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