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Greek Masculine Names

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

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

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

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

ANARGYROS   Αναργυρος   m   Greek
Means "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with αργυρος (argyros) "silver".

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

ANDREAS   Ανδρεας, Ανδριας   m   German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient 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

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

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

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

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

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

DIAMANTO   Διαμαντω   m   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]

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

EFSTATHIOS   Ευσταθιος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUSTATHIOS

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

ELIAS   Ηλιας   m   Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
Cognate of ELIJAH

EMMANOUIL   Εμμανουηλ   m   Greek
Greek form of EMMANUEL

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

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

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]

GREGORIOS   Γρηγοριος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GREGORY

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

IASON   Ιασων   m   Greek Mythology, Greek
Ancient Greek form of JASON

IOANNES   Ιωαννης   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

IOANNIS   Ιωαννης   m   Greek
Greek form of JOHN

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

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

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]

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]

MARIOS   Μαριος   m   Greek
Greek form of MARIUS

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

NICOLAOS   Νικολαος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of NIKOLAOS

NIKODEMOS   Νικοδημος   m   Ancient Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of NICODEMUS

NIKOLAOS   Νικολαος   m   Ancient Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of NICHOLAS

NIKOLAS   Νικολας   m   English, Greek
Variant of NICHOLAS or NIKOLAOS

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

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

PANTHERAS   Πανθηρας   m   Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek πανθηρ (panther) meaning "panther" (which is ultimately derived from the elements παν (pan) "all" and θηραω (therao) "to hunt")... [more]

PARASKEVAS   Παρασκευας   m   Greek
Masculine form of PARASKEVE

PAVLOS   Παυλος   m   Greek
Greek form of PAUL

PETROS   Πετρος   m   Greek
Greek form of PETER

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

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

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

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
Greek name deriving from Latin spiritus "spirit"... [more]

SPYRO   Σπυρο   m   Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON

SPYROS   Σπυρος   m   Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON

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

STEPHANOS   Στεφανος   m   Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of STEPHEN

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

TAKIS   Τακης   m   Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS

THANASIS   Θανασης   m   Greek
Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS

THANOS   Θανος   m   Greek
Diminutive of ATHANASIOS

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

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
Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'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

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

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

VLASIS   Βλασης   m   Greek
Greek form of BLAISE

VLASSIS   Βλασσης   m   Greek
Greek form of BLAISE

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

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