When is Alexandra’s name day?

Most people named Alexandra keep their name day on August 30, the feast of Alexander the Patrician. The Orthodox calendar has 1 other feast for the name.

Every feast on which Alexandra is celebrated

The saints 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

• Alexandra the Empress

  April 21, Holy Woman, Αλεξάνδρα η Βασίλισσα

  Alexandra was, according to tradition, the wife of the emperor Diocletian. Witnessing the tortures of the Great Martyr George and the wonders wrought through him, she openly declared herself a Christian before her husband.

  Name days: Alexandra, Alexa

Also celebrating on August 30

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

Alexandros, Alekos, Alex, Alessandro, Alexander, 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.