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by Katheros
9/16/2007, 7:44 PM
Recently I've started really liking some Greek names... they're so majestic, and the meanings are great! I have no Greek heritage, so these names probably wouldn't go so well on my own kids, but I like them anyway, especiallyYannis (John)
Evangelos
Apostolos
Evander
Lysander ("release of man")Anybody else like Greek names?
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- Marija Luminitsa
9/16/2007, 11:32 PM
I like all of those, but prefer Lysandros over Lysander. I love Greek names and have no Greek heritage as well, but I still may use some or forms of them. I have huge lists including many that aren't in this database.
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- Caitlin (earthnut)
9/16/2007, 9:25 PM
I'm not Greek either, but I'd love to use Greek names. After all, Katherine, Andrew, Alexander, Nicholas, and Melissa are all Greek. Plenty of Hebrew names are used by non-hebrew people. I love Evander and Lysander (though there's too much "lizard" in Lysander). There's a bunch on my PNL.
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- Eliora (eliorafalk)
9/16/2007, 9:11 PM
I went through a Greek phase some time ago.There are a few I still like - Nephele is #1.Of yours, I like:
Yannis
Evander
Lysander - though I prefer the feminine form Lysandra.
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- morrissey   +2
9/16/2007, 7:59 PM
- Katheros   +1
9/16/2007, 8:01 PM
Ooh, Gaia and Selene are nice! I was having a harder time finding girls' names in Greek that held the same charm for me as the male names. Maybe they are a little more common? (Helen, Katerina)
I forgot Alexandros-- also a good one. And Basil, in the right context... like a historical novel... seems a bit prissy in this day and age though.: )

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- morrissey
9/16/2007, 8:19 PM
That's funny, I have a harder time with male names. Alexandros is oh so handsome though. Agree with you on Basil. I like Helios too but again may not be quite right in this day and age.
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- Dot (Spider from Mars)
9/16/2007, 7:51 PM
I do. I also like a lot of Greek mythology names, though mostly as GPs. (My favourite mythology names are Echo, Penelope, Hermione, Philomela and Phyllis.)I like Yannis a lot. I am hard-pressed to find a form of John I don't like.On Lysander: Someone I know is an FTM transexual, and when he came out, he changed his name to Lysander because of the meaning. I thought that was really cool.
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