Greek Submitted Names

Giorgo Γιώργο m Greek
Variant of Giorgos.

Giorgoula Γιωργούλα 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.

Giota Γιώτα f Greek
Short form of Panagiota.

Giotis Γιωτης m Greek
Short form of Panagiotis.

Gioula Γιούλα f Greek
Short form of diminutives like Giorgoula and Panagioula.

Giouli Γιούλη f Greek
Variant of Gioula.

Gioulika Γιούλικα f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgia.

Gitsa Γίτσα f Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Giorgitsa.

Gkogkos Γκόγκος m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgios.

Glafcos Γλαύκος m Greek
Variant of Glaukos.

Gogo Γωγώ f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia.

Gogos Γκόγκος m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γκόγκος (see Gkogkos).

Golfo Γκόλφω f Greek
Greek name which is said to mean "talisman", possibly related to the Middle Greek word ἐγκόλπιον (enkolpion) referring to a medallion bearing an icon that is worn by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and meaning literally "on the bosom" from ἐν (en) "in, on" and κόλπος (kolpos) "bosom".

Golis Γόλης m Greek
Diminutive of Grigorios.

Goris Γόρης m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.

Goulielmos Γουλιέλμος m Greek
Greek form of William via Gulielmus.

Goustavos Γουστάβος m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Gustavus.

Gregoris Γρήγορης m Medieval Dutch, Greek
Medieval Dutch variant of Gregorius (see Gregory) as well as a Greek alternate transcription of Grigoris.

Grigorakis Γρηγοράκης m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Grigorios and Grigoris, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis)... [more]

Grigoria Γρηγορία f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Gregoria.

Haido Χάιδω f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χάιδω (see Chaido).

Hali f & m Greek
"The sea"

Hamidi Χαμίδη m Greek (Cypriot), Turkish (Cypriot)
Meaning "To Be Commended", "Praise".

Hara Χαρά f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαρα (see Chara).

Haralambos Χαράλαμπος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαραλαμπος (see Charalampos).

Hariclia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Hariklia.

Hariklia Χαρίκλεια f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Chariclea.

Harilaos Χαρίλαος m Greek
Modern transcription of Charilaos.

Haris Χάρης m Greek
Variant transcription of Charis, itself a diminutive of Zacharias and names containing the Greek element χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Hionia Χιονία f Romanian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Russian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Greek variant transliteration of Χιονία (see Chionia), Russian variant transliteration of Хиония (see Khioniya) as well as the Romanian form of this name.

Hippola f Greek (Archaic, ?)
A derivative of Ancient Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Hrisa Χρύσα f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chrysa).

Hrisoula Χρυσούλα f Greek
Variant transcription of Chrysoula.

Hristiana Χριστιάνα f Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Christiana.

Iakovina Ιακωβίνα f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Iakovos.

Iakovoula Ιακωβούλα f Greek (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Iakovos.

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

Iannis Γιάννης m Greek, Romanian (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis). Notable bearer is a Greek-French Composer: Iannis Xenakis, born in Romania... [more]

Iasonas Ιάσωνας m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Iason.

Idalius m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Idalia.

Idomeneas Ιδομενέας m Greek
Variant of Idomenefs.

Idomenefs Ιδομενεύς m Greek
Modern Greek form of Idomeneus.

Ierofon Ιεροφών m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hierophon.

Ieroklis Ιεροκλής m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hierokles. Known bearers of this name include the Greek actor Ieroklis Michailidis (b. 1960) and the Greek former soccer player Ieroklis Stoltidis (b... [more]

Ieronymakis Ιερωνυμάκης m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek diminutive of Ieronymos, 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.

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

Ierothea Ιεροθέα f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hierothea.

Ierotheos Ιερόθεος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hierotheos.

Ifestos Ήφαιστος m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hephaistos.

Ifigeneia Ιφιγένεια f Greek
Modern Greek form of Iphigeneia.

