When is Ariadni’s name day?

Ariadni 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 Ariadni is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Ariadne

  April 17, Holy Woman, Αριάδνη

  St. Ariadne was a Christian servant in Phrygia in the early centuries of the Church. When she refused to take part in the pagan festivities of her master's household, she was punished for her faith and pursued when she fled. Tradition relates that as her persecutors closed upon her she prayed, and a rock opened to receive her, taking her beyond their reach into the hands of God.

  Name days: Ariadne, Ariadni

• Ariadne of Phrygia

  September 18, Holy Woman, Αριάδνη

  St. Ariadne was a slave in the household of a prominent man of Prymnessos in Phrygia in the second century. When she refused to join in a pagan sacrifice for her master's son she was beaten and fled to the mountains; tradition relates that a rock opened to hide her from her pursuers and that she gave up her soul there.

  Name days: Ariadne, Ariadni, Ariadna

Also celebrating with Ariadni

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

Ariadne, Ariadna

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.