Ancient Greek Names

Acacius Ἀκάκιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Akakios.

Achaikos Ἀχαϊκός m Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Achaicus.

Achilles Ἀχιλλεύς m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Achilleus), which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek ἄχος (achos) meaning "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River. This was the name of a warrior in Greek legend, one of the central characters in Homer's Iliad. The bravest of the Greek heroes in the war against the Trojans, he was eventually killed by an arrow to his heel, the only vulnerable part of his body.... [more]

Achilleus Ἀχιλλεύς m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Achilles.

Adamantios Ἀδαμάντιος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀδάμας (adamas) meaning "unconquerable, unbreakable, adamant" (genitive ἀδάμαντος).

Aeschylus Αἰσχύλος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αἰσχύλος (Aischylos), derived from αἶσχος (aischos) meaning "shame". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright, known for his tragedies.

Aesop Αἴσωπος m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek Αἴσωπος (Aisopos), which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of a Greek fabulist of the 6th century BC, famous for such tales as The Tortoise and the Hare. Though his existence is uncertain, he was later said to have been a slave on the island of Samos.

Agape Ἀγάπη f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀγάπη (agape) meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.

Agapetos Ἀγαπητός m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Agapito.

Agapetus Ἀγαπητός m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Agapetos (see Agapito).

Agapios Ἀγάπιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Agape. This was the name of a saint from Caesarea who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Agatha Ἀγαθή f English, German, Dutch, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀγαθή (Agathe), derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good". Saint Agatha was a 3rd-century martyr from Sicily who was tortured and killed after spurning the advances of a Roman official. The saint was widely revered in the Middle Ages, and her name has been used throughout Christian Europe (in various spellings). The mystery writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a famous modern bearer of this name.

Agathangelos Ἀγαθάγγελος m Ancient Greek
Means "bearer of good news", derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger, angel". Saint Agathangelus of Rome was a 4th-century deacon who was martyred during the persecutions of the emperor Diocletian.

Agathe Ἀγάθη f French, German, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Ancient Greek
Form of Agatha in several languages.

Agathinos Ἀγαθῖνος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Agathinus.

Agathinus Ἀγαθῖνος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀγαθῖνος (Agathinos), derived from ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good".

Agathocles Ἀγαθοκλῆς m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἀγαθοκλῆς (Agathokles), derived from the elements ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This name was borne by a 2nd-century BC king of Bactria.

Agathokles Ἀγαθοκλῆς m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Agathocles.

Agathon Ἀγάθων m Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of Agatha.

Aikaterine Αἰκατερίνη f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Ancient Greek form of Katherine.

Aischylos Αἰσχύλος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aeschylus.

Aisopos Αἴσωπος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aesop.

Akakios Ἀκάκιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
From a Greek word meaning "innocent, not evil", derived from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with κάκη (kake) meaning "evil". This was the name of three early saints, two of whom were martyred.

Alcaeus Ἀλκαῖος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaios) meaning "strong", derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess". This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.

Alcetas Ἀλκέτας m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Greek ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess". This name was borne by kings of Macedon and Epirus.

Alcibiades Ἀλκιβιάδης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiades), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and βία (bia) meaning "force" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a notable Greek statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War. He changed allegiance from Athens to Sparta and back again during the course of the war. He features in Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens (1607).

Alcinoe Ἀλκινόη f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Alkinoe.

Alexander Ἀλέξανδρος m English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek mythology this was another name of the hero Paris, and it also belongs to several characters in the New Testament. However, the most famous bearer was Alexander the Great, king of Macedon. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. Due to his fame, and later medieval tales involving him, use of his name spread throughout Europe.... [more]

Alexandra Ἀλεξάνδρα f English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alexander. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.

Alexandros Ἀλέξανδρος m Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Alexander.

Alexios Ἀλέξιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Alexius.

Alexis Ἄλεξις m & f French, English, Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors.... [more]

Alexius Ἀλέξιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλέξιος (Alexios), a derivative of Ἄλεξις (see Alexis). This was the name of five Byzantine emperors. It was also borne by a 5th-century Syrian saint who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.

Alkaios Ἀλκαῖος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Alcaeus.

Alketas Ἀλκέτας m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Alcetas.

Alkibiades Ἀλκιβιάδης m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Alcibiades.

Ambrosia Ἀμβροσία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ambrosios (see Ambrose).

Ambrosios Ἀμβρόσιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Ambrose.

Ambrosius Ἀμβρόσιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ambrosios.