Ifigenia f Greek (Rare), Polish, Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Modern Greek, Italian, and Polish form of Iphigenia. This is also a Spanish variant of Efigenia, used to refer to the tragic heroine of Greek myth.

Ifiyenia Ιφιγένεια f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ιφιγένεια (see Ifigenia).

Igisippos Ηγήσιππος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hegesippus via Hegesippos.

Ilektra Ηλεκτρα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elektra.

Ilianna Ηλιάννα, Ιλιάννα f Greek, American (Hispanic, Rare)
Hispanic American variant of Ileana. As a Greek name it is likely a variant of Iliana (a feminine form of Ilias, the Modern Greek form of Elias).

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

Ilios Ήλιος m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Helios.

Iliostalakti Ηλιοστάλακτη f Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek ἥλιος (helios) meaning "sun" and the verb stalazo meaning "to drip down slowly", taken from a word used in the Greek Orthodox religion to describe God's throne... [more]

Ioakim Ιωακείμ m Russian, Greek (Cypriot)
Greek variant transcription of Ioakeim and Russian form of Joachim.

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

Ioil Ιωήλ m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Biblical Romanian
Modern Greek transcription of Ioel as well as a Romanian variant of Ioel.

Iokasti Ιοκάστη f Greek
Modern transcription of Iokaste.

Ioli Ιόλη f Greek
Modern Greek form of Iole.

Iordana Ιορδάνα f Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Iordanis (Greek) and variant transcription of Yordana (Bulgarian).

Iordanis Ιορδάνης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Jordan via the ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (see Iordanes). This is also the modern Greek form of Jordanes.

Iosifina Ιωσηφίνα f Greek
Greek form of Joséphine.

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

Ioula Ιουλά f Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ioulia or even Gioula. Technically, it could also be a corruption of Ioulo or be a feminine form of the related masculine names Ioulas and Ioulos, but all those names are archaic.

Iouli Ιούλη f Greek
Probably a variant of Ioulia. However, this name could also be derived from Greek Ιούλη (Iouli), which is the genitive singular of Ιούλης (Ioulis), one of the Greek names for the month of July... [more]

Ioulia Ιουλία f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek, Greek
Hellenized form of Iulia (see Julia).

Iouliana Ιουλιάνα f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Iuliana (see Juliana).

Iouliani Ιουλιανή f Greek
Modern Greek form of Iouliane.

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

Ioulietta Ιουλιέττα f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Juliet.

Ioulios Ιούλιος m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Iulius (see Julius).

Ioulita Ιουλίτα f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Ioulitta.

Iouliti Ιουλίτη f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Ioulitta.

Ioulitsa Ιουλίτσα f Greek
Diminutive of Ioulia.

Ioulitta Ιουλίττα f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenised form of Julitta.

Ioustina Ιουστίνα f Late Roman (Hellenized), Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Iustina (see Justina).

Ioustini Ιουστίνη f Greek
Modern Greek form of Ioustine.

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

Iouventios Ἰουβέντιος m Late Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek, Greek
Late Greek and modern Greek form of Iououentios, which is the ancient Greek form of Juventius.

Ippokratis Ιπποκράτης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hippokrates.

Ippolyti Ιππολύτη f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hippolyte 1. Also compare the masculine form Ippolytos.

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

Ira Ήρα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hera.

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

Ire Ίρη f Greek (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, English
Variant or diminutive of Iris.

Irianna f Greek (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Irido Ίριδο m Greek, Somali
Masculine form of Irida.

Irineos Ειρηναίος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eirenaios.

Irodion Ηρωδίων m Georgian, Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare), Estonian (Archaic), Romanian, Moldovan
Modern Greek form of Herodion as well as the Georgian, Romanian and Russian form of the name.

Irodotos Ηρόδοτος m Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Modern Greek form of Herodotos.

Isaia Ησαΐα f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Esaias.

Isavella Ισαβέλλα f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Greek form of Isabella.

Isychios Ησύχιος m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Hesychios.

