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Help[Opinions] Usable Greek names (ancient and modern)
The Petra post below inspired me to do this. Petra has been in my top 10 for ages now, and I think it is totally, 100% usable. Here are some more that for the most part I also see usable.
GIRLS:
Aella (best name meaning EVER: "whirlwind")
Althea
Andromeda
Athene (long-time favorite)
Chrysanthe (prefer Chrysanthemum)
Filippa
Hermione
Ioanna
Ianthe (adore this)
Ilithyia
Lysistrata (it's out there, but I think it's ok as a mn)
Nephele
Nikoleta (nn Nik? Oh man so cool!)
Pandora
Parthenia
Penelope
Persephone (loved this for years)
Petra
Phaedra
Sibyl / Sibylla
Timothea
Thais
Vasiliki
Xanthe (always wished this was my middle name)
Xenia
Xenovia
Zoe (a bit too popular, though)
BOYS:
Aeson
Alexis (huge favorite)
Apollo
Ares
Constantine (duh.)
Deimos (means "terror", but it's such an awesome name)
Demetrios
Filippos
Gavril (I used to think it sounds like a sword from Warcraft, but now I like it)
Iason
Ioannes
Jason
Matthias
Nikodemos (I hate Nicholas, but this is super appealing)
Pallas
Pavlos
Pyrrhus (too cool)
Thales
Tycho
Vlasis
Zephyr
Edited to add Andromeda, as LuzDeTuVida mentioned that I clearly missed. =P
GIRLS:
Aella (best name meaning EVER: "whirlwind")
Althea
Andromeda
Athene (long-time favorite)
Chrysanthe (prefer Chrysanthemum)
Filippa
Hermione
Ioanna
Ianthe (adore this)
Ilithyia
Lysistrata (it's out there, but I think it's ok as a mn)
Nephele
Nikoleta (nn Nik? Oh man so cool!)
Pandora
Parthenia
Penelope
Persephone (loved this for years)
Petra
Phaedra
Sibyl / Sibylla
Timothea
Thais
Vasiliki
Xanthe (always wished this was my middle name)
Xenia
Xenovia
Zoe (a bit too popular, though)
BOYS:
Aeson
Alexis (huge favorite)
Apollo
Ares
Constantine (duh.)
Deimos (means "terror", but it's such an awesome name)
Demetrios
Filippos
Gavril (I used to think it sounds like a sword from Warcraft, but now I like it)
Iason
Ioannes
Jason
Matthias
Nikodemos (I hate Nicholas, but this is super appealing)
Pallas
Pavlos
Pyrrhus (too cool)
Thales
Tycho
Vlasis
Zephyr
Edited to add Andromeda, as LuzDeTuVida mentioned that I clearly missed. =P
This message was edited 8/21/2008, 10:03 AM
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Ooo Greek names :-)
Aella --This is pretty
Althea --really like this
Andromeda --love this
Athene --like this, but still prefer Athena
Chrysanthe --love this
Filippa --I like this and also Philippa
Hermione --love this
Ioanna --love this
Ianthe --love this
Ilithyia --I like this, but prefer Eileithyia
Lysistrata --I love this
Nephele --really like this
Nikoleta --This is my favorite feminine Nik/Nich/Nic name, which is saying a lot considering my mn is Nicole.
Pandora --love this
Parthenia --love this
Penelope --love this and would consider using it
Persephone --love this
Petra --love this
Phaedra --like this, prefer Phaidra
Sibyl / Sibylla --Sibyl was my grandma's name. It is ok. I love Sibylla though.
Timothea --like this
Thais --like this
Vasiliki --like this, also like Basilike and Basilissa
Xanthe --love this
Xenia --love this
Xenovia --Prefer Zenobia
Zoe --love this and the Greek diminutive, Zoitsa. I also love the male form Zois.
Aeson --like this
Alexis --love this
Apollo --ok, but not as much my style
Ares --ok
Constantine --prefer Konstantinos in this case
Deimos --ok
Demetrios --love this
Filippos --like this and Philippos
Gavril --like this
Iason --really like this
Ioannes --love this
Jason --like this, but in the Greek sense, I prefer Iason
Matthias --love this
Nikodemos --I like this, but my favorite male Greek Nik- name is still Nikolaos.
Pallas --nice
Pavlos --love this
Pyrrhus --Prefer Pyrros
Thales --like this
Tycho --ok, but not really my style
Vlasis --really like this
Zephyr --Like this, but prefer Zephyros
Aella --This is pretty
Althea --really like this
Andromeda --love this
Athene --like this, but still prefer Athena
Chrysanthe --love this
Filippa --I like this and also Philippa
Hermione --love this
Ioanna --love this
Ianthe --love this
Ilithyia --I like this, but prefer Eileithyia
Lysistrata --I love this
Nephele --really like this
Nikoleta --This is my favorite feminine Nik/Nich/Nic name, which is saying a lot considering my mn is Nicole.
Pandora --love this
Parthenia --love this
Penelope --love this and would consider using it
Persephone --love this
Petra --love this
Phaedra --like this, prefer Phaidra
Sibyl / Sibylla --Sibyl was my grandma's name. It is ok. I love Sibylla though.
Timothea --like this
Thais --like this
Vasiliki --like this, also like Basilike and Basilissa
Xanthe --love this
Xenia --love this
Xenovia --Prefer Zenobia
Zoe --love this and the Greek diminutive, Zoitsa. I also love the male form Zois.
Aeson --like this
Alexis --love this
Apollo --ok, but not as much my style
Ares --ok
Constantine --prefer Konstantinos in this case
Deimos --ok
Demetrios --love this
Filippos --like this and Philippos
Gavril --like this
Iason --really like this
Ioannes --love this
Jason --like this, but in the Greek sense, I prefer Iason
Matthias --love this
Nikodemos --I like this, but my favorite male Greek Nik- name is still Nikolaos.
Pallas --nice
Pavlos --love this
Pyrrhus --Prefer Pyrros
Thales --like this
Tycho --ok, but not really my style
Vlasis --really like this
Zephyr --Like this, but prefer Zephyros
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I like quite a few of them. Especially Athene (I came across Athenodora in some reading a little while ago. Cool, am I right?), Xanthe (My mum works with babies and has a couple of Xanthes. It is the only name that she has ever said that she really likes. I'm so with you in wishing it were your middle name!) Constantine, Tycho, Vlasis and Zephyr.
I also have a soft spot for Phoebe.
I also have a soft spot for Phoebe.
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Cool list but you forgot Andromeda and Amaranth
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