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Name saint or event: | Description: (names in capital letters: nameday) | Celebrated on: | People with one of these names celebrate their nameday today: |
YACINTH | YACINTH the Martyr of Caesarea & Theodotos and Theodota the Martyrs | 3 July / 3 Ιουλίου (nameday) | YAKINTHOS (Yakinthos, Iacinthus, Yakinthi, Iacinthe, Yanthi, Ianthe) / ΥΑΚΙΝΘΟΣ (Υάκινθος, Υακίνθη, Υάνθη, Ιάνθη)
ΖΟΥΜΠΟΥΛΙΑ (Ζουμπουλιά) *) *) Derived from Turkish zümbül or sümbül meaning "hyacinth" |
Yasmin | One of the names, which are mentioned only occasionally by some websites (it is not clear which source has been used). See explanation mentioned under **) The 40 Holy Ascetic Virgin Martyrs of Thrace and their Teacher Ammon the Deacon. *) According to tradition, the names of these 40 Holy Virgins vary. Different sets of names exist. Their names have been saved in their ancient Martyrion (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca 2280-2281). However, the following names appear in the asmatiki Akolouthia (“sung services”) and in younger Synaxarists (and are mentioned by most websites): ADAMANTINA, AFRODITE, AKRIVI (ACRIBE), ANTIGONE, Arivia (Arevoïa, Arivea, Aribia), ASPASIA, ATHENA, CALLIRROA (KALLIROI), CALLISTE (KALLISTI), CHAIDO (HAIDO), CHARIKLIA (HARIKLIA), CLEO (KLEIO), CLEONICE (KLEONIKI), CLEOPATRA (KLEOPATRA), CORALIA (KORALIA), DIONE, DODONA, ELPINICA, ERASMIA, ERATO, EUTERPA, Hermenia (Erminia), Lampro, MARGARITA, MARIANTHIA, MELPOMENA, MOSCO, PANDORA, PENELOPE, POLYMNIA, POLYNICE, SAPPFO, TERPSICHORA, THALIA, THEANO, Theonoe, THEONYMPHA, Theophane, Troas [Troada] and URANIA (OURANIA).
Agathocleia, ISMENE (Jasmin, Yasmin) and POLYTIMI. ***) The other set of names, which are rarely mentioned (saved in their ancient Martyrion (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca 2280-2281) are: Agathoniki, Akylina (Aquilina), Ambliani, Anna (or Anthousa), Aplodora, Aristaineti, Dorothea, Efimia, Eftychiani, Eirini (Irene), Evlalia (or Evthymia), Grigoria, Iouliana (Juliana), Iousta (Justa), Kalliniki (Callinice), Kelsina (Celsina), Kyria (Cyria) or Kyriaini (Cyriaine), Kyriaki (Cyriace), Lampadia, Lamprotati, Laurentia, Maria, Matrona (or Agathoniki), Mavra. Pavla, Persis, Philadelphi, Polyniki, Prokopia, Tatiani, Tetesia, Thekla, Theodora, Theodoti, Theodouli, Theoktisti (or Theoklia), Timothea, Varvara (Barbara), Vassa (Bassa) and Veroniki (Berenice). | 1 September / 1 Σεπτεμβρίου (nameday) | ISMENE (Ismene, Jasmin, Yasmin, Jasmeen, Yasmeen, Ismini) / ΙΣΜΗΝΗ (Ισμήνη) *) There is no etymological relationship between the names Ismene en Jasmin. Perhaps the names have been mixed up because of a phonetic similarity. |
Ymenaios | Kapiton, Himenaos (Ymenaios) and Hermogenes (Ermogenis), the Martyrs | ||
Ypapante | The Presentation of Our Lord and Savior in the Temple | 2 February / 2 Φεβρουαρίου (nameday) | YPAPANTI (Ypapanti, Ypapante) / ΥΠΑΠΑΝΤΗ (Υπαπαντή) |
Ypatios | LEONTIUS, Hypatius, & Theodulus the Martyrs of Syria | ||
YPATIOS | Lucillian of Byzantium, 4 martyred Youths: Claudius (Klavdios), HYPATIUS (YPATIOS), Paul, and Dionysius, and Paula the Virgin | 3 June / 3 Ιουνίου (nameday) | YPATIA (Ypatia, Ipatia, Ypati, Ypatoula, Patoula) / ΥΠΑΤΙΑ (Υπατία, Υπατή, Υπατούλα, Πατούλα) |
Ypatios | The Holy Hieromartyr HYPATIUS (Ypatios), Bishop of Gangra | 31 March / 31 Μαρτίου (nameday) | HYPATIUS (Hypatius, Ypatios, Hypatus, Ypatos, Hypates, Ypatis) / ΥΠΑΤΙΟΣ (Υπάτιος, Υπατος, Υπάτης, Υπατιος, Υπατης) |
Ypatios | Venerable Hypatius (Ypatios) the Healer (March 31) Is also celebrated on August 28, Synaxis of the Kiev Cave Fathers: *) Today, the Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Holy Fathers of the Kiev Caves, whose relics repose in the Far Caves of Saint Theodosius. They have their own individual days of commemoration, but today the Church honors the whole assembly of these venerable saints: Theodosius the Founder, Agathon the Wonderworker, Acindynus the Archimandrite , Ammon, Amphilochius the Bishop of Vladimir, Volhynia, Anatolius the Recluse, Aquila the Deacon, Arseny the Lover of Labor, Athanasius the Recluse, Benjamin (Veniamin) the Recluse, Cassian (Kassianos) the Recluse, Daniel, Dionysius the Recluse, Dositheus the Archimandrite, Eulogius, Euthymius the Hieroschemamonk, Gerontius the Canonarch, Gregory the Recluse, Hilarion (Ilarion), Hypatius (Ypatios) the Healer, Ignatius the Archimandrite, Isidore the Recluse Joseph the Much-Ailing, Laurence the Recluse, Leontius the Canonarch Longinus the Gate-Keeper, Lucian the Priest, Macarius the Deacon, Mardarius the Recluse, Martyrius the Recluse, Martyrius the Deacon, Mercurius the Faster, Moses the Wonderworker, Nestor the Unlearned, Paisius, Pambo the Recluse, Pancratius the Recluse, Paphnutius the Recluse, Paul the Obedient, Pimen the Faster, Pior the Recluse, Rufus the Obedient, Silouan, Sisoes, Sophronius the Recluse, Theodore the Silent, Theodosius (Prince Theodore), Theophilus the Archbishop of Novgorod, Timothy, Titus the Soldier, Zachariah the Faster and Zeno the Faster | ||
YPOMONI | HYPOMONE (YPOMONI), Wife of Manuel II, Palaiologos | 29 May / 29 Μαΐου (nameday) | YPOMONI (Ypomoni, Ipomoni) / ΥΠΟΜΟΝΗ (Υπομονή) |
Yuri Skobtsov | Synaxis of the Russians who were perfected in France: Protopresbyter Alexios Mednedkov, Presbyter Dimitrii Klepinin, Mother Maria Skobtsova, her son Yuri Skobtsov, and Ilia Fondaminskii |