In the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

, each day of the year except national holidays corresponds to a personal name

Personal name

A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...

. People celebrate their name day

Name day

A name day is a tradition in many countries in Europe and Latin America that consists of celebrating the day of the year associated with one's given name....

("svátek" or more formally "jmeniny") on the date corresponding to their own given name.

In the past, parents were not allowed to choose just any name for a child. This has changed, although it is still common to choose the name from the name day "calendar" and any highly unusual name has to be approved by a special office. The original list was the Roman Catholic calendar of saints

Calendar of saints

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...

, but many changes were made to reflect the present-day usage of names.

The name day is commonly of less importance than birthday

Birthday

A birthday is a day or anniversary where a person celebrates his or her date of birth. Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage. Although the major religions celebrate the birth of their founders , Christmas – which is celebrated widely by...

 to Czech people

Czech people

Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...

 and is celebrated just in some families. However the name day celebration can be held together with friends or co-workers of the same name and in this way it can grow in size and "importance". The proportion of the population that celebrates name days is falling; the name day is nowadays more likely a reason to celebrate for the sake of celebrating, or for giving a present to somebody one loves.

Czech nameday calendar

January (Leden) New Year's Day New Year's Day New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome... Karina Karina (disambiguation) Karina is a female given name of modern usage. It can be a variant spelling of Carina or a short form of Katarina/Katrina.... Radmila Radmila Radmila is a *popular name in Serbia. Derived from the Slavic elements radost "happiness" and mila "sweet". Another variant is Rada. It's feminine version of Rade.- Famous bearers :* Radmila Karaklajić, famous Serbian singer... Diana Diana (given name) Diana is a feminine given name probably derived from an Indo-European root word referring to the divine. It is the name of the Roman goddess Diana, the goddess of the moon, the hunt, forests, and childbirth. The French form of the name is Diane.... Dalimil Tři králové Vilma Vilma -People:*Vilma Bánky , Hungarian silent film actress*Vilma Bardauskiené , Lithuanian long jumper*Vilma Ebsen , American musical theatre and film actress, sister of actor Buddy Ebsen*Vilma Egresi , Hungarian sprint canoer... Čestmír Vladan Břetislav Bohdana Pravoslav Edita Radovan Alice Alice (given name) Alice is a feminine given name used primarily in English, French, and Italian. It is a shortened form of the Old French Adelais, which is derivation from the Germanic name Adalheidis, from the Germanic word elements adal, meaning noble and heid, meaning type... Ctirad Drahoslav Vladislav Vladislav Vladislav is a Slavic male given name, sometimes confused with/treated as the same as Ladislav... Doubravka Ilona Běla Slavomír Zdeněk Milena Milena (name) Milena is a popular female given name of Slavic origin derived from word "mil" meaning "gracious", or, alternatively, "dear". It is the feminine form of the male name Milan. It is currently the most popular name for baby girls born in Armenia... Miloš Zora Zora Zora may refer to:*Zora *Zora, a genus of spider in the Zoridae family*Zora tribe, a fictional race in The Legend of Zelda series*Zora, Pennsylvania, the site of a Civil War skirmish near Monterey Pass... Ingrid Otýlie Zdislava Robin Marika	February (Únor) Hynek Nela, Hromnice Blažej Saint Blaise Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded... Jarmila Dobromila Vanda Veronika Milada Apolena Mojmír Božena Slavěna Věnceslav Valentýn Jiřina Ljuba Miloslava Gizela Patrik Oldřich Lenka Petr Svatopluk Matěj Liliana Dorota Alexandr Alexander Alexander is a common male first name, and less common surname. The most famous is Alexander the Great, the King of Macedon who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.- Origin :... Lumír (29. Horymír)	March (Březen) Bedřich Anežka Kamil Stela Kazimír Miroslav Tomáš Gabriela Františka Frances of Rome Saint Frances of Rome, Obl.S.B., is an Italian saint who was a wife, mother, mystic, organizer of charitable services and a Benedictine oblate who founded a religious community of vowed oblates.- Biography :... Viktorie Anděla Řehoř Růžena Rút/Matylda Ida Elena/Herbert Vlastimil Eduard Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead and weard... Josef Solemnity of Saint Joseph Saint Joseph's Day, March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph is in Western Christianity the principal feast day of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It has the rank of a solemnity in the Roman Catholic Church; traditional Catholics celebrate it as a double of the first class... Světlana Radek Leona Ivona Gabriel Marián Emanuel Dita Soňa Taťána Arnošt Kvido	April (Duben) Hugo Erika Richard Ivana Miroslava Vendula Heřman Ema Dušan Darja Izabela Julius Aleš Vincenc Anastázie Irena Rudolf Valérie Rostislav Marcela Alexandra Evženie Vojtěch Jiří St George's Day St George's Day is celebrated by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. St George's Day is celebrated on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in AD 303... Marek Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples of Christ, and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the original four main sees of Christianity.... Oto Jaroslav Vlastislav Robert Blahoslav	May (Květen) Labour Day Labour Day Labour Day or Labor Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Labour Day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for... (May Day May Day May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures.... ) Zikmund Alexej Květoslav Klaudie Radoslav Stanislav National holiday Ctibor Blažena Svatava Pankrác Servác Bonifác Žofie Přemysl Aneta Nataša Ivo Zbyšek Monika Emil Vladimír Jana Jana (disambiguation) Jana may refer to:*a given name; see Jana *in Roman mythology, a variant form of Diana *the Sanskrit for "tribe, people", see Janapada*Jana , whose full name is Jana Mashonee... Viola Filip Valdemar Vilém Maxmilián Ferdinand Kamila	June (Červen) Laura Jarmil Tamara Dalibor Dobroslav Norbert Norbert of Xanten Saint Norbert of Xanten was a Christian saint and founder of the Norbertine or Premonstratensian order of canons regular.