Greek Name Day: Angelos, Efstratia, Gabriel, Matina, Metaxia, Michael, Michelle, Stratigos, Taxiarhis (and variants)
Greek Name Day are often named after a Christian saint or martyr and are mainly celebrated in Catholic and Eastern Orthodox countries. On this day, the holy person is celebrated, as well as anyone named after this person. Often, these celebrations are more important than birthdays. Celebrated today:
Angelos, Angela, Angeletos, Angelina, Angeliki, Koula, Gelly
Efstratia, Evstratia
Gabriel, Gavriel, Gabriela, Gavriela, Arabella, Aravella, Aravela
Matina
Metaxia, Taxoula, Metaxenia
Michael, Mixalis, Michail, Michali
Michelle, Michaela, Mikela, Michalia, Mihalia, Michailia, Mihailia
Stratigos, Stratigoula
Taxiarhis, Taxiarchis