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Aug 24, 2017

When Is Your Name Day?

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Celebrating Name Day is Christian and Othodox Tradition

If you live in Europe or Latin America and you are either Christian or Orthodox religion, you know what the Name Day is and you probably celebrate it. For the rest of the world, this tradition is unknown and somewhat strange. Many of my American friends never even heard of it.

So, this is a story about celebrating a Name Day tradition - not birthday but close... On this page you can also find a list of names where you can check on which day your Name Day falls and maybe you can start celebrating your own Name Day!

Celebrate Your Own Given Name!

The custom originated with the Catholic and Orthodox calendar of saints

Catholic church in Middle Ages promoted celebration of Name Days where believers, named after a particular saint, would celebrate that saint's feast day. Celebrating birthdays in old days was considered for a pagan tradition.

Today, not many countries celebrate Name day and, for instance in Croatia (where I live) this custom has turned into similar tradition to celebrating a birthday. So, it's like having two birthdays each year! Now, that's something! :)

Have You Ever Heard of Celebrating a Name Day Custom? - Do you know when your Name Day is?

Did you know about celebrating a Name day Tradition?

Name Day of a Person and Name Day of the City! - We celebrate both!

I will probably manage to explain this the easiest way through an example:

My name is Michelle and I'm named after St. Michael. St. Michael's feast day is on September 29th each year. So, this is a day when I celebrate my Name Day.

But, this is not all. We also have cities celebrating Name Days! How is this possible? Well, each city (and even a village) has a church (one or more of them) and each church is named after a saint. So, if the church is named St. Michel's Church - city where this church belongs to will also celebrate it's Name Day or City Day on St. Michael's feast day - September, 29th each year.

Other Resources about Name Day Celebration and Customs

Name day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Learn more about name day traditions in different countries
My Name Day, Start celebrating your Name Day.
Name Day. Celebrate your Name Day as Europeans do. Find out when your Name Day is.
Happy Name Day!
Happy Name Day - Find out who is celebrating today!
American Nameday Calendar of First Names
Celebrate your nameday just like you celebrate your birthday. American Nameday Calendar contains over 3000 first names, female names from Aaliyah to Zolita and male names from Aaron to Zion.
Behind the Name: Name Days
The meaning and history of first names.

Instructions for the easiest way to use this calendar

As you will see if you try to find particular name, this list is quite long. So, the simplest way to find what you're looking for is to use " CTRL + F " and use find feature of your internet browser to find names you're interesting in.

Also, not all variations of certain names are included (e.g. there is Isaac but not Issac on the list) so, if you can't find exact name, try searching for it's variation.

January Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Arleen, Arlen, Arlene, Arlette, Earl, Errol
2	Abel, Abelard, Abella, Adelard, Adalard
3	Gaynor, Geneva, Genevieve, Guinevere, Jennifer
4	Angel, Angela, Angelica, Angeline, Angelo, Angie
5	Lado, Laird, Lamont, Lane
6	Howell, Hoyle, Melchior, Powell
7	Aldo, Aldric, Canute, Eldric, Knut, Millard
8	Elvis, Sever, Severin, Severina, Severn
9	Belinda, Julian, Linda, Lindy, Melinda
10	Darby, Dean, Deane, Dena, Derby, Dermont
11	Balthazar, Norton, Honey, Honoria, Nora
12	Alain, Alan, Alanna, Allan, Allen, Lana, Lanna
13	Veronica, Vonnie, Vonny, Yvette, Yvonne
14	Alair, Felix, Hilary, Hillery, Hilliard
15	Deidre, Martin, Marty
16	Paine, Phillis, Phyllis, Pilar, Priscilla
17	Anthony, Antoinette, Anton, Antonia, Benjamin, Benny, Tony
18	Faustina, Fawn, Fern, Fraser
19	Bobby, Nathan, Nathaniel, Robert, Roberta, Robin, Robinson, Ruby
20	Fabia, Fabian, Sebastian
21	Agnes, Annis, Inez, Maynard, Nessa, Neysa, Ynez
22	Enoch, Vin, Vince, Vincent, Vincentia, Vinn
23	Emerald, Rachel, Rae, Ramon, Ramona, Ray, Raymond
24	Timon, Timothea, Timothy, Vera
25	Artamas, Artemus, Elvira, Paul, Saul
26	Aubrey, Conan, Paula, Paulette, Pauline
27	Buck, Buckley, Keith, Floyd, Lloyd, Logan
28	Carla, Carlotta, Charleen, Charlotte, Cheryl, Lola, Lolita, Manfred
29	Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton
30	Bathilde, Franklin, Martina
31	Cyrus, Lona, Scarlett

