When is Efthimios’s name day?

Efthimios 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 Efthimios is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Euthymios the Great

  January 20, Venerable, Ευθύμιος

  St. Euthymios the Great was born in Melitene of Armenia in the fourth century and became one of the great fathers of the Palestinian desert. Settling in the wilderness east of Jerusalem, he founded a famous lavra, guided multitudes of monks, and formed disciples who themselves became pillars of monasticism, among them St. Savas the Sanctified.

  Name days: Efthimios, Efthimis, Euthymios, Efthymios, Efthymis, Thymios, Efthymia, Efthimia, Thymia, Effie

• Akakios, Euthymios and Ignatios the New Martyrs of Athos

  May 1, Martyr, Ακάκιος, Ευθύμιος και Ιγνάτιος

  Euthymios of the Peloponnese, Ignatios of Stara Zagora and Akakios of Neochori near Thessaloniki were three young men who had denied Christ under pressure and later repented. Each prepared for confession under the guidance of the elders of the Skete of the Forerunner (Iviron) on Mount Athos.

  Name days: Akakios, Acacius, Efthymios, Efthimios, Euthymius, Ignatios, Ignatius

Also celebrating with Efthimios

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

Efthimis, Euthymios, Efthymios, Efthymis, Thymios, Efthymia, Efthimia, Thymia, Effie, Akakios, Acacius, Euthymius, Ignatios, Ignatius

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.