Stavros
Σταύρος
Stavros — “the Cross”
Not a person's name but the Cross itself — kept on the Exaltation of the Precious Cross, 14 September.
AI-generated · contemporary interpretation · onomasti original, 2026
Origin
The story of Stavros
Stavros is not a saint's name but the Cross itself. Σταυρός means “cross,” and the name is kept on the Universal Exaltation of the Precious Cross — 14 September.
It is one of the few names the Greek world kept almost entirely to itself — a plain, upright word worn as a name.
“The Cross.”
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Stavros at a glance
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Σταύρος
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In English letters: Stavros · Steven
Σταύρος
Copy it and paste it anywhere you can’t type Greek — a text, a card, a cake.
Pass it on. Tell them whose name they carry — and that this day is theirs to keep.
Χρόνια Πολλά
Send Stavros a Χρόνια Πολλά
A name day matters more than a birthday in a Greek family — and everyone sends Χρόνια Πολλά. Here is a card to send, and the correct Greek to write, whether or not you can type it yourself.
Warm — someone close
Formal — an elder, or with respect
The card and the wishes are in Greek — the way you would actually send them. We never machine-translate; these are fixed, correct greetings, and the name is woven in only where Greek grammar lets us do it without guessing.
Variations
Forms & nicknames of the name
One name takes many forms — the formal, the everyday, the affectionate, and the spellings that travelled abroad. Each has its own page here, and all share the same day.
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