Browse Names

Aphrodisios Ἀφροδίσιος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

Apollinaris Ἀπολλινάρις m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god Apollo. This was the name of several early saints and martyrs, including a bishop of Ravenna and a bishop of Hierapolis.

Apollodoros Ἀπολλόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god Apollo combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Apollonides Ἀπολλωνίδης m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Apollo" in Greek, derived from the name of the god Apollo combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Aristarchos Ἀρίσταρχος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Aristarchus.

Aristarchus Ἀρίσταρχος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Ἀρίσταρχος (Aristarchos), derived from ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master". This name was borne by Aristarchus of Samos, a 3rd-century BC Greek astronomer and mathematician.

Aristodemos Ἀριστόδημος m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people". This was the name of a descendant of Herakles in Greek legend.

Aristomache Ἀριστομάχη f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements ἄριστος (aristos) meaning "best" and μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".

Aristoteles Ἀριστοτέλης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Aristotle.

Artemidoros Ἀρτεμίδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess Artemis combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift". This was the name of a Greek author of the 2nd century who wrote about the interpretation of dreams.

Asclepiades Ἀσκληπιάδης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Asklepiades.

Asklepiades Ἀσκληπιάδης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek god Asklepios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). It was borne by several Greek physicians.

Athenodoros Ἀθηνόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Athena" from the name of the god Athena combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

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.

Cleisthenes Κλεισθένης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλεισθένης (Kleisthenes), derived from κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "strength". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian statesman and reformer. He helped establish democracy in Athens.

Demosthenes Δημοσθένης m Ancient Greek
Means "vigour of the people" from Greek δῆμος (demos) meaning "the people" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength". This was the name of both an Athenian general of the 5th century and an Athenian orator of the 4th century.

Eleutherios Ἐλευθέριος m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Eleutherius.

Eleutherius Ἐλευθέριος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἐλευθέριος (Eleutherios), which meant "free". This was the name of a 2nd-century pope, as well as several saints.

Heracleitus Ἡράκλειτος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Heraclitus.

Herakleides Ἡρακλείδης m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Herakles" in Greek, derived from the name of the mythic hero Herakles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek astronomer who theorized the rotation of the earth.

Herakleitos Ἡράκλειτος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Heraclitus.

Hermokrates Ἑρμοκράτης m Ancient Greek
Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Hippocrates Ἱπποκράτης m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ἱπποκράτης (Hippokrates) meaning "horse power", derived from the elements ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek doctor who is known as the Father of Medicine.

Hippokrates Ἱπποκράτης m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Hippocrates.

Kallikrates Καλλικράτης m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful power", derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Kallistrate Καλλιστράτη f Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful army" from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".

Kleisthenes Κλεισθένης m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Cleisthenes.

Metrophanes Μητροφάνης m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μήτηρ (meter) meaning "mother" (genitive μητρός) and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". Saint Metrophanes was the first bishop of Byzantium (4th century).

Nicostratus Νικόστρατος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikostratos.

Nikostratos Νικόστρατος m Ancient Greek
Means "army of victory" from Greek νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army". This was the name of a Roman saint martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 3rd century.

Nymphodoros Νυμφόδωρος m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) meaning "bride, nymph" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Onesiphoros Ὀνησιφόρος m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek form of Onesiphorus.

Philokrates Φιλοκράτης m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of power" from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Ploutarchos Πλούταρχος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Plutarch.

Telesphoros Τελεσφόρος m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Télesphore.

Telesphorus Τελεσφόρος m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Telesphoros (see Télesphore).

Thoukydides Θουκυδίδης m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Thucydides.