The final full week of June begins with Father’s Day and continues through a varied stretch of the Greek name-day calendar. Some names are familiar in modern Greek families, while others belong to older, classical, or less common forms that still appear in the calendar.
The week includes Aphrodisios, Zina, Eusevios, Aristoklis, Agrippina, Errikos, Livios, Febronia, Makarios, Pieris, and Sampson, along with commemorations connected to Saint John the Baptist, Saint Zacharias and Saint Elizabeth, and several martyrs and venerable saints.
Sunday, June 21
Commemorations: Father’s Day and Saint Aphrodisios.
Those celebrating include:
Aphrodisios, Aphrodisia
(Αφροδίσιος, Αφροδισία)
Monday, June 22
Commemorations: Saints Zenon and Zonas the Martyrs, and Saint Eusebios the Hieromartyr.
Those celebrating include:
Zina, Zena, Zenia, Zinas, Zenas, Zenos, Euseveia, Sevi, Eusevoula, Sevoula, Eusevios, Eusevis
(Ζήνα, Ζένα, Ζένια, Ζηνάς, Ζένας, Ζένος, Ευσεβεία, Σέβη, Ευσεβούλα, Σεβούλα, Ευσέβιος, Ευσεβής)
Tuesday, June 23
Commemorations: Saint Aristoklis, Presbyter of Tamassos, Saint Agrippina the Martyr, and Saint Lollia the Martyr.
Those celebrating include:
Aristoklis, Aristokleas, Aristokleos, Agrippina, Loulou, Loula, Loulis
(Αριστοκλής, Αριστοκλέας, Αριστόκλεος, Αγριππίνα, Λούλου, Λούλα, Λούλης)
Wednesday, June 24
Commemorations: the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, the Synaxis of his parents, Zacharias and Elizabeth, and Venerable Errikos of Auxerre.
Those celebrating include:
Errikos, Erik
(Ερρίκος, Έρικ)
Thursday, June 25
Commemorations: Venerable Libya, Saint Eros, and Venerable Euphrosyne-Febronia, Duchess of Russia.
Those celebrating include:
Livios, Livas, Libya, Eros, Erotas, Febronia, Fevronia, Fevro, Fevra, Fevroula, Fevronitsa
(Λίβιος, Λίβας, Λιβύη, Έρως, Έρωτας, Φεβρωνία, Φευρωνία, Φεύρω, Φέβρω, Φέβρα, Φεύρα, Φεβρούλα, Φευρούλα, Φευρωνίτσα, Φεβρωνίτσα)
Friday, June 26
Commemorations: Saint Makarios the Martyr.
Those celebrating include:
Makarios, Makaris, Makaras, Makaria, Makaro, Makaritsa, Makaroula
(Μακάριος, Μακάρης, Μακαράς, Μακαρία, Μακάρω, Μακαρίτσα, Μακαρούλα)
Saturday, June 27
Commemorations: Saint Pierios the Presbyter and Martyr, and Saint Sampson the Hospitable.
Those celebrating include:
Pieris, Pieros, Pierios, Pierion, Pieria, Piera, Sampson
(Πιερής, Πιέρος, Πιέριος, Πιέρης, Πιερίων, Πιερία, Πιέρα, Σαμψών)