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Greek Name Days This Week: June 28 to July 4, 2026

Small working fishing boats tied to a weathered quay in a Greek coastal village

The week begins with the Holy Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, then moves into two of the most familiar summer name days in the Greek calendar: Peter and Paul on June 29, followed by the Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles on June 30.

It is also a week that crosses from June into July, with names such as Anargyros, Germanos, Petros, Pavlos, Apostolos, Kosmas, Damianos, Juvenalios, Anatolios, and Hyakinthos.


Sunday, June 28

Commemorations: the Finding of the Holy Relics of the Holy Unmercenaries Cyrus and John, and Venerable Germanos of Russia.

Those celebrating include:

Anargyros, Anargyri, Anargyroula, Germanos
(Ανάργυρος, Ανάργυρη, Αναργυρούλα, Γερμανός)


Monday, June 29

Commemorations: Apostles Peter and Paul.

Those celebrating include:

Petros, Petris, Petras, Petrakis, Petroulas, Petrinos, Petra, Petroula, Petria, Petrina, Pavlos, Paul, Pavlina, Polina, Pavliani, Paola
(Πέτρος, Πετρής, Πετράς, Πετράκης, Πετρουλάς, Πετρίνος, Πέτρα, Πετρούλα, Πετρία, Πετρίνα, Παύλος, Πώλ, Παυλίνα, Πωλίνα, Παύλιανη, Πάολα)


Tuesday, June 30

Commemorations: Synaxis of the Twelve Apostles, Saint Meliton the Martyr, and Saint Gervasios of Patras.

Those celebrating include:

Apostolos, Tolis, Apostolis, Lakis, Apostolia, Lia, Apostolina, Polina, Lina, Meliton, Melitonas, Melitos, Melitis, Gervasios, Gervasia
(Απόστολος, Τόλης, Αποστόλης, Λάκης, Αποστολία, Λία, Αποστολίνα, Πολίνα, Λίνα, Μελίτων, Μελίτωνας, Μελίτος, Μελίτης, Γερβάσιος, Γερβασία)


Wednesday, July 1

Commemorations: Saints Kosmas and Damianos the Holy Unmercenaries, and Saint Mavrikios.

Those celebrating include:

Anargyros, Anargyri, Anargyroula, Damianos, Damiani, Kosmas, Mavrikios, Mavrikis, Moris, Mavrikia, Mavrika
(Ανάργυρος, Ανάργυρη, Αναργυρούλα, Δαμιανός, Δαμιανή, Κοσμάς, Μαυρίκιος, Μαυρίκης, Μωρίς, Μαυρικία, Μαυρίκα)


Thursday, July 2

Commemorations: the Deposition of the Precious Robe of the Theotokos in Blachernae, and Juvenalios, Patriarch of Jerusalem.

Those celebrating include:

Juvenalios, Juvenalis, Youvenalis, Juvenalia
(Ιουβενάλιος, Ιουβενάλης, Γιουβενάλης, Ιουβεναλία)


Friday, July 3

Commemorations: Saints Anatolios and Evlampios, and Saint Hyakinthos the Martyr.

Those celebrating include:

Anatolios, Zoumpoulia, Hyakinthos, Hyakinthi, Yanthi, Ianthi
(Ανατόλιος, Ζουμπουλία, Υάκινθος, Υακίνθη, Υάνθη, Ιάνθη)


Saturday, July 4

Commemorations: Hieromartyrs Donatos, Theophilos, Theodotos, and Theodoros, and the Martyrs Kyprilla, Aroa, Loukia, and Apollonios.

No commonly listed Greek name day names are included for this date.