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This is a list of names in which the usage is Greek; and the categories include feminine forms.
gender
usage
Alexandra Αλεξάνδρα f English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Alexander. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.
Alexia Αλεξία f Greek, French, Spanish, English (Modern)
Feminine form of Alexis.
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).
Angela Άντζελα f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Greek, Late Roman
Feminine form of Angelus (see Angel). As an English name, it came into use in the 18th century. A notable bearer is the former German chancellor Angela Merkel (1954-).
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).
Argyro Αργυρώ f Greek
Feminine form of Argyros.
Athanasia Αθανασία f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).
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]
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]
Chrysa Χρύσα f Greek
Feminine form of Chrysanthos.
Chrysanthi Χρυσάνθη f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Chrysanthos.
Dareia Δαρεία f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Daria.
Dionysia Διονυσία f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Dionysius.
Domna Δόμνα f Late Roman, Greek
Feminine form of Domnus. Saint Domna of Nicomedia was martyred during the persecutions of the early 4th century. However, in the case of Julia Domna, the Syrian wife of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, it seems her name was actually of Semitic origin.
Eftychia Ευτυχία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eutychia. It means "happiness" in Modern Greek.
Eleftheria Ελευθερία f Greek
Feminine form of Eleftherios.
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.
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).
Filippa Φιλίππα f Greek, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Italian
Greek, Scandinavian and Italian feminine form of Philip.
Galini Γαλήνη f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Galen.
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.
Iliana Ηλιάνα f Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Ilias (Greek) or Iliya (Bulgarian).
Ioanna Ιωάννα f Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Joanna.
Konstadina Κωνσταντίνα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κωνσταντίνα (see Konstantina).
Konstantina Κωνσταντίνα f Greek
Greek feminine form of Constantinus (see Constantine).
Kyriake Κυριακή f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακή (see Kyriaki).
Kyriaki Κυριακή f Greek
Feminine form of Kyriakos.
Louiza Λουίζα f Greek
Greek feminine form of Louis.
Marika Μαρίκα f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Swedish, Georgian, Italian, German
Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
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.
Michaela Μιχαέλα f German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak, Greek, Hebrew
Feminine form of Michael.
Nektaria Νεκταρία f Greek
Feminine form of Nektarios.
Nikol Νικόλ f Czech, Bulgarian, Greek
Czech, Bulgarian and Greek form of Nicole.
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.
Petroula Πετρούλα f Greek
Greek feminine form of Peter.
Polina Πωλίνα f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek
Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of Paulina or a short form of Apollinariya.
Smaragda Σμαράγδα f Greek
Feminine form of Smaragdos.
Stavroula Σταυρούλα f Greek
Feminine form of Stavros.
Stefania Στεφανία f Italian, Polish, Greek
Italian, Polish and Greek feminine form of Stephen.
Stella 2 Στέλλα f Greek
Diminutive of Styliani, with the spelling influenced by that of Stella 1.
Styliani Στυλιανή f Greek
Feminine form of Stylianos.
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.
Theodora Θεοδώρα 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.
Theodosia Θεοδοσία f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Theodosius.
Timothea Τιμοθέα f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Timothy.
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.
Vasiliki Βασιλική f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Basil 1.
Vaso 2 Βάσω f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.
Vassiliki Βασιλική f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλική (see Vasiliki).
Vasso Βάσω f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βάσω (see Vaso 2).
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]
Yanna 1 Γιάννα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).
Yianna Γιάννα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).