Fabruary Name Day List


Date	Names
1	Bridget, Brighid, Brigid, Brigitte, Brita, Wolfgang
2	Aleta, Alida, Lida, Lita
3	Ansgar, Blaise, Blase, Blasia, Blaze, Oscar
4	Gil, Gilberta, Gillian, Gillett, Gilmar
5	Agate, Agatha, Githa, Gytha, Haggy
6	Amanda, Dorothea, Dorothy, Dorthy, Forrest, Forrester, Forster, Foster, Titus
7	Beau, Beaumont, Beula, Beulan, Beverly, Sherwood
8	Clay, Clayton, Cleve, Clive, Clyde, Cynth, Cynthia, Cynthie
9	Apollina, Apolline, Apollo
10	Amber, Amelinda, Marlo, Maloe, Scholastica
11	Adolph, Adolpha, Dolf, Dolfine
12	Abra, Abraham, Abram, Bram
13	Darcie, Darcy, Jared, Jordan, Jordana
14	Valeda, Valentia, Valentina, Valentine, Valiant
15	Clauda, Faust, Georgette, Georgia, Jovita, Siegfried, Sigfreda
16	Cliff, Clifford, Clifton, Jeremia, Jeremy
17	Leroy, Regan, Reginald, Rex, Reynold, Ron, Ronald, Ronalda, Roy
18	Bentley, Blythe, Flavian, Flavius
19	Conrad, Conradine, Curt, Curtis, Konrad, Kurt
20	Aimee, Ami, Amie, Amy, Desmond
21	Duff, Doug, Douglas, Pearl, Pearle
22	Bell, Bella, Belle, George, Isa, Isabel, Isabella
23	Boswell, Gloria, Gloriana, Glory, Reilley, Riley
24	Mathias, Matt, Matthew, Mattias
25	Artema, Artemis, Varbolga, Welby, Weldon, Wells
26	Aubrey, Alastair, Alexander, Alexandra, Cassandra, Nestor, Sanders, Sandra, Sandy
27	Baldemar, Craig, Cranley, Leonder
28	Onslow, Oswald, Oswell, Oswold

March Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Chapman, Eudocia, Eudosia, Eudoxia, Eudoxus, Seth
2	Abasalom, Axel, Aksel, Chad, Chadwick
3	Barclay, Barret, Baxtor, Dale, Darnell, Darren
4	Casimer, Humbert, Kasimira, Placida
5	Carr, Kerr, Kerrin, Kerry
6	Alvira, Charlton, Colette, Collette
7	Davin, Devin, Dewey, Felice, Felicia, Felicity
8	Alison, Allidon, Eloise, Lang, Langley, Lois, Long, Louella, Loise, Luella
9	Dana, Danica, Fanny, Frances, Francine
10	Blake, Blakey, Les, Lesley, Leslie, Lester
11	Alberta, Albertina, Angus, Connie, Constance, Constantine, Consuela, Elberta
12	Greg, Gregoria, Gregory, Max, Maximilian, Maxine, Maxwell
13	Greg, Gregoria, Gregory, Max, Maximilian, Maxine, Maxwell
14	Mathilda, Matilda, Maude, Tilda
15	Alison, Allison, Eloise, Lang, Louella, Louise, Luella
16	Bailey, Baily, Bayley, Melissa, Millicent
17	Pat, Patricia, Patrick, Patsy
18	Christian, Cyril, Cyrilla, Grover, Salvador, Sibyl, Sybil, Sybilla
19	Donahue, Dorian, Joe, Joey, Joseph
20	Cuthbert, Dillon, Drew, Kelda, Kelly
21	Bendix, Benedict, Benedicta, Benita, Bennet, Beryl, Dix, Dixie, Dixon
22	Lea, Lean, Lee, Leigh, Leighton, Parker
23	Calhoun, Drake, Pam, Pamela
24	Gabe, Gabriel, Gabriela, Gabrielle, Orval, Orville
25	Annuciata, Chiquita, Tina, Tiny, Tita
26	Dudley, Hunter, Huntley
27	Archer, Archibald, Rupert, Ruperta
28	Gwen, Gwenda, Gwindolyn, Gwyn, Gwynn, Gwynne
29	Berthold, Bertold, Fletcher, Gladys
30	Adina, Adon, Adonica, Amadas, Amadea, Amadeus
31	Amos, Balbina, Bambi, Cordelia, Nila, Thurstan

April Name Day List


Date	Name
1	April, Arden, Argus, Aries
2	Ebba, Garnett, Theodosia
3	Dick, Dickson, Ricard, Rich, Richard, Richman, Ryan
4	Isador, Isadora, Isidore, Izzy, Plato, Platona, Tierman, Tierney
5	Chandra, Crescent, Crescentia, Irene, Irina, Tyler
6	Celeste, Celestine, Celia, Virgilia
7	Armand, Armin, Armina, Emma, Ermin, Herman, Hermina, Irma
8	Jill, Julia, Juliet, Juliette, Walt, Walter, Watson
9	Casilda, Walda, Waldo, Wallace, Wallis
10	Ezekiel, Terence, Terentia, Teri, Terry, Tertia, Torrence
11	Algar, Alger, Leo, Leon, Leona, Leontine, Lionel
12	Julius, Zenas, Zeno, Zeus
13	Orson, Tammie, Thomas, Thomasa, Tom, Tommie, Tommy, Twain, Urson
14	Caradoc, Carrey, Cary, Craddock
15	Godwin, Goodwin, Octavia
16	Magnus, Malvin, Malvina, Melba, Melvin, Melvina, Melville
17	Harding, Hardy, Raighley, Rawley, Rowley
18	Perfecta, Verner, Varner, Werner
19	Alphege, Garey, Garvey, Garvin, Gary
20	Ramsey, Ros, Roscoe, Ross
21	Ansel, Anselm, Anselma, Selma, Zelma
22	LeaCaia, Jay, Kay, Leonidas
23	Adalbert, Adelbert, Brian, Brianna, Brien, Bryana, Bryant
24	Egbert, Egberta, Fidel, Fidelia, Wilfred
25	Marcel, Marcella, Marcia, Marcile, Marcus, Marcy, Mario, Mark, Marsha
26	Alda, Aldea, Clarence, Uda, Udele
27	La Verne, Ulysses, Vern, Verna, Verne, Vernon, Zita
28	Theodora, Thedra, Valeria, Valerian, Valerie, Valery
29	Ava, Hewe, Hewett, Huey, Hugh, Hughes, Hughie, Hutch
30	Duke, Miles, Mild, Myles, Rosamond, Rosamund

May Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Mae, May, Maye, Patience, Sigmond, Sigismonda, Sigismund
2	Athanasius, Sing, Zoa, Zoe, Zolita
3	Joletta, Juvenal, Viola, Violet, Yolanda
4	Mona, Monica, Ves, Vebb, Vebster
5	Jinx, Jodi, Jody, Judith, Judy, Jynx, Pius
6	Edbert, Morna, Myrna, Prudence
7	Amern, Dexter, Gisela, Gisella, Giselle, Hearne
8	Acacia, Acacius. Ace, Enrica, Harriet, Harry, Hendrick, Henrietta, Henry
9	Grizelda, Harris, Harrison, Zelda
10	Corey, Cormick, Gordon, Job, Jobina
11	Asaph, Ervin, Erwin, Irvin, Irving, Marvin, Merlin, Mervin
12	Achilla, Achilles, Gorman, Grant
13	Orson, Draper, Emogene, Imelda, Imogene
14	Asher, Ashley, Ashton, Burgess, Burke
15	Saphina, Sonya, Sophia, Sophie
16	Brand, Brandon, Brant, Brenda, Brendan, Brenna, Brent, Ubald
17	Pascal, Pasha, Turner, Windsor
18	Eric, Erica, Erik, Erika
19	Duncan, Dunstan, Ivan, Iver, Ives, Wright, Yves
20	Bernadette, Bernardina, Bernardine, Bernetta, Bermita
21	Adelric, Athelric, Audric
22	Ogden, Rita, Romeo, Romer
23	Desider, Desire
24	Erin, Erinna, Landon
25	Marcel, Wildebrand, Madeline, Magda, Marleen, Marlene
26	Flip, Philip, Philippa, Phillips
27	Beda, Bede, Brodie, Brody
28	Billie, Emil, Mimi, Mina, Mindy, Minnie, Wilhelmina, Wilma
29	Doane, Doanna, Duana, Duane, Dwyne
30	Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Ferdinand, Ferdinanda
31	Petra, Petronella, Petronia

June Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Brigman, June, Junella, Roman
2	Asmus, Elma, Elmo, Erasmus
3	Cecil, Clothilda, Clotilda, Keven, Kevin
4	Cora, Coral, Corine, Corinne, Homer
5	Bonifice, Sancho, Scot, Scott
6	Horbert, Horberta, Nordica, Norm, Norma, Norma, Norman, Norris
7	Becky, Melody,Reba, Rebecca
8	Cain, Caine, Calliope, Cein, Jewel, Kane, Opal
9	Deanna, Diana, Dyane, Prima, Primavera, Primus
10	Daisy, Greta, Landry, Magde, Maggie, Margaret, Margarita, Margot, Marjorie, Peggy
11	Bardo, Bardolf, Barnabas, Barnaby, Barney, Elsa, Elsie
12	Clark, Clarke, Odolf
13	Ilea, Ileana, Ivy
14	Basil, Basilia, Vasily
15	Alathea, Alice, Allie, Alisa, Alyce, Germain, Germaine, Vito
16	Aura, Aurel, Aurelia, Aurelius, Ora, Oralia, Dawn
17	Botolf, Bottolf, Harvey, Hervey
18	Aph, Ephrain, Marina
19	Carissa, Garvese, Jarvis, Jervis
20	Glen, Glenn, Glenna, Glynn
21	Aloysia, Aloysius, Winston, Winton
22	Alban, Alben, Nerine, Nerissa, Nerita
23	Audrey, Elton, Ethel, Jack, Jackson
24	Hans, Ian, Johan, John, Johnny, Jon, Stan, Shane, Zane
25	Bill, Billy, Persephone, Prosper, Prospera, Will, William, Wilson
26	Arley, Gibson, Harley, Hart, Hartley, Hartwell, Thelma
27	Lance, Lancelot, Vray
28	Dara, Darlene, Darrell, Daryl
29	Emma, Parnell, Parnella, Perry, Pete, Peter, Salome
30	Leif, Theobald, Pheobalda, Tibelda, Tybalt

July Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Aaron, Derek, Derk, Derrick, Dirk, Inga, Ingrid, Theodoric
2	Othello, Otis, Otto, Penelope, Penny, Petunia
3	Anatol, Anatola, Anatole
4	Bertha, Calverta, Calvin, Calvina, Ulric, Ulrica
5	Bertha, Calverta, Calvin, Calvina, Ulric, Ulrica
6	Dominica, Godiva, Pallas
7	Ralph, Randall, Randolph, Randy, Raoul, Roger, Rory
8	Aquila, Edgar, Kilian
9	Avery, Averell, Averil, Avery
10	Analia, Amelia, Emmanuel, Immanuel, Manuel, Manuela
11	Helga, Livia, Olga, Olive, Oliver, Olivia, Quincy
12	Bud, Budd, Buddy, Jonathan
13	Joel, Mildred, Mildrid
14	Bonaventure, Cameron, Camilla, Camille, Ventura
15	Baldwin, Donald, Donalda, Donna, Donnie, Dunn, Dunne
16	Carmel, Carmen, Shelby, Sherman
17	Alexis, Kenelm, Vesta
18	Arney, Arno, Arnold, Arnolda, Fred, Freda, Frederica, Frederick, Frederic
19	Arsen, Rufina, Wainwright, Wayne
20	Elias, Elijah, Elisha, Ellice, Elliot, Ellis, Ellison
21	Alma, Plaxy, Prassede, West
22	Mara, Maria, MArian, Marie, Marla, Mary, Miriam, Hitzy, Holly, Polly
23	Romella, Romola, Seymour
24	Boris, Christina, Christine, Cristina, Kirstin
25	Jacob, Jacobina, Jacqueline, Jacques, James, Jamesina, Jim, Jimmy
26	Anita, Ann, Anna, Anne, Annette, Erastus, Hannah, Nancy, Nanette, Nina
27	Joy, Joyce, Lila, Lilac, Lillian, Lily
28	Sampson, Samson, Simpson, Vice, Victor
29	Beatrice, Beatrix, Beattie, Marta, Martha, Olaf, Seraphina, Trixie
30	Everard, Evert, Everett, Evert
31	Ignace, Ignatia, Ignatius, Ignatz, Iniga

August Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Carita, Charissa, Charity, Cherry, Electa, Faith
2	Alfonsine, Alfonso, Alfreda, Alonza, Alonzo, Alphonso, Elfrida
3	Liddy, Lidia, Loyal, Lydia, Lyle, Lyman
4	Dominic, Dominick, Reuben, Ruben
5	Afra, Areta, Aretha, Naomi, Noami, Nina, Nonna
6	Adora, Adriel, Dora, Dore, Doreen, Doris, Eudora
7	Claudette, Claudia, Claudina, Donata, Donato, Donica
8	Merle, Merril, Meryl, Mira, Mauriel, Myra, Myron, Myrtle
9	Felin, Phelan, Phelps, Philana, Philene
10	Hervert, Larry, Laura, Lauren, Laurence, Lawrence, Lora, Lorem, Lori, Lorraine
11	Leila, Lela, Lelia, Philomena, Sue, Susan, Susanna, Suzanna
12	Clair, Claire, Clara, Clarabelle, Clare, Clarissa, Murdoch, Murdock, Sinclair
13	Rad, Radeconde, Radella, Radford, Radley, Radford
14	Athanasia, Athena, Tamara, Tangerine, Tansy, Tara, Tarrant
15	Alf, Alfie, Alfrod, Alfred, Napoleon
16	Acin, Acima, Joachim, Joakima, Roch, Rochelle, Rochester, Rock, Serena
17	Nyacinth, Nyacintha, Jacinth, Jacintha, Septima, Septimus
18	Eileen, Elaine, Eleonor, Ella, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Lena, Leonora, Nellie
19	Sadie, Sally, Sara, Sarah, Sari, Sarine, Zarah
20	Bernard, Berhard, Filbert, Philbert, Philberta, Sam, Samuel, Samuela
21	Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Janina, Jayne, Janette, Jenny
22	Hayden, Hazel, Health, Heather, Hector
23	Aenes, Eneas, Eugene, Gene, Zaccheus
24	Baird, Bard, Bart, Barth, Bartholomew, Bowen, Bowie, Evan, Owen
25	Aylmer, Elmer, Lewis, Lou, Louis
26	Percival, Percy, Traves, Travis, Trent, Zepha, Zephyra
27	Casear, Cesar, Cesarina, Linn, Linne, Lynn, Lyndon, Marilyn, Sherry
28	August, Augusta, Austin, Austine, Gus, Gustava, Gustavos
29	Adelpha, Adelpho, Candence, Candida, Poppy, Sabina
30	Rhoda, Rosabel, Rosaline, Rosalinda, Rose, Rosemary, Rosetta
31	Adar, Aidan, Aristides, Edan, Edana, Eden, Edina, Egan

September Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Debbie, Debora, Deborah, Giles, Gyles, Josh, Joshua, Ruth, Verena
2	Brock, Brook, Brooks, Cassidy, Castor
3	Page, Paige, Phebe, Phoebe, Phoebus
4	Hermione, Ida, Idalta
5	Bert, Bertin, Berton, Burt, Burton, Raissa
6	Bartram, Bertram, Veda, Vedis
7	Gina, Raina, Rani, Reggina, Yale, Yancy
8	Adria, Adrian, Adriana, Hadria, Hadrian, Sargent, Serge, Sergeant
9	Isaac, Isaak, Izaak, Jada, Jade
10	Aubert, Cheri, Cherie, Pulcheria
11	Wilbert, Wilberta, Wilbur
12	Guy, Guyon, Wyatt
13	Roland, Rolanda, Stein, Stone
14	Leticia, Letitia, Letty, Tish
15	Delora, Delores, Dolores, Murphy
16	Cornelius, Cyprian, Cypris, Edith, Neal, Neala, Nelson, Nial
17	Wildegard, Wildegarde, Lambert, Lambertine
18	Ricadonna, Ricarda, Ricarda
19	Emily, Hilton, Monroe, Morgan
20	Eustace, Eustacia, Tyrone, Tyson
21	Jonas, Maura, Maureen, Moira, Moreen, Norma
22	Druce, Drucilla, Drusus, Maurice, Maury, Morris, Morrison
23	Linette, Linnet, Linus, Thecla, Thekla
24	Earthy, Ertha, Herta, Hertha, Mercy
25	Barlow, Barr, Barrie, Barry
26	Newell, Newton, Noel, Noelle, Nowell, Renata, Renault, Renee
27	Cosima, Cosimo, Cosmo, Damian, Damon
28	Baruch, Preston, Prior, Pryor, Wenceslaus, Wenzel
29	Alaric, Alrice, Carmichael, Michael, Michaela, Michelline, Michelle, Mike, Mitch, Mitchell
30	Jeri, Jerome, Jeromina, Jerri, Jerry

October Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Rea, Remus, Remy, Rhea
2	Ackerley, Ackley, Adain
3	Erskine, Esmond, Ethan, Ewald
4	Berenice, Bernice, Bonita, Bonnie, Bunny, Francis, Frank
5	Chester, Chet, Chetwin, Flavia
6	Bron, Bronson, Brund, Burnet, Burnett
7	Justine, Minerva, Miranda
8	Demetrius, Dimitry, Pelagia, Stewart, Stu, Stuart
9	Denis, Dennis, Denny, Dion, Gunnar, Gunther
10	Dan, Daniel, Danile, Danielle, Danny
11	Ken, Kenneth, Kenny, Kent, Kim, Kimberly, King
12	Christoper, Christopera, Edna, Edwin, Edwina, Kester
13	Edward, Edwardine, Dina, Dinah, Gerald, Geraldine, Gerry
14	Burchard, Calista, Calla, Dwight, Fortuna, Fortunata, Fortune
15	Teresa, Tess, Tessa, Theresa, Tracy
16	Avice, Avis, Gerard, Gerrard, Hedda, Hedwig, Hedy
17	Avice, Avis, Gerard, Gerrard, Hedda, Hedwig, Hedy
18	Blaine, Blair, Blane, Luke, Samantha, Samara
19	Cleo, Cleopatra, Hovard, Howard, Howe
20	Acca, Accalia, Hagan, Hobson, Hogan
21	Celena, Celina, Selina, Ursula, Wanda, Wandis, Wendel, Wendy
22	Alodiem, Cordelia, Cordell, Delia, Delilah
23	Fifi, Josepha, Josephine, Josephina, Pepita
24	Rafael, Rafaela, Raphael, Pagaela
25	Crispin, Crispina, Daria, Dorcas, Gavin, Gawen
26	Maddock, Maddox, Madoc, Madog
27	Caleb, Feddor, Ted, Theodor, Theoddore
28	Eunice, Jude, Simeon, Simon, Simona, Tadd, Thad, Theddea, Theddeus
29	Cyrano, Cyrena, Cyrene, Narcissa, Narcissus
30	Arilda, Xena, Xenia, Zena, Zenaida, Zenda, Zenia, Zenobia
31	Arilda, Xena, Xenia, Zena, Zenaida, Zenda, Zenia, Zenobia

November Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Benigna, Benigne, Hall, Halsted, Haralda, Harold, Mab, Mabel
2	Morton, Tobias, Toby, Warren
3	Hobart, Hbert, Huberta, Silvia, Sylvia, Winfred, Winifred
4	Amory, Carl, Carrol, Caroline, Carolyn, Carrol, Charles, Chuck, Emery, Karl
5	Dita, Ferdita, Swain, Swayne
6	Mac, Mack, Sheryl, Shirley
7	Cara, Carina, Engelbert, Engelberta, Erna, Ernest, Ernestine, Ernie
8	Geoffrey, Godfrey, Jeff, Jefferson, Jeffrey
9	Orestes, Sullivan, Sully, Vaughan, Vaughn
10	Flora, Florence, Jocelyn, Justin, Justus, Tiber, Tiberia, Tiberius
11	Abigail, Gail, Gale, Gay, Gayle
12	Colan, Colin, Colleen, Culver, Kyle
13	Abbot, Brice, Brucie, Bruce, Bryce, Stan, Stanislaus, Stanley
14	Chrystal, Christine, Crystal, Venice, Venus, Vinita
15	Albert, Elbert, Leopold, Leopoldine
16	Gertrude, Iris, Truda, Trudi
17	Alpheus, Anthea, Hilda, Hildie, Hildy
18	Odell, Odd, Sutherland, Sutton
19	Bessie, Betty, Elisabeth, Elise, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lizabeth
20	Edmond, Edmonda, Edmund, Edmunda, Octavius
21	Gelasia, Gelasius, Valda, Velda
22	Cecilia, Philo, Philomon, Sheila
23	Clem, Clemency, Clementine, Lucrece, Lucretia
24	Coleman, Colman, Zacharius, Zachary
25	Catherine, Cathie, Cathleen, Karen, Kate, Katherine, Kathryn
26	Lenard, Lennard, Leonard
27	Fergus, Ginger, Ginnie, Virgile, Virgilia, Virginia
28	Noble, Nola, Nolan, Nolanda, Norton
29	Daffodil, Daffy, Dahlia, Daphne
30	Anders, Andrea, Andreanna, Andreas, Andrew, Andy, Blanche, Blenda, Dandy

