For millions of Greeks around the world, a Name Day is a bigger deal than a birthday! Especially when you live in Greece! The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates saints on different days throughout the year. When your name doesn’t have a saint you celebrate on June 18, which is Agion Pandon Day (All Saints Day). The Greek Orthodox Name Days below are based on the Gregorian calendar.
Every day of the year, according to Greek Orthodox tradition, is devoted to a martyr or saint of Christianity. When someone is given a name in honour of one of these saints, the day they were honoured becomes their “name day.” Like a birthday, Greeks in Greece and throughout the world celebrate and give presents to honour their namesakes.
Find out when your Greek friends and family celebrate their names by browsing all the Greek name days below.
| JANUARY | |
| 1 Jan | Vasilios, Vasiliki, Bill, Vicky, Bessie |
| 2 Jan | Serafim, Sylvester |
| 6 Jan | Fotis, Fotini, Theofanis, Theofania, Iordanis, Ourania |
| 7 Jan | John, Joanna, Prodromos |
| 8 Jan | Domna |
| 11 Jan | Theodosios |
| 12 Jan | Tatiani |
| 17 Jan | Antonios, Antonia |
| 18 Jan | Athanasios, Athanasia, Kirillos |
| 19 Jan | Makarios |
| 20 Jan | Efthimios, Efthimia |
| 21 Jan | Agni, Maximos, Neofitos, Patroklos |
| 22 Jan | Anastasios, Timotheos |
| 23 Jan | Agathaggelos |
| 24 Jan | Xeni, Xenia |
| 25 Jan | Grigorios, Grigoria, Margaret, Margarita |
| 26 Jan | Xenofon |
| 27 Jan | Timothy |
| 28 Jan | Haris, Palladios |
| 31 Jan | Evdoxia, Xenia |
| 1 Feb | Trifonas |
| 2 Feb | Ipapadi |
| 3 Feb | Simeon, Stamatis, Stamatia, Stamatina, Matina |
| 4 Feb | Isidoros |
| 5 Feb | Agathi |
| 6 Feb | Fotios |
| 7 Feb | Parthenios |
| 8 Feb | Zacharias |
| 10 Feb | Haralambos, Haralambia, Haris, Hariklia |
| 11 Feb | Vlassis, Theodora |
| 14 Feb | Valentinos, Valentini |
| 17 Feb | Theodoros, Theodora |
| 19 Feb | Filothei, Chloe |
| 23 Feb | Polikarpos |
| 26 Feb | Fotini, Sevastianos |
| 27 Feb | Asklipios |
| 1 March | Evdokia |
| 2 March | Efthalia |
| 7 March | Evgenios |
| 8 March | Woman’s day |
| 9 March | Lisimahos, Smaragda |
| 11 March | Theodora, Savina |
| 17 March | Alexios, Alexia |
| 19 March | Chrisanthos, Chrisanthi |
| 25 March | Evangelos, Evangelia, Angelo, Angela |
| 6 April | Eftichios, Eftichia |
| 9 April | Ermis |
| 10 April | Socrates, Homer, Dimos, Epaminondas, Hercules, Miltiadis, Periklis, Sofoklis |
| 15 April | Lazaros, Leonidas |
| Palm Sunday | Vaios, Vaia, Galini |
| 21 April | Alexandra |
| 22 April | Nathanail |
| Orthodox Easter Day | Anastasios, Anastasia, Labros, Labrini, Pashalis |
| 23 April | George, Georgia, Thomas |
| 24 April | Achilles, Achilleas, Elizabeth |
| 25 April | Markos |
| 28 April | Zoi, Pigi |
| 29 April | Iasonas (Jason) |
| 30 April | Thomas, Iakovos |
| 1 May | Ieremias |
| 5 May | Irini |
| 8 May | Theologos, Theologia |
| 9 May | Isaeas, Christoforos |
| 10 May | Simon |
