Name Day List - 20.07

Global Name Day Traditions

On July 20, the United States registers a sizable number of celebrated names, featuring the clusters around Edwin, Edna, and the Neil/Neal family, alongside the prominent name Elias. The name Elias, or its numerous phonetically similar derivations, proves to be the most geographically widespread honoree, found consistently in Estonia, Denmark, Greece, and Spain. Slavic and Balkan regions heavily feature this specific root, with Ilja appearing in Czechia, Slovakia, and Bulgaria, and the variant Ilija prorok being celebrated in Croatia. The tradition of Margaret, celebrated in its diverse forms like Marketta, Małgorzata, and Margit, connects Scandinavia and Finland with Central European nations including Poland, Germany, and Austria. Several countries maintain highly localized traditions, such as Poland's observance of Czech, Czechasz, and Czechoń, and Lithuania’s naming of Alvydas and Vismante. These global celebrations confirm a strong cultural link across the continent rooted primarily in two major historical naming conventions.

Name days on 20. July

Country	Day	Month	Names
Austria	20	July	Apollinaris, Bernhard, Margaretha
Bulgaria	20	July	Iliya, Iliyana, Ilko, Ilina, Ilka, Lilo, Lila
Croatia	20	July	Ilija prorok, Ilijana
Czechia	20	July	Ilja
Denmark	20	July	Elias
Estonia	20	July	Elias, Liias, Erland
Finland	20	July	Marketta, Maarit, Maaret, Margareeta, Reeta, Reetta
France	20	July	Elie, Marina
Germany	20	July	Margarete
Greece	20	July	Elias, Eliana
Hungary	20	July	Illés
Italy	20	July	Elia
Latvia	20	July	Namejs, Ramona, Ritma
Lithuania	20	July	Alvydas, Ceslovas, Jeronimas, Vismante
Norway	20	July	Margareta, Margit, Marit
Poland	20	July	Czech, Czechasz, Czechoń, Czesław, Eliasz, Heliasz, Hieronim, Leon, Małgorzata, Paweł, Sewera
Slovakia	20	July	Ilja
Spain	20	July	Elías, Elisa
Sweden	20	July	Greta, Margareta
Ukraine	20	July	Elias, Magdalyna
USA	20	July	Edna, Edwin, Edwina, Elias, Elijah, Ellice, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, Neal, Neala, Neil, Neila, Nelson, Niall, Nigel, Niles