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Name Day Celebrations
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Saint’s Name and Date of Celebration
The following is a catalogue
of approximately 180 Name Days celebrated by the Greek Orthodox Church; the
majority of them are common names on the island of Kefalonia.
The names are listed in alphabetical order followed by the date of
celebration – (day/month). Masculine and feminine forms of the name are
celebrated on the same day.
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Name
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Date
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A
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Adrianos
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26/08
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Agapy
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17/09
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Agathi
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05/02
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Aglaea
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19/12
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Agni
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21/01
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Aimilianos
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18/07
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Alexandros
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30/08
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Alexis
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17/03
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Anargyros
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01/07,
01/11 |
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Anastasia,
Anastasios |
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22/12,
Easter |
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Andreas
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30/11
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Andronikos,
Androniki |
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17/05
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Angelos
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08/11
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Anna
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25/07,
09/12 |
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Anthimos,
Anthy |
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03/09
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Anthony
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17/01
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Antigoni
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01/09
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Apollon
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05/06
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Apostoli
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30/06
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Argirios
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01/07
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Ariadni
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18/09
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Aristidis
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13/09
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Artemis
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20/10
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Asklipios
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27/02
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Aspasia
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01/09
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Athanasios
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18/01
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Augustinos
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15/06
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B
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Barbara
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04/12
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Bartholomew
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11/06
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Basel, Vasili
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01/01
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C
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Christina, Chrisa, Christos |
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25/12 |
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Christodoulos
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16/03
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Christophoros
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09/05
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Chrysanthos
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19/03
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Chrysostomos
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27/01
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Cyprianos
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29/09
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D
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Damianos,
Damion |
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01/07,
01/11 |
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Daniel
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17/12
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David
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26/06
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Despoina
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15/08
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Dimitra,
Dimitris |
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26/10
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Dionisios
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24/08
03/10 17/12
On
Kefalonia 17/12
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Dominic
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08/01
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Dorotheo - Dorothy |
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05/06
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E
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Eflavios
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10/10
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Efrosini
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25/09
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Efstathios
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20/09
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Efthimios
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20/01
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Eftihia
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24/08
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Eirini,
Irene |
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05/05
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Eleftherios,
Eleftheria |
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15/12
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Eleni,
Helena |
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21/05
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Elijah,
Ilias |
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20/07
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Elissaos
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14/06
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Elizabeth
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24/04
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Elpida
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17/09
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Emmanuel
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26/12
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Epistimi
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05/11
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Epitihia
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06/04
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Ermioni
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04/09
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Evaggelos
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25/03
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Evanthia
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11/09
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Evdokia
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01/03
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Evdoxia
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31/01
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Evgenios
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24/12
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Evmenios |
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18/09 |
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Evphimia Evphimios |
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16/09 |
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Evsevios
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22/06 / 21/09
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Evthalia
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02/03
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F
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For names beginning with F, |
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see the names listed under
Ph. |
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G
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Gabriel
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08/11
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Galini
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16/04
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Georgios,
George |
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Moveable,
depending on the date of Easter, if it falls during Lent, it is
celebrated Easter Monday. |
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Gerasimos
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16/08
20/10
On
Kefalonia 20/10
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Glykeria
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13/05
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Grigorios - Gregory |
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25/01
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H
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Haralabos,
Haralabis |
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10/02
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Hariklia
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10/02
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Haritini
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05/10
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I
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Ieremias
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01/05
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Ierotheos |
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04/10 |
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Ignatious
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20/12
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Ioakeim
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09/09
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Isaiah,
Hsaias |
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09/05
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Isidoros
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14/05
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J
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Jacob
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21/03,
23/10 |
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Jason
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29/04
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John the Baptist
Ioannis the Forerunner
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07/01
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John, the Apostle,
The Evaggelist
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08/05
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Jordan
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06/01
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Joseph
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03/04
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Julia,
Julios |
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18/05
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K
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Katherina,
Aikaterina |
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25/11
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Kosmas
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01/07,
01/11 |
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Kostantinos
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21/05
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Kuriaki
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07/07,
29/09 |
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L
