When is Aleka’s name day?

Aleka’s name day is August 30, the feast of Alexander the Patrician.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 12 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on August 30.

The saint behind the name

• Alexander the Patrician

  August 30, Martyr, Αλέξανδρος

  St. Alexander was a martyr of the early Church who confessed Christ before his persecutors and sealed his faith with his blood. The synaxaria preserve little of his life beyond his noble standing and his faithful confession unto death.

  Name days: Alexandros, Alekos, Alex, Alessandro, Alexander, Alexandra, Aleka

Also celebrating on August 30

These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:

Alexandros, Alekos, Alex, Alessandro, Alexander, Alexandra

What to say on a name day

The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.