When is Triantafyllia’s name day?

Triantafyllia’s name day is August 8, the feast of Triantaphyllos of Zagora.

Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on August 21 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on August 8.

The saint behind the name

• Triantaphyllos of Zagora

  August 8, Martyr, Τριαντάφυλλος

  Saint Triantaphyllos was a young sailor from Zagora on Mount Pelion. Accused before the Ottoman authorities in Constantinople, he refused to renounce Christ despite threats and flattery and was beheaded in the seventeenth century.

  Name days: Triantafyllos, Triantafillos, Triantaphyllos, Triantafyllia, Triantafillia

Also celebrating on August 8

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

Triantafyllos, Triantafillos, Triantaphyllos, Triantafillia

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.