The week of May 10 has a more uneven rhythm than the earlier days of the month. Some dates carry one familiar name. Others bring long clusters of variants, including names connected to local saints, older Greek forms, and families that still keep those names alive.
The week begins with Simon on Mother’s Day and continues with names such as Methodios, Argyris, Olympia, Theodoros, Glykeria, Aristotelis, Isidora, Achilleas, Pachomios, and Kali. The listings below follow eortologio.net for May 10 to May 16, 2026.
For Greeks, name days often move quietly through the week. A text, a phone call, or a quick “Χρόνια πολλά” may be enough, but the gesture still says that a name has not gone unnoticed.
Sunday, May 10
Commemorations: Saint Simon the Apostle.
Those celebrating include:
Simon
(Σίμων)
Monday, May 11
Commemorations: Saint Armodios the Martyr, Saints Cyril and Methodios, Saint Argyrios of Epanomi, Saint Olympia the Venerable Martyr, and Saint Dioskoros the New.
Those celebrating include:
Armodios, Armodis, Methodios, Argyris, Argyrios, Argyri, Argyroula, Roula, Argyro, Asimina, Olympia, Olympiada, Olympo, Olympi, Olia, Olympoula, Olympias, Dioskouridis, Dioskoridis, Dioskoros
(Αρμόδιος, Αρμόδης, Μεθόδιος, Αργύρης, Αργύριος, Αργυρή, Αργυρούλα, Ρούλα, Αργυρώ, Ασημίνα, Ολυμπία, Ολυμπιάδα, Ολύμπω, Ολύμπη, Όλια, Ολυμπούλα, Ολυμπιάς, Διοσκουρίδης, Διοσκορίδης, Διόσκορος)
Tuesday, May 12
Commemorations: Saint Epifaneios and Saint Theodoros, who lived ascetically in Kythera.
Those celebrating include:
Epifaneios, Epifanios, Epifania, Theodoros, Thodoris, Thodoros, Teo, Theodora, Dora, Thodora, Doroula, Dora
(Επιφάνειος, Επιφάνιος, Επιφανία, Θεόδωρος, Θοδωρής, Θόδωρος, Τεό, Θεοδώρα, Δώρα, Θοδώρα, Δωρούλα, Ντόρα)
Wednesday, May 13
Commemorations: Saint Glykeria the Martyr and Saint Sergios the Confessor.
Those celebrating include:
Glykeria, Sergios, Sergia, Sergiani, Sergioula
(Γλυκερία, Σέργιος, Σεργία, Σεργιανή, Σεργιούλα)
Thursday, May 14
Commemorations: Saints Aristotelis and Leandros the Martyrs, Saint Therapon, Bishop of Cyprus, and Saint Isidoros the Martyr of Chios.
Those celebrating include:
Aristotelis, Telis, Therapon, Isidora, Dora, Isidoros, Sideris
(Αριστοτέλης, Τέλης, Θεράπων, Ισιδώρα, Δώρα, Ισίδωρος, Σιδέρης)
Friday, May 15
Commemorations: Saint Achillios, Saint Pachomios the Great, and Saint Kali.
Those celebrating include:
Achillios, Achilleas, Achilleios, Pachomios, Pachoumios, Pachos, Kali, Kali
(Αχίλλιος, Αχιλλέας, Αχίλλειος, Παχώμιος, Παχούμιος, Πάχος, Καλή, Κάλη)
Saturday, May 16
Commemorations: the Hieromartyrs Auda and Audiesos and those with them, and Alexander, Patriarch of Jerusalem.
No commonly listed Greek name day names.