Ivi Ήβη f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hebe. This is borne by Greek Cypriot singer Ivi Adamou (1993-).

Izmini Ισμήνη f Albanian, Greek (Rare)
Albanian form of Ismene and Greek variant transcription of Ισμήνη (see Ismini).

Janni Γιαννη m Greek, Italian
Variant transcription of Gianni.

Jannis Γιάννης m Greek, Dutch, Frisian
Greek variant transliteration of Γιάννης (see Yannis) and Dutch and Frisian short form of Johannes.

Jàpet Ιὰπετ m Greek (Hellenized, Rare, ?)
Form of IAPET.

Jenny f Greek (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Tzeni. It is used as a diminutive of Evgenia, influenced by the unrelated English name Jenny.

Jeorge m Greek (Modern)
Variant of George.

Jiannis Γιαννης m Greek
Variant transcription of Giannis.

Joakeim Ιωακειμ m Greek
Variant transcription of Ioakeim.

Joannis Ιωάννης m Greek, Banat Swabian
Variant transcription of Ioannis.

Johnny m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzonis influenced by the unrelated English name Johnny.

Jorgo m Greek

Jota f Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiota with German spelling.

Joti Γιωτη m Greek (Germanized)
Short form of Panagiotis with German spelling

Joulia Ιουλια f Greek, Russian
Rare transcription of Ioulia or Yuliya.

Julia Τζούλια f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzoulia influenced by the name Julia.

Julie f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzouli influenced by the unrelated name Julie.

Julios m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Julius, or from the Greek name Julios, meaning: forest, luck, or happiness

Kaikilia Καικιλία f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Caecilia (see Cecilia).

Kakia Κάκια f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Possibly a diminutive of Ekaterini. Known bearers of this name include the Greek singer Kakia Mendri (1912-1994) and Greek actresses Ekaterini 'Kakia' Panagiotou (1923-2013) and Kakia Analyti (1934-2002).

Kalamia Καλαμία f Greek
Means "reed" and comes from the Greek word καλάμι (reed,cane)

Kali Καλη f Greek
Modern Greek form of Kale, which is derived from Greek Καλη meaning "beauty".

Kalia Κάλια f Greek (Cypriot)

Kaliope καλιόπη f Greek (Anglicized, Rare)
alternate spelling of calliope

Kallia Κάλλια f Greek, Ancient Greek
In modern Greek Κάλλια (Kallia) can function as a short form of Kalliopi or Kallirroi.... [more]

Kallio Καλλιώ f Greek
Short form of Kalliopi.

Kalliroi Καλλιρόη f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Καλλιρόη (Kallirhoe), an Epic Greek form of Καλλιρρόη (see Kallirrhoe).

Kallis Καλλίς f Greek (Cypriot)
Derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful".

Kalomira Καλομοίρα f Greek (Cypriot), Albanian (Rare)
Greek variant transcription of Καλομοίρα (see Kalomoira), as well as an Albanian form.

Kalomoira Καλομοίρα 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-).

Kaloudis Καλούδης m Greek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a pet form of given names that contain the Greek element καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" as well as "good, noble". Alternatively, it might be derived from Καλούδι Αιτωλοακαρνανίας (Kaloudi Aitoloakarnanias), which is the name of a mountain village in western Greece.... [more]

Kanella Κανέλλα f Greek
Means "cinnamon" in Greek.

Kanellos Κανέλλος m Greek
Possibly a derivative of the Greek word for "cinnamon", which is itself borrowed from Italian cannella.

Karlos Κάρλος m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Karolos, usually used as a short form.

Kassandreia Κασσάνδρεια f Greek (Rare)
Archaic form of Kassandria, variant of Kassandra

Kassandria f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Cassandra

Kassiani Κασσιανή f Greek
Feminine form of Kassianos. This was the name of a 9th-century Byzantine saint famous as a hymnographer, who supposedly fell in love with the emperor Theophilos but was rejected when she proved to be more intelligent than he.

Kassios Κάσσιος m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Cassius.

