Greek Name Days

Female name

When is Nina’s name day?

Νίνα · Nina

Main name day

14 January
Saint Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles

The Greek name Νίνα (Nina) is celebrated on 14 January.

Next name day

Thursday 14 January 2027

Saint Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles

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The saint behind the name day

Saint Nino, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Enlightener of Georgia4th centuryA Christian woman from Cappadocia who preached the Gospel in Iberia (present-day Georgia) in the 4th century and is honoured as the enlightener of the Georgians.Nino came from Cappadocia, from a devout family — her father became a monk in the Jordan desert and her mother a deaconess in Jerusalem. Reading the Gospel, she wanted to know where Christ's tunic was kept, and according to tradition the Virgin Mary appeared to her in a vision, gave her a cross made of grapevine branches, and sent her to preach in Iberia (present-day Georgia).Read more

Variants and other forms

In Latin letters: Nina
English equivalents: Nina, Nino
In Greek: Νίνα