Browse Names

Agapi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Agape.

Aleka f Greek
Diminutive of Alexandra.

Aliki f Greek
Greek form of Alice. It also corresponds with the Greek word άλικη meaning "scarlet".

Anthi f Greek
Short form of names containing the Greek element ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower, blossom", such as Chrysanthi and Evanthia.

Areti f Greek
Modern Greek form of Arete.

Athan m Greek
Short form of Athanasios.

Babis m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.

Chara f Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.

Dafni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Daphne.

Danai 1 f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Danaë.

Dimos m Greek
Short form of Dimitrios or Dimosthenis.

Domna f Late Roman, Greek
Feminine form of Domnus. Saint Domna of Nicomedia was martyred during the persecutions of the early 4th century. However, in the case of Julia Domna, the Syrian wife of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus, it seems her name was actually of Semitic origin.

Elena f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Czech, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, Greek, German, English
Form of Helen used in various languages, as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елена (see Yelena).

Eleni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Helen.

Elias 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.

Ermis m Greek
Modern Greek form of Hermes.

Flora f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Albanian, Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin flos meaning "flower" (genitive case floris). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, the wife of Zephyr the west wind. It has been used as a given name since the Renaissance, starting in France. In Scotland it was sometimes used as an Anglicized form of Fionnghuala.

Fotis m Greek
Modern Greek variant of Photios.

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

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

Ilias m Greek
Modern Greek form of Elias.

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

Irida f Greek
Greek variant of Iris, from the genitive form Ἴριδος (Iridos).

Irini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Irene.

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

Kaiti f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Καίτη (see Keti 2).

Kleio f Greek Mythology, Greek
Derived from Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of history and heroic poetry, one of the nine Muses. She was said to have introduced the alphabet to Greece.

Magda f German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene, Romanian, Portuguese, Greek
Short form of Magdalena.

Maria f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Estonian, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Armenian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.... [more]

Myrto f Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From Greek μύρτος (myrtos) meaning "myrtle". This was the name of a few characters from Greek mythology, including one of the Maenads.

Nikol f Czech, Bulgarian, Greek
Czech, Bulgarian and Greek form of Nicole.

Nikos m Greek
Greek short form of Nikolaos.

Panos m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Silas 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]

Sofia f Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Form of Sophia used in various languages.

Sotos m Greek
Short form of Sotirios.

Spiro m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.

Spyro m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Spyros.

Takis m Greek
Short form of Panagiotakis and other names with similar endings.

Tasia f Greek
Short form of Anastasia.

Vasia f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki.

Vasso f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Βάσω (see Vaso 2).

Voula f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi.

Xenia f Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Yanis 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.

Yanna 1 f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).

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.

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