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Achillefs m Greek
Modern Greek form of Achilleus (see also Achilleas).

Achilleia f Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Achilleus.

Achillios m Greek (Rare)

Adamandia f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αδαμαντία (see Adamantia).

Adeodatos m Greek
Greek form of Adeodatus.

Afrikanos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Aphrikanos, which is the ancient Greek form of Africanus.

Afxentios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Auxentios.

Akindynos m Greek (Rare), Late Greek
From Greek ἀκίνδυνος (akindynos) meaning "free from danger, without danger", composed of the negative prefix ἀ (a) and κίνδυνος (kindynos) "danger, hazard, venture".

Aleksanda f Greek
Variant of Aleksandra.

Alexantra f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant of Alexandra.

Alexianna f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Variant of Alexiana. As a modern Greek name, it is a combination of Alexia and Anna.

Alphonsos m Greek, Germanic (Hellenized)
Original Greek form of Alphonsus (see Alfonso).

Amvrosios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Ambrosios.

Amygdalia f Greek
The name is derived from the Greek word amygdale, meaning “almond tree”.

Anastasis m Greek
Variant of Anastasios.

Androklis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Androkles.

Andromahi f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Ανδρομάχη (see Andromachi), as well as an Albanian form.

Andronika f Ancient Greek, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Albanian (Rare), South African
Feminine form of Greek Andronikos and Bulgarian Andronik. This name was borne by Andronika 'Donika' Arianiti (1428-1506), also known as Donika Kastrioti, the wife of Albanian national hero Skanderbeg, leader of a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

Androniki f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Andronikos.

Androulla f Greek

Angelakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Angelos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Anthemios m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Anthoulis m Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of names containing the Greek element ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom", such as Kleanthis.

Anthoulla f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Androula

Antonakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Antonios and Antonis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Apostolia f Late Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Apostolos.

Archemire m Greek

Archontia f Greek
Feminine form of Archontion.

Argyroula f Greek
Diminutive of Argyro.

Arthouros m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Arthur.

Asklipios m Greek
Modern transcription of Asklepios.

Asterinos m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star".

Augerinos m Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ah (auge) meaning "sunlight, ray of light" or "dawn". This is sometimes used as a name for the planet Venus, the morning star.

Avgerinos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Augerinos.

Avgoustos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Augoustos, which is the ancient Greek form of Augustus.

Charisios m Greek
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Charitini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Charitine.

Chionitsa f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek diminutive of Chionia, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix. This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Chrisoula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Χρυσούλα (see Chrysoula).

Chrysafis m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Chrysafios.

Chrysanna f Greek
Possibly a combination of Chrysa and Anna inspired by Chrysanthi.

Chrysavgi f Greek
Means "golden dawn, golden sunrise" in Greek.

Chryseida f Greek, Ancient Greek

Chrysiida f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Chryseida.

Chrysoula f Greek
Diminutive of Chrysa.

Despoinus m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Despoina.

Diatsenta f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hyacintha.

Dimitrius m Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Dimitrios, which is the modern Greek form of Demetrios (see Demetrius).

Dionisios m Greek (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Dionysios.

Doménikos m Greek
Greek form of Dominic.

Edouardos m Greek
Greek form of Edward.

Effrosini f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ευφροσύνη (see Effrosyni).

Efstathia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eustathia.

Efstratia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Eustratia.

Efstratis m Greek
Short form of Efstratios.

Eftychios m Greek
Modern form of Eutychios.

Eirinaios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eirenaios.

Elikonida f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Russian and modern Greek form of Helikonis.

Elissabet f Greek (Anglicized)
Variant of Elisabet.

Elissaios m Greek
Greek form of Elisha.

Emmanuela f Greek (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Provençal, Western African
Provençal feminine form of Emmanuèl and Italian variant of Emanuela, as well as an alternate transcription of Greek Εμμανουέλα (see Emmanouela).

Epiktitos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Epiktetos.

Ermogenis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermogenes.

Euaggelia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ευαγγελία (see Evangelia).

Eustratia f Greek

Evaggelia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Evangelia.

Evaggelos m Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot)
Variant of Evangelos.

Evfrosyni f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ευφροσύνη (see Effrosyni).

Evlambios m Greek
Alternate transcription of Eulampius.

Evstratis m Greek
Variant transcription of Ευστράτης (see Efstratis).

Evtychios m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Eutychius.

