Name Sex From
AGAPE Áãáðç f Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek áãáðç (agape) meaning "love"... [more]
AGAPIOS Áãáðéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of AGAPE... [more]
AGATHE Áãáèç f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGLAIA Áãëáéç f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek... [more]
AIKATERINE Áéêáôåñéíç f Greek
Greek form of KATHERINE
AKAKIOS Áêáêéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "innocent, not evil" from Greek á, a negative prefix, combined with êáêç (kake) "evil"... [more]
ALEXANDRA Áëåîáíäñá f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALEXANDROS Áëåîáíäñïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER
ANARGYROS Áíáñãõñïò m Greek
Means "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek á, a negative prefix, combined with áñãõñïò (argyros) "silver".
ANASTASIA Áíáóôáóéá f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS... [more]
ANASTASIOS Áíáóôáóéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ANASTASIUS
ANDREAS Áíäñåáò, Áíäñéáò m German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]
ANGELOS Áããåëïò m Greek
Greek form of Angelus (see ANGEL).
ANIKETOS Áíéêçôïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of ANICETUS
ANNA Áííá f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
APOSTOLIS Áðïóôïëçò m Greek
Variant of APOSTOLOS
APOSTOLOS Áðïóôïëïò m Greek
Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.
ARGYRIS Áñãõñçò m Greek
Modern Greek form of ARGYROS
ATHANASIA Áèáíáóéá f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).
ATHANASIOS Áèáíáóéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ATHANASIUS
CHARA ×áñá f Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.
CHARALAMPOS ×áñáëáìðïò m Greek
Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek ÷áñá (chara) "happiness" combined with ëáìðù (lampo) "to shine".
CHRYSANTHE ×ñõóáíèç f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS
CHRYSANTHOS ×ñõóáíèïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek ÷ñõóïò (chrysos) "golden" combined with áíèïò (anthos) "flower"... [more]
DAREIA Äáñåéá f Greek
Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS).
DEMETRIOS Äçìçôñéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of DEMETRIUS
DEMI Äçìç f Greek
Short form of DEMETRIA
DESPINA Äåóðïéíá f Greek
Modern transcription of DESPOINA
DESPOINA Äåóðïéíá f Greek
Means "mistress, lady" in Greek.
DIMITRIOS Äçìçôñéïò m Greek
Modern transcription of DEMETRIOS
DIMITRIS Äçìçôñçò m Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMETRIOS
DIMOSTHENIS Äçìïóèåíçò m Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMOSTHENES
DIONYSIOS Äéïíõóéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS... [more]
DOROTHEOS Äùñïèåïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek masculine form of DOROTHEA
EFIMIA Åõöçìéá f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA
EFROSYNI Åõöñïóõíç f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE
EFSTATHIOS Åõóôáèéïò m Greek
Modern Greek form of EUSTATHIOS
EFTHALIA Åõèáëéá f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA
ELEFTHERIA Åëåõèåñéá f Greek
Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS
ELEFTHERIOS Åëåõèåñéïò m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see ELEUTHERIUS).
ELENE Åëåíç f Greek, Georgian
Modern Greek and Georgian form of HELEN
ELENI Åëåíç f Greek
Variant transcription of ELENE
ELIAS Çëéáò m Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish
Cognate of ELIJAH
ELISAVET Åëéóáâåô f Greek
Greek form of ELIZABETH
ELPIDA Åëðéäá f Greek
Feminine form of Elpidios (see ELPIDIUS).
EMMANOUIL Åììáíïõçë m Greek
Greek form of EMMANUEL
EVANGELOS Åõáããåëïò m Greek
Means "good messenger", derived from Greek åõ "good" and áããåëïò (angelos) "messenger".
EVDOKIA Åõäïêéá f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA
EVGENIA Åõãåíéá f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUGENIA
FOTIOS Öùôéïò m Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS
FOTIS Öùôçò m Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS
GAVRIIL Ãáâñéçë m Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of GABRIEL
GEORGIA Ãåùñãéá f English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE... [more]
GEORGIOS Ãåùñãéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GEORGE
GERASIMOS Ãåñáóéìïò m Greek
Derived from Greek ãåñáò (geras) meaning either "old" or "honour"... [more]
GLYKERIA Ãëõêåñéá f Greek
Derived from Greek ãëõêõò (glykys) meaning "sweet".
