Greek Names

The names listed here are used in Greece. See also about Greek names.

AGAPE   Αγαπη   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αγαπη (agape) meaning "love"... [more]

AGAPIOS   Αγαπιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of AGAPE... [more]

AGATHE   Αγαθη   f   French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA

AIKATERINE   Αικατερινη   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of KATHERINE

AKAKIOS   Ακακιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "innocent, not evil" from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with κακη (kake) "evil"... [more]

ALEXANDRA   Αλεξανδρα   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDROS   Αλεξανδρος   m   Greek, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER

ALEXIS   Αλεξης   m & f   German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]

ANARGYROS   Αναργυρος   m   Greek
From the Greek term αναργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with αργυρος (argyros) "silver"... [more]

ANASTASIA   Αναστασια   f   Greek, English, Russian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS... [more]

ANASTASIOS   Αναστασιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ANASTASIUS

ANDREAS   Ανδρεας, Ανδριας   m   German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]

ANGELOS   Αγγελος   m   Greek
Greek form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

ANIKETOS   Ανικητος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of ANICETUS

ANNA   Αννα   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Provençal, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament... [more]

APOSTOLIS   Αποστολης   m   Greek
Variant of APOSTOLOS

APOSTOLOS   Αποστολος   m   Greek
Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.

ARGYRIS   Αργυρης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of ARGYROS

ATHANASIA   Αθανασια   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).

ATHANASIOS   Αθανασιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ATHANASIUS

CHARA   Χαρα   f   Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.

CHARALAMPOS   Χαραλαμπος   m   Greek
Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek χαρα (chara) "happiness" combined with λαμπω (lampo) "to shine".

CHRYSANTHE   Χρυσανθη   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS

CHRYSANTHOS   Χρυσανθος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρυσος (chrysos) "golden" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower"... [more]

CHRYSSA   Χρυσα   f   Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS

DEMETRIOS   Δημητριος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of DEMETRIUS

DEMI   Δημη   f   Greek
Short form of DEMETRIA

DESPINA   Δεσποινα   f   Greek
Modern transcription of DESPOINA

DESPOINA   Δεσποινα   f   Greek
Means "mistress, lady" in Greek.

DIAMANTINA   Διαμαντινα   f   Greek
Variant of DIAMANTO

DIAMANTO   Διαμαντω   f   Greek
Derived from Greek διαμαντι (diamanti) meaning "diamond".

DIMITRIOS   Δημητριος   m   Greek
Modern transcription of DEMETRIOS

DIMITRIS   Δημητρης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMETRIOS

DIMOSTHENIS   Δημοσθενης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMOSTHENES

DIONYSIOS   Διονυσιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS... [more]

DORA   Ντορα   f   English, Spanish, Greek, Croatian, Serbian
Short form of DOROTHY, ISIDORA or THEODORA

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

EFIMIA   Ευφημια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA

EFROSYNI   Ευφροσυνη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE

EFSTATHIOS   Ευσταθιος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUSTATHIOS

EFTHALIA   Ευθαλια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA

ELEFTHERIA   Ελευθερια   f   Greek
Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS

ELEFTHERIOS   Ελευθεριος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see ELEUTHERIUS).

ELENE   Ελενη   f   Greek, Georgian
Modern Greek and Georgian form of HELEN

ELENI   Ελενη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of ELENE

ELIAS   Ηλιας   m   Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cognate of ELIJAH... [more]

ELISAVET   Ελισαβετ   f   Greek
Greek form of ELIZABETH

ELPIDA   Ελπιδα   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ELPIS

EMMANOUIL   Εμμανουηλ   m   Greek
Greek form of EMMANUEL

EVANGELOS   Ευαγγελος   m   Greek
Means "good messenger", derived from Greek ευ "good" and αγγελος (angelos) "messenger".

