Miscellaneous Writers Wanted If you are interested in submitting an original article, please send us your ideas in an e-mail message. Conventions Namedays, not birthdays, are celebrated in Greece, and the process of choosing a name follows fairly rigid conventions. Greece has kept this tradition in light of other cultures picking names because the parents 'like the sound of it'. Even naming a child after a parent is unsual in Greece. The eldest son is often named after the paternal grandfather, and the eldest daughter the paternal grandmother.
Names are usually of religious origin.
Each island or area in Greece has a patron saint, and people living in that area give their children that name. Non-religious families often use the names of the olympians for their children. If you know of any, please send us an Email with the information. All rights reserved in all countries . Send questions or comments about this site to the webmaster .