Aseretisacoolname's Personal Name List

Zoticus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ζωτικός(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζωτικός (Zotikos), derived from ζωτικός (zotikos) meaning "full of life". This was the name of several early saints.
Zephyr
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
Other Scripts: Ζέφυρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ZEHF-ər(English)
Rating: 85% based on 2 votes
From the Greek Ζέφυρος (Zephyros) meaning "west wind". Zephyros was the Greek god of the west wind.
Xenocrates
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ξενοκράτης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: zə-NAHK-rə-teez(English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From the Greek name Ξενοκράτης (Xenokrates), which was derived from ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek philosopher.
Xenia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ξένια(Greek) Ξενία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SEH-nya(Spanish)
Rating: 80% based on 2 votes
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.
Tychon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Τύχων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "chance, luck, fortune", a derivative of τυγχάνω (tynchano) meaning "hit the mark, succeed". This was the name of a minor deity associated with Priapus in Greek mythology. It was also borne by a 5th-century saint from Cyprus.
Theron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θήρων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TEH-RAWN(Classical Greek) THEHR-ən(English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Derived from Greek θηράω (therao) meaning "to hunt".
Therapon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θεράπων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 65% based on 2 votes
Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek.
Theophanes
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θεοφάνης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TEH-O-PA-NEHS
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.
Theodulus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Θεόδουλος(Ancient Greek)
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεόδουλος (Theodoulos) meaning "servant of god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δοῦλος (doulos) meaning "slave, servant". This name was borne by several early saints.
Theodosius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Θεοδόσιος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: thee-ə-DO-shəs(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Θεοδόσιος (Theodosios) meaning "giving to god", derived from θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δόσις (dosis) meaning "giving". Saint Theodosius of Palestine was a monk who founded a monastery near Bethlehem in the 5th century. This also was the name of emperors of the Eastern Roman and Byzantine Empires.
Theodosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1], Greek
Other Scripts: Θεοδοσία(Greek)
Pronounced: TEH-O-DO-SEE-A(Classical Greek) thee-ə-DO-see-ə(English) thee-ə-DO-shə(English)
Rating: 60% based on 3 votes
Feminine form of Theodosius.
Thekla
Gender: Feminine
Usage: German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Θέκλα(Greek)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
From the ancient Greek name Θεόκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, appearing (as Θέκλα) in the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. The story tells how Thecla listens to Paul speak about the virtues of chastity and decides to remain a virgin, angering both her mother and her suitor.
Theia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Θεία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Possibly derived from Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". In Greek myth this was the name of a Titan goddess of light, glittering and glory. She was the wife of Hyperion and the mother of the sun god Helios, the moon goddess Selene, and the dawn goddess Eos.
Thalia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Greek
Other Scripts: Θάλεια(Greek)
Pronounced: THAY-lee-ə(English) thə-LIE-ə(English)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
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).
Thales
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1], Portuguese (Brazilian)
Other Scripts: Θαλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TA-LEHS(Classical Greek) THAY-leez(English) TA-leezh(Portuguese)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". Thales of Miletus was a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician.
Thalassa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Θάλασσα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: TA-LAS-SA(Classical Greek)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Means "sea" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of the sea. A small moon of Neptune is named for her.
Telesphorus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Τελεσφόρος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Telesphoros (see Télesphore).
Stylianos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Στυλιανός(Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek στῦλος (stylos) meaning "pillar". Saint Stylianos was a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is regarded as a patron saint of children.
Spyridon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Σπυρίδων(Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
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.
Sophus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Σόφος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
From the Greek name Σόφος (Sophos) meaning "skilled, clever".
Sophronius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Σωφρόνιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Σωφρόνιος (Sophronios), which was derived from Greek σώφρων (sophron) meaning "self-controlled, sensible". Saint Sophronius was a 7th-century patriarch of Jerusalem.
Sophronia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Literature, Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Σωφρονία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Sophronius. Torquato Tasso used it in his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580), in which it is borne by the lover of Olindo.
