National Christina Day

National Christina Day is celebrated on May 9 every year. On this day, anyone named Christina is celebrated. The name ‘Christina’ is a female name with a Greek origin meaning ‘Christian,’ which is the male version of the name. Different variants of the name ‘Christina’ exist, including Christiana, Cristina, Christine, Christiana, and a lot more. The shortened form of the name is Chris, Tina, and Christie. In the United States, Christina is ranked as the 131st most popular given name. The name also has quite a few popular people who you have most likely heard of.

National Dakota Day

National Dakota Day is celebrated on May 8 every year. It is a day to celebrate everyone named Dakota — from the Americas to Europe and the rest of the world. Dakota is a unisex name, taken from the name of two states, North Dakota and South Dakota in the United States. The Dakota people were indigenous Native Americans. The name translates to mean ‘friend,’ ‘friendly’ or ‘allies’ in the Santee and Yankton-Yanktonai dialects of the Dakota language. The U.S. Army Calvary units use the name ‘Dakota’ as a substitution for the letter ‘D’ — this has been a tradition since the 1800s.

National Aidan Day

National Aidan Day, celebrated on May 6, is a day to acknowledge and glorify all the individuals around the world who bear the Irish-derived name Aidan. It is a day that makes all Aidans and their variants feel euphoric. The name Aidan is a modern version of a Celtic language name, including the Irish Aodhán, Scottish Aodhàn, and Welsh Aeddan. It was initially a European name and only began to reach other parts of the world during the Irish Great Migration. A surprising fact is that it is now more popular in the West than in Europe.