Male name
When is Andronikos’ name day?
Ανδρόνικος · Andronikos
Main name day
Saints Andronicus and Junia, Apostles of the Seventy
The Greek name Ανδρόνικος (Andronikos) is celebrated on 17 May.
Also celebrated
The saints behind the name day
- Saints Andronicus and Junia the Apostles1st centuryApostles of the Seventy and kinsfolk of the Apostle Paul, who in his Letter to the Romans calls them 'outstanding among the apostles'.Andronicus and Junia belong to the Seventy Apostles and worked alongside the Apostle Paul in preaching the Gospel, even sharing imprisonment with him.Read more
- Holy Apostles Silas, Silvanus, Epaenetus, Crescens and Andronicus1st centuryFive of the Seventy Apostles, mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles and in the epistles of the Apostle Paul.Silas, Silvanus, Epaenetus, Crescens and Andronicus were five of the Seventy Disciples of the Lord, known from the Acts of the Apostles and the epistles of Paul. Silas was imprisoned with Paul at Philippi, accompanied him on many of his journeys, and later became bishop of Corinth.Read more
Variants and other forms
- In Latin letters
- Andronikos
- English equivalents
- Andronicus
- In Greek
- Ανδρόνικος