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Calendar of Polish Name Days


steve d 3 | 17
3 Jul 2007 #1
Tried searching on google, but couldn't find a calendar style list for name days, anybody know a good place for one ?
cube 2 | 39
3 Jul 2007 #2
behindthename.com/namedays/lists/pol.php

This should help :)
Lady in red
3 Jul 2007 #3
I've never, ever heard of Polish name days. Is that different to your birthday or confirmation name day ?

Who makes these things up ? :)
cube 2 | 39
3 Jul 2007 #4
I guess its just part of the culture to remember name-days (a patron saint's day - rather than birthdays). This anniversary is important for Poles and as far as i know, in no other culture is it celebrated in such a special way
OP steve d 3 | 17
3 Jul 2007 #5
Cheers Cube, brilliant ;-)

LIRed, from my experience it seems youngsters celebrate both days, perhaps birthdays more and once old ( like me! ) people celebrate their name's day instead.

I don't know the history though, but it seems most celebrate their name's day on the first opportunity after their birthday.
Lady in red
3 Jul 2007 #6
I guess its just part of the culture to remember name-days (a patron saint's day - rather than birthdays).

I was brought up in a Polish culture :) by two Polish parents & Polish community.
I know it was important to be named after a Patron Saint or a Holy/Blessed person. But I never heard about celebrating that Patron Saints Day.

I only have Polish genes in me, though I wasn't born there nor do I live there <grin>

Thanks for the info steve & cube :)
Sweetpea1779 3 | 14
16 Aug 2008 #7
Thread attached on merging:
NAME DAY

How do you find when its someone name day? Like is there a list of names and the dates when they are celebrated? if so how do i find it
EmmaT2008 5 | 33
17 Jan 2009 #8
Polish Name Day Tradition

How does this work. I have seen a list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_days_in_Poland

Some names come up more than once.

Em
PolskaDoll 28 | 2,099
17 Jan 2009 #9
There are some threads on Name Days already on PF so you could browse through them.

More popular names appear often on the name day calender. Traditionally your name day is the first one after your birthday. However, you can really choose which one you like. My birthday is in November and my first name day appears in April. Some people celebrate their "Imieniny" some don't.
HatefulBunch397 - | 658
19 Jan 2009 #10
My Great Grandfather was born on February 14th and named after St Valentine.
loco polaco 3 | 352
19 Jan 2009 #11
Tried searching on google, but couldn't find a calendar style list for name days, anybody know a good place for one ?

what? there are literally hundreds of the on the internet.. hmmm.. try searching "kalendarz imienin"
Guest
1 Apr 2009 #12
My friend just told me about name day. She moved to America from Poland when she was 11 (now 28). I wanted to surprise her by getting her something on her name day this year, but I'm having a hard time figuring out which day would be her name day.

Her name is Karolina. I've found some sites that actually have days for Karolina, but others only have days for Karol. How do I know which day she used to celebrate in Poland?
z_darius 14 | 3,965
1 Apr 2009 #13
Name days for Karolina are:

* 9 May
* 5 July
* 18 July
* 18 November

When multiple name days are present for a given name then often the one that follows and is closest to the person's birthday is celebrated.
Guest
2 Apr 2009 #14
Thank you. I was finding that there was more than one, also. But I wanted to make sure that I used the right one. So, with her birthday being November 23, her name day would be November 18, then?

-Christine
Guest
2 Apr 2009 #15
they celebrate it in russia i think well it was in war & peace
flissiebell 1 | 13
2 Sep 2010 #16
Thread attached on merging:
what does named day mean?

i was talking to a friend the other day and he said something about before he has his birthday they have a name day, he did try to explain what this means but although he has very good english he had trouble translating this for me.... can anyone help me out as im very interested to find out more about his culture

thank you :-) x
Marek11111 9 | 808
2 Sep 2010 #17
In Poland people do not throw parties for birthday but they do for name day as Polish calendar on each day has a names associated with so let’s say you were born on September 1 and they call you John your name day ( name associated with yours on calendar) was October 15 that would be your name day
jonni 16 | 2,482
2 Sep 2010 #18
In Poland people do not throw parties for birthday

Some do - due in part to changing fashions and also to the problem of too many people having the same name day.
valpomike 11 | 195
2 Sep 2010 #19
My birthday, and name's day are both the same, my name is Michael, and I was born on September 29th. also, this was my grandfather's name's day, and he had a big party going on when he heard of my birth, so he said, this would be my name, and my parents went along with it. But if I lived in Poland, now, I would be cheated out of one party.

Mike
itsI
19 Mar 2011 #20
Not so. You would not be cheated because you can pick any day in calendar showing your name. As mentioned above most common is to celebrate your name day on first occasion after your birthday. Some people choose different season or time apart from holidays.

Name Days are very beneficial socially, because we often don't know someones birthday (colleague at work or acquaintance) and we can wish them Happy Name Day or celebrate it with flowers, card or other gift.

Additionally nobody is trying to figure out or ask how old we are and how many candles to put on the cake. :)
It really works out quite friendly because when you see people's name on calendar it reminds you that you know someone with that name and often give them a call :)
Polonius3 994 | 12,367
19 Mar 2011 #21
I believe the Namenstag (nameday) is also celebrated in Bavaria. Can any German verify that?
Moksik - | 1
7 Apr 2011 #22
Merged thread:
Polish names?

Since there are days in Poland for names, are there 365 names to choose from traditionally?
Maaarysia
7 Apr 2011 #23
365 names to choose from traditionally?

no there are much more names (each day have something like 3-4 names ascribed). But you can give a child other names too.
1jola 14 | 1,879
7 Apr 2011 #24
At the bottom right of the home page here you have the names for that day. Take a look.
still_wisher 7 | 97
6 May 2011 #25
Merged thread:
Polish name days , Help ?

Layla ... my family in law in need to find a polish name day for her ,I tried , but i still can't find it :) so any help here please ?
boletus 30 | 1,361
6 May 2011 #26
Layla ... my family in law in need to find a polish name day for her ,I tried , but i still can't find it :) so any help here please ?

No such name in traditional Polish. Seems to me that your in-laws apparently liked the sound of Layla, so they deliberately misspelled the old-fashioned name Lila or Lilianna.

appellationmountain.net/2010/09/08/baby-name-of-the-day-lila/

americannamedaycalendar.com/july.html

July 27: Lila, Lilac, Liliana, Lillian, Lillie, Lilly, Lily
Panthera - | 5
6 May 2011 #27
Description: The name of Arab origin.
Diminutives: Lailka, Laya, Laika, Lajla, Ila, Ilka, Ilusia, Ilunia
Characteristics: delicate and romantic. He likes to emphasize their femininity. He always tries to be mild and gentle, but sometimes it can explode like a volcano. He can not long be angry.

Patrons and Festivals:
Lucky number: 8
Happy stone: turquoise
Lucky color: blue
Nameday: 19.03
Des Essientes 7 | 1,290
6 May 2011 #28
Laika

This is the name of the first Earthling in space (a stray Muscovite *****).

flickr.com/photos/guymauve/5565099151/
Panthera - | 5
6 May 2011 #29
This is the name of the first Earthling in space (a stray Muscovite *****).

soooo?????
Bartolome 2 | 1,085
6 May 2011 #30
This is the name of the first Earthling in space (a stray Muscovite *****).

Knickers. It was £ajka (Лайка).


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