| 11 May | Methodios, Kirillos |
| 13 May | Glikeria |
| 14 May | Mother’s Day, Aristotelis (Aristotle, Telly) |
| 17 May | Andronikos, Androniki, Iounia |
| 18 May | Ioulia (Julia) |
| 20 May | Lidia |
| 21 May | Konstantinos, Konstantina, Eleni, Elena, Elaine |
| 22 May | Emilios, Emilia, Emily, Emma |
| 29 May | Theodosia |
| 2 June | Nikiforos |
| 4 June | Martha |
| 5 June | Dorotheos, Dorothea, Apollon, Korina |
| 8 June | Kalliopi |
| 11 June | Vartholomaios, Varnavas |
| 15 June | Avgoustinos |
| 16 June | Father’s Day |
| 18 June | Agion Pandon Day (For all names that do not have a Saint) |
| 22 June | Efsevios |
| 25 June | Fevronia |
| 29 June | Petros, Pavlos |
| 30 June | Apostolos, Apostolia |
| 1 July | Anargiros, Argirios, Damianos, Kosmas |
| 7 July | Kiriakos, Kiriaki |
| 8 July | Theofilos, Prokopis |
| 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 | Pantelis, Pandeleimonas |
| 28 July | Chrisovalantis, Valantis |
| 30 July | Andronikos |
| 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, Alexandra |
| 1 Sept | Aphrodite, Cleo, Cleopatra, Aspasia, Antigoni, Athina, |
| 1 Sept | Theano, Marianthi, Erato, Kalliroi |
| 1 Sept | Meletios |
| 3 Sept | Anthimos, Fivos |
| 4 Sept | Ermioni |
| 5 Sept | Zacharias |
| 7 Sept | Sozon |
| 9 Sept | Ioakim |
| 11 Sept | Evanthia |
| 13 Sept | Aristidis, Kornilios |
| 14 Sept | Stavros, Stavroula |
| 15 Sept | Nikitas |
| 16 Sept | Efimia |
| 17 Sept | Sophia, Agapi, Elpida, Pisti |
| 18 Sept | Ariadni, Ariana |
| 20 Sept | Efstathios, Efstathia |
| 23 Sept | Polixeni |
| 24 Sept | Thekla |
| 25 Sept | Efrosini |
| 27 Sept | Zinon |
| 29 Sept | Kiriakos |
| 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, Jacob |
| 26 October | Dimitrios, Dimitra |
| 27 October | Nestoras |
| 30 October | Zinovia, Apollonia |
| 1 Nov | Anargiros, Argirios, Damianos, Kosmas |
| 5 Nov | Linos, Silvanos, Silvana |
| 8 Nov | Agelos, Ageliki, Mihail, Gavriil, Stamatis, Stamatia, Taxiarhis |
| 9 Nov | Nektarios, Nektaria |
| 10 Nov | Orestis |
| 11 Nov | Viktoras, Minas |
| 13 Nov | Chrisostomos |
| 14 Nov | Filippos, Phillip |
| 16 Nov | Matheos, Matthew |
| 18 Nov | Platon |
| 21 Nov | Maria, Despina, Soultana, Suzy |
| 22 Nov | Filimon, Valerios, Cecilia |
| 25 Nov | Katerina, Katherine, Kathy, Merkourios |
| 26 Nov | Stilianos, Stiliani, Stella |
| 30 Nov | Andreas, Andriani |
| 4 Dec | Varvara, Serafim |
| 5 Dec | Savvas, Diogenis |
| 6 Dec | Nikolas, Nikoleta |
| 9 Dec | Anna |
| 12 Dec | Reveka |
| 12 Dec | Spiridon, Spiridoula |
| 13 Dec | Efstratios, Efstratia, Lukia, Aris |
| 14 Dec | Arrianos, Ariani, Ariana |
| 15 Dec | Eleftherios,Eleftheria, Anthi |
| 17 Dec | Daniil, Dionisios,Dionisia |
| 19 Dec | Aglaia |
| 20 Dec | Ignatios |
| 21 Dec | Themistoklis |
| 22 Dec | Anastasia |
| 24 Dec | Evgenia |
| 25 Dec | Christos, Chris, Chrisa, Christina |
| 26 Dec | Emmanuil, Emmanuela |
| 27 Dec | Stefanos, Stefania |
