Who Is Celebrating Nameday Today in Poland?

What is a nameday?

A nameday is a traditional celebration where specific first names are assigned to each calendar date. People with those names receive congratulations, similar to birthdays. The tradition is especially strong in Central and Eastern Europe.

Famous people of this day

• Saint Seraphina (1212–1253)

  Saint Seraphina (also known as Fina) was an Italian Roman Catholic virgin and mystic, known for her piety and endurance of suffering, and is the patroness of the disabled.

• Serafina Sforza (1434–1478)

  Serafina Sforza was an Italian noblewoman who became a Poor Clare nun, known for her piety and ascetic life.

Name meaning

Serafiny is a grammatical form of Serafina, a name derived from the Seraphim, a class of angels.