Submitted Names in Cyprus

This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Cyprus.
gender
usage
place
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Kyriacos m Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Κυριάκος (see Kyriakos) chiefly used in Cyprus. It was borne as a middle name by British singer George Michael (1963-2016), who was of Greek Cypriot descent.
Kyrini f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Kyrene.
Kyrios m Greek
Derived from Greek Κύριος "lord" (compare Cyrus).
Labrini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρινή (see Lamprini).
Laertis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Laertes.
Laida f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Lais.
Lakis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -λάκης (-lakis), such as Angelakis, Apostolakis, Nikolakis, Pantelakis and Vasilakis.... [more]
Lalezar f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "field of tulips", ultimately from Persian لاله (lāleh) meaning "tulip" and زار (zār) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".
Lambrini f Greek
Feminine form of Lambros, meaning "bright, shining, brilliant". It is also related to the Greek word Λαμπρή (Lambri), meaning "Easter".
Lambros m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Lampis m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.
Lampos m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.
Lamprini f Greek
Feminine form of the name Lambros. Derived from the Greek word λάμπρος which means "bright", "brilliant", "shining", "radiant" or "illuminating" in Greek... [more]
Lampros m Greek
Alternate transcription of Λάμπρος (see Lambros).
Laonikos m Greek (Rare)
Invented name of an anagram of Nikolaos. This was the name of a Byzantine Greek historian who recorded the last 150 years of the Byzantine Empire.
Laoura f Greek
Variant form of Lavra (Λαύρα), which is the original (modern) Greek form of Laura. Lavra has fallen into disuse, however, which might possibly be because the association with lavra (the name for a type of monastery in Orthodox Christianity) had become too great... [more]
Lara f Turkish (Modern)
Short form of Dilara.
Lari m Greek
Greek form of the English name Larry, possibly used as a short form of Lavrentios.
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.
Lavrentina f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek and Russian form of Laurentina.
Lavrentis m Greek (Rare)
Variant form of Lavrentios.... [more]
Lazaroula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazaros.
Lazos m Greek
Diminutive of Lazaros.
Lefki f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leuke.
Lefkothea f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leucothea.
Leftheris m Greek
Variant of Lefteris.
Leman f Turkish
Derived from Arabic لمعان (lamaʿān) meaning "shine, shimmer, gleam".
Lemonia f Greek
Means "lemon tree" in Greek.
Lenia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of Eleni.
Lenio f Greek
Diminutive of Eleni.
Lerzan f Turkish
From Persian لرزان (larzān) meaning "trembling".
Leta f Greek
Diminutive of Violeta.
Letta f Greek
Diminutive of Nikoletta.
Levteris m Greek
Variant of Lefteris.
Levtheris m Greek
Variant of Levteris.
Lia f Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllia.
Liana f Greek
Short form of names such as Styliani, Garyfallia or Iliana. This is borne by Greek journalist and politician Garyfallia 'Liana' Kanelli (1954-).
Lida f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Leda.
Likourgos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Λυκούργος (see Lykourgos).
Lila f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki and Evangelia.
Lili f Greek
Diminutive of Amalia and Evangelia.
Lilianni f Greek, Portuguese
Greek form of Lilian.
Lilika f Greek
Diminutive of Evangelia or Ioulia.
Lina f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia and Evangelia.
Lito f Greek
Modern transcription of Leto.
Litsa f Greek
Diminutive of Aglaia (via its diminutive Aglaitsa), Apostolia (via its diminutive Apostolitsa), Emmanouella (via its diminutive Manolitsa), Evangelia (via its diminutives Evangelitsa and Vagelitsa), Garifallia (via its diminutive Filitsa), Michaela (via its diminutive Michalitsa), Natalia (via its diminutive Natalitsa), Pantelina (via its diminutive Pantelitsa), Stavroula (via its diminutive Stavroulitsa), Styliani (via its diminutive Stelitsa), Vasiliki (via its diminutive Vasilitsa), Violeta (via its diminutive Violitsa), and any other pet forms that end in -litsa.
