Faroese Name Days by name

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ÁbalJanuary 2
AbdonJuly 30
ÁbrahamDecember 20
ÁbramDecember 20
AbsalonOctober 30
ÁdamDecember 24
AdolfSeptember 26
AdrianMarch 4
AdrianusMarch 4
AðalgunnJanuary 30
AðalheiðurDecember 16
AgapetusAugust 18
AgatonDecember 7
AgdaFebruary 5
AggusteinusMay 26
AggusteinusAugust 28
AgnasJanuary 21
AigidiusSeptember 1
AksalOctober 30
AkselOctober 30
AlbanusJune 21
AlbertusApril 24
AlbinMarch 1
AlbinaDecember 17
AlbinusMarch 1
AleksandurMarch 18
AlexiusJuly 17
AmaliaOctober 7
AmaliaJune 28
AmaljaOctober 7
AmandusOctober 26
AmbrosiusApril 4
AmmonFebruary 19
ÁnaniasApril 27
AnastasiusAugust 17
AndrasNovember 30Andrasarmessa - Andras’ mass
AndriasNovember 30
AngelicaMay 20
AngelikaMay 20
AngelusOctober 13
AnianusNovember 17
ÁniasApril 27
AnicetusApril 17
AnnaJuly 26
AnshelmusJuly 5
AntinisJanuary 17
AntonJanuary 17
AntoniusJanuary 17
ApolloniaFebruary 9
AppolinarisJuly 23
AppoloniaFebruary 9
ÁprahamDecember 20
ÁpramDecember 20
ArcadiusNovember 13
ArnaldurDecember 1
ArnolphusJuly 18
ÁskelSeptember 15
AtaFebruary 5
AtanasiusMay 2
AugustinusMay 26
AugustinusAugust 28
AureliusJuly 28
BalbinaMarch 31
BaltasarOctober 19
BarbaraDecember 4
BarnabasJune 11
BartalAugust 24Bartalsmessa - Bartal's mass
BasiliusJune 12
BastianJanuary 20
BeataMarch 8
BedaMay 26
BeintaOctober 8
BenadiktMarch 21
BenadiktaOctober 8
BenignusFebruary 13
BenjaminAugust 30
BerintAugust 20
BernhardAugust 20
BertaAugust 31
BettýMarch 8
BibianaDecember 2
BirgitOctober 7
BjørnJune 18
BlásiusFebruary 3Blásiusmessa - Mass of St. Blásius
BonaventuraJuly 14
BonifaciusJune 5
BótolvurJune 17Bótolvsøka - Bótolvur's vigil
BrandanMay 16Sankta Brandan
BrianSeptember 5
BrigidaFebruary 1
BroderusOctober 6
BrunoMay 17
BrynjarOctober 5
BrynjolvurAugust 16
BurchardtSeptember 10
BursiSeptember 9
BursiApril 14
BænadiktMarch 21Bænadiktsmessa - Bænadikt's mass
BænadiktaOctober 8
CajusApril 22
CastusMay 22
CeciliaNovember 22
ChrysogonosNovember 24
ChrysostomosJanuary 27
ClaudiusNovember 8
CletusApril 26
ConcordiaFebruary 18
ConstantiaSeptember 19
CordulaOctober 22
CrispinusOctober 25
CrispusDecember 14
CyprianusSeptember 13
DagmarSeptember 27
DagnýSeptember 11
DamasusDecember 11
DánialDecember 11
DanjalDecember 11
DánjalDecember 11
DánjalApril 19
DáviDecember 30
DávidDecember 30
DáviðDecember 30
DávurDecember 30
DesideriusMay 23
DionysiusOctober 9
DitlevOctober 2
DjóniJuly 6
DominicusAugust 4
DonatusAugust 7
DoroteaFebruary 6
DurutaFebruary 6
EditOctober 31
EdnaOctober 31
EdvardMarch 18
EðlaMarch 10
EgesippusApril 7
EgilNovember 5
EilinApril 18
EinarSeptember 26
EirikurMay 18
EivindurAugust 26
EldbjørgJanuary 7
EldriðJune 23
EleonoraApril 14
EleonoraJune 28
EleuteriusApril 18
EliasJuly 12
EliasJuly 20
ElisJuly 12
ElisaApril 17
ElisaSeptember 2Elisa profetur - Prophet Elisa
ElisabetNovember 19
ElsaApril 17
EmerentiusJanuary 23
EmilJanuary 23
EmmaJanuary 23
EngelbrektNovember 7
EnokurJanuary 3
EpimachusDecember 12
