Name Day List - 21.12

Global Naming Tradition Patterns

Name Day recognition on December 21 in the USA highlights a concentration on specific phonetic categories, honoring Estella, Ester, and their celestial counterparts like Star and Stella, alongside variants such as Vance and Vanesa. A strong emphasis on names related to Thomas is visible across the Baltic Sea region, linking Lithuania, Latvia, and Scandinavia. Notably, Finland and Estonia display extensive lists dedicated to this single root, recognizing Tuomas, Tomi, Tommi, and Tuomo. Southern Europe observes specific historical figures, as Italy recognizes Pietro Canisio and Spain celebrates Pedro Canisio. Conversely, Eastern European calendars often feature classical Slavic and biblical names, including Ukraine’s Eva and Eve, and Slovakia’s Bohdan. The total list of acknowledgments for December 21 underscores the varied methods cultures employ to honor popular name derivations.

Name days on 21. December

Country	Day	Month	Names
Austria	21	December	Hagar, Peter
Croatia	21	December	Honorat, Caslav, Zenon
Czechia	21	December	Natálie
Denmark	21	December	Thomas
Estonia	21	December	Toomas, Toom, Tom, Tommi
Finland	21	December	Tuomas, Tomi, Tommi, Tuomo
France	21	December	Pierre
Greece	21	December	Themistokleous, Ioulia, Julia, Julie
Hungary	21	December	Tamás
Italy	21	December	Pietro Canisio
Latvia	21	December	Saulcerite, Toms, Tomass
Lithuania	21	December	Girene, Honoratas, Norgaudas, Tomas
Norway	21	December	Thomas, Tom, Tomas, Tommy
Poland	21	December	Balbin, Festus, Honorat, Tomasz, Tomisław
Slovakia	21	December	Bohdan
Spain	21	December	Pedro Canisio
Sweden	21	December	Tomas
Ukraine	21	December	Eva, Eve, Julianna, Ulianna
USA	21	December	Estella, Estelle, Ester, Esther, Star, Stella, Van, Vance, Vanesa, Vaness, Vanna