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Greek Name Days This Week: June 7 to June 13, 2026

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This week opens with one of the broadest name-day listings of the year. Sunday, June 7, is the Sunday of All Saints, a day when many Greek calendars include a long range of names, from ancient Greek and Byzantine names to literary, historical, and modern forms.

After that unusually full Sunday, the rest of the week becomes much quieter, with names such as Kalliopi, Rodanthi, Bartholomaios, Varnavas, Loukas, Onoufrios, and Tryfyllios.


Sunday, June 7

Commemorations: Sunday of All Saints, Saint Zenaida the Wonderworker, Saint Panagis of Kefalonia, and Venerable Sebastiani the Wonderworker.

Because Sunday of All Saints includes an unusually broad list of names, the names for June 7 are grouped across several lines for readability.

Those celebrating include:

Zenais, Zenaida, Panagis, Panagos, Sevastiani, Sevastina, Sevastiana, Sevasti, Sevi, Sevoula, Sevastoula, Agamemnonas, Agamemnon, Agesilaos, Agoro, Agoritsa, Rita, Aiolos, Alkistis, Alkmene, Andromeda, Antiope, Aristomenis, Arthouros, Velisarios, Venetios, Venetia, Venizelos, Violeta, Vrasidas, Diagoras, Dikaios
(Ζηναΐς, Ζηναΐδα, Παναγής, Πανάγος, Σεβαστιανή, Σεβαστίνα, Σεβαστιάνα, Σεβαστή, Σέβη, Σεβούλα, Σεβαστούλα, Αγαμέμνονας, Αγαμέμνων, Αγησίλαος, Αγόρω, Αγορίτσα, Ρίτα, Αίολος, Άλκηστις, Αλκμήνη, Ανδρομέδα, Αντιόπη, Αριστομένης, Αρθούρος, Βελισάριος, Βενέτιος, Βενετία, Βενιζέλος, Βιολέτα, Βρασίδας, Διαγόρας, Δίκαιος)

Evelina, Evelyn, Ektoras, Elvira, Erifyli, Errikos, Erik, Erotokritos, Evagoras, Evripidis, Evrydiki, Faidon, Faidonas, Feidias, Frangiskos, Fratzeska, Yasemi, Yasmina, Yolanda, Glafkos, Ilektra, Iokasti, Isavela, Kalomoira, Kalypso, Kanelos, Kanela, Nelly, Kassandra
(Εβελίνα, Έβελιν, Έκτορας, Ελβίρα, Εριφύλη, Ερρίκος, Έρικ, Ερωτόκριτος, Ευαγόρας, Ευριπίδης, Ευρυδίκη, Φαίδων, Φαίδωνας, Φειδίας, Φραγκίσκος, Φρατζέσκα, Γιασεμή, Γιασμίνα, Γιολάντα, Γλαύκος, Ηλέκτρα, Ιοκάστη, Ισαβέλα, Καλομοίρα, Καλυψώ, Κανέλος, Κανέλα, Νέλλη, Κασσάνδρα)

Kimon, Kimonas, Kirki, Klara, Kleanthis, Kleanthi, Klearhos, Kleomenis, Komninos, Kriton, Kritonas, Kyveli, Laertis, Logothetis, Lykourgos, Lysandros, Mantalena, Manthos, Manthoula, Minoas, Miranda, Mirela, Myrto, Nausika, Neoklis, Neoptolemos, Niovi, Ofilia, Orfeas, Othon, Othonas
(Κίμων, Κίμωνας, Κίρκη, Κλάρα, Κλεάνθης, Κλεάνθη, Κλέαρχος, Κλεομένης, Κομνηνός, Κρίτων, Κρίτωνας, Κυβέλη, Λαέρτης, Λογοθέτης, Λυκούργος, Λύσανδρος, Μανταλένα, Μάνθος, Μανθούλα, Μίνωας, Μιράντα, Μιρέλα, Μυρτώ, Ναυσικά, Νεοκλής, Νεοπτόλεμος, Νιόβη, Οφηλία, Ορφέας, Όθων, Όθωνας)

