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I recently corresponded by e-mail with the "Lexicon of Personal Greek Names" project of Oxford University, requesting etymological references for Greek names. Here is an excerpt of their reply:

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"....You should be able to find something useful in:

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Bechtel, Friedrich (1917), Die historischen Personennnamen des
Griechischen (Halle )

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and perhaps also:

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Pape, W. & G. E. Benseler (1862-70), Wörterbuch der griechischen
Eigennamen (Braunschweig).

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There is also, on Homeric names:

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Kamptz, Hans von (1982), Homerische Personennamen (Goettingen).

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As far as the web is concerned I myself usually recommend the much more general

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http://www.behindthename.com

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which gives etymologies for names...."

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