Name Day List - 24.02
European and American Celebrations
February 24 is marked in the USA by a wide array of NameDay recognitions, spanning traditional forms like Matthew and modern variations like Maddison and Madisyn. Across the Atlantic, this date is characterized by a strong pan-European recognition of names derived from the root Mattias, Matt, or Matti. Estonia sets the precedent by recognizing the most names on February 24, including the unique local forms of Maido and Mäido. In the Nordic region, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden share the recognition of Mathias or Mats, highlighting regional linguistic similarities. However, several countries offer distinct exceptions to this pattern, such as Latvia, where celebrants include Diana and Gatis, and Ukraine, which honors Taras. This geographic spread shows that while the Mattias cluster dominates the theme, several nations maintain their unique traditional observances on this date.
Name days on 24. February
| Country | Day | Month | Names |
Austria | 24 | February | Matthias |
Croatia | 24 | February | Montan, Goran, Modest, Ranko |
Czechia | 24 | February | Matěj |
Denmark | 24 | February | Mattias |
Estonia | 24 | February | Mattias, Madis, Madi, Matis, Mati, Matti, Mats, Mait, Maido, Maidu, Mäido |
Finland | 24 | February | Matias, Matti |
France | 24 | February | Modeste |
Greece | 24 | February | Meat Fare Thursday |
Hungary | 24 | February | Mátyás |
Italy | 24 | February | Policarpo di Smirne |
Latvia | 24 | February | Diana, Dina, Dins, Gatins, Gatis, Kurbads |
Lithuania | 24 | February | Gedmantas, Goda, Motiejus |
Norway | 24 | February | Mathias, Mats, Mattias, Mattis |
Poland | 24 | February | Bogurad, Bogusz, Boguta, Bohusz, Lucjusz, Maciej, Piotr |
Slovakia | 24 | February | Matej |
Spain | 24 | February | Modesto |
Sweden | 24 | February | Mats, Mattias |
Ukraine | 24 | February | Taras |
USA | 24 | February | Maddison, Madison, Madisyn, Madyson, Mateo, Mathew, Mathias, Matt, Mattea, Matthew, Matthias, Mattias, Mattie, Matty, Modesto |