Greek children do not celebrate birthdays instead they celebrate their “name day”. Their name day is the day of the Greek Orthodox saint they were named after. Traditionally, the eldest child in a Greek family is named for one of their grandparents.
Popular Girls’ Names
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Maria
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Eleni
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Aikaterini
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Katerina
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Vasiliki
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Basiliki
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Sophia
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Angeliki
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Georgia
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Dimitra
Popular Boys’ Names
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Georgios
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Konstantinos
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Dimitrios
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Ioannis
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Nikolaos
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Panagiotis
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Christos
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Vasileios
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Athanasios
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Evangelos
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