The week begins with Pentecost and then moves into June with the feast of the Holy Spirit, giving this stretch of the name-day calendar a different tone from the quieter end of May.
Names such as Triada and Trias are tied directly to Holy Spirit Monday, while others come from saints whose names are less often heard today, including Ermeias, Evelpistos, Hierax, Pyrrhos, Hypatia, Dorotheos, Ploutarchos, and Hilarion.
Sunday, May 31
Commemorations: Pentecost, Saint Ermeios the Martyr, and Saint Magos.
Those celebrating include:
Ermeias, Ermias, Ermeia, Maya, Magos
(Ερμείας, Ερμειάς, Ερμεία, Μάγια, Μάγος)
Monday, June 1
Commemorations: Holy Spirit Monday, Saints Evelpistos and Hierax the Martyrs, Venerable Pyrrhos, Saint Thespesios the Martyr, and Saint Justin the Martyr.
Those celebrating include:
Evelpistos, Evelpisti, Hierax, Hierakas, Gerakas, Gerakis, Gerakina, Pyrros, Pyros, Pyrra, Pyra, Thespesios, Thespesis, Thespesia, Ioustinos, Triada, Trias, Korinos, Kori, Korina
(Ευέλπιστος, Ευελπίστη, Ιέραξ, Ιέρακας, Γέρακας, Γεράκης, Γερακίνα, Πύρρος, Πύρος, Πύρρα, Πύρα, Θεσπέσιος, Θεσπέσης, Θεσπέσια, Ιουστίνος, Τριάδα, Τριάς, Κορίνος, Κόρη, Κορίνα)
Tuesday, June 2
Commemorations: Saint Marinos of Vaani and Saint Nikephoros the Confessor.
Those celebrating include:
Marinos, Nikephoros, Nikephoria, Nikephora
(Μαρίνος, Νικηφόρος, Νικηφορία, Νικηφόρα)
Wednesday, June 3
Commemorations: Venerable Hieria and Saint Hypatios the Martyr.
Those celebrating include:
Hieria, Iereia, Hypatia, Hypati, Hypatoula, Patoula
(Ιερία, Ιέρεια, Υπατία, Υπατή, Υπατούλα, Πατούλα)
Thursday, June 4
Commemorations: Saints Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus.
Those celebrating include:
Martha
(Μάρθα)
Friday, June 5
Commemorations: Saint Dorotheos the Hieromartyr, Saint Ploutarchos the Martyr, and the Ten Holy Martyrs of Egypt.
Those celebrating include:
Dorothea, Dorotheos, Ploutarchos, Kynthia, Cynthia, Apollonas, Apollon, Nikandria, Niki, Nikandros, Selinias, Selinos, Selinios, Seliniada, Selinia, Selini, Selena
(Δωροθέα, Δωρόθεος, Πλούταρχος, Κύνθια, Κυνθία, Απόλλωνας, Απόλλων, Νικανδρία, Νίκη, Νίκανδρος, Σεληνιάς, Σελήνος, Σελήνιος, Σεληνιάδα, Σεληνία, Σελήνη, Σελήνα)
Saturday, June 6
Commemorations: Saint Hilarion.
Those celebrating include:
Hilarion, Hilarionas, Hilaria, Hilariada, Lariada
(Ιλαρίων, Ιλαρίωνας, Ιλαρία, Ιλαριάδα, Λαριάδα)