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Greek Name Days This Week: August 23 to August 29, 2026

Prousos Monastery in the mountains of Evrytania, Greece
Prousos Monastery in Evrytania. The August 23 calendar includes Panagia Prousiotissa. Photo: Elenfina / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The final full week of August includes several familiar celebrations, with Eftychia, Bartholomaios, Titos, Natalia, and Fanourios among the names observed. August 27 is the busiest day of the week, bringing celebrations for Arkadios, Liberios, Fanourios, Fani, and related names.


Sunday, August 23

Commemorations: the Leave-taking of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Panagia Prousiotissa, the Hieromartyrs Irenaeus of Sirmium and Irenaeus of Lyon, and the Synaxis of Panagia Malamatenia on Tinos.

No commonly observed name days are listed for this date.


Monday, August 24

Commemorations: Saint Kosmas of Aetolia and Saint Eftychis, Hieromartyr.

Those celebrating include:

Aitolia, Eftychia, Eftychoula, Eftychitsa, Efi, Eftychios, Eftychis
(Αιτωλία, Ευτυχία, Ευτυχούλα, Ευτυχίτσα, Έφη, Ευτύχιος, Ευτύχης)


Tuesday, August 25

Commemorations: Apostles Bartholomew and Titus.

Those celebrating include:

Bartholomaios, Titos, Titis, Tita, Titi
(Βαρθολομαίος, Τίτος, Τίτης, Τίτα, Τίτη)


Wednesday, August 26

Commemorations: Saints Adrian and Natalia.

Those celebrating include:

Adriani, Andrianni, Andriana, Antriana, Adrianos, Natalia, Natalina, Natali
(Αδριανή, Ανδριαννή, Ανδριάνα, Αντριάνα, Αδριανός, Ναταλία, Ναταλίνα, Ναταλή, Νάταλι)


Thursday, August 27

Commemorations: Saint Arkadios the Emperor, Saint Liberius, Pope of Rome and Confessor, Saint Hosius, Bishop of Cordoba, and Saint Fanourios the Great Martyr.

Those celebrating include:

Arkadios, Arkadis, Arkadia, Arkada
(Αρκάδιος, Αρκάδης, Αρκαδία, Αρκάδα)

Liberios, Lymperis, Limperis, Limperios, Liveris
(Λιβέριος, Λυμπέρης, Λιμπέρης, Λιμπέριος, Λιβέρης)

Osios, Osia
(Όσιος, Οσία)

Fanouria, Fani, Fanoula, Fanourios, Fanouris, Fanis, Nouris
(Φανουρία, Φανή, Φανούλα, Φανούριος, Φανούρης, Φάνης, Νούρης)


Friday, August 28

Commemorations: Saint Damon, Presbyter and Martyr.

Those celebrating include:

Damon, Damonas
(Δάμων, Δάμωνας)


Saturday, August 29

Commemorations: the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.

No commonly observed name days are listed for this date.