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Achilleas Αχιλλέας m Greek
Modern Greek form of Achilles.

Adam Αδάμ, Άνταμ m English, French, German, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם (ʾaḏam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning "to make".... [more]

Adamantios Αδαμάντιος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀδάμας (adamas) meaning "unconquerable, unbreakable, adamant" (genitive ἀδάμαντος).

Agamemnon Αγαμέμνων m Greek Mythology, Greek
Possibly means "very steadfast" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was the brother of Menelaus. He led the Greek expedition to Troy to recover his brother's wife Helen. After the Trojan War Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra.

Agapios Αγάπιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Agape. This was the name of a saint from Caesarea who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century.

Agapitos Αγαπητός m Greek
Modern Greek form of Agapito.

Aimilios Αιμίλιος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Αιμίλιος (see Emilios).

Akakios Ακάκιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
From a Greek word meaning "innocent, not evil", derived from ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with κάκη (kake) meaning "evil". This was the name of three early saints, two of whom were martyred.

Alekos Αλέκος m Greek
Diminutive of Alexandros.

Alex Άλεξ m & f English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex.

Alexandros Αλέξανδρος m Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Alexander.

Alexis Αλέξης m & f French, English, Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Ἄλεξις (Alexis) meaning "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints. It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀλέξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors.... [more]

Alkiviadis Αλκιβιάδης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Alcibiades.

Anargyros Ανάργυρος m Greek
From the Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with ἄργυρος (argyros) meaning "silver". This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

Anastasios Αναστάσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Anastasius.

Andreas Ανδρέας m German, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of Andrew. It is also the form used in Modern Greek, German and Welsh.

Angelos Άγγελος m Greek
Greek form of Angelus (see Angel).

Antonios Αντώνιος m Greek
Greek form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Antonis Αντώνης m Greek
Greek form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Apollon Απόλλων m Greek Mythology, Greek
Greek form of Apollo.

Apostolis Αποστόλης m Greek
Variant of Apostolos.

Apostolos Απόστολος m Greek
Means "messenger, apostle" in Greek.

Argyris Αργύρης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Argyros.

Aris 1 Άρης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Ares. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis.

Aristeidis Αριστείδης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Αριστείδης (see Aristidis).

Aristidis Αριστείδης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristides.

Aristotelis Αριστοτέλης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aristotle.

Asterios Αστέριος m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
Greek form of Asterius.

Athan Αθάν m Greek
Short form of Athanasios.

Athanasios Αθανάσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Athanasius.

Babis Μπάμπης m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.

Charalambos Χαράλαμπος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαράλαμπος (see Charalampos).

Charalampos Χαράλαμπος m Greek
Means "to shine from happiness" from Greek χαρά (chara) meaning "happiness" combined with λάμπω (lampo) meaning "to shine".

Charilaos Χαρίλαος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Means "grace of the people", derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and λαός (laos) meaning "people".

Charis Χάρης, Χάρις f & m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of Chares. This was the word (in the singular) for one of the three Graces (plural Χάριτες).... [more]

Christakis Χρηστάκης m Greek
Greek diminutive of Christos 2.

Christodoulos Χριστόδουλος m Greek, Late Greek
Means "slave of Christ" in Greek, derived from Χριστός (Christos) combined with δοῦλος (doulos) meaning "slave, servant".

Christoforos Χριστόφορος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Christopher.

Christos 1 Χρίστος m Theology, Greek
From Greek Χριστός (Christos) meaning "anointed", derived from χρίω (chrio) meaning "to anoint". This was a name applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. It is a translation of the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyaḥ), commonly spelled in English messiah, which also means "anointed".... [more]

Christos 2 Χρήστος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Chrestos. This spelling has been conflated with Χρίστος (see Christos 1), which is pronounced the same in Modern Greek.

Chrysanthos Χρύσανθος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρύσεος (chryseos) meaning "golden" combined with ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower". This name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century Egyptian saint.

Chrysostomos Χρυσόστομος m Greek
Means "golden mouth", from Greek χρυσός (chrysos) meaning "gold" and στόμα (stoma) meaning "mouth". This was an epithet applied to eloquent orators, notably Saint John Chrysostom, a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople.

Costas Κώστας m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κώστας (see Kostas).

Daniil Δανιήλ m Russian, Belarusian, Greek
Russian, Belarusian and Greek form of Daniel.

Demetrios Δημήτριος m Ancient Greek, Greek
Ancient Greek form of Demetrius, as well as an alternate transcription of the Modern Greek form Dimitrios.

