When is Georgios’s name day?

Most people named Georgios keep their name day on April 23, the feast of George the Great Martyr. The Orthodox calendar has 2 other feasts for the name.

Every feast on which Georgios is celebrated

Saint George’s feast moves in some years. When April 23 falls before Pascha, it is kept on Bright Monday, the day after Pascha. See when Pascha falls.

The saints behind the name

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  George the Great Martyr

  April 23, Martyr, Γεώργιος ο Μεγαλομάρτυρας

  St. George the Great Martyr and Trophy-Bearer was a Roman officer from Cappadocia who suffered for Christ under the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the fourth century. Confessing his faith openly before the emperor, he endured many tortures and was beheaded, and his courage brought many to belief.

  Name days: Georgios, Giorgos, Yiorgos, George, Jordi, Jiri, György, Giorgio, Yorgos, Giorgis, Jorge, Georges, Georgia, Giorgia, Georgina, Georgette, Gogo

• George the Chozebite

  January 8, Venerable, Γεώργιος

  St. George the Chozebite was born on the island of Cyprus and became a monk of the monastery of Choziba, in the wild gorge on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho. Living in the seventh century, he embraced great austerity, humility, and unceasing prayer, and in time guided the brotherhood as a spiritual father.

  Name days: Georgios, Giorgos, Yiorgos, George

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  George of Mytilene

  April 7, Hierarch, Γεώργιος

  St. George the Confessor was Bishop of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos during the age of iconoclasm. A merciful shepherd known for his almsgiving and ascetic life, he refused to abandon the veneration of the holy icons when the emperors demanded it, and in his old age he was driven from his see into exile, where he ended his days.

  Name days: George, Georgios, Yiorgos

Also celebrating on April 23

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

Giorgos, Yiorgos, George, Jordi, Jiri, György, Giorgio, Yorgos, Giorgis, Jorge, Georges, Georgia, Giorgia, Georgina, Georgette, Gogo

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.