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By: Donna Pointkouski

Donna Pointkouski — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:33:24 +0000

Thanks, everyone! I’m glad to have introduced you to name days.

By: Tray

Tray — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:18:37 +0000

I never knew this! I love reading posts that I walk away from having gained new knowledge, and your post did just that. Thank you for sharing

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:27:24 +0000

I hadn’t heard of Names Days previously. Thank you for teaching me something new

By: Antra

Antra — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:58:58 +0000

That’s interesting! Name days in Latvia are quite different. Some days are associated with the names of saints (though Latvia is predominantly Lutheran), but each day also has a number of Latvian names (or names increasingly used by Latvians) associated with it that don’t have anything to do with saints. For example, today, July 8, happens to be my name day! It is also the name day for girls with the names Adele and Ada. I haven’t seen either of these names used for Latvian girls, but I guess some do. They aren’t very popular though, and my name, Antra, is the most popular of the names for this day.

They’re not necessarily associated with the day of birth though. And in modern times, name days are usually spaced apart from birthdays – that way, you get two days of celebration in the year! My birthday is in March, but my name day is today. Meanwhile, my parents, who are also March babies, celebrate their name days in April and June.

By: Gould Genealogy

Gould Genealogy — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 11:52:37 +0000

Ooh name days. I’ve heard about them from my Finnish relatives, but I’m not sure if they are named after Saints Days or something else. I’ll have to ask them.

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