When is Nearhos’s name day?

Nearhos’s name day is April 22, the feast of Nearchos the Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 5 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 22.

The saint behind the name

• Nearchos the Martyr

  April 22, Martyr, Νέαρχος

  Nearchos was a soldier at Melitene in Armenia and the close friend of Polyeuctus, whom he brought to faith in Christ before Polyeuctus's own martyrdom. He later confessed the faith himself.

  Name days: Nearchos, Nearchus, Nearhos

Also celebrating on April 22

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

Nearchos, Nearchus

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.