Pagona, Panoraia, Periandros, Praxitelis, Pythagoras, Rodothea, Tereza, Terpsithea, Thelxi, Thrasyvoulos, Thrasos, Timoleon, Agis, Aisopos, Alvertos, Alkinoos, Amfitriti, Anaximandros, Androklis, Areti, Aretousa, Erietta, Eri, Errika, Gorgias, Hera, Hero
(Παγώνα, Πανωραία, Περίανδρος, Πραξιτέλης, Πυθαγόρας, Ροδοθέα, Τερέζα, Τερψιθέα, Θέλξη, Θρασύβουλος, Θράσος, Τιμολέων, Άγις, Αίσωπος, Αλβέρτος, Αλκίνοος, Αμφιτρίτη, Αναξίμανδρος, Ανδροκλής, Αρετή, Αρετούσα, Εριέττα, Έρη, Έρρικα, Γοργίας, Ήρα, Ηρώ)

Ioli, Ippokratis, Karolos, Karolina, Malvina, Melissa, Napoleon, Napoleontas, Semina, Odette, Zotos, Alfredos, Armonia, Eos, Ivi, Ino, Claire, Lana, Lara, Lila, Lilian, Marissa, Kyrene, Milinoe, Nia, Rea, Yvonne, Beatriki, Aria, Arya, Kallimachos, Krateros, Polykratis, Poulia
(Ιόλη, Ιπποκράτης, Κάρολος, Καρολίνα, Μαλβίνα, Μέλισσα, Μελίσσα, Ναπολέων, Ναπολέωντας, Σεμίνα, Οδέττη, Ζώτος, Αλφρέδος, Αρμονία, Ηώ, Ήβη, Ινώ, Κλαίρη, Λάνα, Λάρα, Λίλα, Λίλιαν, Μαρίσσα, Κυρήνη, Μηλινόη, Νία, Ρέα, Υβόννη, Βεατρίκη, Άρια, Άρυα, Καλλίµαχος, Κρατερός, Πολυκράτης, Πούλια)


Monday, June 8

Commemorations: Saint Kalliopi the Martyr and Saint Naukratios.

Those celebrating include:

Kalliopi, Kalliopia, Popi, Kalia, Pitsa, Naukratios, Naukratis
(Καλλιόπη, Καλλιοπία, Πόπη, Κάλια, Πίτσα, Ναυκράτιος, Ναυκράτης)


Tuesday, June 9

Commemorations: Saint Rodion.

Those celebrating include:

Rodanthi, Rozanthi
(Ροδάνθη, Ροζάνθη)


Wednesday, June 10

Commemorations: Hieromartyr Timotheos, Bishop of Prusa, and the Martyrs Alexandros and Antonina.

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


Thursday, June 11

Commemorations: Apostles Bartholomaios and Varnavas, Saint Luke, Archbishop of Simferopol and Crimea, and Saint Zafeirios the New Martyr.

Those celebrating include:

Bartholomaios, Varnavas, Loukas, Loukia, Loukitsa, Zafeiria, Zafeiro, Zafeirios, Zafeiris
(Βαρθολομαίος, Βαρνάβας, Λουκάς, Λουκία, Λουκίτσα, Ζαφειρία, Ζαφείρω, Ζαφείριος, Ζαφείρης)


Friday, June 12

Commemorations: Venerable Onoufrios the Egyptian.

Those celebrating include:

Onoufrios, Onoufris, Onoufria
(Ονούφριος, Ονούφρης, Ονουφρία)


Saturday, June 13

Commemorations: Saint Tryfyllios.

Those celebrating include:

Tryfyllios, Tryfylios
(Τριφύλλιος, Τριφύλιος)

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