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Achilleas Αχιλλέας m Greek
Modern Greek form of Achilles.

Chara Χαρά f Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.

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".

Charikleia Χαρίκλεια f Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This is the name of the heroine of the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica, about the love between Charikleia and Theagenes, written by Heliodorus of Emesa.

Chariklia Χαρίκλεια f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Charikleia.

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

Charis Χάρης, Χάρις f & m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of Chares. This was the word (in the singular) for one of the three Graces (plural Χάριτες).... [more]

Christakis Χρηστάκης m Greek
Greek diminutive of Christos 2.

Christina Χριστίνα f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Greek
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of Christian. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, saint who was tormented by her pagan father. It was also borne by a 17th-century Swedish queen and patron the arts who gave up her crown in order to become a Roman Catholic.... [more]

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.

Chrysa Χρύσα f Greek
Feminine form of Chrysanthos.

Chrysanthi Χρυσάνθη f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Chrysanthos.

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.

Chryssa Χρύσα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χρύσα (see Chrysa).

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

Haris 2 Χάρης, Χάρις m & f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χάρης or Χάρις (see Charis).

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

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

Michalis Μιχάλης m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Michael.

Mihail Μιχαήλ m Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Michael. This is also an alternate transcription of Greek Μιχαήλ (see Michail).

Mihalis Μιχάλης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μιχάλης (see Michalis).

Paschalis Πασχάλης m Late Roman, Greek
Latin and Greek form of Pascal.

Tilemachos Τηλέμαχος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Telemachos.

Zacharias Ζαχαρίας m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Zechariah. This form of the name is used in most English translations of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist. It was also borne by an 8th-century pope (called Zachary in English).