Diamantis Διαμαντής m Greek
Derived from Greek διαμάντι (diamanti) meaning "diamond".

Dimitrios Δημήτριος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Demetrios.

Dimitris Δημήτρης m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Demetrios.

Dimos Δήμος m Greek
Short form of Dimitrios or Dimosthenis.

Dimosthenis Δημοσθένης m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Demosthenes.

Diomidis Διομήδης m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Diomedes.

Dionysios Διονύσιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god Dionysos. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician.

Dorotheos Δωρόθεος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of Dorothea. This name was borne by a few early saints.

Efstathios Ευστάθιος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eustathios.

Efthimios Ευθύμιος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Ευθύμιος (see Efthymios).

Efthymios Ευθύμιος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Euthymius.

Eleftherios Ελευθέριος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eleutherios (see Eleutherius).

Elias Ηλίας m Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Dutch, Greek, Amharic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Elijah used in several languages. This is also the form used in the Greek New Testament, as well as some English translations.

Emilios Αιμίλιος m Greek
Greek form of Aemilius (see Emil).

Emmanouil Εμμανουήλ m Greek
Greek form of Emmanuel.

Ermis Ερμής m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermes.

Evangelos Ευάγγελος m Greek
Means "bringing good news" from the Greek word εὐάγγελος (euangelos), a derivative of εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger".

Evgenios Ευγένιος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Eugene.

Evripidis Ευριπίδης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Euripides.

Filippos Φίλιππος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Philip.

Fotios Φώτιος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Photios.

Fotis Φώτης m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Photios.

Gavriil Γαβριήλ m Greek, Russian
Greek and Russian form of Gabriel.

Georgios Γεώργιος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of George.

Gerasimos Γεράσιμος m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek γέρας (geras) meaning "honour, gift". Saint Gerasimus was a 5th-century hermit who lived near the Jordan River.

Gianis Γιάνης m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see John).

Giannis Γιάννης m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see John).

Giorgos Γιώργος m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Georgios (see George).

Grigorios Γρηγόριος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Gregory.

Grigoris Γρηγόρης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Gregory.

Gus 2 m Greek (Expatriate)
Diminutive of Constantine, used primarily by Greek expatriates.

Haris 2 Χάρης, Χάρις m & f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χάρης or Χάρις (see Charis).

Iakovos Ιάκωβος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Jacob (or James).

Iason Ιάσων m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Greek, Georgian
Greek and Georgian form of Jason.

Ignatios Ιγνάτιος m Greek
Greek form of Ignatius.

Ilias Ηλίας m Greek
Modern Greek form of Elias.

Ioannis Ιωάννης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Ἰωάννης (see John).

Iosif Ιωσήφ m Russian, Romanian, Greek
Russian, Romanian and Greek form of Joseph.

Iraklis Ηρακλής m Greek
Modern Greek form of Herakles.

Isaak Ισαάκ m Greek, Russian (Rare), German (Rare), Biblical Greek
Greek, Russian and German form of Isaac.

Karolos Κάρολος m Greek
Greek form of Carolus.

Konstadinos Κωνσταντίνος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Κωνσταντίνος (see Konstantinos).

Konstantinos Κωνσταντίνος m Greek
Greek form of Constantinus (see Constantine).

Kostakis Κωστάκης m Greek
Diminutive of Konstantinos.

Kostas Κώστας m Greek, Lithuanian
Greek short form of Konstantinos and Lithuanian short form of Konstantinas.

Kostis Κωστής m Greek
Short form of Konstantinos.

Kyriakos Κυριάκος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Cyriacus.

Lavrentios Λαυρέντιος m Greek
Greek form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Lazaros Λάζαρος m Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Lazarus.

Lefteris Λευτέρης m Greek
Short form of Eleftherios.

Leon Λέων m English, German, Dutch, Polish, Slovene, Croatian, Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion". During the Christian era this Greek name was merged with the Latin cognate Leo, with the result that the two forms are used somewhat interchangeably across European languages. In England during the Middle Ages this was a common name among Jews. A famous bearer was the communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), whose name is Лев in Russian.

Leonidas Λεωνίδας m Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λέων (leon) meaning "lion" combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). Leonidas was a Spartan king of the 5th century BC who sacrificed his life and his army defending the pass of Thermopylae from the Persians. This was also the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr, the father of Origen, from Alexandria.

Loukas Λουκάς m Biblical Greek, Greek
Original Greek form of Luke.