- Life and work :... Iveta Medard Stanislava Gita Bruno Antonie Antonín Roland Vít Zbyněk Adolf Milan Leoš Květa Alois Aloysius Gonzaga - Early life :Aloysius Gonzaga was born at his family's castle in Castiglione delle Stiviere, between Brescia and Mantova in northern Italy in what was then part of the Papal States. He was a member of the illustrious House of Gonzaga... Pavla Paulinus of Nola Saint Paulinus of Nola, also known as Pontificus Meropius Anicius Paulinus was a Roman senator who converted to a severe monasticism in 394... Zdeňka Jan John the Baptist John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River... Ivan Adriana Ladislav Lubomír Petr a Pavel Feast of Saints Peter and Paul The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, or the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June... Šárka
July (Červenec) Jaroslava Patricie Radomír Prokop National holiday National holiday (Jan Hus Jan Hus Jan Hus , often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague... , 1415) Bohuslava Nora Drahoslava Libuše Libuše Libuše, Libussa or, historically Lubossa, is a legendary ancestor of the Přemyslid dynasty and the Czech people as whole. Libuše was the wisest of the three sisters and prophesied the foundation of Prague from her castle Libušín... /Amálie Olga Bořek Markéta Karolína Jindřich Luboš Martina Drahomíra Čeněk Ilja Vítězslav Magdaléna Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses... Libor Kristýna Jakub Anna Věroslav Viktor Marta Martha Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem... Bořivoj Ignác Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus and was its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation...	August (Srpen) Oskar Gustav Miluše Dominik Kristián Oldřiška Lada Soběslav Roman Vavřinec Zuzana Klára Alena Alan Hana Jáchym Petra Helena Helena of Constantinople Saint Helena also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I... Ludvík Bernard Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val... Johana Bohuslav Sandra Bartoloměj Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per , where the name Nathaniel first appears. He is also mentioned as “Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee” in... Radim Luděk Otakar Augustýn Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province... Evelína Vladěna Pavlína	September (Září) Linda/Samuel Adéla Bronislav/Bronislava Jindřiška Boris Boleslav Regina/Regína Mariana Daniela Irma Denisa Marie Lubor Radka Jolana Ludmila Naděžda Kryštof Zita Oleg Matouš Matouš Matouš is a Czech surname and given name variant of the name "Matthew". September 21st is its name day in the Czech Republic. Matouš may refer to:- People :* František Matouš Klácel* Matouš Ruml... Darina Berta Jaromír Zlata Andrea Jonáš Václav Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Wenceslaus I , or Wenceslas I, was the duke of Bohemia from 921 until his assassination in 935, purportedly in a plot by his own brother, Boleslav the Cruel.... Michal Michaelmas Michaelmas, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel is a day in the Western Christian calendar which occurs on 29 September... Jeroným Jerome Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia...	October (Říjen) Igor Olívie/Oliver Bohumil František Francis of Assisi Saint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St... Eliška Hanuš Justýna Věra Štefan/Sára Marina Andrej Marcel Renáta Agáta Tereza Havel Hedvika Lukáš Luke the Evangelist Luke the Evangelist was an Early Christian writer whom Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles... Michaela Vendelín Brigita Sabina Teodor Nina Beáta Erik Šarlota/Zoe National holiday Silvie Tadeáš Štěpánka	November (Listopad) Felix All Souls' Day Hubert Karel Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo was the cardinal archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests... Miriam Liběna Saskie Bohumír Bohdan Evžen Martin St. Martin's Day St. Martin's Day, also known as the Feast of St. Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, the Feast of St Martin of Tours or Martin le Miséricordieux, is a time for feasting celebrations. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding is completed. Historically, hiring fairs were held where farm laborers... Benedikt Tibor Sáva Leopold Otmar Mahulena Romana Alžběta Nikola Albert Cecílie Saint Cecilia Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians and Church music because as she was dying she sang to God. It is also written that as the musicians played at her wedding she "sang in her heart to the Lord". St. Cecilia was an only child. Her feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Anglican,... Klement Pope Clement I Starting in the 3rd and 4th century, tradition has identified him as the Clement that Paul mentioned in Philippians as a fellow laborer in Christ.While in the mid-19th century it was customary to identify him as a freedman of Titus Flavius Clemens, who was consul with his cousin, the Emperor... Emílie Kateřina Artur Xenie René Zina Ondřej	December (Prosinec) Iva Blanka Svatoslav Barbora Jitka Mikuláš Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker... Ambrož Ambrose Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose , was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about... Květoslava Vratislav Julie Dana Simona Lucie Saint Lucy Saint Lucy , also known as Saint Lucia, was a wealthy young Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint by Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Christians. Her feast day in the West is 13 December; with a name derived from lux, lucis "light", she is the patron saint of those who are... Lýdie Radana Albína Daniel Miloslav Ester Dagmar Natálie Šimon Vlasta Adam/Eva, Christmas Eve Christmas Eve Christmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25... 1st Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...  Holiday Štěpán St. Stephen's Day St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen's Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which...  (2nd Christmas Holiday) Žaneta Bohumila Judita David Silvestr Pope Silvester I Pope Sylvester I was pope from 31 January 314 to 31 December 335, succeeding Pope Miltiades.He filled the See of Rome at a very important era in the history of the Catholic Church, but very little is known of him....

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