Ampelios Ἀμπέλιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Ampelio.

Ampelius Ἀμπέλιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ampelios (see Ampelio).

Amyntas Ἀμύντας m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀμύντωρ (amyntor) meaning "defender". This was the name of several kings of Macedon.

Anacletus Ἀνάκλητος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀνάκλητος (Anakletos), derived from ἀνάκλητος (anakletos) meaning "invoked". This was the name of the third pope.

Anakletos Ἀνάκλητος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anacletus.

Anastasia Ἀναστασία f Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

Anastasios Ἀναστάσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anastasius.

Anastasius Ἀναστάσιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀναστάσιος (Anastasios), which meant "resurrection" from Greek ἀνάστασις (anastasis) (composed of the elements ἀνά (ana) meaning "up" and στάσις (stasis) meaning "standing"). This was the name of numerous early saints and martyrs, including a 7th-century monk and writer from Alexandria who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.

Anatolia Ἀνατολία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Anatolius. This was the name of a 3rd-century Italian saint and martyr. This is also a place name (from the same Greek origin) referring to the large peninsula that makes up the majority of Turkey.

Anatolios Ἀνατόλιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anatolius.

Anatolius Ἀνατόλιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἀνατόλιος (Anatolios), derived from ἀνατολή (anatole) meaning "sunrise". Saint Anatolius was a 3rd-century philosopher from Alexandria.

Anaxagoras Ἀναξαγόρας m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord" and ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This name was borne by a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher.

Andreas Ἀνδρέας m German, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of Andrew. It is also the form used in Modern Greek, German and Welsh.

Androcles Ἀνδροκλῆς m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδροκλῆς (Androkles) meaning "glory of a man", derived from ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a man who pulled a thorn from a lion's paw in one of Aesop's fables.

Androkles Ἀνδροκλῆς m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Androcles.

Andronicus Ἀνδρόνικος m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Ἀνδρόνικος (Andronikos) meaning "victory of a man", from ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament. Shakespeare later used it in his play Titus Andronicus (1593).

Andronikos Ἀνδρόνικος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Andronicus.

Anicetus Ἀνίκητος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀνίκητος (Aniketos) meaning "unconquerable". This was the name of an early pope.

Aniketos Ἀνίκητος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anicetus.

Anthousa Ἀνθοῦσα f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Anfisa.

Antigone Ἀντιγόνη f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γονή (gone) meaning "birth, offspring". In Greek legend Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. King Creon of Thebes declared that her slain brother Polynices was to remain unburied, a great dishonour. She disobeyed and gave him a proper burial, and for this she was sealed alive in a cave.

Antigonos Ἀντίγονος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Antigonus.

Antigonus Ἀντίγονος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀντίγονος (Antigonos), derived from ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and γόνος (gonos) meaning "offspring, race, stock". This was the name of one of Alexander the Great's generals. After Alexander died, he took control of most of Asia Minor.

Antikleia Ἀντίκλεια f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Antikles. In Greek mythology this is the mother of Odysseus.

Antikles Ἀντικλῆς m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Antiochos Ἀντίοχος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Antiochus.

Antiochus Ἀντίοχος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀντίοχος (Antiochos), derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and ὀχή (oche) meaning "support". This was the name of several rulers of the Seleucid Empire. It was also borne by a 2nd-century Christian martyr, the patron saint of Sardinia.

Antipater Ἀντίπατρος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀντίπατρος (Antipatros), which meant "like the father" from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" (genitive πατρός). This was the name of an officer of Alexander the Great who became the regent of Macedon during Alexander's absence.

Antipatros Ἀντίπατρος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Antipater.

Aphrodisia Ἀφροδισία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Aphrodisios.

Aphrodisios Ἀφροδίσιος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

Apollinaris Ἀπολλινάρις m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god Apollo. This was the name of several early saints and martyrs, including a bishop of Ravenna and a bishop of Hierapolis.

Apollodoros Ἀπολλόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Apollonia Ἀπολλωνία f Ancient Greek, Italian
Feminine form of Apollonios. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria.

Apollonides Ἀπολλωνίδης m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Apollo" in Greek, derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Apollonios Ἀπολλώνιος m Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek god Apollo. It was borne by a Greek poet of the 3rd century BC. Several saints have also had this name.

Apollonius Ἀπολλώνιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Apollonios.

Arcadius Ἀρκάδιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arkadios.

Archelaos Ἀρχέλαος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Archelaus.

