Name day calendar
SEPTEMBER 2026
1 September - Simeon’s Day (Simeon, Simona, Simo, Mona)
5 September - St. Zechariah and Elizabeth (Zahari, Elisaveta, Svetlozar)
8 September - Nativity of the Mother of God (Maria, Mariana)
14 September - Cross Day (Krastyo, Krastina, Kristina, Kristian, Kanchо)
16 September - St. Ludmila (Ludmila, Ludmil)
17 September - St. Sofia, Faith, Hope and Love (Sofia, Vyara, Nadezhda, Lyubov, Lyubomir)
22 September - Independence Day (Galabin, Galabina)
OCTOBER 2026
6 October - St. Apostle Thomas (Toma, Tomislav)
14 October - St. Petka’s Day (Petko, Petka, Paraskeva, Penka, Penko)
18 October - St. Zlata of Moglena and St. Luke (Zlata, Zlatka, Zlatin, Zlatko, Luka)
26 October - St. Demetrius’ Day (Dimitar, Dimitrina, Mitko, Dimo, Dragan)
27 October - St. Nestor’s Day (Nestor)
NOVEMBER 2026
1 November - St. Cosmas and Damian (Kuzman, Damian, Damyana, Krasimir)
8 November - Archangel’s Day (Angel, Angelina, Mihail, Mihaela, Radoslav, Plamen, Ognyan, Emil, Milen)
11 November - St. Mina’s Day (Viktor, Viktoria, Mina, Mincho)
14 November - St. Apostle Philip (Philip, Filka)
16 November - St. Apostle Matthew (Matey, Mateya)
23 November - St. Alexander Nevsky (Alexander, Alexandra, Sasho, Alex)
24 November - St. Catherine’s Day (Ekaterina, Katerina, Katya)
26 November - St. Stylian (Stilian, Stelyan, Stela, Stiliyana)
30 November - St. Andrew’s Day (Andrey, Andrea, Deyan, Deyana)
DECEMBER 2026
4 December - St. Barbara’s Day (Varvara, Barbara)
5 December - St. Sava’s Day (Sava, Savina, Slavcho, Slavi)
6 December - St. Nicholas’ Day (Nikolay, Nikola, Nikolina, Nikoleta, Nina, Kolyo)
9 December - St. Anna (Anna, Ani, Aneta, Anka)
12 December - St. Spyridon’s Day (Spyridon, Spiro, Darina)
20 December - Ignazhden / St. Ignatius’ Day (Ignat, Ignata, Ognyan, Plamen)
22 December - St. Anastasia (Anastas, Anastasia, Siyka)
24 December - Christmas Eve / St. Eugenia (Evgeni, Evgenia, Zhenya)
25 December - Nativity of Christ (Hristo, Hristiyan, Hristina, Radomir, Radoslav)
26 December - Synaxis of the Mother of God (Joseph, David)
27 December - St. Stephen’s Day (Stefan, Stefana, Stefania, Stoyan, Stoyanka, Stanimir, Tanya, Ventsislav)