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Afroditi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Aphrodite.

Agapitos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Agapito.

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

Andriana f Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Andreas (Greek) or Andrey (Bulgarian).

Angeliki f Greek
Greek form of Angelica.

Angelina f Italian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Armenian
Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

Anthoula f Greek
Diminutive of names containing the Greek element ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom", such as Chrysanthi and Evanthia.

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

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

Christos 1 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 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.

Despoina f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "mistress, lady" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon. She was worshipped in the Eleusinian Mysteries, which were secret rites practiced at Eleusis near Athens.

Diamanto f Greek
Derived from Greek διαμάντι (diamanti) meaning "diamond".

Dimitris m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Demetrios.

Diomidis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Diomedes.

Dionysia f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Dionysius.

Efpraxia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eupraxia.

Efthalia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthalia.

Efthimia f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ευθυμία (see Efthymia).

Efthymia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthymia.

Eftychia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eutychia. It means "happiness" in Modern Greek.

Eleonora f Italian, German, Swedish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek
Form of Eleanor in several languages.

Elisavet f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elizabeth.

Evanthia f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Εὐανθία (Euanthia), a variant of Euanthe. This was the name of a 1st-century martyr from Skepsis who is considered a saint in the Orthodox Church.

Evgenios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eugene.

Evridiki f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eurydice.

Fevronia f Greek
Greek form of Febronia.

Filippos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Philip.

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

Glykeria f Greek, Late Greek
From Greek γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Heraclea.

Grigoris m Greek
Modern Greek form of Gregory.

Ignatios m Greek
Greek form of Ignatius.

Kalliopi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Kalliope.

Katerina f Macedonian, Albanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
Macedonian and Albanian form of Katherine, a Russian short form of Yekaterina, a Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina, and a Greek variant of Aikaterine.

Kleoniki f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Kleonike.

Kostakis m Greek
Diminutive of Konstantinos.

Kyriakos m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Cyriacus.

Lefteris m Greek
Short form of Eleftherios.

Leonidas m Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion" combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). Leonidas was a Spartan king of the 5th century BC who sacrificed his life and his army defending the pass of Thermopylae from the Persians. This was also the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr, the father of Origen, from Alexandria.

Marianna f Italian, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Russian, Greek, English
Combination of Maria and Anna. It can also be regarded as a variant of the Roman name Mariana, or as a Latinized form of Mariamne.

Marietta f Italian, Greek, Hungarian, German, Polish
Diminutive of Maria.

Marilena f Italian, Romanian, Greek
Combination of Maria and Elena.

Mattheos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Matthaios.

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

Michaela f German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak, Greek, Hebrew
Feminine form of Michael.

Michalis m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Michael.

Nektaria f Greek
Feminine form of Nektarios.

Neofytos m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Neophytos.

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

Nikolaos m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Nicholas.

Nikoleta f Greek, Bulgarian, Slovak
Greek, Bulgarian and Slovak form of Nicolette.

Pantelis m Greek
Short form of Panteleimon.

Periklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Pericles.

Petroula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Peter.

Pinelopi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Penelope.

Polyxeni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Polyxena.

Prokopis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Prokopios.

Serafeim m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σεραφείμ (see Serafim).

Smaragda f Greek
Feminine form of Smaragdos.

Sofoklis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Sophocles.

Sokratis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Socrates.

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

Spiridon m Greek, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Spyridon, as well as an alternate transcription of the Greek name.

Spyridon m Greek, Late Greek
Late Greek name derived from Greek σπυρίδιον (spyridion) meaning "basket" or Latin spiritus meaning "spirit". Saint Spyridon was a 4th-century sheep farmer who became the bishop of Tremithus and suffered during the persecutions of Diocletian.

Stamatia f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.

Stamatis m Greek
Variant of Stamatios.

Stefania f Italian, Polish, Greek
Italian, Polish and Greek feminine form of Stephen.

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

Styliani f Greek
Feminine form of Stylianos.

Thanasis m Greek
Modern Greek short form of Athanasios.

Theodora f English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theodore. This name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by several empresses including the influential wife of Justinian in the 6th century.

Timothea f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Timothy.

Vangelis m Greek
Variant of Evangelos.

Vasiliki f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Basil 1.

Vasilios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Vassilis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλης (see Vasilis).

Veniamin m Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of Benjamin.

Viktoria f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
German, Scandinavian and Greek variant of Victoria. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Виктория or Ukrainian Вікторія (see Viktoriya) or Belarusian Вікторыя (see Viktoryia), as well as the usual Georgian transcription.

Virginia f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.... [more]