Male name
When is George’s name day?
Γιώργος · Γεώργιος · Giorgos
Main name day
Saint George the Great Martyr
When 23 April falls before Easter or on Easter Sunday itself, the feast moves to Easter Monday.
The Greek name Γιώργος (Giorgos, formally Γεώργιος) is celebrated on 23 April.
Dates in the coming years
In some years the date moves, depending on when Easter falls.
- 2026Thursday 23 April 2026Saint George the Great Martyr
- 2027Monday 3 May 2027Saint George the Great Martyr · Transferred
- 2028Sunday 23 April 2028Saint George the Great Martyr
The saint behind the name day
Variants and other forms
- Formal (church) form
- Γεώργιος
- Other Greek forms and diminutives
- Γιώργης, Γιωργάκης
- In Latin letters
- Giorgos, Georgios, Yiorgos, Yorgos
- English equivalents
- George
- In Greek
- Γιώργος