Selene
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Σελήνη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: SEH-LEH-NEH(Classical Greek) si-LEE-nee(English) si-LEEN(English)
Rating: 73% based on 3 votes
Means "moon" in Greek. This was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, a Titan. She was sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.
Photine
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Φωτίνη(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek φῶς (phos) meaning "light" (genitive φωτός (photos)). This is the name traditionally given to the Samaritan woman Jesus met at the well (see John 4:7). She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Church.
Phocas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Φωκᾶς(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Φωκᾶς (Phokas), which meant "seal (animal)" from Greek φώκη (phoke). This was the name of an early saint and martyr from Asia Minor. Sentenced to death for being a Christian, he is said to have given his killers lodging and then dug his own grave before he was executed.
Philadelphos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Φιλάδελφος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
From Greek φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love" and ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother".
Pericles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Περικλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: PEHR-ə-kleez(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From the Greek name Περικλῆς (Perikles), which was derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and general. It is also the name of the central character in the play Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1608) written (or co-written) by William Shakespeare.
Paraskeve
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Παρασκευή(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek παρασκευή (paraskeue) meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (being the day of preparation). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in Rome.
Pamphilos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Πάμφιλος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Means "friend of all" from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and φίλος (philos) meaning "friend". This was the name of a 4th-century saint from Caesarea in the Roman province of Syria Palaestina.
Nyx
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Νύξ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: NUYKS(Classical Greek) NIKS(English)
Rating: 70% based on 3 votes
Means "night" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek goddess of the night, the daughter of Khaos and the wife of Erebos.
Nysa
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Νῦσα(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 40% based on 1 vote
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young Dionysos was raised.
Nicander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Νίκανδρος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Nikandros.
Macarius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Μακάριος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Latin form of Macario.
Lysander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λύσανδρος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Λύσανδρος (Lysandros), derived from Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). This was the name of a notable 5th-century BC Spartan general and naval commander.
Lycus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λύκος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Λύκος (Lykos) meaning "wolf". This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology including a legendary ruler of Thebes.
Leontios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Λεόντιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek λέοντος (leontos), the genitive case of λέων (leon) meaning "lion". This was the name of various early saints and martyrs. It was also borne by a 7th-century Byzantine emperor.
Leonidas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Λεωνίδας(Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
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.
Leander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Λέανδρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: lee-AN-dər(English)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Λέανδρος (Leandros), derived from λέων (leon) meaning "lion" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). In Greek legend Leander was the lover of Hero. Every night he swam across the Hellespont to meet her, but on one occasion he was drowned when a storm arose. When Hero saw his dead body she threw herself into the waters and perished.
Kleitos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Κλεῖτος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Means "splendid, famous" in Greek. This was the name of one of the generals of Alexander the Great. He was killed by Alexander in a dispute.
Keuthonymos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Κευθωνυμος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
The first element of this name is derived from Greek κεῦθος (keuthos) which can mean "the depths" as well as "hidden". It is related to Greek κεῦθω (keuthō) meaning "I hide, I cover". The second element is derived from Greek ὄνυμα (ónyma) meaning "name". As such, one could say that the meaning of this name is "hidden name" or "name from the depths". In Greek mythology, Keuthonymos is a spirit of the Underworld.
Kepheus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Κηφεύς(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Greek form of Cepheus.
Kallinikos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Καλλίνικος(Ancient Greek)
Means "beautiful victory" from Greek κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".
Irenaeus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εἰρηναῖος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Εἰρηναῖος (Eirenaios), which meant "peaceful". Saint Irenaeus was an early bishop of Lyons for whom the Greek island of Santorini is named.
Iole
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἰόλη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EE-O-LEH(Classical Greek) IE-ə-lee(English)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Means "violet" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was a woman beloved by Herakles.
Ianthe
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἰάνθη(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Means "violet flower", derived from Greek ἴον (ion) meaning "violet" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This was the name of an ocean nymph in Greek mythology.
Hilarion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἱλαρίων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek ἱλαρός (hilaros) meaning "cheerful". This was the name of a 4th-century saint, a disciple of Saint Anthony.
