Do Greeks use names like “Assumption,” or something similar in Greek? It’s very uncommon for English-speakers, but in Spanish, and particularly in the Philippines for some reason, there’s a great variety of names from the lives of Jesus and Mary.
And I’m just being honest, not kind.
“Do Greeks use names like “Assumption,” or something similar in Greek?”
Not that I can remember, TC. We don’t call the feast the Assumption. We call it the Dormition, or falling asleep, of the Most Holy Theotokos. We do have the name Panagiota (masc. Panagiotis)which comes from Panagia, the All Holy Woman, meaning the Theotokos. I had an uncle Panagiotis and I have a cousin Panagiota.