When is Nikonas’s name day?

Nikonas’s name day is November 26, the feast of Nikon Metanoeite.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on December 9 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on November 26.

The saint behind the name

• Nikon Metanoeite

  November 26, Venerable, Νίκων ο Μετανοείτε

  Saint Nikon was born in Pontus in the tenth century and became a monk. He travelled through Asia Minor, Crete after its recovery from the Arabs, and the Peloponnese, preaching everywhere the single word Metanoeite, Repent, from which he took his name.

  Name days: Nikon, Nikonas

Also celebrating on November 26

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

Nikon

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.