Nameday EN

Today’s name day reaches beyond Greek homes, inviting a warm wish for every Malamati, Irenaeus and Potheinos, and for friends who may be meeting the tradition for the first time.

Today’s Greek name day may be rarer in Canada, but it is still a lovely chance to share the tradition with anyone named Agathonikos or Theoprepios.

Today’s name day reaches well beyond Greek homes, from every Sam in Montreal to the rarer Greek names Iliodoros, Iliodora, Eleodora, Elda and Theocharis.

Today’s name day reaches beyond Greek families, touching every Arsenius, Laura and Flora whose names share the same roots and calendar moment.

Today’s name day reaches beyond Greek circles, especially through Myron, a name that still feels at home in English as well as Greek.

Today’s name day reaches from Greek families to anyone who knows an Alcibiades, while Gerasimos and Diomedes carry older Greek names still alive in the calendar.

Today’s name day reaches well beyond Greek families, with Maria and its many international cousins sharing the spotlight alongside distinctly Greek names like Despoina and Panagiotis.

Today’s name day reaches beyond Greek circles in a different way, inviting every Fotis, Fotios or Photius in the city into a tradition built around a name of light.

Today’s name day may be rare, but it offers a distinctly Greek tradition to share with anyone carrying one of these unusual seafaring names.