ErasmusJune 3
ErhardtJanuary 8
ErhardusJanuary 8
ErlingurJune 19
ErnaMarch 2
ErnstMarch 2
EsbernMay 10
EskilSeptember 15
EsterMay 24
EuchariasFebruary 20
EufemiaSeptember 16
EulaliaFebruary 12
EuphrosyneFebruary 11
EusebiusAugust 14
EustachiusMarch 28
EutychiusMarch 14
EvaDecember 24
EvaldOctober 3
EvenusJuly 21
EyðJuly 30
EyðurJuly 30
EzekielApril 10
FabianusJanuary 20
FacundusNovember 27
FaustinusFebruary 15
FelicianusOctober 20
FelixJanuary 14
FidelisMarch 23
FilippusMay 1
FindanusFebruary 17
FinnurOctober 16
FlaviaMay 7
FlorentinusOctober 17
FlorentiusApril 21
FlorianusMay 4
FranciscusOctober 4
FríðrikurNovember 14
GabrielMarch 26
GallusOctober 16
GebhardusAugust 27
GeirtrúðMarch 17
GeorgApril 23
GeorgiusApril 23
GereonOctober 10
GermanusJuly 31
GervasiusJune 19
GordianusMay 10
GordiusMarch 20
GorgoniusSeptember 9
GotfredMarch 6
GotthardMay 5
GratianusDecember 18
GrækarisMarch 12Grækarismessa - Grækaris' mass
GudmundurMarch 16
GuidoSeptember 12
GunterNovember 28
HalvarðurMay 15Halvarðsøka - Halvarður's vigil
HannibalAugust 2
HeiðveigOctober 15
HeinrikurJuly 12
HelenaMay 21
HenningMay 22
HennýMay 22
HermannAugust 11
HesychiusNovember 18
HieronymusSeptember 30
HilariusJanuary 13
HildibjarturSeptember 11
HildigarðFebruary 28
HildigerðFebruary 28
HildigunnSeptember 17
HildurJanuary 18
HippolytosAugust 13
HubertusNovember 3
HugoApril 1
HúngunnMarch 3
HyginusJanuary 11
IdaSeptember 4
IðunnJanuary 31
ÍðunnJanuary 31
InaJune 27
IngaSeptember 14
IngenuusMay 13
IngibjørgOctober 8
IngigerðFebruary 26
IrenaApril 5
IreneusAugust 26
IrisMay 24
JákupMay 1
JákupJuly 25Jákupsdagur - Jákup's Day
JanusApril 8
JapetusDecember 22
JennýJune 26
JensaJune 26
JensiaJune 26
JeremiasJune 7
JóanJune 24Jóansøka - Jóan's vigil
JóhannesMarch 27
JóhannesJune 24
JóhannesDecember 27Jóhannes evangelistur - Jóhannes the Apostle
JóhannesMay 6Jóhannes fyri borgliði - Jóhannes ante portam
JóhannesAugust 29Jóhannes hálsgøgdur - Beheading of St. Jóhannes the Baptist
JónasMarch 29
JósefMarch 19
JosvaJuly 11
JúdasOctober 28
JuditDecember 10
JulianJanuary 9
JulianaFebruary 16
JulianusJanuary 9
JuliusApril 12
JústApril 13
JustaJuly 19
JustiApril 13
JústiApril 13
JústinusApril 13
JuttaDecember 10
JúttaDecember 10
JørundurJune 25
KaiOctober 14
KaiaOctober 14
KalixtusOctober 14
KamillaAugust 12
KáriSeptember 22
KarinAugust 2
KarinaOctober 22
KarlJanuary 28Karlamagnus keisari - Emperor Karl the Great
KarolinaJune 28
KasparMay 9
KastorMarch 27
KatarinaAugust 2
KatrinAugust 2
KatrinNovember 25
KatrinaAugust 2
KetilJuly 8Ketil biskupur - Ketil bishop
KirstinNovember 13
KlaraAugust 12
KleophasSeptember 25
KlæmintNovember 23Klæmintsmessa - Klæmint’s mass
KnúturJanuary 7Knútur hertugi - Duke Knútur
KnúturJuly 10Knútur kongur - King Knútur
KonradNovember 26
KorintaFebruary 8
KorneliusJuly 3
KosmusSeptember 27
KristinJuly 24
KristjanMay 14
KvirinusMarch 30
KyrillosJune 13
KyrriSeptember 22
LaarsAugust 10
LailaFebruary 27
LambertusSeptember 17
LarsAugust 10
LarvasAugust 10