Archelaus Ἀρχέλαος m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀρχέλαος (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and λαός (laos) meaning "people". This was the name of a son of Herod the Great. He ruled over Judea, Samaria and Idumea.

Archimedes Ἀρχιμήδης m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and μήδεα (medea) meaning "plans, counsel, cunning". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician, astronomer and inventor.

Archippe Ἀρχίππη f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Archippos.

Archippos Ἄρχιππος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". In the New Testament it is borne by a man mentioned in the epistles (spelled as Archippus, the Latinized form, in the English version).

Archippus Ἄρχιππος m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Archippos.

Arete Ἀρετή f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "virtue" in Greek. In Greek mythology Arete was the personification of virtue and excellence.

Argyros Ἄργυρος m Ancient Greek
Means "silver" in Greek.

Aristarchos Ἀρίσταρχος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aristarchus.

Aristarchus Ἀρίσταρχος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀρίσταρχος (Aristarchos), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master". This name was borne by Aristarchus of Samos, a 3rd-century BC Greek astronomer and mathematician.

Aristeides Ἀριστείδης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aristides.

Aristides Ἀριστείδης m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Portuguese
From the Greek name Ἀριστείδης (Aristeides), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This name was borne by the 5th-century BC Athenian statesman Aristides the Just, who was renowned for his integrity. It was also the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Aristocles Ἀριστοκλῆς m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀριστοκλῆς (Aristokles) meaning "the best glory", derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the real name of the philosopher Plato.

Aristodemos Ἀριστόδημος m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This was the name of a descendant of Herakles in Greek legend.

Aristokles Ἀριστοκλῆς m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aristocles.

Aristomache Ἀριστομάχη f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Ariston Ἀρίστων m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".

Aristophanes Ἀριστοφάνης m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright.

Aristoteles Ἀριστοτέλης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aristotle.

Aristotle Ἀριστοτέλης m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Ἀριστοτέλης (Aristoteles) meaning "the best purpose", derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of a Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC who made lasting contributions to Western thought, including the fields of logic, metaphysics, ethics and biology.

Arkadios Ἀρκάδιος m Ancient Greek
From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia". Arcadia was a region in Greece, its name deriving from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning "bear". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr.

Arsenios Ἀρσένιος m Ancient Greek
Means "virile" in Greek. Saint Arsenius was a 5th-century deacon who was tutor to the two sons of the Roman emperor Theodosius. The two sons, Arcadius and Honorius, divided the empire into eastern and western halves upon their father's death.

Arsenius Ἀρσένιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Arsenios.

Arsinoe Ἀρσινόη f Ancient Greek
Means "raising of the mind", from Greek ἄρσις (arsis) "raising" and νόος (noos) "mind, thought". This name was borne by Egyptian queens from the Ptolemaic dynasty.

Artemidoros Ἀρτεμίδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess Artemis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a Greek author of the 2nd century who wrote about the interpretation of dreams.

Artemios Ἀρτέμιος m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis. This was the name of a 4th-century general in the Roman army who is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Artemisia Ἀρτεμισία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Artemisios. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.

Artemisios Ἀρτεμίσιος m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis.

Artemius Ἀρτέμιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Artemios.

Artemon Ἀρτέμων m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis.

Asclepiades Ἀσκληπιάδης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asklepiades.

Asklepiades Ἀσκληπιάδης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek god Asklepios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). It was borne by several Greek physicians.

Aspasia Ἀσπασία f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀσπάσιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome, embrace". This was the name of the lover of Pericles (5th century BC).

Asterios Ἀστέριος m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
Greek form of Asterius.

Asterius Ἀστέριος m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀστέριος (Asterios) meaning "starry", a derivative of ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". This is the name of several figures from Greek mythology. It was also borne by a few early saints.

Athanas Ἀθανᾶς m Ancient Greek
Short form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).

Athanasia Ἀθανασία f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).

Athanasios Ἀθανάσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Athanasius.

Athanasius Ἀθανάσιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀθανάσιος (Athanasios) meaning "immortal", from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with θάνατος (thanatos) meaning "death". Saint Athanasius was a 4th-century bishop of Alexandria who strongly opposed Arianism.

Athenais Ἀθηναΐς f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena.

Athenodoros Ἀθηνόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Athena" from the name of the god Athena combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Atticus Ἀττικός m Literature, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀττικός (Attikos) meaning "from Attica", referring to the region surrounding Athens in Greece. This name was borne by a few notable Greeks from the Roman period (or Romans of Greek background). The author Harper Lee used the name in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird (1960) for an Alabama lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman.

