This week in the Greek Orthodox calendar moves deeper into the Christmas season. Several days include many widely used names, especially around December 24–26. Observance may vary by family or local custom, but the names below reflect the calendar listings for each date.
Sunday, December 21
Names:
Themistoklis, Themis, Themistokleia, (Θεμιστοκλής, Θέμης, Θεμιστοκλεία)
Monday, December 22
Names:
Anastasia, Natasa, Zoilos, (Αναστασία, Νατάσα, Ζωίλος)
Tuesday, December 23
No listed name days appear in the calendar for this date.
Wednesday, December 24
Names:
Ahmet, Evgenia, (Αχμέτ, Ευγενία)
Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Names:
Baltasar, Bethlehem, Christina, Christos, Chrystalla, Emmanouela, Emmanuel, Gaspar, Hrisavgi, Hrisoula, Hrysa, Melhior
(Μπαλτασάρ, Βηθλεέμ, Χριστίνα, Χρήστος, Χρυστάλλα, Εμμανουέλα, Εμμανουήλ, Γκασπάρ, Χρυσαυγή, Χρυσοuλα, Χρύσα, Μελχιώρ)
Friday, December 26
Names:
Constantios, Emmanouela, Emmanuel, Panagiotis, (Κωνστάντιος, Εμμανουέλα, Εμμανουήλ, Παναγιώτης)
Saturday, December 27
Names:
Mavrikios, Stephanos, (Μαυρίκιος, Στέφανος)