When is Nike’s name day?

Nike’s name day is April 25, the feast of Nike the Martyr.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on May 8 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on April 25.

The saint behind the name

• Nike the Martyr

  April 25, Holy Woman, Νίκη

  Nike is listed in the Greek synaxaria as a martyr who gave her life for Christ. Little of her story has been preserved beyond her name and her witness.

  Name days: Niki, Nike, Nicky

Also celebrating on April 25

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

Niki, Nicky

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.