Katerinio Κατερινιώ f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Katerina.

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

Katigko Κατίγκω f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Katerina.

Katigo Κατίγκω f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Κατίγκω (see Katigko).

Katy f Greek (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Keti 2 influenced by the English name Katy.

Kekilia Καικιλία, Κεκίλια f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Cecilia.

Kelli Κέλλη f Greek
Diminutive of Kalliopi influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kelly Κέλλυ f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Evangelia and Kalliopi, influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kentia Κέντια f Greek (Cypriot, Rare, ?)
The origin of this name is uncertain. It coincides with (or derives from) the name of a former genus of palm trees, which was supposedly derived from the surname of British botanist William Kent (died 1828).

Kerasia Κερασιά f Greek
Derived from Greek κερά (kerá) meaning "lady, mistress" (an alternative form of κυρά (kurá)). It is also associated with the Greek word κερασιά (kerasiá) meaning "cherry tree".... [more]

Kerkira f Greek (Rare)

Khristós Χρήστος m Greek
Modern Greek variant transcription of Christos 1.

Kika Κίκα f Greek
Diminutive of Kyriaki.

Kikis Κίκης m Greek
Diminutive of Kyriakos.

Kimon m Ancient Greek, Greek
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Greek κίω (kio) meaning "to go, walk quickly", to Latin cimex meaning "bug", to proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás meaning "black, dark", or to Greek κημός (kemos) meaning "muzzle".

Kimonas Κίμωνας m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Kimon.

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

Kira f Greek
Occasionally used a short form of the Greek name Kyriaki.

Kiriaki Κυριακή f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακή (see Kyriaki).

Kiriakos Κυριάκος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κυριακος (see Kyriakos).

Kirikos Κηρύκος m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Kirykos.

Kirykos Κήρυκος m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of the Late Greek name Κηρῦκος (Kerykos), which was derived from the Greek adjective κήρυκος (kerykos) meaning "heraldic, of the herald", itself derived from the Greek noun κῆρυξ (keryx) meaning "herald, messenger".... [more]

Kitsa Κίτσα f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Kyriaki. It is the feminine equivalent of Kitsos, which is a diminutive of Kyriakos.... [more]

Kitsos m Greek
Diminutive of Kyriakos.

Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]

Kiveli Κυβέλη f Greek
Variant transcription of Kyveli.

Klaire Κλαίρη f English, Greek
Variant of Claire. It is also a Greek variant transcription of Klairi.

Klairi Κλαίρη f Greek

Klavdios Κλαύδιος m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Klaudios, which is the ancient Greek form of Claudius.

Kleanthi Κλεάνθη f Greek
From the Greek elements κλέος (kleos) "glory" and ἀνθὸς (anthos) "flower".

Kleanthis Κλεάνθης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Kleanthes.

Klelia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)

Kleomenis Κλεομένης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Kleomenes.

Kleoni Κλεώνη f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Kleone.

Kleonia Κλεωνία f Greek (Rare)

Kleovoulos Κλεόβουλος m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Kleoboulos.

Klimakos Κλίμακος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Climacus

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

Klimis Κλήμης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Klemes.

Klymeni Κλυμένη f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Clymene.

Kokos Κόκος m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgios.

Konstandina Κωνσταντίνα f Albanian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Albanian variant of Kostandina and Greek variant transcription of Κωνσταντίνα (see Konstantina).

Konstandinos Κωνσταντίνος m Greek
Variant transcription of Konstantinos.

Kornilia Κορνηλία f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Kornelia (Κορνηλία), which is the ancient Greek form of Cornelia.

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

Kortessa Κορτέσσα f Greek (Rare)

Kosmos m & f Greek
Means “world” in Greek, often confused with Cosmos which has a different pronunciation and meaning.

Kostoula Κωστούλα f Greek
Diminutive of Konstantina.

Kotsos Κώτσος m Greek
Diminutive of Konstantinos.