Hieronymos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἱερώνυμος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: HEE-EH-RAW-NUY-MOS
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Ancient Greek form of Jerome.
Heron
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἥρων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Derived from Greek ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek inventor (also known as Hero) from Alexandria.
Herais
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἡραΐς(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Ancient Greek personal name that was probably derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera. It was borne by a saint and martyr from Alexandria who was killed during the early 4th-century persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
Giannis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Γιάννης(Greek)
Pronounced: YA-nees
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see John).
Gennadius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Γεννάδιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Γεννάδιος (Gennadios), which was derived from Greek γεννάδας (gennadas) meaning "noble, generous". Saint Gennadius was an early martyr from North Africa.
Evaristus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐάριστος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐάριστος (Euaristos) meaning "well pleasing" from the Greek word εὐάρεστος (euarestos), derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good, well" and ἀρεστός (arestos) meaning "pleasing". This was the name of the fifth pope, supposedly martyred under Emperor Hadrian.
Evangelos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ευάγγελος(Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 2 votes
Means "bringing good news" from the Greek word εὐάγγελος (euangelos), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger".
Eutropius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐτρόπιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐτρόπιος (Eutropios), which was derived from the word εὔτροπος (eutropos) meaning "versatile", formed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and τρόπος (tropos) meaning "direction, manner, fashion".
Euthymius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐθύμιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐθύμιος (Euthymios) meaning "in good spirits, generous", derived from the word εὔθυμος (euthymos), which was composed of the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and θυμός (thymos) meaning "soul, spirit". This was the name of several early saints.
Euthymios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Εὐθύμιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Ancient Greek form of Euthymius.
Euthalia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Late Greek
Other Scripts: Εὐθαλία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Means "flower, bloom" from the Greek word εὐθάλεια (euthaleia), itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and θάλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". This name was borne by a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Sicily.
Eustathius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐστάθιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 30% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Greek Εὐστάθιος (Eustathios), derived from the Greek word εὐσταθής (eustathes) meaning "well-built, stable". It is ultimately from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up". This was the name of a few early saints, including the 2nd-century martyr also known as Eustachius (see Eustace).
Eusebius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐσέβιος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: ew-SEH-bee-oos(Latin) yoo-SEE-bee-əs(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Eusebios. This was the name of a 4th-century historian of the Christian church.
Eulogius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐλόγιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 10% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Greek Εὐλόγιος (Eulogios), derived from either of the words εὔλογος (eulogos) meaning "reasonable" or εὐλογία (eulogia) meaning "good language, praise, blessing". Both words are themselves derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and λόγος (logos) meaning "drawing, writing".

This was the name of several saints, including the 9th-century martyr Eulogius of Córdoba.

Eugraphios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Εὐγράφιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
From Greek εὐγραφής (eugraphes) meaning "well-drawn" or "well-written", itself from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and γραφή (graphe) meaning "drawing, writing". Saint Eugraphios or Eugraphos was a 3rd or 4th-century martyr from Alexandria.
Eudora
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Εὐδώρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: yoo-DAWR-ə(English)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Means "good gift" in Greek, from the elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a nymph, one of the Hyades, in Greek mythology.
Eudocia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Εὐδοκία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Εὐδοκία (Eudokia), derived from the word εὐδοκέω (eudokeo) meaning "to be well pleased, to be satisfied", itself derived from εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and δοκέω (dokeo) meaning "to think, to imagine, to suppose". This name was common among Byzantine royalty. Saint Eudocia was the wife of the 5th-century emperor Theodosius II.
Ermis
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Ερμής(Greek)
Modern Greek form of Hermes.
Erasmus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἔρασμος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: i-RAZ-məs(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Derived from Greek ἐράσμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved, desired". Saint Erasmus, also known as Saint Elmo, was a 4th-century martyr who is the patron saint of sailors. Erasmus was also the name of a Dutch scholar of the Renaissance period.
Epiktetos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἐπίκτητος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: EH-PEEK-TEH-TOS
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek stoic philosopher.
