IS IT MY NAME DAY IN POLAND TODAY....?

thank you .. how about helen ?

Helen/Helena/Halina is August 18th but there may be other days for that name. I'm not sure.

thank you!

no its mine

Janusz started out as a hypocoristic (endearing) form of Jan, but already by as early as the 12th century it began functioning as a separate name. It was probably reinforced by Hunagrian Janos (John) which came into Poland via Bohemia (Czech Janoš).

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz

I just think Namedays are a cunning trick to have two (or more) birthdays a year, ergo get presents again.

:)

>^..^<

M-G (jealous of two birthdays)

here you can find your name and namedays dates
towazne.pl

first option (wyszukiwarka imion - name search) - put your name in the box
second option (lista imion alfabetycznie - alphabetical list of names ) clik the letter your name starts with

third option is names search by date but since you dont know dates you probably won't use it

have fun

Wow, thanks nincompoop_not, it appears that I have 2 namedays...and one of them is next Tuesday (or, if I can remember what I've just learnt...w następny wtorek!)

I wonder if I can get presents?

My name would be Krystyna in Polish which had about five different dates given in name day calendars. But I still couldn't figure out which the most popular one was... maybe someone could help me? :)

In Hungary we keep name days, too, and even though several different days exist for Krisztina, most of us with this name use the one on 5 August.

Don't forget that here on PF there is an option in the top-right hand corner before you log on which shows whose name day it is.

Sean never comes up ;) ;) ;)

I had been checking it every day and would have missed it because I am on holiday next Tuesday!! :) Perhaps I knew subconciously, that's why i'm off!!!

It's quite a nice touch to have a day like that. It gives some meaning to the process of choosing. It's a classic Polish tradition, one extra special day.

15 x name day & 2 x birthday each year...