October is our National Polish Heritage Month in the USA. So I thought, how about talking about Polish Name Days. Each day in the calendar is associated with one or more (always more) names. In fact this day is more celebrated than the person’s birth day, in Poland?? It may be more prevalent in Western Poland. A Person may celebrate his birthday, but that is usually a private matter. Whilst, the name day celebration, he celebrates with friends or co-workers. This used to derived from the church calendar and its Saints and their feast days. But now name days are largely separate from church calendar.
For more information, please see this Wikipedia article . Here is the list for October…
Polish Name Days – October
| October | |
| 1 | Benigna, Cieszysław, Dan, Danisz, Danuta, Igor, Jan, Remigiusz |
| 2 | Dionizy, Leodegar, Stanimir, Teofil, Trofim |
| 3 | Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Ewald, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Heliodor, Józefa, Kandyd, Sierosław, Teresa |
| 4 | Edwin, Franciszek, Konrad, Konrada, Manfred, Manfreda, Rozalia |
| 5 | Apolinary, Częstogniew, Donat, Donata, Faust, Fides, Flawia, Igor, Justyn, Konstancjusz, Konstans, Placyd |
| 6 | Artur, Artus, Bronisław, Bronisz, Brunon, Emil, Fryderyka, Roman |
| 7 | Amalia, Justyna, Marek, Maria, Rościsława, Stefan, Tekla |
| 8 | Artemon, Bryda, Brygida, Demetriusz, Laurencja, Marcin, Pelagia, Pelagiusz, Symeon, Wojsława |
| 9 | Arnold, Arnolf, Atanazja, Bogdan, Dionizjusz, Dionizy, Jan, Ludwik, Przedpełk |
| 10 | Franciszek, German, Kalistrat, Lutomir, Paulin, Tomił |
| 11 | Aldona, Brunon, Burchard, Dobromiła, Emil, Emilian, Emiliusz, Germanik, Maria, Marian, Placydia |
| 12 | Cyriak, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Grzymisław, Maksymilian, Ostap, Salwin, Serafin, Witołd, Witold, Witolda |
| 13 | Daniel, Edward, Gerald, Geraldyna, Maurycy, Mikołaj, Siemisław, Teofil |
| 14 | Alan, Bernard, Dominik, Dzierżymir, Fortunata, Kalikst, Kaliksta |
| 15 | Brunon, Gościsława, Jadwiga, Sewer, Tekla, Teresa |
| 16 | Ambroży, Aurelia, Dionizy, Florentyna, Galla, Gallina, Gaweł, Gerard, Gerarda, Gerhard, Grzegorz, Radzisław |
| 17 | Lucyna, Małgorzata, Marian, Sulisława, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz |
| 18 | Julian, Łukasz, René |
| 19 | Ferdynand, Fryda, Pelagia, Pelagiusz, Piotr, Siemowit, Skarbimir, Toma, Ziemowit |
| 20 | Budzisława, Irena, Jan Kanty, Kleopatra, Wendelin, Witalis |
| 21 | Bernard, Celina, Dobromił, Elżbieta, Hilary, Klemencja, Pelagia, Pelagiusz, Urszula, Wszebora |
| 22 | Abercjusz, Filip, Halka, Kordelia, Kordula, Przybysława, Sewer |
| 23 | Iga, Ignacja, Ignacy, Jan, Marlena, Odilla, Roman, Seweryn, Teodor, Włościsław, Żegota |
| 24 | Antoni, Boleczest, Filip, Hortensja, Marcin, Rafaela, Rafał, Salomon |
| 25 | Bończa, Bonifacy, Chryzant, Daria, Inga, Kryspin, Maur, Sambor, Taras, Teodozjusz, Wilhelmina |
| 26 | Dymitriusz, Ewaryst, Eweryst, Łucjan, Lucyna, Ludmiła, Lutosław |
| 27 | Frumencjusz, Iwona, Sabina, Siestrzemił, Wincenty |
| 28 | Juda, Szymon, Tadeusz, Wszeciech |
| 29 | Euzebia, Franciszek, Longin, Longina, Lubogost, Narcyz, Teodor, Wioletta |
| 30 | Alfons, Alfonsyna, Angel, Angelus, Edmund, Klaudiusz, Przemysław, Sądosław, Zenobia |
| 31 | Alfons, Alfonsyna, Antoni, Antonina, August, Augusta, Godzimir, Godzisz, Lucylla, Łukasz, Saturnin, Saturnina, Urban, Wolfgang |
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