Koula’s name day is July 7, the feast of Kyriaki the Great Martyr.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on July 20 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on July 7.
The saint behind the name
Kyriaki the Great Martyr
July 7, Holy Woman, Κυριακή η Μεγαλομάρτυς
St. Kyriaki was born in Nicomedia to Christian parents, Dorotheos and Eusebia, who had long prayed for a child; she was named for the Lord's Day on which she was born. Beautiful and devout, she refused marriage, dedicating herself to Christ, and was denounced during the persecution of Diocletian.
Name days: Kyriaki, Kiriaki, Kyriake, Kiki, Koula, Kirki, Sunday, Domenica, Dominika, Kyriakoula
Also celebrating on July 7
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
Kyriaki, Kiriaki, Kyriake, Kiki, Kirki, Sunday, Domenica, Dominika, Kyriakoula
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.
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