December Name Day List


Date	Name
1	Eli, Ely, Natalie, Sherwin
2	Taylor, Rood, Vita, Vivian, ViviannaByron, Jason, Javier, Xavier, Xaviera
3	Byron, Jason, Javier, Xavier, Xaviera
4	Ada, Adda, Aida, Babette, Babs, Barbara, Barbie, Osmond
5	Pandora, Sabas, Savas, Skipp
6	Claus, Denise, Nicholas, Nicola, Nick, Nikki, Nixon
7	Amerose, Amerosine, Jasmine, Jassamine
8	Eushary, Juanita, Spence, Spencer
9	Delphina, Delphine, Kirby, Kirk, Kerkwood, Leocadia
10	Eulailia, Siney, Sidonia, Sydney
11	Art, Arthur, Arthurine, Artie, Cian
12	Finley, Finn, Fiona, Fionn, Lupe
13	Cindarella, Cindy, Lucille, Lucinda, Lucy, Odelia, Ottilie
14	Boyd, Boyden, Byrd, Horace
15	Adler, Adney, Carney
16	Addy, Adela, Adelaide,Adelle, Aline, Della, Edeline
17	Eleazar, Lazar, Lazarus, Olympia, Alympios, Storm
18	Flann, Flanna, Griffith, Ruff, Rufus, Rus, Russell, Rusty
19	Darian, Darius, Urban, Urbana
20	Annon, Roxana, Roxanne, Roxie
21	Estelle, Ester. Esther, Star, Stella, Van, Vance, Vanessa, Vanna
22	Asta, Astrid, Trista, Tristan
23	Hartmann, Vicki, Victoria, Wade
24	Adam, Adamina, Addison, Eva, Eve, Evelyn, Yule
25	Anastasia, Eugenia, Genie, Holly, Stacey, Stacia, Stacy
26	Stephana, Stephanie, Stephan, Steve, Stevie, Teena
27	Aldwin, Alvin, Alvina, Alwin, Elvin, Elvina, Elwell, Elwin
28	Casper, Caspar, Innocent, Jasper, Kasper, Woodrow
29	Dave, David, Davida, Davis, Dawy, Jesse, Jessie, Jessica, Vida
30	Anisia, Annys, Annysia, Anysia, Mason
31	Malone, Melania, Melanie, Silas, Silvester, Sylvester

Name Day Calendars for Other Countries

Name days in Bulgaria
Name Day Calendar in Bulgaria
Name days in the Czech Republic
Name Day Calendar in the Czech Republic
Name days in Hungary
Name Day Calendar in Hungary
Name days in Poland
Name Day Calendar in Poland
Name days in Slovakia
Name Day Calendar in Slovakia
Name days in Sweden
Name Day Calendar in Sweden

Have You Found When is Your Name Day?

AnonymousC831 from Kentucky on March 21, 2014:

Found my name, very cool lens.

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 13, 2014:

@BeccaPhoenix: Almost time for 1st celebration! :) Have a great time!

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 13, 2014:

@MarcellaCarlton: Hi Marcella, your name is on the list and your Name day is on April 25th! Next month! :)

MarcellaCarlton on March 12, 2014:

Didn't find my name. Marcella. What a name. It could be worse though, I know someone named Dagmar. Still this is a nice lens explaining a wonderful concept.

Rebecca Shaw from Toronto, Canada & London, England on October 25, 2013:

Me & my boyfriend will now be celebrating our name days on June 7th & April 3rd. We would like to thank you for introducing us to more days we can give presents on!!!

anonymous on August 18, 2013:

Happy name day mom, Ilona day is today!!

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on August 16, 2013:

@victoriuh: It's never too late to celebrate! XOXO

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on August 16, 2013:

@StrongMay: What's your name? Maybe I can help? :)

StrongMay on July 17, 2013:

I didn't find my name here. Oh, well. I guess I won't be celebrating it. Interesting idea, though!

anonymous on April 27, 2013:

Very neat lens, thanks for sharing

victoriuh on February 26, 2013:

Ooops, my name day is today and it is too late to celebrate!

craftycollector on November 16, 2012:

Good idea, love the concept of name day cards

anonymous on October 15, 2012:

@Zodiacimmortal: usually they give u ur 1. name when u were born, it is a celebration of the name and having this name, so not actually about u!

anonymous on October 15, 2012:

I can't find three names! Jemma, Amber n Mark. wanna make a name day calendar as a leaving present. I think it is amazing tradition to share n don't forget our own name! Let's celebrate it!! :)

ryokomayuka from USA on October 11, 2012:

You learn something new every day.

shineall on September 01, 2012:

An interesting lens I've ever seen before. Thank you for sharing.

santadelcobre on August 18, 2012:

This lens is a great idea, in Mexico we do celebrate our Name Day but it's an uncommon celebration for many different countries.

Kim from Yonkers, NY on August 03, 2012:

I thought a name day was when the person was named not the way you have it. how did you find that out anyway?

Mine lucky me is in my facorite months (other than the one I was born in of course) October on the 11th which is a little more than a month before my birthday! on Nov 19 coooooool

anonymous on June 25, 2012:

Interesting, but this calendar is completely different than the one used by the Polish in celebrating name days

Shadrosky on April 30, 2012:

Neat!

jithinseb on April 19, 2012:

nope..

PaulRyan on April 13, 2012:

It's not something we celebrate in the UK, but learnt about it from some Polish friends. Interesting to learn when other name days are. Thanks. :-)

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 20, 2012:

@anonymous: If your name is short of Jennifer, than your name day is January 3rd.

Rob Hemphill from Ireland on March 17, 2012:

Interesting lens!

anonymous on March 16, 2012:

I can't find my name (Jenny)

Ladyeaglefeather on March 07, 2012:

very interesting.

Lemming13 on January 21, 2012:

I found mine and funnily enough it came one week after my birthday! Interesting lens.