Liva f Turkish (Modern)
Maybe derived from Arabic لِوَاء (liwāʾ) "banner, flag; brigade".
Livanur f Turkish (Modern, Rare)
A combined form of Liva and Nur.
Liverios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Liberios, which is the late Greek form of Liberius.
Lizeta f Greek
Diminutive of Elisavet.
Lokman m Turkish, Bengali, Malay
Turkish, Bengali and Malay form of Luqman.
Lorentzos m Greek (Rare)
Greek adoption of Lorenzo.
Lotis f Greek, Greek Mythology
From the Greek word λωτός (lotos) meaning “lotus tree”. Lotis was a river nymph that transformed into a lotus tree to avoid Priapus.
Loudi f Greek
Diminutive of Louiza, Loudmila or anything that begins with Lou.
Loudmila f Greek, Russian
Greek form and Russian variant transcription of Lyudmila.
Loudoviki f Greek
Greek form of Ludovica.
Louis m Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Elias and Ilias, influenced by the unrelated name Louis.
Louizos m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Louiza.
Loukritia f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Loukretia, which is the ancient Greek form of Lucretia.
Loukritios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Loukretios, which is the ancient Greek form of Lucretius.
Loula f English, Greek
Variant of Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).
Loulouda f Greek
Derived from Greek λουλούδι (louloudi) "flower".
Lountmila f Greek
Variant transcription of Loudmila.
Lousi f Greek (Rare)
Greek borrowing of Lucy.
Lugaretzia f Literature, Greek (?)
The name of a Greek character in My Family and Other Animals (1956), a memoir by British naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell based on his family's four years (between 1935 and 1939) living on the Greek island of Corfu, and its television adaptation The Durrells (2016-2019)... [more]
Lügen f Turkish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Lulianos m Early Jewish (Archaic), Turkish (Archaic), Ancient Greek
Lulianos and Paphos were two wealthy Jewish brothers who lived in Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia in the second century CE and who suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Roman legate.
Lütfullah m Turkish
Turkish form of Lutf Allah.
Machi f Greek
Diminutive of Andromachi.
Macit m Turkish
Turkish form of Majid.
Magnos m Greek
Greek form of Magnus, the Greek name of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (in Greek: Μάγνος Μάξιμος) - c. 335–28 August 388
Maharet f Turkish
From the Ottoman Turkish مهارت, from Arabic مَهَارَة (mahāra) & means, "skill (capacity to do something well)".
Mahinur m & f Turkish, Uyghur
From Persian ماهی (mâhi) meaning "lunar, moonly" combined with Arabic نُور (nūr) or Persian نور (nur) both meaning "light, brightness, gleam, glow".
Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).
Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.
Maisonas m Greek (Modern)
Greek form of Mason based on the spelling of Iasonas and Aisonas.
Makis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -μάκης (-makis), such as Asimakis, Gerasimakis, Prodromakis and Thomakis.
Makrina f German, Russian, Serbian, Greek, Banat Swabian, Hungarian
German, Greek, Russian, Hungarian and Serbian form of Macrina.
Maksut m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkish, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Мақсұт (see Maqsut), as well as the Kyrgyz, Turkish and Albanian form of Maqsud.
Malamatenia f Greek
From Greek μαλαματένιος (malamatenios) meaning "golden, tender".
Mamas m Greek
Greek form of Mammes.
Mandia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Adamandia.
Mania f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.
Manki f Greek
Greek form of Maggie, possibly used as a diminutive of Margarita.
Manolakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Emmanouil and Manolis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]
Manolis m Greek
Greek short form of Emmanouil, which is a Greek form of Emmanuel.
Manolya f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish manolya "magnolia".
Manos m Greek
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Emmanouil (see Manolis).
Manouil m Greek
Modern form of Manouel.
Manousos m Greek
Diminutive of Emmanouil.
Mantalena f Greek
A hellenized form of Maddalena.
Mantis m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Diamantis.
Manto f Greek
Diminutive of Diamanto.
Mardocheos m Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Mardochaios.
