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Adamantia Αδαμαντία f Greek
Feminine form of Adamantios.

Aglaia Αγλαΐα f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites). This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Rome.

Alexia Αλεξία f Greek, French, Spanish, English (Modern)
Feminine form of Alexis.

Amalia Αμαλία f Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch, German, Germanic (Latinized)
Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element amal. This element means "unceasing, vigorous, brave", or it can refer to the Gothic dynasty of the Amali (derived from the same root).... [more]

Anastasia Αναστασία f Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Anastasius. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

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

Angelina Αγγελίνα 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-).

Antonia Αντωνία f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Romanian, Greek, Croatian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Aspasia Ασπασία f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀσπάσιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome, embrace". This was the name of the lover of Pericles (5th century BC).

Athanasia Αθανασία f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).

Athina Αθηνά f Greek
Modern Greek form of Athena.

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.

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]

Dareia Δαρεία f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Daria.

Despina Δέσποινα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Despoina.

Despoina Δέσποινα 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.

Diamantina Διαμαντίνα f Greek
Variant of Diamanto.

Dimitra Δήμητρα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Demeter 1.

Dionysia Διονυσία f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Dionysius.

Effimia Ευφημία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euphemia.

Efpraxia Ευπραξία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eupraxia.

Efthalia Ευθαλία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthalia.

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

Efthymia Ευθυμία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthymia.

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

Eleftheria Ελευθερία f Greek
Feminine form of Eleftherios.

Elpida Ελπίδα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elpis.

Emilia Αιμιλία f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). In Shakespeare's tragedy Othello (1603) this is the name of the wife of Iago.

Evangelia Ευαγγελία f Greek
Feminine form of Evangelos.

Evanthia Ευανθία 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.

Evdokia Ευδοκία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eudocia.

Evelina Εβελίνα f English, Italian, Swedish, Lithuanian, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Latinate form of Aveline. It was revived by the author Fanny Burney for the heroine of her first novel Evelina (1778). It is often regarded as a variant of the related name Evelyn or an elaboration of Eve.

Evgenia Ευγενία f Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of Eugenia. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Евгения (see Yevgeniya) or Bulgarian Евгения (see Evgeniya).

Fevronia Φεβρωνία f Greek
Greek form of Febronia.

Filippa Φιλίππα f Greek, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Italian
Greek, Scandinavian and Italian feminine form of Philip.

Georgia Γεωργία 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).

Gianna Γιάννα f Italian, Greek, English (Modern)
Italian short form of Giovanna and a Modern Greek variant of Ioanna.... [more]

Giorgia Γιωργία f Italian, Greek
Italian feminine form of George, as well as a Greek variant form.

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

Iliana Ηλιάνα f Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ilias (Greek) or Iliya (Bulgarian).

Ioanna Ιωάννα f Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Joanna.

Irida Ίριδα f Greek
Greek variant of Iris, from the genitive form Ἴριδος (Iridos).

Katerina Κατερίνα 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.

Katina Κατίνα f Greek, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Greek contracted form of Katerina. This name had a spike in popularity in America in 1972 when it was used for a newborn baby on the soap opera Where the Heart Is.

Konstadina Κωνσταντίνα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κωνσταντίνα (see Konstantina).

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

Koralia Κοραλία f Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korallion) meaning "coral" (in Modern Greek κοράλλι). This was the name of an obscure 4th-century saint and martyr from Thrace.

Korina Κορίνα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Corinna.

Lia 1 Λεία f Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Georgian, Greek, Biblical Latin
Italian, Portuguese, Georgian and Greek form of Leah.

Liza Λίζα f English, Russian, Greek, Georgian
Short form of Elizabeth (English), Yelizaveta (Russian), Elisavet (Greek) or Elisabed (Georgian).

Louiza Λουίζα f Greek
Greek feminine form of Louis.

Margarita Μαργαρίτα f Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Greek, Albanian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Margaret. This is also the Spanish word for the daisy flower (species Bellis perennis, Leucanthemum vulgare and others).

Maria Μαρία 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]

Marianna Μαριάννα 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 Μαριέττα f Italian, Greek, Hungarian, German, Polish
Diminutive of Maria.

Marika Μαρίκα f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.

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

Marina Μαρίνα f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Melina Μελίνα f English, Greek
Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as Melissa or from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

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

Natalia Ναταλία f Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Natalia (see Natalie).

Nektaria Νεκταρία f Greek
Feminine form of Nektarios.

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

Nikoletta Νικολέττα f Hungarian, Greek
Hungarian and Greek form of Nicoletta.

Olympia Ολυμπία f Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of Olympos.

Panagiota Παναγιώτα f Greek
Feminine form of Panagiotis.

Pavlina Παυλίνα f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, Slovene
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Greek form of Paulina.

Pelagia Πελαγία f Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelagius. This was the name of a few early saints, including a young 4th-century martyr who threw herself from a rooftop in Antioch rather than lose her virginity.

Polina Πωλίνα f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek
Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of Paulina or a short form of Apollinariya.

Sofia Σοφία f Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Form of Sophia used in various languages.

Sophia Σοφία 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]

Sotiria Σωτηρία f Greek
Feminine form of Sotirios.

Sotiroula Σωτηρούλα f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.

Spyridoula Σπυριδούλα f Greek
Feminine form of Spyridon.

Stamatia Σταματία f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.

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

Tasia Τασία f Greek
Short form of Anastasia.

Tatiana Τατιάνα f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.

Thalia Θάλεια f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Greek
From the Greek name Θάλεια (Thaleia), derived from θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, presiding over comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites).

Theodosia Θεοδοσία f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Theodosius.

Theofania Θεοφανία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophania.

Timothea Τιμοθέα f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Timothy.

Triantafyllia Τριανταφυλλιά f Greek
Feminine form of Triantafyllos. This is also the Greek word for "rosebush".

Valentina Βαλεντίνα f Italian, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A famous bearer is the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

Vasia Βάσια f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Venetia Βενετία f English (Rare), Greek
From the Latin name of the Italian region of Veneto and the city of Venice (see the place name Venetia). This name was borne by the celebrated English beauty Venetia Stanley (1600-1633), though in her case the name may have been a Latinized form of the Welsh name Gwynedd. Benjamin Disraeli used it for the heroine of his novel Venetia (1837).

Viktoria Βικτωρία, Βικτόρια 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 Βιργινία 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]

Xenia Ξένια f Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Yianna Γιάννα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).

Zenovia Ζηνοβία f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζηνοβία (see Zinovia).

Zinovia Ζηνοβία f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Zenobia.