LassiAugust 10
LauraJanuary 15
LaurusAugust 10
LavarsAugust 10
LavransAugust 10
LavransAugust 10Lavrasmessa - Lavrans' mass
LázarusDecember 16
LeanderFebruary 27
LenaSeptember 28
LeoApril 11
LeonhardusNovember 6
LeontiusJune 18
LeopoldNovember 15
LinaJanuary 20
LinusSeptember 23
LisaSeptember 2
LisabetNovember 19
LisbetNovember 19
LissSeptember 2
LottaApril 27
LovisaAugust 25
LovisaOctober 31
LuciaDecember 13
LucianusMay 27
LucinaJune 30
LudvíkAugust 25
LukasOctober 18
LusiaDecember 13
LutherNovember 10
LýdiaDecember 13
MacedoniusMarch 13
MagdaMay 11
MagdalenaJuly 22Maria Magdalena
MagniNovember 18
MagnusSeptember 6
MagnusApril 16Magnusarmessa - Magnus' mass
MaiaMay 7
MalakiasNovember 5
MálfríðOctober 6
MamertusMay 11
MarcellinusJune 2
MarcellusJanuary 16
MargitJuly 20
MargretJuly 20
MargretaJuly 20
MargretaJuly 13
MariaAugust 15Himmalsferð Mariu - Assumption Day
MariaSeptember 8Føðingardagur Mariu - Maria's birthday
MariaAugust 15Mariumessa í hoyna - Maria's mass in the hey
MariaSeptember 15Mariumessa síðari – Later mass of Maria
MariaSeptember 8Mariumessa um heystið -Maria's mass in the autumn
MariaMarch 25Mariumessa um várið - Maria's mass in the spring
MariaMarch 25Mariumessa: boðanardagur Mariu - Annunciation Day
MariaDecember 8Mariumessa: Gitnaðardagur Mariu - Immaculate Conception
MariaNovember 21Mariumessa: Mariu offurgerð - Presentation of Maria
MariaSeptember 15Sálerneyð Mariu - Agony of Maria’s soul
MariaFebruary 2Mariumessa: tempulgongd Mariu - Maria's mass, Maria's visiting the temple (= Presentation of Jesus at the Temple)
MariaJuly 2Mariumessa: vitjanardagur Mariu - Maria's mass: Annunciation Day
MarianaApril 16
MariannaNovember 21
MariðJuly 20
MarinFebruary 28
MaritJuly 20
MaritaJuly 27
MariusJanuary 19
MarjusJanuary 19
MarkusApril 25Markussamessa - Markus' mass
MartaOctober 17
MartaJuly 27
MartinNovember 11
MartinaNovember 11
MarýAugust 15
MassFebruary 24
MatildaMarch 14
MatsFebruary 24
MattasFebruary 24
MatteusFebruary 24
MatteusSeptember 21
MatthildMarch 14
MattiasFebruary 24
MauritiusSeptember 22
MaurusJanuary 15
MaximilianOctober 12
MaximilianusOctober 12
MaximinusMay 29
MedardusJune 8
MettaMarch 14
MettaOctober 3
MetúsalemJanuary 4
MiaJuly 13
MikalSeptember 29
MikkjalSeptember 29Mikkjalsmessa - Mikkjal’s mass
MiriamJuly 5
MirjamJuly 5
MonaMay 4
MonikaMay 4
MortanNovember 11Mortansmessa - Mortan’s mass
NarcissusOctober 29
NemesiusDecember 19
NikaitasApril 3
NikatiusOctober 11
NikatiusDecember 15
NiklasDecember 6Niklasarmessa - Niklas’ mass
NikodemusAugust 3
NikolausDecember 6
NikomedesJune 1
NinaJune 1
NóaDecember 29
NorbertusJune 6
OddfríðNovember 15
OddnýApril 22
OddveigApril 7
ÓlavurJuly 29Ólavsøka - Ólavur's vigil
ÓlavurAugust 3Ólavsøka siðari - Ólavur's vigil, translation of relics
OlgaMarch 30
OlympiaApril 15
OnuphriusJune 10
OptatusJune 4
OsvaldurAugust 5
OteniusNovember 16
OttoNovember 4
OyvindurAugust 26
PállMarch 22Páll biskubur - Páll bishop
PállJanuary 10Páll einbúgvi - Páll hermit
