Name Day List - 17.10
On October 17, the United States celebrates a notable cluster of names including Brad, Braden, and various forms of Rodolfo and Rudolph, while diverse name days are also observed across Europe. A strong recurring theme in several countries is the reverence for names linked to Ignatius, appearing as Ignazio in Italy, Ignacio in Spain, Ignacije in Croatia, and Ignatius in Austria. The name Hedvig and its national variants, such as Hedvika and Hedviga, are concurrently celebrated in Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary. Scandinavia sees Marta and Marte honored in Norway, and Antonia and Toini in Sweden, while Finland acknowledges Saana, Saini, and Saaga. Latvia's Gaitis and Vita, Lithuania's Gyte and Kintautas, Poland's Lucyna and Małgorzata, and France's Baudoin and Solène further illustrate the wide array of names recognized on this date.
Name days on 17. October
Country | Day | Month | Names |
Austria | 17 | October | Anselm, Ignatius |
Croatia | 17 | October | Ignacije Antiohijski, Vatroslav, Ognjen |
Czechia | 17 | October | Hedvika |
Denmark | 17 | October | Florentinus |
Estonia | 17 | October | Vesta, Veste |
Finland | 17 | October | Saana, Saini, Saaga |
France | 17 | October | Baudoin, Solène |
Greece | 17 | October | Antigonos |
Hungary | 17 | October | Hedvig |
Italy | 17 | October | Ignazio d'Antiochia |
Latvia | 17 | October | Gaitis, Gaits, Karina, Karola, Vita |
Lithuania | 17 | October | Gyte, Kintautas, Marijonas, Ritone |
Norway | 17 | October | Marta, Marte |
Poland | 17 | October | Lucyna, Małgorzata, Marian, Sulisława, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz |
Russia | 17 | October | Veronica |
Slovakia | 17 | October | Hedviga |
Spain | 17 | October | Ignacio de Antioquía |
Sweden | 17 | October | Antonia, Toini |
USA | 17 | October | Brad, Braden, Bradford, Bradley, Brady, Braeden, Brayden, Braydon, Rodolfo, Rudi, Rudolf, Rudolph, Rudolphine, Rudy |