Greek names
43 names from the Greek naming tradition, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and how it is seen around the world.
- Agni (Greek)GirlModern Greek form of Agnes, traced to Greek ἁγνή (hagnē), "chaste" or "pure".
- AlexandrineGirlFrench diminutive form of Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros: "defender of the people".
- AnastasiaGirlFrom Greek anástasis: "resurrection".
- AndreasBoyFrom the Greek word for man, andros, used as a name meaning manly.
- AntaresBoyFrom Greek Antares, formed from anti-, "rival to", and Ares, the god of war: read as "rival of Ares".
- ApphiaGirlOf uncertain origin: most likely a Greek-shaped form of an older local Anatolian name, though some reference works…
- ArcturusBoyFrom Ancient Greek Arktouros: arktos, "bear", and ouros, "guardian, watcher": "guardian of the bear".
- CassandraGirlThe Trojan princess and prophet; often read as "she who shines upon men" (debated).
- DaeiraGirlFrom Greek δάω (dao), "to know" or "to teach": roughly "the one who knows".
- DamoclesBoyFrom Greek Δαμοκλῆς: δᾶμος (damos), a Doric form of "the people", plus κλέος (kleos), "glory".
- DamonBoyFrom Greek δαμάζω (damazo): "to tame" or "to subdue".
- DanaëGirlTraditionally treated as the feminine counterpart of Danaus; like his, the underlying Greek meaning is not firmly…
- Danai (Greek)GirlThe modern Greek form of Danaë, a mythological name of uncertain root.
- DanausBoyOf uncertain, probably pre-Greek origin; no established Greek meaning is attached to the name.
- DaphneGirlGreek for "laurel" or "bay tree".
- ElidiGirlPossibly derived from Ilida, the ancient name of Elis, a region and city in western Greece.
- IantheGirlFrom Greek ἴον (ion), "violet", and ἄνθος (anthos), "flower": together, "violet flower".
- IapetusBoyPossibly from Greek ἰάπτω (iaptō), "to hurl" or "to wound", though the link is far from certain.
- IasonBoyFrom Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), related to ἰᾶσθαι (iasthai), "to heal": broadly, "healer".
- IcarusBoyOf unknown origin; no Greek root has ever convincingly explained what the name itself means.
- KhloeGirlFrom the Greek word chloē, meaning "green shoot" or "young green plant", a modern spelling variant of Chloe.
- LydiaGirlGreek Lydía: "woman from Lydia", the ancient kingdom in western Asia Minor.
- LykosBoyFrom Greek λύκος (lykos), "wolf".
- LykourgosBoyFrom Greek λύκος (lykos), "wolf", and ἔργον (ergon), "work"; usually read together as "wolf-work", perhaps in the sense…
- LynceusBoyFrom Greek λύγξ (lynx), the wild cat, traditionally said to refer to his unusually sharp eyesight.
- LysitheaGirlFrom Greek λύσις (lysis), "a loosening, release", and θεά (thea), "goddess".
- Lyssa (Greek)GirlAncient Greek word for uncontrollable rage or frenzy, personified in myth as the goddess who drives mortals and heroes…
- Maia (Greek)GirlFrom Greek μαῖα (maia), "good mother" or "nurse", perhaps originally a nursery word related to μήτηρ (mother).
- Nana (Greek)GirlA shortened form of Ioanna: from Greek Ioanna, meaning "the Lord is gracious".
- NefeliGirlFrom Greek nephele (νεφέλη): "cloud".
- NektariaGirlThe feminine form of Nektarios, from Greek nectar (νέκταρ), the drink of the gods.
- NektariosBoyFrom Greek nectar (νέκταρ): "the drink of the gods".
- NeofytosBoyFrom Greek neo- (νέο-) "new" and phytos (φυτός) "planted": literally "newly planted".
- NikiforosBoyFrom Greek nikē (νίκη) "victory" and phoros (φόρος) "bearing": "bearing victory" or "victory-bearer".
- NikitasBoyFrom Greek nikē (νίκη) "victory", with the diminutive suffix -itas.
- NyssaGirlFrom the ancient Greek city of Nyssa in Bithynia, Asia Minor.
- OdessaGirlFrom the ancient Greek city of Odessos, of uncertain etymology.
- Paris (Greek)BoyOf unknown origin: no convincing Greek root exists, and specialists suspect the name was already used in Bronze Age…
- PhilanderBoyFrom Greek Φίλανδρος (Philandros): "friend of man".
- SilasBoyProbably a shortened Greek form of the Latin name Silvanus, though some scholars instead connect it to the Hebrew name…
- Simon (Greek)BoyFrom Greek σιμός (simos), "flat-nosed"; the name of one of the Telchines, a minor group in Greek myth.
- Stella (Greek)GirlA diminutive of Styliani, a Greek name meaning 'orderly' or 'organized'.
- XeniaGirlFrom Greek xenía: "hospitality", the sacred bond between host and guest.