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Most Greek names are pretty old, dating from at least the Byzantine era (often before).

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Here are the names of the older Greek women I've known. All were born in Greece except for Maria, who was born in the US to Greek parents. The years are their birth years (and death for the deceased):

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Ismini (born 1907) - She's the oldest person I know. She celebrated her 105th birthday last month.
Vasiliki (1926-2010) - She and the two below her are Ismini's daughters.
Thalia (born 1928)
Andromachi (born 1931) - She's the maternal grandmother of one of my co-workers. I love her name!
Anastasia (born 1934) - The wife of Ismini's son Kyriakos, who is younger than all his sisters.
Maria (born 1935) - She worked at my middle school.
Eleni (1926-2012) - The aformentioned co-worker's other grandmother. She died at the start of this year.
Marianna (1934-2012) - She and the two below were various women that I've met. Marianna died back in March.
Chrysanthe (born 1917)
Theodora (born 1935)

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My Greek-American co-worker's other great-grandmothers were named Maria, Varvara, and Erato. All of them died years ago. (This co-worker's name is Larissa.)

This message was edited 6/4/2012, 4:27 PM