Margaret Schaut from Detroit on January 15, 2012:

Very nice page!

jadehorseshoe on December 29, 2011:

Very COOL and Charming Lens!

anonymous on December 03, 2011:

Hi there!I'm James Mwasambili from Tanzania,July 25 is my name day I was born in july 3,so I'm happy because my name day and my birthday falls in the same month though I was not aware about my name day but from today onwards I will be celebrating it

MyDestination on November 11, 2011:

cool and different topic! nice list

ArisThessaloniki on October 10, 2011:

Very interesting topic... not many are acquainted with the notion of name days...

I assume that these are catholic name days that you mention (I wasn't aware that the catholic church celebrated name days), as Saint Dimitrios is celebrated on the 26th of October, not the 8th (according to the Greek Orthodox Church... but Dimitrios is mainly used in the Orthodox world anyway)...

Renaissance Woman from Colorado on September 20, 2011:

I see that my name day is June 9th (Diana). I believe we should celebrate more in life. Thanks for teaching me about this tradition. Very interesting.

emmajowebster on September 10, 2011:

I've got two name days! 7th april and one in june!

goo2eyes lm on August 17, 2011:

Oh, I see! Feb 23 is my name day. I will remember that. Belated Happy Name Day to me.

dahlia369 on August 10, 2011:

Every new day can be a reason for celebration and Name Day is just another (good!) excuse... lol Nicely done lens and great resource. Angel blessed! :)

TIRMassageStone1 on August 08, 2011:

I wouldn't mind having two birthdays a year. What a great tradition!

Positivevibestechnician on March 22, 2011:

looks like i have a few months to prepare for that event!!

cinstress on March 15, 2011:

my name day came and went & I missed it, LOL

LissaKlar LM on March 06, 2011:

Melissa - March 16th - 5 days after my birthday. Why not just make it a birthday week LOL!

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 06, 2011:

@scar4: July 26th

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 06, 2011:

@newbizmau: Your name day is on 22nd of September. ;)

Alisha Vargas from Reno, Nevada on February 19, 2011:

Just found out my name day is June 15th, how fun!

kougar lm on February 13, 2011:

Interesting lens. All new to me, I learn something new everyday. Thanks

anonymous on February 08, 2011:

The Name day looks great , new to me.

Maurice Glaude from Mobile on January 30, 2011:

My name is Maurice. Not sure what to look for on the list. I saw Maura and Maureen, but not sure.

scar4 on December 15, 2010:

Nope. My given name is Anne, I can't find the day for the name from your charts.

CafeLove on December 06, 2010:

My name day is November 19th! I'd never heard of this tradition before, it's a very interesting thought. :)

Jen from California on November 16, 2010:

I'm so amazed my son's name was in this list - July 8th! Great lens!

Asinka Fields from Los Angeles, CA on November 09, 2010:

Never knew about this concept, thanks for writing a lens on it :)>

Anthony Godinho from Ontario, Canada on October 31, 2010:

This is interesting, I had never heard of this before. So I celebrate my Name Day on Jan 17th. Very unique lens, Michelle!

Deb Kingsbury from Flagstaff, Arizona on October 18, 2010:

I found my name, and my day is September 1st. Missed it for this year, but I'll have to remember that for 2011.

howtocurecancer on October 11, 2010:

Yes, I know about this tradition. But your lens has the complete list on the calendar, thanks.

steveffeo lm on October 07, 2010:

This is interesting I had never heard of this before It looks like 12/26 is my name day :)

Blessed by a Squidoo angel

Lisa from Rhode Island on October 05, 2010:

I found my name I hadn't heard of name day before a beautiful tradition.

Yume Tenshi on September 30, 2010:

Lol, yip! Even my surname is in that list! As well as both of my full names. :) I must be special!! :D BTW, I had never ever heard of something called Name Day. Now I know. Thanks Michelle!

puzzlerpaige on September 21, 2010:

This is so fun! Lots of times I don't find my name on keychain racks, or pencils etc. But I just found my name (Paige) under Sept. 3rd. Makes me feel, well...kinda special. So glad to find this lens. I recently created a lens all about my name and I'll be adding this new info there. Thanks!

RebeccaE on September 14, 2010:

I am so excited I found my name in this list way cool!

Susan Deppner from Arkansas USA on September 11, 2010:

Thanks for alerting me to my name day. I think this is a wonderful tradition!

grannysage on September 10, 2010:

Well I don't know what to think. The name Diana is on the list and I guess there is a Blessed Diana. But really the name goes back to the pagan goddess Diana who was worshiped at a festival on August 13, So I suppose I could celebrate that date as a naming day if I were to do so. It is interesting to see how different customs evolve.

kimmanleyort on August 20, 2010:

I never knew I had a name day. Mine is October 11th!

aishu19 on August 19, 2010:

An Interesting cause for celebration...

anonymous on July 25, 2010:

We just went to the link you provided to find your name day and they had Gianna listed. It's June 23. :)

anonymous on July 25, 2010:

My daughter's name is Gianna, which we later learned was the name of an Italian saint, but we couldn't find her name day! Mine is today. Hmmm, maybe I should bake a cake!

Lee Hansen from Vermont on July 25, 2010:

I learned about name days from a neighbor who celebrated St. Nicholas day many many years ago. It's interesting to find mine - and to discover that my husband's name day is on my birthday! Such a unique and interesting lens ... faved and all that jazz.

anonymous on July 25, 2010:

That's very cool, I didn't know about this tradition although my first husbands family was a bunch of lapsed Catholics only two generations away from Poland.

Nan from London, UK on June 09, 2010:

I'm not surprised my name is listed - Nancy is a variation of Ann. It's not something I'd ever celebrated though or even heard of before.

