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Greek Name days in January


Greek Name Days
January


In Greece, name days are celebrated much more than birthdays are. Children are typically named after the patron saint of their region with the eldest son often being named after his paternal grandfather and the oldest daughter after her paternal grandmother. Because of this tradition, you will often find cousins with the same name. The name day is the feast day of the saint after which a child was named.

It is traditional in Greece for a party to be thrown on the person’s name day. A buffet at the house is usually prepared and there is lots of drinking, often homemade wine! Invites are never given. Friends and family are just expected to visit, sometimes only staying for a short while, as they are sure to have other friends to visit.

During the name day, friends who are unable to attend often telephone to wish ‘Chronia Pola’ which literally means ‘many years’. Foreigners are often unsure if they should go, but do not worry as you will always be offered a warm welcome and the person who has the name day will be flattered that you have visited (and remembered their day.) It is customary to take a gift and it doesn’t have to be an expensive one.

Few Greeks tend to celebrate their real birthday but western influences have taken their toll. Some now do have a birthday party, usually for the younger family members. They have though in no way replaced the importance and significance of name days.

JANUARY
1
Vasilios, Vasilis, Vasos, Vasilas, Vasilakis, Vasilia, Vasiliki, Vasilikoula, Vaso, Vasia, Vasoula, Billis, Bilis, Vivi, Vivian, Vicky, Tilemachos
2
Theopemptos, Theopempti, Sylvestros, Sylvestris, Silvis, Silvestra, Silva
3
Genovefa, Genevievi, Genevieve
5
Theonas, Theoni, Theonitsa
6
Theopoula, Theofanis, Fanis, Theofania, Fania, Fani, Fanoula, Fanitsa, Iordanis, Giordanis, Danis, Dhanis, Iordania, Iordana, Giordana, Dana, Ourania, Peristera, Fenia,Fotini, Foto, Fofi, Fotoula, Fotios, Fotis, Fotinos
7
Gianna, Giannoula, Giangoula, Giannis, Tzanis, Tzannis, Giannios, Gianos, Giannaros, Giannaras, Giangos, Giangoulas, Giannakis, Giagos, Zannetos, Zanneta, Jeannette, Zannettos, Zannetta, Ioannis, Ioanna, Prodromos, Prodromakis, Makis, Prodromia, John
8
Agathon, Domnika, Domniki, Kelsios, Kelsia, Kelsa, Kelsi, Tselsi (Chelsea?), Elsi, Elsa, Parthena, Parthenia, Parthenoula
11
Theodosis, Theodosios
12
Mertios, Mertos, Mertis, Myrtos, Mertika, Merta, Merti, Mertoula, Myrtia, Myrtoula, Tatiani, Tatiana, Tatia, Titi, Tania
13
Ermyllos, Ermillos, Ermylli, Ermilli, Ermyla
14
Ninas, Nina
17
Antonios, Antonis, Antonas, Tonis, Tony, Antonakos, Nakos, Antonakis, Antonia, Antonoula, Tonia, Theodosios, Theodosis, Dosios, Dosis
18
Athanasios, Athanasia, Thanassis, Nasia, Nancy, Nasos, Athanasios, Thanassis, Thanassios, Thanassakis, Sakis, Thanos, Thanassia, Thanassoula, Soula, Nasa, Theodoulos, Theodoulios, Theodoulis, Theodouli, Theodoulia, Theodoula, Theodouli, Kyrillos, Kyrillia
19
Efrasia, Efrasitsa, Makarios, Makaris, Makaras, Makaria, Makaro, Makaritsa, Makaroula
20
Efthymios, Efthymis, Thymios, Themis, Efthimia, Efthimoula, Thyrsos, Thyrsis, Thyrsi, Favianos
21
Maximos, Maximi, Maxima, Neofytos, Neofytia, Neofyti, Patroklos, Patroklios, Patrokleas, Patroklis, Patroklia, Patrokla, Patra, Patroula
22
Anastasios, Anastasia, Tasos, Timotheos, Timos, Timas, Timis, Timothea, Timothei, Tima, Timi, Theos, Thea, Thei
23
Agathangelos, Agathangela, Agathangeli
24
Zosimas, Zosimina, Xeni, Xenia, Xenos, Xenios, Filonas, Filon
25
Grigoris, Grigoria, Grigorios, Gregory, Golis, Margarita
26
Xenofon, Xenofondas, Fondas, Fonis, Xenofondina, Xenofondia, Xenofoula, Xenofondi
28
Palladios, Paladios, Palladis, Paladis, Charis
29
Varsamia, Varsamo, Varsimeos, Varsamis
30
Mavros, Mavreta, Chrysi, Trion Ierarchon (religious celebration)
31
Evdoxia, Evdoxoula, Doxa, Doxoula

Source: www.namedays.gr

  

 
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