the etymology and history of first names
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Greek Feminine Names
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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]
AGATHE Αγαθη f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGLAIA Αγλαιη f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek... [more]
AIKATERINE Αικατερινη f Greek
Greek form of KATHERINE
ALEXANDRA Αλεξανδρα f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ANASTASIA Αναστασια f Greek, English, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS... [more]
ANNA Αννα f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ATHANASIA Αθανασια f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).
CHARA Χαρα f Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.
CHRYSANTHE Χρυσανθη f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS
CHRYSSA Χρυσα f Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS
DAREIA Δαρεια f Greek
Feminine form of Dareios (see DARIUS).
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.
EFIMIA Ευφημια f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA
EFROSYNI Ευφροσυνη f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE
EFTHALIA Ευθαλια f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA
ELEFTHERIA Ελευθερια f Greek
Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS
ELENE Ελενη f Greek, Georgian
Modern Greek and Georgian form of HELEN
ELENI Ελενη f Greek
Variant transcription of ELENE
ELISAVET Ελισαβετ f Greek
Greek form of ELIZABETH
ELPIDA Ελπιδα f Greek
Feminine form of Elpidios (see ELPIDIUS).
EVDOKIA Ευδοκια f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA
EVGENIA Ευγενια f Greek
Modern Greek form of EUGENIA
FILIPPA Φιλιππα f Russian, Greek, Swedish
Russian, Greek and Swedish feminine form of PHILIP
GEORGIA Γεωργια f English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE... [more]
GLYKERIA Γλυκερια f Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) meaning "sweet".
IOANNA Ιωαννα f Greek
Greek feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
KATERINA Κατερινα f Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek
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
Greek contracted form of KATERINA
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
LOUIZA Λουιζα f Greek
Greek form of LOUISA
MARIA Μαρια f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]
MARIANNA Μαριαννα f Italian, English, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Combination of MARIA and ANNA... [more]
MARINA Μαρινα f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS
MARTHA Μαρθα f English, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical
Means "mistress of the house" or "lady" in Aramaic... [more]
NANA (1) Νανα f Greek
Diminutive of IOANNA
NATASA Νατασα f Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA
NIKOLETA f Greek
Greek feminine form of NICHOLAS
OLYMPIA Ολυμπια f Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of OLYMPOS
PANAGIOTA Παναγιωτα f Greek
Feminine form of PANAGIOTIS
PARASKEVE Παρασκευη f Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευη (paraskeue) meaning "preparation"... [more]
PARASKEVI Παρασκευη f Greek
Variant transcription of PARASKEVE
PELAGIA Πελαγια f Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS... [more]
PETRA Πετρα f Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]
SARA Σαρα f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH
SELENE Σεληνη f Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "moon" in Greek... [more]
SIBYLLA Σιβυλλα f Greek, German, Swedish
Greek and Latinate form of SIBYL
SOFIA Σοφια f Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish
Variant of SOPHIA
SOPHIA Σοφια f English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]
SOTIRIA Σωτηρια f Greek
Feminine form of SOTIRIS
SPYRIDOULA Σπυριδουλα f Greek
Feminine form of SPYRIDON
STAMATIA Σταματια f Greek
Feminine form of STAMATIOS
TASIA Τασια f Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA
TASOULA Τασουλα f Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA
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]
THEODOSIA Θεοδοσια f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of THEODOSIUS
THEOPHANIA Θεοφανια f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHANES
TIMOTHEA Τιμοθεα f Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of TIMOTHY
VARVARA Βαρβαρα f Russian, Greek, Bulgarian
Russian, Greek and Bulgarian form of BARBARA
VASILIKI Βασιλικη f Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL (1)
XENE Ξενη f Greek
Feminine form of XENON
XENIA Ξενια f Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek... [more]
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]
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