Greek Names

Sotiris Σωτήρης m Greek
Variant of Sotirios.

Sotiroula Σωτηρούλα f Greek
Diminutive of Sotiria.

Sotos Σώτος m Greek
Short form of Sotirios.

Spiridon Σπυρίδων m Greek, Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian form of Spyridon, as well as an alternate transcription of the Greek name.

Spiro Σπύρο m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.

Spiros Σπύρος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρος (see Spyros).

Spyridon Σπυρίδων m Greek, Late Greek
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.

Spyridoula Σπυριδούλα f Greek
Feminine form of Spyridon.

Spyro Σπύρο m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.

Spyros Σπύρος m Greek
Short form of Spyridon.

Stamatia Σταματία f Greek
Feminine form of Stamatios.

Stamatios Σταμάτιος m Greek
Derived from medieval Greek σταματώ (stamato) meaning "stop".

Stamatis Σταμάτης m Greek
Variant of Stamatios.

Stathis Στάθης m Greek
Short form of Efstathios.

Stavros Σταύρος m Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

Stavroula Σταυρούλα f Greek
Feminine form of Stavros.

Stefania Στεφανία f Italian, Polish, Greek
Italian, Polish and Greek feminine form of Stephen.

Stefanos Στέφανος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Στέφανος (see Stephen).

Stelios Στέλιος m Greek
Variant of Stylianos.

Stella 2 Στέλλα f Greek
Diminutive of Styliani, with the spelling influenced by that of Stella 1.

Stephanos Στέφανος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Stephen. In Modern Greek it is usually transcribed Stefanos.

Styliani Στυλιανή f Greek
Feminine form of Stylianos.

Stylianos Στυλιανός m Greek, Late Greek
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.

Takis Τάκης m Greek
Short form of Panagiotakis and other names with similar endings.

Tasia Τασία f Greek
Short form of Anastasia.

Tasoula Τασούλα f Greek
Greek diminutive of Anastasia.

Tatiana Τατιάνα f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.

Thalia Θάλεια f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Greek
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).

Thanasis Θανάσης m Greek
Modern Greek short form of Athanasios.

Thanos Θάνος m Greek
Diminutive of Athanasios.

Theano Θεανώ f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
From Greek θεά (thea) meaning "goddess". Theano was a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher associated with Pythagoras. The name was also borne by several figures from Greek mythology.

Thekla Θέκλα f German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek
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.

Themistoklis Θεμιστοκλής m Greek
Modern Greek form of Themistocles.

Theodora Θεοδώρα f English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Theodore. This name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by several empresses including the influential wife of Justinian in the 6th century.

Theodoros Θεόδωρος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Theodore.

Theodosia Θεοδοσία f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Theodosius.

Theofania Θεοφανία f Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophania.

Theofanis Θεοφάνης m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Theophanes.

Theofilos Θεόφιλος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Theophilus.

Theofylaktos Θεοφύλακτος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Theophylaktos.

Thomas Θωμάς m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') meaning "twin". In the New Testament this is the name of an apostle. When he heard that Jesus had risen from the dead he initially doubted the story, until Jesus appeared before him and he examined his wounds himself. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Due to his renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world.... [more]

Thrasyvoulos Θρασύβουλος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Thrasyboulos.

Tilemachos Τηλέμαχος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Telemachos.

Timothea Τιμοθέα f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of Timothy.

Triantafyllia Τριανταφυλλιά f Greek
Feminine form of Triantafyllos. This is also the Greek word for "rosebush".

Triantafyllos Τριαντάφυλλος m Greek
Means "rose" in Greek, derived from τριάντα (trianta) "thirty" and φύλλον (fyllon) "leaf". This was the name of a 17th-century Greek saint and martyr.

Tryfon Τρύφων m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Tryphon.

Valentina Βαλεντίνα f Italian, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A famous bearer is the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

Vangelis Βαγγέλης m Greek
Variant of Evangelos.

Varvara Βαρβάρα f Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Barbara.

Vasia Βάσια f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Vasileios Βασίλειος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλειος (see Vasilios).

Vasiliki Βασιλική f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of Basil 1.

Vasilios Βασίλειος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Vasilis Βασίλης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Vaso 2 Βάσω f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Vassiliki Βασιλική f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασιλική (see Vasiliki).

Vassilis Βασίλης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βασίλης (see Vasilis).

Vasso Βάσω f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βάσω (see Vaso 2).

Venetia Βενετία f English (Rare), Greek
From the Latin name of the Italian region of Veneto and the city of Venice (see the place name Venetia). This name was borne by the celebrated English beauty Venetia Stanley (1600-1633), though in her case the name may have been a Latinized form of the Welsh name Gwynedd. Benjamin Disraeli used it for the heroine of his novel Venetia (1837).

Veniamin Βενιαμίν m Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of Benjamin.

Viktor Βίκτωρ m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Greek
Form of Victor used in various languages.

Viktoria Βικτωρία, Βικτόρια f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Belarusian
German, Scandinavian and Greek variant of Victoria. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Виктория or Ukrainian Вікторія (see Viktoriya) or Belarusian Вікторыя (see Viktoryia), as well as the usual Georgian transcription.

Virginia Βιργινία f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.... [more]

Vissarion Βησσαρίων m Russian (Archaic), Greek
Russian form and Modern Greek transcription of Bessarion.

Vlasis Βλάσης m Greek
Greek form of Blaise.

Vlassis Βλάσσης m Greek
Greek form of Blaise.

Voula Βούλα f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi.

Xanthi Ξανθή f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Xanthe.

Xanthippi Ξανθίππη f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Xanthippe.

Xeni Ξένη f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Xene.

Xenia Ξένια f Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
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.

Xenofon Ξενοφών m Greek
Modern Greek form of Xenophon.

Yanis Γιάνης m Greek, French
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάνης (see Gianis). It is also used in France, in part inspired by the Breton names Yann and Yannic.

Yanna 1 Γιάννα f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).

Yanni m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Yiannis. A famous bearer is the Greek-American musician Yiannis Chryssomallis (1954-), who goes by the single name Yanni.

Yannis Γιάννης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

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

Yianni m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Yiannis.

Yiannis Γιάννης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννης (see Giannis).

Yiorgos Γιώργος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Yorgos Γιώργος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιώργος (see Giorgos).

Zacharias Ζαχαρίας m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of Zechariah. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist. It was also borne by an 8th-century pope (called Zachary in English).

Zenovia Ζηνοβία f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ζηνοβία (see Zinovia).

Zinon Ζήνων m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Ζήνων (see Zeno).

Zinovia Ζηνοβία f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Zenobia.

Zoi Ζωή f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Zoe.