Kelly’s name day is June 8, the feast of Kalliope the Martyr.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on June 21 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on June 8.
The saint behind the name
Kalliope the Martyr
June 8, Holy Woman, Καλλιόπη
Saint Kalliope was a Christian maiden of great beauty who, during the persecution under Decius in the third century, refused both marriage to a pagan and the renunciation of her faith. Tradition relates that she was cruelly tortured and finally beheaded.
Name days: Kalliopi, Kalliope, Calliope, Popi, Pepi, Kalliopy, Kelly
Also celebrating on June 8
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Kalliopi, Kalliope, Calliope, Popi, Pepi, Kalliopy
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.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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