Attikos Ἀττικός m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Atticus.

Auxentios Αὐξέντιος m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐξάνω (auxano) meaning "to increase, to grow". This name was borne by a few early saints.

Auxentius Αὐξέντιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Auxentios.

Basileios Βασίλειος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Basil 1.

Basilius Βασίλειος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Basileios (see Basil 1).

Berenice Βερενίκη f English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Βερενίκη (Berenike), the Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενίκη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φέρω (phero) meaning "to bring" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory". This name was common among the Ptolemy ruling family of Egypt, a dynasty that was originally from Macedon. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament (in most English Bibles it is spelled Bernice) belonging to a sister of King Herod Agrippa II. As an English name, Berenice came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Berenike Βερενίκη f Ancient Greek
Ancient Macedonian form of Berenice.

Bion Βίων m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from βίος (bios) meaning "life".

Callias Καλλίας m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallias.

Callinicus Καλλίνικος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kallinikos.

Cassander Κάσσανδρος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κάσσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of Cassandra. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon.

Chares Χάρης m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian general. It was also borne by the sculptor who crafted the Colossus of Rhodes.

Chariclea Χαρίκλεια f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Charikleia.

Charikleia Χαρίκλεια f Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This is the name of the heroine of the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica, about the love between Charikleia and Theagenes, written by Heliodorus of Emesa.

Charilaos Χαρίλαος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Means "grace of the people", derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and λαός (laos) meaning "people".

Charis Χάρις f & m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of Chares. This was the word (in the singular) for one of the three Graces (plural Χάριτες).... [more]

Chariton Χαρίτων m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek novelist.

Charmion Χάρμιον f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Greek name derived from χάρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch.

Chloe Χλόη f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek, referring to new plant growth in the spring. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles in the New Testament.... [more]

Chrestos Χρῆστος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from Greek χρηστός (chrestos) meaning "useful, good".

Chrysanthe Χρυσάνθη f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Chrysanthos.

Chrysanthos Χρύσανθος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρύσεος (chryseos) meaning "golden" combined with ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century Egyptian saint.

Cleisthenes Κλεισθένης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλεισθένης (Kleisthenes), derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "strength". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and reformer. He helped establish democracy in Athens.

Cleitus Κλεῖτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kleitos.

Cleon Κλέων m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Κλέων (Kleon), a Greek name derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Cleopatra Κλεοπάτρα f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κλεοπάτρα (Kleopatra) meaning "glory of the father", derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with πατήρ (pater) meaning "father" (genitive πατρός). This was the name of queens of Egypt from the Ptolemaic royal family, including Cleopatra VII, the mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. After being defeated by Augustus she committed suicide (according to popular belief, by allowing herself to be bitten by a venomous asp). Shakespeare's tragedy Antony and Cleopatra (1606) tells the story of her life.

Cléopâtre f Ancient Greek (Gallicized)
French form of Cleopatra.

Clisthenes Κλεισθένης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Cleisthenes.

Clitus Κλεῖτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kleitos.

Corinna Κόριννα f German, Italian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κόριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κόρη (kore) meaning "maiden". This was the name of a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC. The Roman poet Ovid used it for the main female character in his book Amores. In the modern era it has been in use since the 17th century, when Robert Herrick used it in his poem Corinna's going a-Maying.

Corinthia Κορινθία f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Κορινθία (Korinthia) meaning "woman from Corinth", an ancient Greek city-state. This is the real name of Corrie in William Faulkner's novel The Reivers (1962).

Cosmas Κοσμᾶς m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κοσμᾶς (Kosmas), which was derived from κόσμος (kosmos) meaning "order, world, universe". Saint Cosmas was martyred with his twin brother Damian in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians.

Cyrillus Κύριλλος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kyrillos.

Damianos Δαμιανός m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Damian.

Damianus Δαμιανός m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Damianos.

Demetria Δημητρία f Ancient Greek, English
Feminine form of Demetrius.

Demetrios Δημήτριος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek form of Demetrius, as well as an alternate transcription of the Modern Greek form Dimitrios.

Demetrius Δημήτριος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Δημήτριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter 1. Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. This was also the name of several early saints including Demetrius of Thessalonica, a martyr of the 4th century who is regarded as a warrior.

