When is Barnaby’s name day?

Barnaby’s name day is June 11, the feast of Bartholomew and Barnabas the Apostles.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 24 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 11.

The saint behind the name

• Bartholomew and Barnabas the Apostles

  June 11, Apostle, Βαρθολομαίος και Βαρνάβας

  Saint Bartholomew, one of the Twelve, is generally identified with Nathanael of Cana. Tradition relates that he preached in Arabia, India and Armenia, where he was flayed and crucified for Christ.

  Name days: Vartholomaios, Bartholomew, Bartholomaios, Bartholomeos, Varnavas, Barnabas, Barnaby, Varnava

Also celebrating on June 11

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

Vartholomaios, Bartholomew, Bartholomaios, Bartholomeos, Varnavas, Barnabas, Varnava

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.