Names Categorized "top 10 in Greece"

Aikaterini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Αικατερίνη (see Ekaterini).

Angeliki f Greek
Greek form of Angelica.

Athanasios m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Athanasius.

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.

Dimitra f Greek
Modern Greek form of Demeter 1.

Dimitrios m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Demetrios.

Eleni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Helen.

Georgia f English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of George. This is the name of an American state, which was named after the British king George II. The country of Georgia has an unrelated etymology. A famous bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).

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

Ioannis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Ἰωάννης (see John).

Konstantin m Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, German, Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian
Form of Constantine in several languages.

Konstantina f Greek
Greek feminine form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

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

Maria f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Estonian, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Armenian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.... [more]

Michail m Greek, Russian
Modern Greek transcription of Michael. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Михаил (see Mikhail).

Nikolaos m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Nicholas.

Panagiotis m Greek
From the Greek title of the Virgin Mary Παναγία (Panagia) meaning "all holy", derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" combined with ἅγιος (hagios) meaning "devoted to the gods, sacred".

Paraskevi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Paraskeve.

Sophia f English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.... [more]

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

Vasiliki f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Basil 1.