GREGORIOS Ãñçãïñéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GREGORY
GUS (2) m Greek
Pet form of CONSTANTINE, used primarily by Greek expatriates.
IASON Éáóùí m Greek Mythology, Greek
Ancient Greek form of JASON
IOANNA Éùáííá f Greek
Greek feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
IOANNES Éùáííçò m Greek
Greek form of JOHN
IOANNIS Éùáííçò m Greek
Greek form of JOHN
IOSIF Éùóçö m Russian, Romanian, Greek
Russian, Romanian and Greek form of JOSEPH
KATERINA Êáôåñéíá f Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek
Macedonian form of KATHERINE, a Russian short form of YEKATERINA, a Bulgarian short form of EKATERINA, and a Greek variant of AIKATERINE.
KATINA Êáôéíá f Greek
Greek contracted form of KATERINA
KONSTANTINOS Êùíóôáíôéíïò m Greek
Greek form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).
KYRIAKE Êõñéáêç f Greek
Variant transcription of KYRIAKI
KYRIAKI Êõñéáêç f Greek
Feminine form of KYRIAKOS
KYRIAKOS Êõñéáêïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS
LAVRENTIOS Ëáõñåíôéïò m Greek
Greek form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LEFTERIS Ëåõôåñçò m Greek
Short form of ELEFTHERIOS
LEONIDAS Ëåùíéäáò m Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek ëåùí (leon) "lion"... [more]
MARIA Ìáñéá f & m Italian, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican
Latinate form of MARY... [more]
MARIANNA Ìáñéáííá f English, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Latinate form of MARIAMNE, sometimes considered a combination of MARIA and ANNA.
MARINA Ìáñéíá f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS
MARTHA Ìáñèá f English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Means "mistress of the house" or "lady" in Aramaic... [more]
MATTHIAS Ìáôèéáò m Greek, English, German, Biblical
Variant of Ìáôèáéïò (Matthaios) (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... [more]
NANA (1) Íáíá f Greek
Pet form of IOANNA
NATASA Íáôáóá f Greek
Greek pet form of ANASTASIA
NICOLAOS Íéêïëáïò m Greek
Variant transcription of NIKOLAOS
NIKODEMOS Íéêïäçìïò m Ancient Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of NICODEMUS
NIKOLAOS Íéêïëáïò m Ancient Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAS m English, Greek
Variant of NICHOLAS
NIKOLETA f Greek
Greek feminine form of NICHOLAS
NOMIKI m Greek
Derived from Greek íïìéêïò (nomikos) "relating to the law".
OLYMPIA Ïëõìðéá f Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of OLYMPOS
PANAGIOTA Ðáíáãéùôá f Greek
Feminine form of PANAGIOTIS
PANAGIOTAKIS Ðáíáãéùôáêçò m Greek
Pet form of PANAGIOTIS
PANAGIOTIS Ðáíáãéùôçò m Greek
Means "all holy", derived from Greek ðáí (pan) "all" combined with ‘áãéïò (hagios) "holy".
PANAYIOTIS Ðáíáãéùôçò m Greek
Variant transcription of PANAGIOTIS
PANOS Ðáíïò m Greek
Pet form of PANAGIOTIS
PANTHERAS Ðáíèçñáò m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ðáíèçñ (panther) meaning "panther" (which is ultimately derived from the elements ðáí (pan) "all" and èçñáù (therao) "to hunt")... [more]
PARASKEVAS Ðáñáóêåõáò m Greek
Derived from Greek ðáñáóêåõç (paraskeue) meaning "preparation".
PARASKEVE Ðáñáóêåõç f Greek
Feminine form of PARASKEVAS
PAVLOS Ðáõëïò m Greek
Greek form of PAUL
PELAGIA Ðåëáãéá f Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS... [more]
PETRA Ðåôñá f Greek, Finnish, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian
Feminine form of PETER... [more]
PETROS Ðåôñïò m Greek
Greek form of PETER
PHILIPPA f English, German, Greek
Feminine form of PHILIP
PHOTIOS Öùôéïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek öùò (phos) meaning "light".
SARA Óáñá f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH
SELENE Óåëçíç f Greek Mythology, Greek, English
Means "moon" in Greek... [more]
SERAFEIM Óåñáöåéì m Greek
Greek form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).
