When is Alex’s name day?

Alex can be celebrated on 2 feasts in the Orthodox calendar. People keep the feast of the saint they were named for, or the one their family has always kept.

Every feast on which Alex is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Alexios Man of God

  March 17, Venerable, Αλέξιος

  St. Alexios, the Man of God, was the son of a noble Roman family. On the night of his wedding he secretly left his home, choosing poverty for the sake of Christ, and lived for years as a beggar in the East, spending his days in fasting and prayer at the doors of the church.

  Name days: Alexios, Alexis, Alekos, Alexei, Alex

• 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 with Alex

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

Alexios, Alexis, Alekos, Alexei, Alexandros, Alessandro, Alexander, Alexandra, Aleka

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.