Fanourios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phanourios.

Favrikios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phabrikios, which is the ancient Greek form of Fabricius.

Favstinos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phaustinos, which is the ancient Greek form of Faustinus.

Ferekidis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Pherecydes.

Filaretos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Philaretos.

Filopimin m Greek
Modern Greek form of Philopoimen. A known bearer of this name was the Greek film producer Filopimin Finos (1908-1977).

Fragkiska f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Francisca.

Fratzeska f Greek
Greek borrowing of Francesca.

Frideriki f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Friederike. The use of the name in Greece was most likely inspired by Friederike of Hanover (1917-1981), the German wife of king Pavlos of Greece (1901-1964).

Frontinos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phrontinos, which is the late Greek form of Frontinus.

Galilaios m Greek, Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Galilaeus (see Galileo).

Garyfalia f Greek
Variant of Garyfallia.

Gavriella f Jewish, Greek, Hebrew
Feminine form of Gavriel.

Gavrielle f Hebrew, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Gavriel.

Georgakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Georgios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Georgoula f Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Georgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Gertroudi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Gertrude.

Giannakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Giannis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Giannoula f Greek
Diminutive of Gianna.

Gilvertos m Greek
Greek form of Gilbert.

Giorgakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Giorgos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.... [more]

Giorgitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia.

Giorgoula f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek diminutive of Giorgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Goustavos m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Gustavus.

Hristiana f Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Christiana.

Hrysopiyi f Greek (Rare)
From Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "golden" and πηγή (pigi) "source, origin" or "water source, spring". This is the name of a former monastery built on the southeast coast of Sifnos as well as retired Greek athlete Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976-).

Iakovoula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Iakovos.

Idomeneas m Greek
Variant of Idomenefs.

Idomenefs m Greek
Modern Greek form of Idomeneus.

Ieronymos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Ierotheos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hierotheos.

Ifigeneia f Greek
Modern Greek form of Iphigeneia.

Igisippos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hegesippus via Hegesippos.

Iliodoros m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Heliodoros.

Ioanathan m Biblical Greek, Greek (Rare), Biblical Latin
Variant of Ionathan.

Iosiphina f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ιωσηφίνα (see Iosifina).

Ioulianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Ioulietta f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Juliet.

Ioustinos m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Iustinus (see Justin).

Ippolytos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hippolytos.

Irakleios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Herakleios.

Kalomoira f Greek
Means "beautiful fate", derived from the Greek elements καλος (kalos) "beautiful, fair" and μοιρα (moira) "share, fate". A known bearer is the Greek-American pop singer Kalomira Sarantis (1985-).

Katerinio f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Katerina.

Katholiki f Greek
Means "universal", apparently taken from the Greek title of the Virgin Mary Παναγιά Καθολική (Panagia Katholike) (see also Panagiotis)... [more]

Kiprianos m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Κυπριανός (see Kyprianos).

Kleanthis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Kleanthes.

Kleomenis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Kleomenes.

Klimentia f Greek (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Clement.

Konkordia f Georgian (Archaic), Greek (Archaic), Greenlandic, Finnish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Form of Concordia in various languages.

Kornilios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Kornelios, which is the ancient Greek form of Cornelius.

Kouiteria f Greek
Greek form of Quiteria.

Krystalia f Greek
Variant of Krystallia.

Krystallo f Greek (Cypriot)
Means "crystal", derived from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos).

Kyprianos m Late Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Cyprianus (see Cyprian). A known bearer of this name was Kyprianos of Cyprus, who was head of the Cypriot Orthodox Church in the early 19th century.

Laskarina f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of the Byzantine Greek surname Laskaris, which is probably derived from Persian لشکر‎ (laškar) "army", meaning "warrior, soldier"... [more]

Lavrentia f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Laurentia.

Lavrentis m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Lavrentios.... [more]

Lazaroula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazaros.

Lefkothea f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leucothea.

Leftheris m Greek
Variant of Lefteris.

Leonardos m Greek, Germanic (Hellenized)
Greek form of Leonard.

Levtheris m Greek
Variant of Levteris.

Likourgos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Λυκούργος (see Lykourgos).

Lorentzos m Greek (Rare)
Greek adoption of Lorenzo.

Loudoviki f Greek
Greek form of Ludovica.

Loukritia f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Loukretia, which is the ancient Greek form of Lucretia.