SIBYLLA Óéâõëëá f Greek, German, Swedish
Greek and Latinate form of SIBYL
SILAS Óéëáò m English, Greek, Biblical
Short form of SILVANUS... [more]
SOFIA Óïöéá f Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Greek, Finnish
Variant of SOPHIA
SOPHIA Óïöéá f English, Greek, German, Italian, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]
SOTIRIA Óùôçñéá f Greek
Feminine form of SOTIRIS
SOTIRIOS Óùôçñéïò m Greek
Variant of SOTIRIS
SOTIRIS Óùôçñçò m Greek
Derived from Greek óùôçñéá (soteria) meaning "salvation".
SPIRIDON Óðõñéäùí m Greek, Russian
Variant transcription of SPYRIDON
SPIRO Óðõñï m Greek
Variant of SPYRO
SPIROS Óðõñïò m Greek
Variant of SPYROS
SPYRIDON Óðõñéäùí m Greek, Russian
Greek name deriving from Latin spiritus "spirit"... [more]
SPYRIDOULA Óðõñéäïõëá f Greek
Feminine form of SPYRIDON
SPYRO Óðõñï m Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON
SPYROS Óðõñïò m Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON
STAMATIA Óôáìáôéá f Greek
Feminine form of STAMATIOS
STAMATIOS Óôáìáôéïò m Greek
Derived from medieval Greek óôáìáôù (stamato) meaning "stop".
STAMATIS Óôáìáôçò m Greek
Variant of STAMATIOS
STATHIS Óôáèçò m Greek
Short form of EUSTATHIOS
STAVROS Óôáõñïò m Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
STEFANOS Óôåöáíïò m Greek
Greek form of STEPHEN
STELIOS Óôåëéïò m Greek
Variant of STYLIANOS
STEPHANOS Óôåöáíïò m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of STEPHEN
STYLIANOS Óôõëéáíïò m Greek
Derived from Greek óôõëïò (stylos) meaning "pillar"... [more]
TAKIS Ôáêçò m Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS
TASIA Ôáóéá f Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA
TASOULA Ôáóïõëá f Greek
Greek pet form of ANASTASIA
THANASIS Èáíáóçò m Greek
Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS
THANOS Èáíïò m Greek
Pet form of ATHANASIOS
THEKLA Èåêëá f Greek
From the ancient Greek name Èåïêëåéá (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements èåïò (theos) meaning "god" and êëåïò (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]
THEODORA Èåïäùñá f English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEODORE... [more]
THEODOROS Èåïäùñïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODORE
THEODOSIA Èåïäïóéá f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of THEODOSIUS
THEOPHANIA Èåïöáíéá f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHANES
THEOPHYLAKTOS Èåïöõëáêôïò m Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "guarded by god" from Greek èåïò (theos) "god" and öõëáóóù (phylasso) "to guard"... [more]
THOMAS Èùìáò m English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin"... [more]
TIMOTHEA Ôéìïèåá f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of TIMOTHY
TRYPHON Ôñõöùí m Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ôñõöç (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"... [more]
VANGELIS Âáããåëçò m Greek
Variant of EVANGELOS
VARVARA Âáñâáñá f Russian, Greek, Bulgarian
Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA
VASILIKI Âáóéëéêç f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL (1)
VASILIOS Âáóéëéïò m Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)
VASILIS Âáóéëçò m Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)
VLASIS Âëáóçò m Greek
Greek form of BLAISE
VLASSIS Âëáóóçò m Greek
Greek form of BLAISE
XENE Îåíç f Greek
Feminine form of XENON
XENIA Îåíéá f Greek, English
Means "hospitality" in Greek.
YANNI Ãéáííç m Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNI
YANNIS Ãéáííçò m Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNIS
YIANNI Ãéáííç m Greek
Greek form of JOHN
YIANNIS Ãéáííçò m Greek
Greek form of JOHN
YIORGOS Ãéùñãïò m Greek
Modern Greek form of GEORGE
YORGOS Ãéùñãïò m Greek
Variant transcription of YIORGOS
ZENOVIA Æçíïâéá f Greek
Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA
ZINOVIA Æçíïâéá f Greek
Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA
ZOE Æùç f English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "life" in Greek... [more]
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