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Labros
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15/04
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Larisis |
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15 / 09 |
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Laurentios
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10/08
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Lazaros
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Movable,
day before Palm Sunday
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Leonidis
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15/04
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Linos
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05/11
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Loukas
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18/10
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Loukia
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04/07,
13/12 |
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Loukianos
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15/10
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Lidia
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20/05
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M
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Magdalini,
Magdalene |
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22/07
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Margaret
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01/09
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Maria
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02/02, 15/08,
08/09, 21/11, 26/12 |
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Marina,
Marinos |
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17/07
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Mark
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25/04
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Martha
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04/06
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Matthew
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16/11
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Maximus
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21/01
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Meletios
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12/02
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Mercury
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25/11
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Michael
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08/11
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Minas
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11/11
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N
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Natalia
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26/08
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Nectarios
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09/11
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Neophytos
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21/01
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Nestor
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27/10
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Nikiphoros
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02/06
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Nikita
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15/09
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Nikodimos
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14/07
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Nikolaos,
Nikoletta |
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06/12
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O
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Olga
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11/07
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Onyphrios
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12/06
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Orestis
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10/11
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P
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Panagiotis
Panagis, preferred form on
Kefalonia
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02/02
15/08
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Panteleimon
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27/07
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Paraskevas
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26/07
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Parthenos
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07/02
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Pashalis
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Easter
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Paul
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29/06
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Pelagia
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04/05,
08/10 |
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Peter - Petros |
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29/06
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Phanis,
Photis |
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06/01
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Phanouris
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27/08
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Philimon
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22/11
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Phillip
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14/11
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Philotheos / Philothea |
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15 /09 |
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Phokas |
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22/09 |
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Pigi Zoi
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Movable
Maundy Thursday |
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Pisti
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17/09
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Plato, Platonos
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18/11
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Polikarpos
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23/02
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Polixeni |
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23/09
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Porphirios
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26/02
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Prodromos
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07/01
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Prokopis
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08/07
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R
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Raphael
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09/04
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Rebbeca
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17/12
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Romilos |
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18/09 |
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S
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Saranti
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16/08
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Savas
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15/12
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Serafim
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06/05
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Sergio
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13/05
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Sevastiani, Sebastiani,
Sevasti |
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18/12
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Simeon
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03/02
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Simon
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10/05
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Socrates
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21/10
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Sophia
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17/09
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Sortiris
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06/08
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Spiros
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12/12
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Stamatis
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08/11
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Stavros
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14/09
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Stephanos
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27/12
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Stilianos,
Stella, Stelios |
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26/11
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T
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Tatiani
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12/01
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Thekla
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24/09
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Themistoklis
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21/12
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Theodosios
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11/01
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Theodore
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Movable
The first Saturday in Lent |
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Theophanis
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06/01
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Theophilos
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08/07
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The Three Teachers -Priests
Grigoris, Vasilis and John |
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30/01
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Thomas
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Moveable
First Sunday after Easter |
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Timothy,
Timotheos |
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22/01
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Titos
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25/08
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Triandafilos
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08/08
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Trifonas
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01/02
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V
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Vaia,
Vaios |
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Moveable
Sunday before Easter |
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Valentinos
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14/02
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Vasilis
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01/01
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Veronica
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12/07
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Victor
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11/11
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Vissarinos |
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15/09 |
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Vlassis
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11/02
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X
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Xanthippy, Xanthippos |
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23/09 |
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Xenia Xeni
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24/01 / 23/09
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Xenophon
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26/01
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Z |
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Zaharias
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08/02
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If you know a typical Kefalonian name which
does not appear on the above list, please send it, and if possible the date on
which it is celebrated, to
namedaycel@keffyroots.com ,
stating on the Subject Line: Name Day - Add and in the Signature: your name and
e-mail address. Recognition for those who contribute a name will be noted
in Credits.
Bibliography
Babiniotis, George, Dictionary
of the New Greek Language, 2nd Edition, Center of Word Study,
Athens, 2002
ΕΥΛΟΓΗΜΕΝΟ
ΤΟ ΕΤΟΣ 2001,
ΙΕΡΟC
ΝΑΟC
ΥΠΕΡΑΓΙΑC ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟΥ
ΠΕΡΛΙΓΚΑΛΩΝ,
Ληξουρίου,
Κεφαλονιά,
2001
Μαθητική
ΥΔΡΙΑ,
Αξιωτέλλης &
Σια ΕΠΕ.,
Αθήνα, Ελλάς, 1983
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