Democritus Δημόκριτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Δημόκριτος (Demokritos), a Greek name meaning "judge of the people" from the elements δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and κριτής (krites) meaning "judge, critic". This was the name of a Greek philosopher, the creator of the atomic theory.

Demokritos Δημόκριτος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Democritus.

Demon Δήμων m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people".

Demophon Δημοφῶν m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and φωνή (phone) meaning "voice". In Greek mythology this was the name of the son of Theseus and Phaedra.

Demosthenes Δημοσθένης m Ancient Greek
Means "vigour of the people" from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This was the name of both an Athenian general of the 5th century and an Athenian orator of the 4th century.

Demostrate Δημοστράτη f Ancient Greek
Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Diocles Διοκλῆς m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Diokles.

Diodoros Διόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Diodorus.

Diodorus Διόδωρος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Διόδωρος (Diodoros) meaning "gift of Zeus", derived from the elements Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a 1st-century BC Greek historian.

Diodotos Διόδοτος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Diodotus.

Diodotus Διόδοτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Διόδοτος (Diodotos), a Greek name meaning "given by Zeus" from Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given".

Diogenes Διογένης m Ancient Greek
Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and γενής (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of a Greek Cynic philosopher.

Diokles Διοκλῆς m Ancient Greek
Means "glory of Zeus" from Greek Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Dion Δίων m Ancient Greek, English
Derived from the Greek element Διός (Dios) meaning "of Zeus". This was the name of a 4th-century BC tyrant of Syracuse. It has been used as an American given name since the middle of the 20th century.

Dionysia Διονυσία f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Dionysius.

Dionysios Διονύσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god Dionysos. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician.

Dionysius Διονύσιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latin form of Dionysios. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Christianity by Saint Paul. This was also the name of many other early saints, including a 3rd-century pope.

Dionysodoros Διονυσόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Dionysos" from the name of the god Dionysos combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Doris Δωρίς f English, German, Swedish, Danish, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From the Greek name Δωρίς (Doris), which meant "Dorian woman". The Dorians were a Greek tribe who occupied the Peloponnese starting in the 12th century BC. In Greek mythology Doris was a sea nymph, one of the many children of Oceanus and Tethys. It began to be used as an English name in the 19th century. A famous bearer is the American actress Doris Day (1924-2019).

Dorothea Δωροθέα f German, Dutch, English, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of the Greek name Δωρόθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of god" from Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift" and θεός (theos) meaning "god". The name Theodore is composed of the same elements in reverse order. Dorothea was the name of two early saints, notably the 4th-century martyr Dorothea of Caesarea. It was also borne by the 14th-century Saint Dorothea of Montau, who was the patron saint of Prussia.

Dorotheos Δωρόθεος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of Dorothea. This name was borne by a few early saints.

Dositheos Δωσίθεος m Ancient Greek
From Greek δόσις (dosis) meaning "giving" and θεός (theos) meaning "god".

Dositheus Δωσίθεος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dositheos.

Draco Δράκων m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Δράκων (Drakon), which meant "dragon, serpent". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Athenian legislator. This is also the name of a constellation in the northern sky.

Drakon Δράκων m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Draco.

Eirenaios Εἰρηναῖος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Irenaeus.

Eirene Εἰρήνη f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Irene.

Eleutherios Ἐλευθέριος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eleutherius.

Eleutherius Ἐλευθέριος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλευθέριος (Eleutherios), which meant "free". This was the name of a 2nd-century pope, as well as several saints.

Elpis Ἐλπίς f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in the jar after Pandora unleashed the evils that were in it.

Epaphras Ἐπαφρᾶς m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek
Shortened form of Epaphroditos. In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers.

Epaphroditos Ἐπαφρόδιτος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Means "lovely, charming", derived from Greek ἐπί (epi) meaning "on" combined with the name of the Greek love goddess Aphrodite. It appears in the epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament (as Epaphroditus, the Latinized form, in the English version).

Epaphroditus Ἐπαφρόδιτος m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Epaphroditos.

Epicurus Ἐπίκουρος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐπίκουρος (Epikouros), derived from a word meaning "helper, ally". Epicurus was a 3rd-century BC Greek philosopher who founded the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.

Epikouros Ἐπίκουρος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Epicurus.

Epiktetos Ἐπίκτητος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek stoic philosopher.

Epiphanes Ἐπιφάνης m Ancient Greek
Means "appearing, manifesting" in Greek. This was an epithet of two 2nd-century BC Hellenistic rulers: the Seleucid king Antiochus IV and the Ptolemaic king Ptolemy V.