Margaritis m Greek
Masculine form of Margarita.
Marialena f Greek
Contraction of Maria and Lena.
Mariana f Greek
Diminutive of Marianthi.
Marianthe f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαριάνθη (see Marianthi).
Marigo f Greek, Albanian
Diminutive of Maria or Margarita. This was borne by 19th-century Greek actress Marigo Alkaiou (1790-1865) and 19th-century Greek revolutionary Marigo Zarafopoula... [more]
Marigoula f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.
Marilia f Spanish (Latin American), Greek, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A mishmash of Maria and Emilia, and likely inspired by the Marília municipality in midwestern Rio de Janeiro in Brazil... [more]
Marilita f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.
Mario f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.
Mariori f Greek (Rare)
Possibly derived from Maria or Marjorie.
Marirena f Greek
Combination of Maria with Eirini.
Maritina f Greek
Contraction of Maria and Christina or Konstantina.
Maritsa f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Greek diminutive of Maria, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix.
Mariye f Turkish
Turkish form of Mary.
Markela f Greek
Greek form of Marcela.
Markella f Greek
Variant of Marcella.
Markia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Marcia.
Markiani f Greek (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Marcianus.
Maro f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.
Maroula f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria.
Martinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Martinus (see Martin).
Maşallah m Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Mashallah.
Masum m Arabic, Bengali, Turkish
Means "protected, guarded, defended" in Arabic, from the root عصم (ʿaṣama) meaning "to protect".
Mata f Greek
Diminutive of Stamatia and Stamatina.
Mathaios m Greek
Variant of Matthaios.
Mathios m Greek
Variant of Matthias.
Matina f Greek
Short form of Stamatina, which in turn is a diminutive of Stamatia.
Matoula f Greek
Diminutive of Stamatia.
Matthiani f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Matthias.
Matthildi f Greek
Greek form of Matilda.
Matthios m Greek
Variant of Matthias.
Mavisu f Turkish
Directly taken from Turkish mavi "blue" and su "water".
Mavra f Greek (Rare), Georgian, Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical), Theatre
Modern Greek form of Maura 1, which has spread to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region via the Eastern Orthodox Church.... [more]
Mavrikios m Greek
Greek form of Mauricius (See Maurice).
Mavritios m Greek
Greek from of Maurice via its latinized form Mauritius.
Mavros m Greek
Means "black" in Greek, originally used as a descriptive nickname for a person with a dark or swarthy complexion. Mavros is more commonly found as a surname.
Maximos m Greek
Greek form of Maximus.
Mayia f Greek
Variant transcription of Magia, a feminine form of Magos.
Mazlum m Turkish
Means "oppressed, wronged, modest, mild" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic مظلوم (maẓlūm).
Mecbure f Turkish
Derived from Arabic مجبور (majbūr) meaning "obliged, compelled, forced".
Medet m Kazakh, Turkish
Means "support, help" in Kazakh and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic مدد (madad).
Mediha f Turkish, Bosnian
Turkish and Bosnian form of Madiha.
Mehin f Azerbaijani, Turkish
Azerbaijani and Turkish form of Mahin
Mehmethan m Turkish
Combination of Mehmet and Turkish han, which is a form of the Turkic title khan.
Mehpare f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian ماه (mah) meaning "moon" and پاره (pareh) meaning "piece, portion, part".
Mehri f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "love, kindness".
Melaini f Greek
Variant transcription of Melaine.
Melaneia f Greek
Greek variant form of Melanie. This form is used to refer to St. Melania the Elder (325-417, feast day June 8).
Melani f Spanish, Croatian, Slovene, Greek (Rare), Hungarian, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spanish borrowing, Croatian and Slovene form, Modern Greek and English variant of Melanie and Hungarian variant of Melánia... [more]
Melanthi f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Melanthos.
Melanthia f Greek
Variant of Melanthi.
Méli f Greek (Portuguese-style, Rare)
It means "honey" in Greek.
Melih m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَلِيح (malīḥ) meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty".
Meliha f Turkish
Means "beautiful" and "sweet" in Turkish.
