When is Iordanis’s name day?

Iordanis can be celebrated on 3 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 Iordanis is celebrated

The saints behind the name

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  Theophany

  January 6, Great Feast, Θεοφάνεια

  The Feast of Theophany, or Epiphany, commemorates the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ by St. John the Forerunner in the River Jordan. As Christ came up from the waters, the heavens opened, the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove, and the voice of the Father was heard — the first clear revelation of the Holy Trinity.

  Name days: Theophanis, Theofanis, Phanos, Phanis, Theophanes, Fanis, Fotis, Fotios, Photios, Iordanis, Theophania, Theofania, Fani, Fotini, Foteini, Photini, Fotoula, Ourania, Rania, Theopoula, Peristera

• Jordan of Trebizond

  February 2, Martyr, Ιορδάνης

  St. Jordan came from Trebizond in Pontus and settled with his family in Galata in Constantinople. When a Muslim companion mocked St. Nicholas, Jordan answered with a bold word in defence of the saint and was denounced for insulting Islam.

  Name days: Iordanis, Jordan

• Jordan the Wonderworker

  May 2, Venerable, Ιορδάνης ο Θαυματουργός

  Little is recorded of Venerable Jordan beyond his name and the note that he was a monk who reposed in peace and was granted the gift of working wonders. The synaxarion honors him briefly on May 2.

  Name days: Iordanis, Jordan, Jordanis

Also celebrating with Iordanis

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

Theophanis, Theofanis, Phanos, Phanis, Theophanes, Fanis, Fotis, Fotios, Photios, Theophania, Theofania, Fani, Fotini, Foteini, Photini, Fotoula, Ourania, Rania, Theopoula, Peristera, Jordan, Jordanis

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.