Marinos Μαρίνος m Greek
Greek form of Marinus.

Marios Μάριος m Greek
Greek form of Marius.

Markos Μάρκος m Greek, Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Marcus (see Mark).

Matthaios Ματθαίος m Biblical Greek, Greek
Form of Matthew used in the Greek New Testament. It is more accurately transcribed Mattheos in modern Greek.

Mattheos Ματθαίος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Matthaios.

Menelaos Μενέλαος m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek
Greek form of Menelaus.

Michail Μιχαήλ m Greek, Russian
Modern Greek transcription of Michael. It is also an alternate transcription of Russian Михаил (see Mikhail).

Michalis Μιχάλης m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Michael.

Mihail Μιχαήλ m Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Michael. This is also an alternate transcription of Greek Μιχαήλ (see Michail).

Mihalis Μιχάλης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Μιχάλης (see Michalis).

Nektarios Νεκτάριος m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek νέκταρ (nektar) meaning "nectar, drink of the gods".

Neofytos Νεόφυτος m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Neophytos.

Nicolaos Νικόλαος m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Νικόλαος (see Nikolaos).

Nik Νικ m English, Greek, Slovene
Short form of Nikolas, Nikolaos, Nikolaj or Nikola 1.

Nikolaos Νικόλαος m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of Nicholas.

Nikolas Νικόλας m Greek, English
Variant of Nikolaos (Greek) or Nicholas (English).

Nikos Νίκος m Greek
Greek short form of Nikolaos.

Omiros Όμηρος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Homer.

Orestis Ορέστης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Orestes.

Orfeas Ορφέας m Greek
Modern Greek form of Orpheus.

Panagiotakis Παναγιωτάκης m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Panagiotis Παναγιώτης m Greek
From the Greek title of the Virgin Mary Παναγία (Panagia) meaning "all holy", derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" combined with ἅγιος (hagios) meaning "devoted to the gods, sacred".

Panayiotis Παναγιώτης m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Παναγιώτης (see Panagiotis).

Panos Πάνος m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Pantelis Παντελής m Greek
Short form of Panteleimon.

Paraskevas Παρασκευάς m Greek, Late Greek
Masculine form of Paraskeve.

Paschalis Πασχάλης m Late Roman, Greek
Latin and Greek form of Pascal.

Pavlos Παύλος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Paul.

Periklis Περικλής m Greek
Modern Greek form of Pericles.

Petros Πέτρος m Greek, Armenian, Biblical Greek
Greek and Armenian form of Peter.

Platon Πλάτων m Ancient Greek, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian
Greek form of Plato.

Prokopios Προκόπιος m Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek προκοπή (prokope) meaning "progress, advance". Saint Prokopios was an early Christian martyr who was beheaded in Palestine during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Prokopis Προκόπης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Prokopios.

Rafail Ραφαήλ m Greek, Russian
Greek and Russian form of Raphael.

Savvas Σάββας m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Sabbas.

Serafeim Σεραφείμ m Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Σεραφείμ (see Serafim).

Serafim Σεραφείμ m Greek, Portuguese, Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Form of Seraphinus (see Seraphina) in various languages.

Silas Σίλας m English, Greek, Danish, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
The name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. It is probably a short form of Silvanus, a name that Paul calls him by in the epistles. It is possible that Silvanus and Silas were Latin and Greek forms of the Hebrew name Saul (via Aramaic).... [more]

Sofoklis Σοφοκλής m Greek
Modern Greek form of Sophocles.

Sokratis Σωκράτης m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Socrates.

Sotirios Σωτήριος m Greek
Derived from Greek σωτήρ (sotir) meaning "saviour, deliverer", referring to Jesus, or σωτηρία (sotiria) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Sotiris Σωτήρης m Greek
Variant of Sotirios.

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.

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

Spyros Σπύρος m Greek
Short form of Spyridon.

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.

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

Stelios Στέλιος m Greek
Variant of Stylianos.

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

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.

Thanasis Θανάσης m Greek
Modern Greek short form of Athanasios.

Thanos Θάνος m Greek
Diminutive of Athanasios.

Themistoklis Θεμιστοκλής m Greek
Modern Greek form of Themistocles.

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

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 תְּאוֹמָא (Teʾoma) 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.

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.

Vangelis Βαγγέλης m Greek
Variant of Evangelos.

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

Vasilios Βασίλειος m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

Vasilis Βασίλης m Greek
Modern Greek form of Basil 1.

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

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.

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.

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.

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).

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 translations 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).

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