EVDOKIA   Ευδοκια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA

EVGENIA   Ευγενια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUGENIA

FILIPPA   Φιλιππα   f   Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian
Russian, Greek, Swedish and Italian feminine form of PHILIP

FILIPPOS   Φιλιππος   m   Greek
Greek form of PHILIP

FOTIOS   Φωτιος   m   Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS

FOTIS   Φωτης   m   Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS

GAVRIIL   Γαβριηλ   m   Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of GABRIEL

GEORGIA   Γεωργια   f   English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE... [more]

GEORGIOS   Γεωργιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GEORGE

GERASIMOS   Γερασιμος   m   Greek
Derived from Greek γερας (geras) meaning either "old" or "honour"... [more]

GLYKERIA   Γλυκερια   f   Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) meaning "sweet".

GREGORIOS   Γρηγοριος   m   Greek, Late Greek
Greek form of GREGORY

GUS (2)   m   Greek
Diminutive of CONSTANTINE, used primarily by Greek expatriates.

IOANNA   Ιωαννα   f   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of JOANNA

IOANNES   Ιωαννης   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Yochanan (see JOHN).

IOANNIS   Ιωαννης   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

IOSIF   Ιωσηφ   m   Russian, Romanian, Greek
Russian, Romanian and Greek form of JOSEPH

KATERINA   Κατερινα   f   Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
Macedonian form of KATHERINE, a Russian short form of YEKATERINA, a Bulgarian short form of EKATERINA, and a Greek variant of AIKATERINE.

KATINA   Κατινα   f   Greek, Macedonian
Greek and Macedonian contracted form of KATERINA

KONSTANTINA   Κωνσταντινα   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

KONSTANTINOS   Κωνσταντινος   m   Greek
Greek form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

KORINA   Κορινα   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of CORINNA

KYRIAKE   Κυριακη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of KYRIAKI

KYRIAKI   Κυριακη   f   Greek
Feminine form of KYRIAKOS

KYRIAKOS   Κυριακος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS

LAVRENTIOS   Λαυρεντιος   m   Greek
Greek form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LEFTERIS   Λευτερης   m   Greek
Short form of ELEFTHERIOS

LEONIDAS   Λεωνιδας   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek λεων (leon) "lion"... [more]

LOUIZA   Λουιζα   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of LOUIS

MARIA   Μαρια   f & m   Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]

MARIANNA   Μαριαννα   f   Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Combination of MARIA and ANNA... [more]

MARINA   Μαρινα   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS

MARIOS   Μαριος   m   Greek
Greek form of MARIUS

MARTHA   Μαρθα   f   English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Aramaic מרתא (marta') meaning "lady, mistress"... [more]

MATTHIAS   Ματθιας   m   Greek, German, Scandinavian, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... [more]

MIKHAEL   Μιξαελ   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of MICHAEL

NANA (1)   Νανα   f   Greek
Diminutive of IOANNA

NATASA   Νατασα   f   Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA

NICOLAOS   Νικολαος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of NIKOLAOS

NIKOLAS   Νικολας   m   English, Greek
Variant of NICHOLAS or NIKOLAOS

NIKOLETA   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of NICHOLAS

NOMIKI   Νομικη   m   Greek
Derived from Greek νομικος (nomikos) "relating to the law".

OLYMPIA   Ολυμπια   f   Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of OLYMPOS

PANAGIOTA   Παναγιωτα   f   Greek
Feminine form of PANAGIOTIS

PANAGIOTAKIS   Παναγιωτακης   m   Greek
Diminutive of PANAGIOTIS

PANAGIOTIS   Παναγιωτης   m   Greek
Means "all holy", derived from Greek παν (pan) "all" combined with ‘αγιος (hagios) "holy".

PANAYIOTIS   Παναγιωτης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of PANAGIOTIS

PANOS   Πανος   m   Greek
Diminutive of PANAGIOTIS

PARASKEVAS   Παρασκευας   m   Greek
Masculine form of PARASKEVE

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

PARASKEVI   Παρασκευη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of PARASKEVE

PAVLOS   Παυλος   m   Greek
Greek form of PAUL

PETRA   Πετρα   f   Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]

PETROS   Πετρος   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PETER

PHOTIOS   Φωτιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light".

