When is Liudmila’s name day?

Liudmila’s name day is September 16, the feast of Ludmila of Bohemia.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on September 29 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on September 16.

The saint behind the name

• Ludmila of Bohemia

  September 16, Holy Woman, Λουντμίλα

  St. Ludmila was a princess of Bohemia baptized, according to tradition, by St. Methodius, and with her husband Borivoj she spread the Christian faith among the Czechs. She raised her grandson St. Wenceslaus in piety.

  Name days: Ludmila, Ludmilla, Lyudmila, Liudmila

Also celebrating on September 16

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

Ludmila, Ludmilla, Lyudmila

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.