Behind the Name: Late Greek Names

the etymology and history of first names

Late Greek names were used in the early Christian Byzantine Empire. They formed after Ancient Greek names.

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There are 35 names matching your criteria.

AGATHANGELOS Αγαθαγγελος m Late Greek
Means "bearer of good news", derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) "good" and αγγελος (angelos) "messenger, angel"... [more]

CHRISTOPHOROS Χριστοφορος m Late Greek
Greek form of CHRISTOPHER

DAREIA Δαρεια f Late Greek
Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS).

DARIA Δαρεια f Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of DARIUS... [more]

DOROTHEA Δωροθεα f German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more]

DOROTHEOS Δωροθεος m Greek, Late Greek
Original Greek masculine form of DOROTHEA

ELEUTHERIOS Ελευθεριος m Late Greek
Original Greek form of ELEUTHERIUS

ELEUTHERIUS Ελευθεριος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ελευθεριος (Eleutherios) which meant "free"... [more]

ELPIDIOS Ελπιδιος m Late Greek
Greek form of ELPIDIUS

ELPIDIUS Ελπιδιος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ελπιδιος (Elpidios), which was derived from ελπις (elpis) "hope"... [more]

ERASMUS Ερασμος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ερασμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved"... [more]

GREGORIOS Γρηγοριος m Greek, Late Greek
Greek form of GREGORY

GREGORIUS Γρηγοριος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of GREGORIOS

HELLADIOS ‘Ελλαδιος m Late Greek
Greek form of HELLADIUS

HELLADIUS ‘Ελλαδιος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Late Greek name ‘Ελλαδιος (Helladios), which was derived from ‘Ελλαδος (Hellados) meaning "of Greece"... [more]

KORALIA Κοραλια f Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek κοραλλιον (korallion) meaning "coral" (in Modern Greek κοραλλι)... [more]

MACARIUS Μακαριος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of MACARIO

MAKARIOS Μακαριος m Late Greek
Original Greek form of MACARIO

MANOUEL Μανουηλ m Late Greek
Medieval Greek form of MANUEL

MANUEL Μανουηλ m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, English, Italian, Late Greek (Latinized)
Spanish and Portuguese form of EMMANUEL... [more]

PANTELEIMON Παντελεημων m Late Greek
Means "all compassionate", from Greek παντες (pantes) "all" and ελεημων (eleemon) "compassionate"... [more]

PARASKEVAS m Greek, Late Greek
Masculine form of PARASKEVE

PARASKEVE f Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευη (paraskeue) meaning "preparation"... [more]

PHILOMENA f English, German, Late Greek
Means "friend of strength" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and μενος (menos) "strength"... [more]

SABAS Σαβας m Spanish, Late Greek
From a Greek name which was derived from Hebrew סַבָא (sava') meaning "old man"... [more]

SABBAS Σαββας m Late Greek
Variant of SABAS

SIBYLLA Σιβυλλα f Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Greek and Latinate form of SIBYL

SOPHRONIA Σωφρονια f Literature, Late Greek
Feminine form of SOPHRONIUS... [more]

SOPHRONIOS Σωφρονιος m Late Greek
Greek form of SOPHRONIUS

SOPHRONIUS Σωφρονιος m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Σωφρονιος (Sophronios), which was derived from Greek σωφρων (sophron) "self-controlled, sensible"... [more]

SPYRIDON Σπυριδων m Greek, Russian, Late Greek
Late Greek name derived from Greek σπυριδιον (spyridion) meaning "basket" or Latin spiritus meaning "spirit"... [more]

STYLIANOS m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek στυλος (stylos) meaning "pillar"... [more]

TARASIOS Ταρασιος m Late Greek
Greek form of TARAS

THERAPON Θεραπων m Late Greek
Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek.

ZENAIDA Ζηναιδα f Late Greek
Apparently a Greek derivative of Ζηναις (Zenais), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS... [more]

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