February 2026 Name Days: A Complete Calendar of Saint's Days.
Name Day Celebrations in Ukraine
According to Novyny.live: In Ukraine, the celebration of a Name Day, or 'Day of the Angel,' is a significant Christian tradition where individuals honor their patron saint. This observance highlights the spiritual importance of one's given name. The following calendar lists the Name Days for every day of February 2026.
February 2026 Name Day Calendar:
- February 1: Vasyl, Havryil, Davyd, Mykola, Petro, Semen, Tymofii.
- February 2: Vasyl.
- February 3: Adrian, Volodymyr, Volodymyr, Ivan, Mykhailo, Mykola, Pavlo, Roman, Semen, Symon, Tymofii, Yan; Hanna (Anna).
- February 4: Oleksandr, Oleksii, Andrii, Arkadii, Borys, Vasyl, Heorhii, Dmytro, Yehor, Ibrahim, Ivan, Yosyp, Kyrylo, Mykhailo, Mykola, Ostap, Petro, Serafim, Serhii, Teodor, Fedir, Yurii, Yan; Hanna, Kateryna, Katarina.
- February 5: Anton, Makar, Mykhailo; Ahata, Oleksandra, Vasylyna.
- February 6: Oleksandr, Anatolii, Arsenii, Vasyl, Dmytro, Ivan, Maksym, Sebastian, Yulian, Yan, Liubomyr; Khrystyna, Mariia, Marfa.
- February 7: Oleksandr, Oleksii, Luka, Petro.
- February 8: Oleksandr, Andrii, Zakhar, Makar, Petro, Sava, Semen, Serhii, Stepan, Teodor, Fedir.
- February 9: Vasyl, Hennadii, Ivan, Inokentii, Petro, Tykhon, Yan.
- February 10: Yakym, Anton, Arkadii, Vasyl, Hennadii, Herman, Hryhorii, Ivan, Luka, Mark, Petro, Prokhor, Semen, Yan; Anna, Valentyna, Halyna.
- February 11: Vsevolod, Havryil, Heorhii, Dmytro, Yehor, Zakhar.
- February 12: Oleksii, Anton, Yevhen; Mariia.
- February 13: Artem, Vasyl, Volodymyr, Volodymyr, Havryil, Yevhen, Ivan, Leontii, Martin, Mykhailo, Mykola, Pavlo, Semen, Stepan, Tymofii, Yan; Hanna, Arina, Vira, Zoia, Irina, Svitlana, Fotyniia.
- February 14: Heorhii, Yehor, Ibrahim, Kyrylo, Kostiantyn, Mykhailo, Raphael, Teodor, Fedir.
- February 15: Oleksii, Arsenii, Afanasii, Ivan, Mykhailo, Mykola, Petro, Semen, Yan; Yefrosyniia, Sofiia.
- February 16: Ivan, Kasian.
- February 17: Danylo, Veremii, Illia, Makar, Pavlo, Samuil, Yulian.
- February 18: Mykhailo, Mykola, Pavlo, Roman, Teodor, Fedir; Anna, Marianna, Mariia, Pulcheriia.
- February 19: Vasyl, Viktor, Volodymyr, Volodymyr, Kuzma, Lev, Pavlo.
- February 20: Arkhyp, Bohdan, Dmytro, Yevhen, Makar, Maksym, Mykyta, Teodor, Fedir.
- February 21: Anton, Panas, Vasyl, Davyd, Denys, Ivan, Ihnat, Lev, Leontii, Luka, Mykola, Sava, Serhii, Teodor, Tykhon, Fedir, Pylyp, Foma, Yan, Yaroslav.
- February 22: Oleksandr, Heorhii, Hryhorii, Danylo, Yehor, Zakhar, Ivan, Kostiantyn, Ostap, Pavlo, Tymofii, Yan; Olha.
- February 23: Andrii, Panas, Viktor, Volodymyr, Volodymyr, Ivan, Yosyp, Mykhailo, Mykola, Serhii, Stepan, Teodor, Fedir, Pylyp, Yan; Orysia, Varvara, Yelyzaveta, Irina, Paraska.
- February 24: Oleksandr, Oleksii, Demian, Ivan, Klym, Kuzma, Mykhailo, Mykola, Serhii, Yan; Motrona.
- February 25: Ivan, Ilarion, Yan.
- February 26: Oleksandr, Anton, Yevhen, Taras, Teodor, Fedir.
- February 27: Ivan, Mykola, Petro, Sevastian, Serhii, Yan; Hanna.
- February 28: Makar, Mykhailo, Petro, Stepan, Tymofii, Yulian, Yakiv.
Therefore, February 2026 will be an important month for those celebrating their Name Days, as each day offers an opportunity to honor one's patron saint. This tradition is distinct from a birthday, focusing instead on the saint for whom a person is named.
In Ukraine, Name Day festivities are typically marked by family gatherings and celebratory meals, where well-wishes and gifts are exchanged. These customs reflect the deep cultural and spiritual values of the Ukrainian people, providing a chance to remember spiritual roots and strengthen family and community bonds.
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