PállJanuary 25Pálsmessa - Páll's mass = Conversion of Páll the Apostle
PancratiusMay 12
PapiasFebruary 23
PátrikurMarch 17Pátriksmessa - Mass of St. Pátrikur
PaulaMarch 22
PaulinaMarch 22
PaulinusJune 23
PavlaMarch 22
PelagiusJune 26
PerpetuaMarch 7
PetraAugust 1
PetronellaMay 31
PlacidusOctober 5
PólaMarch 22
PólinaMarch 22
PolycarposJanuary 26
PontianusJanuary 19
PotentianaMay 19
PoulaMarch 22
PoulinaMarch 22
PrimusJune 9
PriscaJanuary 18
ProcopiusApril 9
ProklusOctober 24
ProsperJune 25
PæturApril 29Pætur blóðvitnismaður - Pætur martyr
PæturAugust 1Pætur í fongsli- Liberation of St. Pætur (lit. Pætur in prison)
PæturFebruary 22Pætursmessa - Mass of St. Pætur (= Feast of the Chair of St. Pætur)
PæturJune 29Pætursøka - Pæturs vigil
RakulJune 3
RandiFebruary 12
RandiðFebruary 12
RasmusJune 3
RebekkaOctober 1
ReginaSeptember 5
ReinaldurJanuary 12
RemigiusOctober 1
RikardFebruary 7
RikkaMarch 24
RitvaJanuary 4
RobertSeptember 7
RokusAugust 16
RólvurDecember 9
RomanusAugust 9
RonjaApril 8
RósaSeptember 7
RudolfDecember 9
RufinusJune 14
RutNovember 28
RutAugust 8
RuttNovember 28
SabinaDecember 5
SakariasMarch 15
SakeusAugust 23
SálomonAugust 21
SámalFebruary 21
SámuelFebruary 21
SandraFebruary 17
SandurMarch 18
SannaJuly 16
SáraMay 16
SaturniusNovember 29
ScholasticaFebruary 10
SebaldusAugust 19
SebastianusJanuary 20
SemOctober 27
SeraphiaSeptember 3
ServinOctober 23
SesiliaNovember 22
SeverinusOctober 23
SeverusApril 30
SevrinOctober 23
SiljaNovember 22
SímeonJanuary 5
SimeonJanuary 5
SimpliciusMarch 2
SímunOctober 28
SissalNovember 22
SivSeptember 6
SixtusApril 6Sixtus pávi - Pope Sixtus
SkolastikaFebruary 10
SnæfríðSeptember 23
SofíaNovember 29
SonjaNovember 29
SostrataJuly 9
StanislausMay 8
StefanDecember 26Sankti Stefan - Saint Stefan
SteffanDecember 26
StinaDecember 5
SulpiciusApril 20
SúsannaJuly 16
SveinurDecember 3
SyftunJuly 2Syftunsøka - Syftun's vigil
SylveriusJune 20
SylvesterDecember 31
SymphorianAugust 22
TanjaJune 13
TeaApril 26
TeklaSeptember 23
TeklaSeptember 24
TeobaldusJuly 1
TeodorNovember 9
TeodosiaSeptember 4
TeodosiusApril 2
TeophilusMarch 5
TeresaApril 26
ThalaMarch 11
TiburtiusApril 14
TimoteusJanuary 24
TinaFebruary 22
TitusSeptember 18
TobiasSeptember 20
TollakurDecember 23Tollaksmessa - Tollakur’s mass
TorkilNovember 12
TrinaSeptember 21
TummasDecember 21Tummasmessa/Tummasarmessa - Tummas’ mass
TychoJune 16
UlrikaMarch 24
UlrikusJuly 4
UnnDecember 28
UrbanusMay 25
ValborgMay 1Valborgarmessa - Valborg's mass (Walpurgis Night)
ValdimarJune 15Valdimarsdagur - Valdimar's Day
ValentinusFebruary 14
ValeriusJanuary 29
VenceslausSeptember 28
VernarAugust 17
VeronicaFebruary 4
VeronikaFebruary 4
VictorinusFebruary 25
VigandMay 30
VigiliusJanuary 31
VilhjálmurMay 28
VillebaldusJuly 7
VincentiusJanuary 22
VitalisApril 28
VitusJune 15
VolkmarusNovember 20
YngvarSeptember 25
YngviFebruary 11

Source: [1] and [2]

References

  1. Axel Tórgarð: Dagar og nøvn í álmanakkanum (2008)
  2. Árni Dahl: Navnabókin (2005)