Eleutherius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἐλευθέριος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλευθέριος (Eleutherios), which meant "free". This was the name of a 2nd-century pope, as well as several saints.
Demetrius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Δημήτριος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of the Greek name Δημήτριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter 1. Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. This was also the name of several early saints including Demetrius of Thessalonica, a martyr of the 4th century who is regarded as a warrior.
Cosmas
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κοσμᾶς(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
From the Greek name Κοσμᾶς (Kosmas), which was derived from κόσμος (kosmos) meaning "order, decency". Saint Cosmas was martyred with his twin brother Damian in the 4th century. They are the patron saints of physicians.
Clytia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κλυτίη, Κλυτία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Klytië.
Clytemnestra
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κλυταιμνήστρα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: klie-təm-NEHS-trə(English)
Rating: 20% based on 1 vote
Latinized form of Greek Κλυταιμνήστρα (Klytaimnestra) and Κλυταιμήστρα (Klytaimestra), in which the first element is κλυτός (klytos) meaning "famous, noble". The spelling Klytaimnestra would suggest the second element is μνηστήρ (mnester) meaning "courter, wooer", while Klytaimestra would suggest a connection to μήδομαι (medomai) meaning "to plan, to intend". There is debate over which spelling is earlier or more authentic [1], since the ancient texts seem to make puns based on both etymologies. Klytaimestra appears in the works of the Greek tragedians such as Aeschylus, while Klytaimnestra appears in Homer's poems (the earliest extant copy dating from the post-classical period).

In Greek legend Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon and the mother of Orestes and Electra. While her husband was away during the Trojan War she took a lover, and upon his return she had Agamemnon murdered. She was subsequently killed by her son Orestes.

Cleon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κλέων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 15% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Κλέων (Kleon), a Greek name derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Charmion
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Rare)
Other Scripts: Χάρμιον(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
Greek name derived from χάρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch.
Chariton
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Χαρίτων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek novelist.
Chares
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Χάρης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KA-REHS
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian general. It was also borne by the sculptor who crafted the Colossus of Rhodes.
Charalampos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Χαράλαμπος(Greek)
Pronounced: kha-RA-lam-bos
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek χαρά (chara) meaning "happiness" combined with λάμπω (lampo) meaning "to shine".
Chara
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Χαρά(Greek)
Rating: 20% based on 2 votes
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.
Castor
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κάστωρ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KAS-tər(English)
Rating: 47% based on 3 votes
From the Greek name Κάστωρ (Kastor), possibly related to κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to excel, to shine" (pluperfect κέκαστο). Alternatively it could be derived from the Greek word κάστωρ (kastor) meaning "beaver", though the legends about Castor do not mention beavers, which were foreign animals to the Greeks. In Greek myth Castor was a son of Zeus and the twin brother of Pollux. The constellation Gemini, which represents the two brothers, contains a star by this name.
Cassander
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κάσσανδρος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 95% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Greek Κάσσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of Cassandra. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC king of Macedon.
Cadmus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Κάδμος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: KAD-məs(English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Greek Κάδμος (Kadmos), of uncertain meaning. In Greek mythology Cadmus was the son of the Phoenician king Agenor. He was sent by his father to rescue his sister Europa, who had been abducted by Zeus, although he did not succeed in retrieving her. According to legend, Cadmus founded the city of Thebes and introduced the alphabet to Greece.
Bion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Βίων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Ancient Greek name derived from βίος (bios) meaning "life".
Auxentios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Αὐξέντιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Derived from Greek αὐξάνω (auxano) meaning "to increase, to grow". This name was borne by a few early saints.
Asterion
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἀστερίων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Means "of the stars", derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) "star". This is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including a river god.
Artemon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀρτέμων(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Artemis.
Artemisia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀρτεμισία(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 100% based on 1 vote
Feminine form of Artemisios. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.
Arke 1
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἄρκη(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From Greek ἀρκής (arkes) meaning "swift". Arke was the twin sister of the rainbow goddess Iris in Greek mythology. Because she sided with the Titans, Zeus had her imprisoned with them in Tartarus.
