Do you know how important are Greek name days for the Greeks? If you have travelled to Greece at least once you probably know that Greeks pay much attention on their name days and celebrate them with all the revelry and conviviality they can. They throw parties and they welcome friends and acquaintances at home.
The name characterizes the person and it seems the Greeks respect and feed that. The best thing you can do is call your Greek friends on their name day and wish them; they will appreciate it a lot, because everyone feels flattered and likes being remembered on his special days. How can you know their name days though?
Greek-names.info is a new site aiming at providing you all the necessary and interesting information regarding the Greek names; in its pages you can find which names are the most common in Greece, modern names, ancient Greek names; you can also find information on their meaning, their roots and origins.
Greek-names.info provides additional information on nicknames, diminutives and alternate versions of the names. Female names and male names are presented in their Greek and Latin spelling, so that you have a full idea how to write and pronounce the name of your interest.
The name day is usually a feast day when the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of a Saint, the saint patron after which most Greeks are named. It is customary to call the person celebrating his name day and wish him Chronia Polla (To live many years). Now you don’t have any excuse to forget the nameday of your Greek friends.
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