanouil / Synaksi Theotokos, Manolis, Manuella, Emma
#Stefanos, Stephania (Steven, Stephan, Stefania)
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References

Other external links

Greek name days (in English) for Google Calendar

Greek name days (in Greek) for Google Calendar

Greek name days

Greek Namedays

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