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I can think of a few examples that are for certain derived from feminine names originally. Demetrios / Demetrius / Demetrio (and other related forms) come from the goddess, Demeter. Artemesios (and related forms) come from the goddess, Artemis. Herakles (Hercules), Herakleitos (Heracleitus), and Heraklios (Heraclius)/ Heraclio are all related to the goddess, Hera. Kassandros is the Greek masculine form of Kassandra. The Margaritos and Margarito are both forms of Margaret. They aren't very common, but they do exist. Nikephoros is supposedly unisex now but started as feminine, however other nik-/nic- names (like Nikolaos / Nicholas) that stem from the Greek word for victory (nike) don't seem to be derived for the sake of the goddess, Nike.

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~~~~~~~~~~~Amanda~~~~~~~~~~~

This message was edited 9/28/2007, 2:47 PM