Melissanthe f Greek (Rare)
Composed of Greek μελισσα (melissa) "honeybee" and ανθος (anthos) "flower". It is used as a Graecized form of Mélisande (e.g., the 12th-century queen Melisende of Jerusalem is known as Melissanthe in Greek)... [more]
Meliz f Greek (Cypriot), Turkish (Hellenized)
Possibly a Hellenized form of the Turkish name Melis. A known bearer is Turkish Cypriot sprinter Meliz Redif (1989-).
Memas m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Gerasimos.
Memduh m Turkish
Turkish form of Mamduh.
Memet m Turkish, Indonesian, Crimean Tatar, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian variant and Crimean Tatar form of Mehmet and Indonesian form of Muhammad.
Memiş m Turkish
Diminutive of Mehmet.
Memnune f Turkish
Turkish form of Mamnuna.
Memo m Turkish
Either a diminutive or short form of Mehmet and Memet.
Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.
Menderes m Turkish
Turkish version of Meander, ultimately from the river in Turkey with the same name.
Menekşe f Turkish
Means "violet (flower)" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafsheh).
Meni f Greek
Diminutive of Melpomeni.
Meriç m & f Turkish
Means "Maritsa River" in Turkish. The river between Greece and Turkey.
Merih m & f Turkish
Arabic origin.... [more]
Mersa f Greek
Diminutive of Myrsini.
Mertcan m Turkish
Turkish name with the combination of Mert and Can. Means "brave soul".
Mervan m Kurdish, Turkish (Rare)
Kurdish and Turkish form of Marwan.
Mesude f Turkish
Turkish form of Masuda.
Metanet f Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Expatriate)
Means "sturdiness, stability" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic متانة (matāna). It is also a transliteration of its cognate Mətanət.
Metaxia f Greek
Comes from the word for silk in Greek metaxi (μετάξι).
Mevlan m Turkish
Turkish form of Mavlan.
Mevlüde f Turkish
Feminine form of Mevlüt.
Mevlüt m Turkish
Derived from Arabic مَوْلِد (mawlid) meaning "birth", used to refer to the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meymune f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Maimuna.
Meyzi f Turkish
Meaning: ?
Michaila f Greek
Feminine form of Michail.
Michalakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Michalis, 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.
Michalitsa f Greek
Greek diminutive of Michaela.
Mıgırdiç m Turkish
Turkish form of Migirdich. A famous person with this name is Mıgırdiç Margosyan.
Mihman f & m Turkish (Rare)
From Persian مهمان (mehmān) meaning "guest".
Mihriban f Turkish
Derived from Persian مهربان (mehrabān) meaning "kind, gracious".
Mihrimah f Persian, Persian Mythology, Ottoman Turkish, Turkish, Urdu
Means "sun and moon" in Farsi from the word مهر (mehr) meaning "sun" and ماه (mah) meaning "moon".... [more]
Mihrinaz f Turkish
From Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love, affection; the Sun" and ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".
Mika f Greek
Short form of Mimika, a diminutive of Dimitra.
Mikhalis m Greek
Variant transcription of Michalis.
Mikis m Greek
Short form of Michail and Michalis. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek composer Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (b... [more]
Mikolas m Greek
Variant of Nikolaos.
Milia f Greek
Truncated form of Aimilia and Emilia.
Milios m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Emilios.
Miltiadis m Greek
Modern form of Miltiades.
Miltos m Greek
Short form of Miltiades.
Mimi f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Mimika f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Mimis m Greek
Short form of Dimitris.
Mina f Greek
Diminutive of Asimina.
Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]
Minas m Greek, Armenian
Greek and Armenian form of Menas.
Mine f Turkish
Means "enamel, glaze, verbena" in Turkish.
Mini f Greek
Diminutive of Vilelmini.
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.
Miraz m Kurdish, Turkish (Rare), Literature
Either a variant of Mirad, or a short form of Mirazam, Mirazim, Miraziz and similar compound names.... [more]
Miria f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transliteration of Μύρια (see Myria).