Lountmila f Greek
Variant transcription of Loudmila.

Manolakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Emmanouil and Manolis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Mantalena f Greek
A hellenized form of Maddalena.

Marialena f Greek
Contraction of Maria and Lena.

Marianthe f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαριάνθη (see Marianthi).

Marigoula f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.

Markellos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Marcellus.

Markianos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek (Archaic)
Hellenized form of Marcianus.

Matthiani f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Matthias.

Matthildi f Greek
Greek form of Matilda.

Mavrikios m Greek
Greek form of Mauricius (See Maurice).

Mavritios m Greek
Greek from of Maurice via its latinized form Mauritius.

Mavroudis m Greek

Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.

Merkouris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Merkourios.

Miltiadis m Greek
Modern form of Miltiades.

Miraphora f Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Myrophora. It is borne by graphic designer Miraphora Mina, who worked on all of the 'Harry Potter' films.

Moschoula f Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos) meaning "young shoot; calf" or "musk" (the two senses having differing etymologies) with the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).

Myrianthe f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Greek μυριάς (myrias) meaning "ten thousand", which is ultimately derived from Greek μυρίος (myrios) meaning "countless, numberless, infinite"... [more]

Myrophora f Late Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek Μυροφόροι (Myrophóroi) meaning "Myrrhbearers", which in Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a term that refers to the women with myrrh who came to the tomb of Christ early in the morning, only to find it empty... [more]

Nathanail m Greek
Modern Greek form of Nathanael.

Nectarios m Greek
Semi-latinized form of Nektarios. The proper and full latinization of the name is Nectarius.

Nikiforos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Nikephoros. It also coincides with the Modern Greek adjective νικηφόρος (nikifóros) meaning "victorious".

Nikodimos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Nikodemos. A known bearer of this name is the Cypriot soccer manager and former soccer player Nikodimos "Nikki" Papavasiliou (b. 1970).

Nikolakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Nikolaos and Nikolas, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Nikomidis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Nikomedes (see Nicomedes).

Ntomenika f Greek (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Dominic.

Olivianos m Greek
Greek form of Olivianus (see Olivian).

Olymbiada f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Ολυμπιάδα (see Olympiada).

Olympiada f Greek
Modern Greek form of Olympias.

Oraiozili f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ωραιοζήλη (see Oreozili).

Orestiada f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Orestis.

Oumvertos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Humbert.

Pafsanias m Greek
Modern Greek form of Pausanias. A known bearer of this name was the Greek army officer and politician Pafsanias Katsotas (1896-1991).

Panagioti m Italian (Rare), Greek
Italian form and Greek variant of Panagiotis.

Panayiota f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transliteration of Παναγιώτα (see Panagiota).

Panayotis m Greek
Variant transcription of Panagiotis.

Panayoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Παναγιούλα (see Panagioula).

Pantelina f Greek
Feminine form of Pantelis.

Pantoleon m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Pantaleon.

Parthenis m Greek
Variant of Parthenios.

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.

Patrikios m Late Roman (Hellenized), Greek (Archaic)
Hellenized form of Patricius (see Patrick).

Peristera f Greek
From Greek περιστέρι (peristeri) meaning "dove, pigeon," from Ancient Greek περῐστέρῐον (peristérion), the diminutive of περιστερᾱ́ (peristerā́).... [more]

Petrinola f Greek
A rare Greek given name, found mostly on the island Naxos of Cyclades where it probably originated. It is possibly a derivative form of the Latin name Petronilla, since Naxos and most of Cyclades were occupied, as the Duchy of Naxos, by the Republic of Venice from 1207 to 1579 A.D.

Philantha f Greek
Philantha is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "lover of flowers".... [more]

Philothei f Greek (Archaic)
Medieval Greek form of Philothea. This name was notably borne by the Greek saint Philothei of Athens (1522-1589), whose birth name was Revoula Benizelou.

Ploumisti f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Used in the eastern region of Macedonia, Greece. It comes from the ancient Greek word πλουμίον (ploumíon) or the Latin word pluma, which means "painted or embroidered decorative design, flower, ornament"... [more]

Polymeris m Greek

Pouloudia f Greek
Derived from πούλουδο (pouloudo) meaning "flower".

