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Adamantios Αδαμάντιος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀδάμας (adamas) meaning "unconquerable, unbreakable, adamant" (genitive ἀδάμαντος).

Agapios Αγάπιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Agape. This was the name of a saint from Caesarea who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Agapitos Αγαπητός m Greek
Modern Greek form of Agapito.

Aimilios Αιμίλιος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Αιμίλιος (see Emilios).

Akakios Ακάκιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
From a Greek word meaning "innocent, not evil", derived from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with κάκη (kake) meaning "evil". This was the name of three early saints, two of whom were martyred.

Alekos Αλέκος m Greek
Diminutive of Alexandros.

Alexandros Αλέξανδρος m Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Alexander.

Anargyros Ανάργυρος m Greek
From the Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with ἄργυρος (argyros) meaning "silver". This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

Anastasios Αναστάσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anastasius.

Angelos Άγγελος m Greek
Greek form of Angelus (see Angel).

Antonios Αντώνιος m Greek
Greek form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Apostolos Απόστολος m Greek
Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.

Asterios Αστέριος m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
Greek form of Asterius.

Athanasios Αθανάσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Athanasius.

Charalambos Χαράλαμπος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαράλαμπος (see Charalampos).

Charalampos Χαράλαμπος m Greek
Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek χαρά (chara) meaning "happiness" combined with λάμπω (lampo) meaning "to shine".

Charilaos Χαρίλαος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Means "grace of the people", derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and λαός (laos) meaning "people".

Christodoulos Χριστόδουλος m Greek, Late Greek
Means "slave of Christ" in Greek, derived from Χριστός (Christos) combined with δοῦλος (doulos) meaning "slave, servant".

Christoforos Χριστόφορος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Christopher.

Christos 1 Χρίστος m Theology, Greek
From Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed", derived from χρίω (chrio) meaning "to anoint". This was a name applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. It is a translation of the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyaḥ), commonly spelled in English messiah, which also means "anointed".... [more]

Christos 2 Χρήστος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Chrestos. This spelling has been conflated with Χρίστος (see Christos 1), which is pronounced the same in Modern Greek.

Chrysanthos Χρύσανθος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρύσεος (chryseos) meaning "golden" combined with ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century Egyptian saint.

Chrysostomos Χρυσόστομος m Greek
Means "golden mouth", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth". This was an epithet applied to eloquent orators, notably Saint John Chrysostom, a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople.

Demetrios Δημήτριος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek form of Demetrius, as well as an alternate transcription of the Modern Greek form Dimitrios.

Dimitrios Δημήτριος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Demetrios.

Dimos Δήμος m Greek
Short form of Dimitrios or Dimosthenis.

Dionysios Διονύσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god Dionysos. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician.

Dorotheos Δωρόθεος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of Dorothea. This name was borne by a few early saints.

Efstathios Ευστάθιος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eustathios.

Efthimios Ευθύμιος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ευθύμιος (see Efthymios).

Efthymios Ευθύμιος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthymius.

Eleftherios Ελευθέριος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see Eleutherius).

Emilios Αιμίλιος m Greek
Greek form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Evangelos Ευάγγελος m Greek
Means "bringing good news" from the Greek word εὐάγγελος (euangelos), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger".

Evgenios Ευγένιος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eugene.

Filippos Φίλιππος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Philip.

Fotios Φώτιος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Photios.

Georgios Γεώργιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of George.

Gerasimos Γεράσιμος m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek γέρας (geras) meaning "honour, gift". Saint Gerasimus was a 5th-century hermit who lived near the Jordan River.

Giorgos Γιώργος m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Georgios (see George).

Grigorios Γρηγόριος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Gregory.

Iakovos Ιάκωβος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Jacob (or James).

Ignatios Ιγνάτιος m Greek
Greek form of Ignatius.

Karolos Κάρολος m Greek
Greek form of Carolus.

Konstadinos Κωνσταντίνος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κωνσταντίνος (see Konstantinos).

Konstantinos Κωνσταντίνος m Greek
Greek form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

Kyriakos Κυριάκος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Cyriacus.

Lavrentios Λαυρέντιος m Greek
Greek form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lazaros Λάζαρος m Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Lazarus.

Marinos Μαρίνος m Greek
Greek form of Marinus.

Marios Μάριος m Greek
Greek form of Marius.

Markos Μάρκος m Greek, Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Marcus (see Mark).

Matthaios Ματθαίος m Biblical Greek, Greek
Form of Matthew used in the Greek New Testament. It is more accurately transcribed Mattheos in modern Greek.

Mattheos Ματθαίος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Matthaios.

Menelaos Μενέλαος m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek
Greek form of Menelaus.

Nektarios Νεκτάριος m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek νέκταρ (nektar) meaning "nectar, drink of the gods".

Neofytos Νεόφυτος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Neophytos.

Nicolaos Νικόλαος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικόλαος (see Nikolaos).

Nikolaos Νικόλαος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Nicholas.

Nikos Νίκος m Greek
Greek short form of Nikolaos.

Omiros Όμηρος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Homer.

Panos Πάνος m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Pavlos Παύλος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Paul.

Petros Πέτρος m Greek, Armenian, Biblical Greek
Greek and Armenian form of Peter.

Prokopios Προκόπιος m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek προκοπή (prokope) meaning "progress, advance". Saint Prokopios was an early Christian martyr who was beheaded in Palestine during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Sotirios Σωτήριος m Greek
Derived from Greek σωτήρ (sotir) meaning "saviour, deliverer", referring to Jesus, or σωτηρία (sotiria) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Sotos Σώτος m Greek
Short form of Sotirios.

Spiros Σπύρος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρος (see Spyros).

Spyros Σπύρος m Greek
Short form of Spyridon.

Stamatios Σταμάτιος m Greek
Derived from medieval Greek σταματώ (stamato) meaning "stop".

Stavros Σταύρος m Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Stefanos Στέφανος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Στέφανος (see Stephen).

Stelios Στέλιος m Greek
Variant of Stylianos.

Stephanos Στέφανος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Stephen. In Modern Greek it is usually transcribed Stefanos.

Stylianos Στυλιανός m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar". Saint Stylianos was a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is regarded as a patron saint of children.

Thanos Θάνος m Greek
Diminutive of Athanasios.

Theodoros Θεόδωρος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theodore.

Theofilos Θεόφιλος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophilus.

Theofylaktos Θεοφύλακτος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Theophylaktos.

Thrasyvoulos Θρασύβουλος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Thrasyboulos.

Tilemachos Τηλέμαχος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Telemachos.

Triantafyllos Τριαντάφυλλος m Greek
Means "rose" in Greek, derived from τριάντα (trianta) "thirty" and φύλλον (fyllon) "leaf". This was the name of a 17th-century Greek saint and martyr.

Vasileios Βασίλειος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλειος (see Vasilios).

Vasilios Βασίλειος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Yiorgos Γιώργος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yorgos Γιώργος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).