Epiphanios Ἐπιφάνιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Epifanio.

Epiphanius Ἐπιφάνιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Epiphanios (see Epifanio).

Erastos Ἔραστος m Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Erastus.

Eratosthenes Ἐρατοσθένης m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐρατός (eratos) meaning "lovely" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". A notable bearer was the Greek scientist Eratosthenes of Cyrene (3rd century BC), the first person to calculate the circumference of the Earth.

Euanthe Εὐάνθη f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek εὐανθής (euanthes) meaning "blooming, flowery", a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". According to some sources, this was the name of the mother of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites) in Greek mythology.

Euaristos Εὐάριστος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Evaristus.

Euclid Εὐκλείδης m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Εὐκλείδης (Eukleides), derived from Greek εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician from Alexandria who made numerous contributions to geometry.

Euclides Εὐκλείδης m Portuguese, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Euclid.

Eudocia Εὐδοκία f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐδοκία (Eudokia), derived from the word εὐδοκέω (eudokeo) meaning "to be well pleased, to be satisfied", itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δοκέω (dokeo) meaning "to think, to imagine, to suppose". This name was common among Byzantine royalty. Saint Eudocia was the wife of the 5th-century emperor Theodosius II.

Eudokia Εὐδοκία f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eudocia.

Eudokimos Εὐδόκιμος m Ancient Greek
From Greek εὐδόκιμος (eudokimos) meaning "in good repute, honoured", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόκιμος (dokimos) meaning "approved, esteemed".

Eudoxia Εὐδοξία f Ancient Greek
From Greek εὐδοξία (eudoxia) meaning "good repute, good judgement", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour".

Eudoxos Εὔδοξος m Ancient Greek
From Greek εὔδοξος (eudoxos) meaning "of good repute, honoured", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δόξα (doxa) meaning "notion, reputation, honour". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek mathematician and astronomer.

Eugeneia Εὐγένεια f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of Eugene.

Eugenia Εὐγένεια f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by disguising herself as a man. The name was occasionally found in England during the Middle Ages, but it was not regularly used until the 19th century.

Eugenios Εὐγένιος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eugene.

Eugenius Εὐγένιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eugenios (see Eugene).

Eugraphios Εὐγράφιος m Ancient Greek
From Greek εὐγραφής (eugraphes) meaning "well-drawn" or "well-written", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and γραφή (graphe) meaning "drawing, writing". Saint Eugraphios or Eugraphos was a 3rd or 4th-century martyr from Alexandria.

Eukleides Εὐκλείδης m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Euclid.

Eulalia Εὐλαλία f Spanish, Italian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek εὔλαλος (eulalos) meaning "sweetly-speaking", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and λαλέω (laleo) meaning "to talk". This was the name of an early 4th-century saint and martyr from Mérida in Spain. Another martyr by this name, living at the same time, is a patron saint of Barcelona. These two saints might be the same person.

Eumelia Εὐμελία f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek εὐμέλεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".

Eunike Εὐνίκη f Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eunice.

Euodia Εὐοδία f Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical
Derived from Greek εὐοδία (euodia) meaning "a good journey", a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ὁδός (hodos) meaning "road, way, journey". This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament (though some translations assume it belongs to a man named Euodias).

Euphemia Εὐφημία f Ancient Greek, English (Archaic)
Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek εὐφημέω (euphemeo), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an early martyr from Chalcedon.

Euphemios Εὐφήμιος m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Euphemia.

Euphranor Εὐφράνωρ m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek εὐφραίνω (euphraino) meaning "to delight, to cheer". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian artist.

Euphrasia Εὐφρασία f Ancient Greek
Means "good cheer" in Greek, a derivative of εὐφραίνω (euphraino) meaning "to delight, to cheer". This name was borne by a 5th-century saint from Constantinople.

Eupraxia Εὐπραξία f Ancient Greek
From a Greek word meaning "good conduct", derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise".

Euripides Εὐριπίδης m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Εὔριπος (Euripos), referring to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek tragic poet.

Eustachys Εὔσταχυς m Ancient Greek
Means "fruitful" in Greek. It is ultimately from the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and στάχυς (stachys) meaning "ear of corn".

Eustathios Εὐστάθιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eustathius.

Eustathius Εὐστάθιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustathios), derived from the Greek word εὐσταθής (eustathes) meaning "well-built, stable". It is ultimately from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up". This was the name of a few early saints, including the 2nd-century martyr also known as Eustachius (see Eustace).

