Greek Name Days

Male name

When is Theofanis’ name day?

Θεοφάνης · Theofanis

Main name day

6 January
Holy Theophany (Epiphany)
The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan; the Great Blessing of the Waters is celebrated.

The Greek name Θεοφάνης (Theofanis) is celebrated on 6 January.

Next name day

Wednesday 6 January 2027

Holy Theophany (Epiphany)

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Also celebrated

12 March
Venerable Theophanes the Confessor

The saint behind the name day

Venerable Theophanes the Confessor of Sigriane8th–9th centuryA Byzantine aristocrat who became a monk and founded a monastery at Sigriane, author of the Chronographia, who was imprisoned and exiled as a defender of the icons (c. 760–818).Theophanes was born around 760 into an aristocratic family in Constantinople. He lost his father as a child, and at his mother's request married young; the marriage was later dissolved by mutual consent, since both spouses wished to enter the monastic life.Read more

Variants and other forms

Other Greek forms and diminutives: Φάνης
In Latin letters: Theofanis, Theophanis
In Greek: Θεοφάνης