SARA   Σαρα   f   Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Polish, English, Arabic
Form of SARAH

SERAFEIM   Σεραφειμ   m   Greek
Greek form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

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

SILAS   Σιλας   m   English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Short form of SILVANUS... [more]

SOFIA   Σοφια   f   Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Slovak
Variant of SOPHIA

SOPHIA   Σοφια   f   English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]

SOTIRIA   Σωτηρια   f   Greek
Feminine form of SOTIRIS

SOTIRIOS   Σωτηριος   m   Greek
Variant of SOTIRIS

SOTIRIS   Σωτηρης   m   Greek
Derived from Greek σωτηρια (soteria) meaning "salvation".

SPIRIDON   Σπυριδων   m   Greek, Russian
Variant transcription of SPYRIDON

SPIRO   Σπυρο   m   Greek
Variant of SPYRO

SPIROS   Σπυρος   m   Greek
Variant of SPYROS

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

SPYRIDOULA   Σπυριδουλα   f   Greek
Feminine form of SPYRIDON

SPYRO   Σπυρο   m   Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON

SPYROS   Σπυρος   m   Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON

STAMATIA   Σταματια   f   Greek
Feminine form of STAMATIOS

STAMATIOS   Σταματιος   m   Greek
Derived from medieval Greek σταματω (stamato) meaning "stop".

STAMATIS   Σταματης   m   Greek
Variant of STAMATIOS

STATHIS   Σταθης   m   Greek
Short form of EUSTATHIOS

STAVROS   Σταυρος   m   Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

STEFANOS   Στεφανος   m   Greek
Greek form of STEPHEN

STELIOS   Στελιος   m   Greek
Variant of STYLIANOS

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

TAKIS   Τακης   m   Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS

TASIA   Τασια   f   Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA

TASOULA   Τασουλα   f   Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA

THANASIS   Θανασης   m   Greek
Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS

THANOS   Θανος   m   Greek
Diminutive of ATHANASIOS

THEKLA   Θεκλα   f   Greek, German
From the ancient Greek name Θεοκλεια (Theokleia), which meant "glory of God" from the Greek elements θεος (theos) meaning "god" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory"... [more]

THEODORA   Θεοδωρα   f   English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEODORE... [more]

THEODOROS   Θεοδωρος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of THEODORE

THEOPHANIA   Θεοφανια   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHANES

THEOPHYLAKTOS   Θεοφυλακτος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "guarded by god" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φυλασσω (phylasso) "to guard"... [more]

THOMAS   Θωμας   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which meant "twin"... [more]

TRYPHON   Τρυφων   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"... [more]

VANGELIS   Βαγγελης   m   Greek
Variant of EVANGELOS

VARVARA   Βαρβαρα   f   Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BARBARA

VASILIKI   Βασιλικη   f   Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL (1)

VASILIOS   Βασιλειος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)

VASILIS   Βασιλης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1)

VASSILIS   Βασιλης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of VASILIS

VLASIS   Βλασης   m   Greek
Greek form of BLAISE

VLASSIS   Βλασσης   m   Greek
Greek form of BLAISE

XENE   Ξενη   f   Greek
Feminine form of XENON

XENIA   Ξενια   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek... [more]

YANNI   Γιαννη   m   Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNI

YANNIS   Γιαννης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of YIANNIS

YIANNI   Γιαννη   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

YIANNIS   Γιαννης   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

YIORGOS   Γιωργος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of GEORGE

YORGOS   Γιωργος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of YIORGOS

ZENOVIA   Ζηνοβια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA

ZINOVIA   Ζηνοβια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA

ZOE   Ζωη   f   English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "life" in Greek... [more]