Eustorgios Εὐστόργιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eustorgio.

Eustorgius Εὐστόργιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Eustorgios (see Eustorgio).

Euthymia Εὐθυμία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Euthymius.

Euthymios Εὐθύμιος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Euthymius.

Euthymius Εὐθύμιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐθύμιος (Euthymios) meaning "in good spirits, generous", derived from the word εὔθυμος (euthymos), which was composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and θυμός (thymos) meaning "soul, spirit". This was the name of several early saints.

Eutropia Εὐτροπία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Eutropios (see Eutropius).

Eutropios Εὐτρόπιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eutropius.

Eutropius Εὐτρόπιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐτρόπιος (Eutropios), which was derived from the word εὔτροπος (eutropos) meaning "versatile", formed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and τρόπος (tropos) meaning "direction, manner, fashion".

Eutychia Εὐτυχία f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Eutychios (see Eutychius).

Eutychios Εὐτύχιος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Eutychius.

Eutychius Εὐτύχιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐτύχιος (Eutychios), a variant of Eutychos (see Eutychus). This was the name of several early saints and martyrs.

Eutychos Εὔτυχος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Eutychus.

Evaristus Εὐάριστος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐάριστος (Euaristos) meaning "well pleasing" from the Greek word εὐάρεστος (euarestos), derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well" and ἀρεστός (arestos) meaning "pleasing". This was the name of the fifth pope, supposedly martyred under Emperor Hadrian.

Gaiana Γαϊανή f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γαϊανή (Gaiane), a derivative of Gaia. This was the name of a (perhaps fictional) martyr who was killed in Armenia during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian in the late 3rd century.

Gaiane Γαϊανή f Ancient Greek
Greek form of Gaiana.

Galene Γαλήνη f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of Galen.

Galenos Γαληνός m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Galen.

Georgios Γεώργιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of George.

Georgius Γεώργιος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Georgios.

Glaphyra Γλαφύρα f Ancient Greek
From Greek γλαφυρός (glaphyros) meaning "polished, subtle".

Helena Ἑλένη f German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).

Helene Ἑλένη f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

Heliodoros Ἡλιόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heliodoro.

Heracleitus Ἡράκλειτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Heraclitus.

Heraclides Ἡρακλείδης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herakleides.

Heraclitus Ἡράκλειτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἡράκλειτος (Herakleitos) meaning "glory of Hera", derived from the name of the goddess Hera combined with κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher from Ephesus.

Heraclius Ἡράκλειος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek personal name Ἡράκλειος (Herakleios), which was derived from the name of the Greek hero Herakles. This was the name of a 7th-century Byzantine emperor, known for his victories over the Sasanian Persian Empire. This name was also borne by two early saints.

Herais Ἡραΐς f Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was probably derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera. It was borne by a saint and martyr from Alexandria who was killed during the early 4th-century persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Herakleides Ἡρακλείδης m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Herakles" in Greek, derived from the name of the mythic hero Herakles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek astronomer who theorized the rotation of the earth.

Herakleios Ἡράκλειος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heraclius.

Herakleitos Ἡράκλειτος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heraclitus.

Hermagoras Ἑρμαγόρας m Ancient Greek
From the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". Saint Hermagoras (3rd century) was the first bishop of Aquileia in Italy.

Hermes Ἑρμῆς m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Spanish
Probably from Greek ἕρμα (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker". Hermes was a Greek god associated with speed and good luck, who served as a messenger to Zeus and the other gods. He was also the patron of travellers, writers, athletes, merchants, thieves and orators.... [more]

Hermogenes Ἑρμογένης m Ancient Greek
Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek γενής (genes) meaning "born".

Hermokrates Ἑρμοκράτης m Ancient Greek
Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Hermolaos Ἑρμόλαος m Ancient Greek
Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek λαός (laos) meaning "people".

Hero 2 Ἥρων m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Heron.

Herodotos Ἡρόδοτος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Herodotus.

Herodotus Ἡρόδοτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἡρόδοτος (Herodotos), derived from the name of the goddess Hera combined with δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted". Herodotus was a Greek historian of the 5th century BC who wrote the Histories, a detailed account of the Greco-Persian Wars. He is known as the Father of History.

Heroides Ἡρωΐδης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Herod.

Heron Ἥρων m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek inventor (also known as Hero) from Alexandria.

