Name Day List - 26.12

Global Celebrations and Variations

On December 26, the United States acknowledges a wide array of celebratory names, encompassing both masculine and feminine forms such as Stephen, Steven, Stefanie, Stephanie, and Esteban. This extensive list of honorees mirrors a broad European tradition centered overwhelmingly on variants of Stephen. For instance, Italy celebrates Stefano, Spain honors Esteban, and Hungary lists István, demonstrating linguistic variations of the same root name across Southern Europe. Scandinavian countries like Denmark, Norway, and Sweden uniformly recognize versions like Stefan or Staffan. Other Eastern countries show a divergence, as Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Croatia feature names related to David and Joseph. Poland’s celebration is unique, honoring Dionizy, Szczepan, and Wróciwoj, adding a distinct flavor to the overall European observance on this specific date.

Name days on 26. December

Country	Day	Month	Names
Austria	26	December	Stephan, Stephanie
Bulgaria	26	December	David, Datso, Dacho, Zhozef, Yosif
Croatia	26	December	Ivan ev., Ivo, Janko
Czechia	26	December	Štěpán
Denmark	26	December	Stefan
Estonia	26	December	Taban, Tehvan, Tahvo, Tehvo, Teho, Sten
Finland	26	December	Tapani, Teppo, Tahvo
France	26	December	Etienne
Germany	26	December	Stephan
Greece	26	December	Manolis, Manuella, Emma, Panagiotis, Emmanuel
Hungary	26	December	István
Italy	26	December	Stefano
Latvia	26	December	Dainuvite, Gija, Saulvedis
Lithuania	26	December	Gaudilas, Gindvile, Steponas
Norway	26	December	Stefan, Steffen
Poland	26	December	Dionizy, Szczepan, Wróciwoj
Slovakia	26	December	Štefan
Spain	26	December	Esteban
Sweden	26	December	Staffan, Stefan
Ukraine	26	December	Joseph, Josephine
USA	26	December	Esteban, Estefania, Estefany, Estevan, Stefan, Stefanie, Stephan, Stephanie, Stephany, Stephen, Steve, Steven, Stevie