Addy Bell on May 17, 2010:

I did find my name day! I didn't know my given name was associated with a saint. I guess she's a minor one. Anyway, it's five days after my actual birthday.

Kerri Bee from Upstate, NY on May 16, 2010:

So I guess March 5 for me. What are the statistics on people being named for their birthdate?

justholidays on May 16, 2010:

Saints of Catholic and Orthodoxe calendars are celebrated here also... We call it "ephemerides"... And thus every day is Saint- somebody. Some Saints come with a special meaning, like Saint-Catherine; which is a holiday that is not really joyful for single women who are 24 years old and more, as they're supposed to remain single for the rest of their life :) Or Saint-Michael, who killed the dragon and many more nice legends and stories.

ulla_hennig on May 15, 2010:

I've never known my name day till today - it is the 21 October. In Germany, name days are only celebrated by Catholics, and they celebrate them more than their birthdays. As I have been brought up as a protestant, I had no name day to celebrate and always envied my Catholic peers who celebrated two times a year!

JoyfulPamela2 from Pennsylvania, USA on March 23, 2010:

I think we will have to start celebrating name day after I look up everyone's names! What a fun idea! :) Thanks for sharing it and letting me know my day today!

dustytoes on March 23, 2010:

Great idea... why not celebrate as much as possible... I plan to enjoy what's left of my name day..today!!

Lynne Schroeder from Blue Mountains Australia on March 17, 2010:

There is day for everyone in my family except me. Mum sacrifice again!

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 03, 2010:

@SheGetsCreative: I surely hope you took a look at when is your best friend's Name day before sending her reminder to not forget yours next year!! ;)

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 03, 2010:

@Fcuk Hub: Here too! :)

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on March 03, 2010:

@oztoo lm: There is always next year! :)

oztoo lm on March 02, 2010:

Gosh darn it. My Name day was the 27th February and I missed it. Never heard of this celebration before. Thanks for the info.

Fcuk Hub on February 11, 2010:

Hi, My name is Lubomir, and in Slovakia I celebrate on 13th August. I like this kind of celebration. All family members are thinking about me on this day, buying presents, sending cards, making celebration dinner...

Angela F from Seattle, WA on January 11, 2010:

Awww... I missed my name day (Angela - Jan 4th). I'm adding it to my calendar for next year and fwding to my best friend lol ;)

Mihaela Vrban (author) from Croatia on November 22, 2009:

@LaraineRoses: Yes. Close counts! :)

Laraine Sims from Lake Country, B.C. on November 13, 2009:

My name is spelled a little different but does 'close' count? There is a Lorraine in Oct.10th. Very interesting lens!

Laraine

lasertek lm on November 10, 2009:

Never knew about the Name Day and its origin. Good thing you've provided a very informative and interesting lens about it. Thanks for sharing.

Hope you could visit my lenses as well. Thanks again.

tandemonimom lm on November 10, 2009:

Very interesting! But I think I'm out of luck unless I want to celebrate my name day as a Hindu instead of a Christian, LOL. "Carma" doesn't appear in any saint's lists I've ever heard of! ;-)

Nancy Tate Hellams from Pendleton, SC on November 09, 2009:

I found out that July 26 is my Name Day. How about that? Until now, I didn't even know I had a name day. Blessed by a Squid Angel.

anonymous on November 04, 2009:

Interesting, informative and fun place to visit.

Blessed by an angel today.

Best wishes,

Susie

rewards4life info on November 01, 2009:

Lovely lens, Michelle. Lots of information and I think the "name day" list is brilliant. Now everyone can check when they can celebrate! 5*

BeautifulGreenB on October 20, 2009:

January 23rd is mine, what a great way to break up the winter doldrums! Great lens!

anonymous on October 15, 2009:

Thanks for teaching me about CTRL F ! I had all sorts of fun using it with your lens!

HorseAndPony LM on October 07, 2009:

I found my daughters name. What a great lens. She is writing it down on her calendar and she will never let us forget it. Thanks, I think. :)

myraggededge on October 06, 2009:

Me too, Bev - what a coincidence!

huppa_girl on October 06, 2009:

Wow I learned something new today! July 23rd is my name day....

Holley Web on October 05, 2009:

Wow! I get 3 birthdays! This so cool! One of them being on Christmas, imagine that :) Filling out my Amazon wish list now. This was fun and very informative. I had never heard of it but I will certainly remember it!

Susan Deppner from Arkansas USA on October 05, 2009:

How interesting that my Name Day is just three days after my birthday! Cool!

Karicor on October 05, 2009:

Great lens topic, it's obvious you put in a lot of work. SquidAngel Blessings to help you spread the word! ^:)^

anonymous on October 04, 2009:

What a lot of work you've put in to this Name day lens! It's fun too! My Name day turns out to be February 7th.

poutine on October 04, 2009:

Never of it before.Thanks for making a lens about it.

Poutine

Mickie Gee on October 04, 2009:

Is there a name day for "created names" or "names that mothers made up", or "made up names using other names"? My mom named me for the '40s film star, Veronica Lake, but wanted to call me Mickey, so she combined the two. I won't tell you what it is. Until recently, I was the only person on the globe with this name. Now, there are several others out there who live in my "neck of the woods". I don't want it to get too popular.

Kate Phizackerl1 on October 04, 2009:

Very good lens which should rank well too

Kate

clouda9 lm on October 04, 2009:

Oh I found mine - fun to have another day to celebrate!