Hesiod Ἡσίοδος m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Ἡσίοδος (Hesiodos), which probably meant "to throw song" from ἵημι (hiemi) meaning "to throw, to speak" and ᾠδή (ode) meaning "song, ode". This was the name of an 8th-century BC Greek poet.

Hesiodos Ἡσίοδος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hesiod.

Hesperos Ἕσπερος m Ancient Greek
Means "evening" in Greek. This was the name of the personification of the Evening Star (the planet Venus) in Greek mythology.

Hieronymos Ἱερώνυμος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Jerome.

Hieronymus Ἱερώνυμος m Ancient Greek (Latinized), German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Latin form of Jerome, formerly common in Germany and the Netherlands. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) was a Dutch painter known for his depictions of the torments of hell.

Hilarion Ἱλαρίων m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἱλαρός (hilaros) meaning "cheerful". This was the name of a 4th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Anthony.

Hippocrates Ἱπποκράτης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrates) meaning "horse power", derived from the elements ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek doctor who is known as the Father of Medicine.

Hippokrates Ἱπποκράτης m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hippocrates.

Hippolytos Ἱππόλυτος m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "freer of horses" from Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and λύω (luo) meaning "to loosen". In Greek legend he was the son of Theseus who was tragically loved by his stepmother Phaedra. This was also the name of a 3rd-century theologian, saint and martyr.

Homer Ὅμηρος m English, Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Ὅμηρος (Homeros), derived from ὅμηρος (homeros) meaning "hostage, pledge". Homer was the Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad, about the Trojan War, and the Odyssey, about Odysseus's journey home after the war. There is some debate about when he lived, or if he was even a real person, though most scholars place him in the 8th century BC. In the modern era, Homer has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world (chiefly in America) since the 18th century. This name is borne by the oafish cartoon father on the television series The Simpsons.

Homeros Ὅμηρος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Homer.

Hyacinthus Ὑάκινθος m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑάκινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the hyacinth flower. In Greek legend Hyakinthos was accidentally killed by the god Apollo, who mournfully caused this flower to arise from his blood. The name was also borne by several early saints, notably a 3rd-century martyr who was killed with his brother Protus.

Hyakinthos Ὑάκινθος m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hyacinthus.

Hyginos Ὑγῖνος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hyginus.

Hyginus Ὑγῖνος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ὑγῖνος (Hyginos), a Greek name derived from ὑγιεινός (hygieinos) meaning "healthy". This was the name of the ninth pope.

Hypatia Ὑπατία f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ὕπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme". Hypatia of Alexandria was a 5th-century philosopher and mathematician, daughter of the mathematician Theon.

Hypatos Ὕπατος m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Hypatia.

Iason Ἰάσων m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Greek, Georgian
Greek and Georgian form of Jason.

Irenaeus Εἰρηναῖος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Εἰρηναῖος (Eirenaios), which meant "peaceful". Saint Irenaeus was an early bishop of Lyons for whom the Greek island of Santorini is named.

Irene Εἰρήνη f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirene), derived from a word meaning "peace". This was the name of the Greek goddess who personified peace, one of the Ὥραι (Horai). It was also borne by several early Christian saints. The name was common in the Byzantine Empire, notably being borne by an 8th-century empress, who was the first woman to lead the empire. She originally served as regent for her son, but later had him killed and ruled alone.... [more]

Ireneus Εἰρηναῖος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Irenaeus.

Isidora Ἰσιδώρα f Spanish, Serbian, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Isidore. This was the name of a 4th-century Egyptian saint and hermitess.

Isidoros Ἰσίδωρος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Isidore.

Isidorus Ἰσίδωρος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Isidoros.

Isocrates Ἰσοκράτης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἰσοκράτης (Isokrates) meaning "equal power", derived from ἴσος (isos) meaning "equal" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian orator.

Isokrates Ἰσοκράτης m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Isocrates.

Kallias Καλλίας m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty". This was the name of an Athenian who fought at Marathon who later became an ambassador to the Persians.

Kallikrates Καλλικράτης m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful power", derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Kallinikos Καλλίνικος m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful victory" from Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Kallippos Κάλλιππος m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful horse", derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Kallisto Καλλιστώ f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κάλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful", a derivative of καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful". In Greek mythology Kallisto was a nymph who was loved by Zeus. She was changed into a she-bear by Hera, and subsequently became the Great Bear constellation. This was also an ancient Greek personal name.

Kallistos Κάλλιστος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Callistus.

Kallistrate Καλλιστράτη f Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful army" from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".