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Maria (Μαρία)

Also: Mary, Marie

2 name days are kept for this name — Greek custom keeps them all; we show every one and never guess a “winner.”

15 August

✓ sourced
Dormition of the Theotokos. OCA 2026-08-15 + namedays.gr ('MARY, 15 August — for married women').

21 November

✓ sourced
Entry of the Theotokos. OCA 2026-11-21 + namedays.gr ('21 November — for unmarried women').

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