Mirsini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μυρσίνη (see Myrsini).
Mirsiny f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Myrsini.
Mirvat f Turkish
Turkish form of Marwa.
Mirze m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish and Azerbaijani form of Mirza.
Mısra f & m Turkish
Verse, a line of poetry.
Misra f Turkish
Line of poetry, verse.
Mistik m Turkish
Turkish diminutive form of Mustafa.
Mitrofanis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Metrophanes.
Mitros m Greek
Diminutive of Dimitrios.
Mitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Efthymia.
Mitsi f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Mitsos m Greek
Diminutive of Dimitrios.
Mixalis m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μιχάλης (see Michalis).
Miyrem f Turkish
Miyrem "Mirem" is a Bulgar-Turk name and is a version of the name Meryem
Mochamet m Greek (Rare), Muslim
Greek (Islamic) form of Mohamed.
Mona f Greek
Diminutive of Lemonia.
Morfo f Greek
Diminutive of Evmorfia.
Morfoula f Greek
Diminutive of Evmorfia.
Moscha f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos) "calf, young bull" (compare Moschion, Moscho).
Moscho f Late Greek (?), Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek μόσχος (moschos), which meant "a young shoot, calf" and "musk". Moscho was one of the Forty Holy Virgin Martyrs who are celebrated on September 1. Bearer Moscho Tzavela (1760-1803) was a Greek-Souliote heroine of the years before the Greek War of Independence.
Moschokarfenia f Greek
Derived from Greek μοσχοκάρφι meaning carnation.
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).
Moysis m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Mouses. Also compare Moyses.
Mpety f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Betty, used as a diminutive of Elisavet. A known bearer is the Greek actress Mpety or Betty Arvaniti (1939-), who was born Elisavet.
Mpia f Greek
Diminutive of Olympia and Charalampia.
Mpilis m Greek
Diminutive of Vasilis.
Mualla m Turkish
Means “high, surpreme” in Turkish
Muazzez f Turkish
Means "esteemed, honored, respected" in Turkish.
Mübeccel f Turkish
From Arabic مبجل (mubajjal) meaning "venerated, exalted, glorified".
Mübeşşer f Turkish (Rare)
From Arabic مبشر (mubashshir) meaning "bringing good news".
Müfit m Turkish
From Arabic مُفِيد (mufīd) meaning "useful, beneficial".
Muhammed Yusuf m Turkish
Combination of Muhammed and Yusuf.
Muharrem m Turkish, Albanian
Derived from Arabic مُحَرَّم (muḥarram) meaning "forbidden". This is the name of the first month in the Islamic calendar, so named because it is unlawful to fight during this month.
Muhiddin m Uzbek, Tajik, Turkish, Indonesian
Uzbek, Tajik, Turkish and Indonesian form of Muhi al-Din.
Muhittin m Turkish
Turkish form of Muhyi ad-Din.
Muhlis m Turkish, Indonesian
Turkish form of Mukhlis, as well as an Indonesian variant.
Muhsine f Turkish
Turkish form of Muhsina.
Mukadder m & f Turkish
Arabic... [more]
Mukaddes f Turkish
Turkish form of Muqaddas.
Mükerrem f & m Turkish
Turkish form of Mukarram.
Mülayim f & m Azerbaijani, Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Means "mild, tender, sweet-natured" in Azerbaijani and Turkish, ultimately from Arabic ملائم (mula'im) meaning "fit, proper, convenient". This name is mostly feminine in Azerbaijan and masculine in Turkey, but was feminine in the Ottoman Empire.
Münevver f Turkish
Means "enlightened, intelligent" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic منور (munawwar).
Muniba f Arabic, Pakistani, Turkish
Feminine form of Munib.
Mürsel m Turkish
Turkish form of Mursal.
Mürüvvet f Turkish
Means "generosity" or "familial joy, happiness" in Turkish, referring to the joy felt by parents when a child reaches a certain stage in their life (such as circumcision or marriage). The word is ultimately derived from Arabic مروءة (murūʿa) meaning "courage, chivalry, valour".