Prodromos m Greek
Means "precursor, forerunner" in Greek, literally "running before, going in advance" from πρό (pro) "before, in front of" and δρόμος (dromos) "a course, running". It is taken from the title of Saint John the Baptist, Ιωάννης ο Πρόδρομος (Ioannis o Prodromos); in Eastern Christianity, John is commonly referred to as the forerunner of Jesus, since John announces Jesus' coming.

Psychoula f Greek
Diminutive of Efpsychia.

Rhodonice f Greek
From Greek ροδον (rhodon) "rose" combined with νίκη (nike) meaning "victory"

Rhodothea f Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Derived from Greek ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" and θέα (thea) meaning "sight, view". Alternatively, the second element could derive from θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".

Richardos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Richard.

Sandroula f Greek
Diminutive of Sandra.

Serapheim m Greek (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Serafeim.

Severinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Seouerinos, which is the ancient Greek form of Severinus.

Skarlatos m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Scarlat. This name is very rare in modern Greece; one is much more likely to encounter it as a surname instead.... [more]

Sotirakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Sotirios and Sotiris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Sperantza f Greek (Rare)
From the Italian word speranza meaning "hope" (compare Speranza); perhaps in some cases a Greek form of the Romanian name Speranța... [more]

Stamatina f Greek
Diminutive of Stamatia.

Stauroula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Σταυρούλα (see Stavroula).

Stavrakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Stavros, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). Also compare the related name Staurakios.... [more]

Stavriani f Greek
Feminine form of Σταυριανός (Stavrianos), an archaic derivative of Stavros.

Stergiani f Greek
Feminine form of Stergios.

Stilianos m Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Στυλιανός (see Stylianos) as well as an Albanian form.

Thaliliás m Folklore, Greek
A Greek name can be use in tales or stories, this name is the masculine form of Thalilia.

Theagenis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Theagenes.

Theodoris m Greek, English (Rare)

Theodoros m Greek

Theodosis m Greek
Variant of Theodosios.

Theodoula f Late Greek, Greek
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Theodoule.

Theogenis m Greek
Modern form of Theogenes.

Theoharis m Greek, Albanian
Greek variant transcription of Θεοχάρης (see Theocharis), as well as an Albanian form.

Theologia f Greek
From the Koine Greek (or Biblical Greek) noun θεολογία (theologia) meaning "theology, science of things divine". Also compare the related Late Greek name Theologos.

Theologos m Late Greek, Greek
Derived from the Greek noun θεόλογος (theologos) meaning "one who discourses of the gods" i.e. a theologian. It consists of the Greek noun θεός (theos) meaning "god" combined with the Greek noun λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech, utterance".... [more]

Theonymfi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Theonymphe.

Theophanu f Greek
Variant of Theophania. Theophanu (c. 955 – June 15, 991) was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. By her marriage with Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, she was Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire and held regency as Empress dowager upon her husband's death in 983.

Theopisti f Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek form of Theopiste. A known bearer of this name is the Greek politician Theopisti "Peti" Perka (b. 1961).

Theopoula f Greek
Means "daughter of god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" combined with the patronymic suffix -πουλος (-poulos).

Thomaitsa f Greek
Diminutive form of Thomais, Thomai, or Thomaida.

Valantios m Greek (Rare)

Valentini f Greek
Feminine form of Valentinos. A known bearer is Greek model Valentini Daskaloudi (1979-).

Vaptistis m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Baptiste.

Varytimos m Greek (Rare)
From the Ancient Greek adjective βαρύτιμος (barytimos) meaning "very costly, of great value", a word used in the New Testament (itself composed of βαρύς (barys) "heavy, deep" and τιμή (time) "value, esteem").

Vasilakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Vasilios and Vasilis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Vasilitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix.

Venedikti f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Venediktos.

Vikentios m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Vincent

Vilelmini f Greek
Greek form of Wilhelmine.

Virgilios m Greek
Greek form of Vergilius (see Virgil).

Vrendanos m Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Brendan.

Xanthoula f Greek
Diminutive of Xanthippi and Xanthi.

Yakinthos m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hyacinthus.

Yerasimos m Greek
Variant transcription of Γεράσιμος (see Gerasimos).

Yiannakis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Γιαννάκης (see Giannakis)

Yiannoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Γιαννούλα (see Giannoula).

Yiorgoula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιωργούλα (see Giorgoula).

Yioryitsa f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιωργίτσα (see Giorgitsa).

Zafeirios m Greek
Variant of Zafeiris.

Zaharoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Zacharoula.

Zinistena f Greek