Kouiteria Κουϊτερία f Greek
Greek form of Quiteria.

Koula Κούλα f Greek
Diminutive of Angeliki, Vasiliki, Kyriaki and other names ending in ki (via their diminutives Angelikoula, Vasilikoula and Kyriakoula, respectively).

Koulis Κούλης m Greek
Diminutive of Kyriakos

Krini Κρήνη f Greek
Means "well, spring, fountain" in Greek. (Also compare Pigi.) This is borne by Krini Hernández (2000-), a Mexican model of partial Greek ancestry.

Krinia f Greek (Rare)

Krinio Κρηνιώ f Greek
Variant of Krini.

Kriskentios Κρησκέντιος m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Kreskentios, which is the late Greek form of Crescentius.

Kristia Χριστια f Greek (Cypriot)

Kristos m Greek

Kriton Κρίτων m Ancient Greek, Greek
Greek from of Crito.

Krystalia Κρυσταλία f Greek
Variant of Krystallia.

Krystallia Κρυσταλλία f Greek
Derived from Greek κρύσταλλος (krystallos) meaning "crystal".

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

Ktisifon Κτησιφῶν m Greek
Modern Greek form of Ctesiphon (see Ktesiphon).

Kyparissia Κυπαρισσία f Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Kyparissos. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena at Asopus in Laconia.

Kyprianos Κυπριανός 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.

Kyrini Κυρήνη f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Kyrene.

Kyrios Κύριος m Greek
Derived from Greek Κύριος "lord" (compare Cyrus).

Labrini Λαμπρινή f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρινή (see Lamprini).

Laertis Λαέρτης m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Laertes.

Laida Λαΐδα f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Lais.

Lakis Λάκης m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -λάκης (-lakis), such as Angelakis, Apostolakis, Nikolakis, Pantelakis and Vasilakis.... [more]

Lambrini Λαμπρινή f Greek
Feminine form of Lambros, meaning "bright, shining, brilliant". It is also related to the Greek word Λαμπρή (Lambri), meaning "Easter".

Lambros Λάμπρος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]

Lampis Λάμπης m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.

Lampos Λάμπος m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.

Lamprina Λαμπρίνα f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Lamprini.

Lamprini Λαμπρινή 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 Λάμπρος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Λάμπρος (see Lambros).

Laonicus m Greek (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Laonikos.

Laonikos Λαόνικος 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 Λάουρα 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]

Lari Λάρι m Greek
Greek form of the English name Larry, possibly used as a short form of Lavrentios.

Laskarina Λασκαρίνα 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 Λαυρεντία f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Laurentia.

Lavrentina Λαυρεντίνα f Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek and Russian form of Laurentina.

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

Lazaroula Λαζαρούλα f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Lazaros.

Lazos Λάζος m Greek
Diminutive of Lazaros.

Lefki Λευκή f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leuke.

Lefkothea Λευκοθέα f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leucothea.

Leftheris Λευθέρης m Greek
Variant of Lefteris.

Lemonia Λεμονιά f Greek
Means "lemon tree" in Greek.

Lenia Λένια f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of Eleni.

Lenio Λενιώ f Greek
Diminutive of Eleni.

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

Leta Λέτα f Greek
Diminutive of Violeta.

Letta Λέττα f Greek
Diminutive of Nikoletta.

Levteris Λευτέρης m Greek
Variant of Lefteris.

Levtheris Λευθέρης m Greek
Variant of Levteris.

Lia Λία f Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllia.

Liana Λιάνα f Greek
Short form of names such as Styliani, Garyfallia or Iliana. This is borne by Greek journalist and politician Garyfallia 'Liana' Kanelli (1954-).

Lianos Λιανός m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Avrilianos.

Lida Λήδα f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Leda.

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

Lila Λίλα f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki and Evangelia.

Lili Λίλη f Greek
Diminutive of Amalia and Evangelia.

Lilianni Λιλίανη f Greek, Portuguese
Greek form of Lilian.

