June 13, 2011 — Imieniny / Name Day

Dear William (and Daniel, Catherine, Michael & Baby Girl Y) (and your parents), (and any future descendants and their parents),

Good morning Prince William,

This morning, I want to talk to you about Name Days (in Polish, they are called “Imieniny”) — I researched your name “William”. Guess what!– in Polish, your name is “Wilhelm,” and your Imieniny are on May 28 — the day of your birthday! That is amazing!!! Apparently, you predecessor in name was Saint William of Gellone — check him out!

My Imieniny are on June 29; and your Dad’s Imieniny are on April 25. Your Mom and Babcia Krysia do not celebrate their Imieniny, so I do not know when they are.

Other important family days are:

January 9 – Birthday – Mine (1949) — Hey, William; here is a portion of my Birth Certificate (in Spanish); it says:
In the City of Buenos Aires, capital of the Republic of Argentina, on January 12, 1949, I, the Chief of Section 16 of the Civil Registrar, inscribed the birth of: Pablo, male gender, born on January 9, 1949 at the Pirovano Hospital [Avda. Monroe 3555, Buenos Aires] at two thirty hours, son of: [J]erzy Antoni Marek Kostro, 26 years old, residing in __, son of Zygmunt Konstantyn Kostro and of [J]anina Roza Gutowska; and of Irena Maria Dzikowska, 29 years old, residing at __, daughter of Antoni Dzikowski and Walentyna Wojci[e]chowska.
January 12 – Birthday – Olenka (1953)
February 7 -Imieniny – Rysio
February 21 – Birthday – Your Dad (1974)
February 26 – Imieniny – Olenka
March 7 – Imieniny – Tom
March 14 – Birthday – Hanka (1955)
March 16 – Birthday – Pra-Babcia Neumann (1927)
March 27 – Birthday – Lee (1954)
April 4 – Birthday – Babcia Krysia (1952)
April 5 – Birthday – Tom (1951)
April 5 – Imieniny – Pra-Babcia Kostro
April 8 – Birthday – Katrina (1990)
April 13 – Birthday – Elzunia (1956)
April 13 – Birthday – Patty (1950)
April 22 – Birthday – Tadziu (1958)

April 25 – Imieniny – Your Dad — Hey! Here is you Dad, celebrating his Imieniny with his brother Richard, in 1979:
April 29 – Birthday – Zak (1985)
May 10 – Birthday – Hania (1955)
May 19 – Birthday – Your Mom (1970)
May 28 – YOUR Birthday (2011) & YOUR Imieniny!
June 3 – Wedding Anniversary – Babcia Krysia & I (1972)
June 24 – Birthday – Malgosia (1980)
June 25 – Birthday – Sarah (1992)
June 29 – Imieniny – Mine
July 26 – Imieniny – Hanka
August 19 – Birthday – John (1974)
October 11 – Wedding Anniversary – your Parents (2003)
October 17 – Imieniny – Malgosia
November 10 – Birthday – Cody (1994)
November 19 – Imieniny – Elzunia
December 1 – Birthday – Pra-Babcia Kostro (1919)
December 3 – Birthday – Rysio (1975)
December 30 – Birthday – Alina (1988)