Arkadios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀρκάδιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia". Arcadia was a region in Greece, its name deriving from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning "bear". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr.
Argyros
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἄργυρος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AR-GUY-ROS
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Means "silver" in Greek.
Arethusa
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀρέθουσα(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Arethousa) meaning "quick water", which is possibly derived from ἄρδω (ardo) meaning "water" and θοός (thoos) meaning "quick, nimble". This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology who was transformed into a fountain.
Arcadius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀρκάδιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Arkadios.
Antiochus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀντίοχος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: an-TIE-ə-kəs(English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From the Greek name Ἀντίοχος (Antiochos), derived from Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" and ὀχή (oche) meaning "support". This was the name of several rulers of the Seleucid Empire. It was also borne by a 2nd-century Christian martyr, the patron saint of Sardinia.
Anicetus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀνίκητος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: a-nee-KEH-toos(Latin)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀνίκητος (Aniketos) meaning "unconquerable". This was the name of an early pope.
Androcles
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀνδροκλῆς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AN-drə-kleez(English)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδροκλῆς (Androkles) meaning "glory of a man", derived from ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a man who pulled a thorn from a lion's paw in one of Aesop's fables.
Anatolius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀνατόλιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From the Greek Ἀνατόλιος (Anatolios), derived from ἀνατολή (anatole) meaning "sunrise". Saint Anatolius was a 3rd-century philosopher from Alexandria.
Anastasius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀναστάσιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 25% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀναστάσιος (Anastasios), which meant "resurrection" from Greek ἀνάστασις (anastasis) (composed of the elements ἀνά (ana) meaning "up" and στάσις (stasis) meaning "standing"). This was the name of numerous early saints and martyrs, including a 7th-century monk and writer from Alexandria who is especially venerated in the Eastern Church.
Ambrosia
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀμβροσία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: AM-BRO-SEE-A
Rating: 75% based on 2 votes
Feminine form of Ambrosios (see Ambrose).
Aliki
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek
Other Scripts: Αλίκη(Greek)
Rating: 0% based on 1 vote
Greek form of Alice. It also corresponds with the Greek word άλικη meaning "scarlet".
Alcibiades
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀλκιβιάδης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: al-kee-BEE-a-dehs(Latin) al-sə-BIE-ə-deez(English)
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκιβιάδης (Alkibiades), derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess" and βία (bia) meaning "force" with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a notable Greek statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War. He changed allegiance from Athens to Sparta and back again during the course of the war. He features in Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens (1607).
Alcaeus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀλκαῖος(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: al-SEE-əs(English)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀλκαῖος (Alkaios) meaning "strong", derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "strength, prowess". This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.
Akakios
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ακάκιος(Greek) Ἀκάκιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 60% based on 2 votes
From a Greek word meaning "innocent, not evil", derived from (a), a negative prefix, combined with κάκη (kake) meaning "evil". This was the name of three early saints, two of whom were martyred.
Agathon
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀγάθων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-GA-TAWN
Rating: 10% based on 2 votes
Greek masculine form of Agatha.
Agathangelos
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek [1]
Other Scripts: Ἀγαθάγγελος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 5% based on 2 votes
Means "bearer of good news", derived from Greek ἀγαθός (agathos) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger, angel". Saint Agathangelus of Rome was a 4th-century deacon who was martyred during the persecutions of the emperor Diocletian.
Agapetus
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀγαπητός(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 55% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of the Greek name Agapetos (see Agapito).
Aella
Gender: Feminine
Usage: Greek Mythology
Other Scripts: Ἄελλα(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: A-EHL-LA(Classical Greek)
Means "whirlwind" in Greek. In Greek myth this was the name of an Amazon warrior killed by Herakles during his quest for Hippolyta's girdle.
Acacius
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Other Scripts: Ἀκάκιος(Ancient Greek)
Rating: 70% based on 2 votes
Latinized form of Akakios.
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