Lilika Λιλίκα f Greek
Diminutive of Evangelia or Ioulia.

Lina Λίνα f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia and Evangelia.

Linia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)

Lito Λητω f Greek
Modern transcription of Leto.

Litsa Λίτσα 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.

Liverios Λιβέριος m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Liberios, which is the late Greek form of Liberius.

Liveris Λιβέρης m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Liverios.

Lizeta Λιζέτα f Greek
Diminutive of Elisavet.

Loizos Λοΐζος m Greek (Cypriot)

Lorentzos Λορέντζος m Greek (Rare)
Greek adoption of Lorenzo.

Lotis Λωτίς 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 Λουδη f Greek
Diminutive of Louiza, Loudmila or anything that begins with Lou.

Loudmila Λουντμιλα f Greek, Russian
Greek form and Russian variant transcription of Lyudmila.

Loudoviki Λουδοβίκη f Greek
Greek form of Ludovica.

Loudovikos Λουδοβίκος m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Ludovicus.

Louis Λούης m Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Elias and Ilias, influenced by the unrelated name Louis.

Louizi Λουιζη f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Louiza.

Louizos Λουΐζος m Greek (Rare)
Masculine form of Louiza.

Loukia Λουκία f Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Greek
Hellenized form of Lucia.

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

Loukritios Λουκρήτιος m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Loukretios, which is the ancient Greek form of Lucretius.

Loula Λούλα 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 Λουλούδα f Greek
Derived from Greek λουλούδι (louloudi) "flower".

Lountmila Λουντμιλα f Greek
Variant transcription of Loudmila.

Lousi Λούση 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]

Machi Μάχη f Greek
Diminutive of Andromachi.

Magia Μάγια f Greek (Rare)

Magnos Μάγνος m Greek
Greek form of Magnus, the Greek name of the Roman emperor Magnus Maximus (in Greek: Μάγνος Μάξιμος) - c. 335–28 August 388

Mairi Μαίρη f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).

Mairy Μαίρυ f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.

Maisonas Μαίσονας m Greek (Modern)
Greek form of Mason based on the spelling of Iasonas and Aisonas.

Makis Μάκης m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -μάκης (-makis), such as Asimakis, Gerasimakis, Prodromakis and Thomakis.

Makrina Μακρίνα f German, Russian, Serbian, Greek, Banat Swabian, Hungarian
German, Greek, Russian, Hungarian and Serbian form of Macrina.

Malamatenia Μαλαματένια f Greek
From Greek μαλαματένιος (malamatenios) meaning "golden, tender".

Mamas Μάμας m Greek
Greek form of Mammes.

Mandia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Adamandia.

Mania Μάνια f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.

Manki Μάγκι f Greek
Greek form of Maggie, possibly used as a diminutive of Margarita.

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

Manolis Μανώλης, Μανόλης m Greek
Greek short form of Emmanouil, which is a Greek form of Emmanuel.

Manos Μάνος m Greek
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Emmanouil (see Manolis).

Manouil Μανουηλ m Greek
Modern form of Manouel.

Manoula Μανουλα f Greek (Rare)
Short form of Emmanouella.

Manousos Μανούσος m Greek
Diminutive of Emmanouil.

Mantalena Μανταλένα f Greek
A hellenized form of Maddalena.

Mantha Μάνθα f Greek

Mantis Μαντής m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Diamantis.

Manto Μαντώ f Greek
Diminutive of Diamanto.

Mardocheos Μαρδοχαίος m Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Mardochaios.

Margaritis Μαργαρίτης m Greek
Masculine form of Margarita.

Marialena Μαριαλένα f Greek
Contraction of Maria and Lena.

Mariana Μαριάνα f Greek
Diminutive of Marianthi.

Marianni Μαριάννη f Greek (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese
Greek form of Marianne.

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

Marieta Μαριέτα f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Portuguese, Greek, Albanian
Cognate of Marietta.

Marigo Μαριγώ 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 Μαριγούλα f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.