Greek Names

ACHILLEAS   Αχιλλεας   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of ACHILLES.

AFRODITI   Αφροδιτη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of APHRODITE.

AGAPE   Αγαπη   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αγαπη (agape) meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.

AGAPIOS   Αγαπιος   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.

AGATHE   Αγαθη   f   French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA.

AGLAIA   Αγλαιη   f   Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was one of the three Graces or Χαριτες (Charites). This name was also borne by a 4th-century saint from Rome.

AIKATERINI   Αικατερινη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of EKATERINI.

AIMILIOS   Αιμιλιος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of EMILIOS.

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

ALEKA   Αλεκα   f   Greek
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA.

ALEKOS   Αλεκος   m   Greek
Diminutive of ALEXANDROS.

ALEX   Αλεξ   m & f   English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Russian
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXANDRA   Αλεξανδρα   f   English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Catalan, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. It was borne by several early Christian saints, and also by the wife of Nicholas II, the last czar of Russia. She was from Germany and had the birth name Alix, but was renamed Александра (Aleksandra) upon joining the Russian Church.

ALEXANDROS   Αλεξανδρος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER.

ALEXIS   Αλεξης, Αλεξις   m & f   German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "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 Αλεξιος or Alexius, borne by five Byzantine emperors. In the English-speaking world it is more commonly used as a feminine name.

ALIKI   Αλικη   f   Greek
Greek form of ALICE. It also corresponds with the Greek word αλικη meaning "scarlet".

ALKIVIADIS   Αλκιβιαδης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of Alkibiades (see ALCIBIADES).

AMALIA   Αμαλια   f   Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

ANARGYROS   Αναργυρος   m   Greek
From the Greek term αναργυρος (anargyros) meaning "poor, incorruptible", derived from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with αργυρος (argyros) "silver". This term referred to saints who did not accept payment for their services.

ANASTASIA   Αναστασια   f   Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, English, Spanish, Italian, Georgian, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.

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

ANDREAS   Ανδρεας, Ανδριας   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.

ANDRIANA   Ανδριανα   f   Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of ANDREAS (Greek) or ANDREY (Bulgarian).

ANGELIKI   Αγγελικη   f   Greek
Greek form of ANGELICA.

ANGELINA   Αγγελινα   f   Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Greek, Macedonian
Latinate diminutive of ANGELA. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

ANGELOS   Αγγελος   m   Greek
Greek form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

ANIKETOS   Ανικητος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of ANICETUS.

ANNA   Αννα   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Faroese, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including the English, use the Hannah spelling instead of Anna. The name appears briefly in the New Testament belonging to a prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah. It was a popular name in the Byzantine Empire from an early date, and in the Middle Ages it became common among Western Christians due to veneration of Saint Anna (usually known as Saint Anne in English), the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary. In the English-speaking world, this form came into general use in the 18th century, joining Ann and Anne.... [more]

ANTONIA   Αντωνια   f   Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Greek, Croatian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTONIOS   Αντωνιος   m   Greek
Greek form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

ANTONIS   Αντωνης   m   Greek
Greek form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

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.

ARIS (1)   Αρης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of ARES. It is also used as a short form of ARISTOTELIS.

ARISTEIDIS   Αριστειδης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of ARISTIDIS.

ARISTIDIS   Αριστειδης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of ARISTIDES.

ARISTOTELIS   Αριστοτελης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of ARISTOTLE.

ARTEMIS   Αρτεμις   f   Greek Mythology, Greek
Meaning unknown, possibly related either to Greek αρτεμης (artemes) "safe" or αρταμος (artamos) "a butcher". Artemis was the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting, the twin of Apollo and the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She was known as Diana to the Romans.

ATHANASIA   Αθανασια   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).

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

ATHINA   Αθηνα   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ATHENA.

AVRA   Αυρα   f   Greek
Greek form of AURA.

BABIS   Μπαμπης   m   Greek
Diminutive of CHARALAMPOS.

CHARA   Χαρα   f   Greek
Means "happiness, joy" in Greek.

CHARALAMBOS   Χαραλαμπος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of CHARALAMPOS.

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

CHRISTINA   Χριστινα   f   English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Greek
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, saint who was tormented by her pagan father. It was also borne by a 17th-century Swedish queen and patron the arts who gave up her crown in order to become a Roman Catholic.

CHRISTOFOROS   Χριστοφορος   m   Greek
Modern Greek transcription of CHRISTOPHER.

CHRISTOS   Χρηστος, Χριστος, Χριστος   m   Theology, Greek
From Greek Χριστος (Christos) meaning "anointed", derived from χριω (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 (mashiyach), commonly spelled in English messiah, which also means "anointed".... [more]

CHRYSANTHI   Χρυσανθη   f   Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS.

CHRYSANTHOS   Χρυσανθος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρυσεος (chryseos) "golden" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower". This name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century Egyptian saint.

CHRYSSA   Χρυσα   f   Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS.

DAFNI   Δαφνη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of DAPHNE.

DANAI   Δαναη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of DANAË.

DANIIL   Δανιηλ   m   Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of DANIEL.

DEMETRA   Δημητρα   f   Italian, Romanian, Greek
Italian and Romanian form of DEMETER (1), as well as a variant transcription of Greek DIMITRA.

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

DEMI   Δημη   f   Greek
Short form of DEMETRIA.

DESPINA   Δεσποινα   f   Greek, Macedonian
Modern Greek and Macedonian form of DESPOINA.

DESPOINA   Δεσποινα   f   Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "mistress, lady" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Demeter and Poseidon.

DIAMANTINA   Διαμαντινα   f   Greek
Variant of DIAMANTO.

DIAMANTO   Διαμαντω   f   Greek
Derived from Greek διαμαντι (diamanti) meaning "diamond".

DIMITRA   Δημητρα   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of DEMETER (1).

DIMITRIOS   Δημητριος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form 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. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracuse and a 1st-century BC Greek rhetorician.

DORA   Ντορα   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch
Short form of DOROTHY, THEODORA or ISIDORA.

DOROTHEOS   Δωροθεος   m   Greek, Late Greek
Original Greek masculine form of DOROTHEA.

EFIMIA   Ευφημια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHEMIA.

EFROSYNI   Ευφροσυνη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUPHROSYNE.

EFSTATHIOS   Ευσταθιος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUSTATHIOS.

EFTHALIA   Ευθαλια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHALIA.

EFTHYMIA   Ευθυμια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTHYMIA.

EFTYCHIA   Ευτυχια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUTYCHIA.

EIRINI   Ειρηνη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of IRINI.

EKATERINI   Αικατερινη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of KATHERINE.

ELEFTHERIA   Ελευθερια   f   Greek
Feminine form of ELEFTHERIOS.

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

ELENA   Ελενα   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Lithuanian, Russian, Greek, German, Medieval Slavic
Cognate of HELEN, and a variant transcription of Russian YELENA.

ELENI   Ελενη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of HELEN.

ELEONORA   Ελεονωρα   f   Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Greek
Cognate of ELEANOR.

ELIAS   Ηλιας   m   Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cognate of ELIJAH. This is the form used in the Greek New Testament.

ELISAVET   Ελισαβετ   f   Greek
Greek form of ELIZABETH.

ELLI   Ελλη   f   Greek, German, Finnish
Diminutive of names beginning with El, such as ELIZABETH.

ELPIDA   Ελπιδα   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ELPIS.

EMILIOS   Αιμιλιος   m   Greek
Greek form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

EMMANOUIL   Εμμανουηλ   m   Greek
Greek form of EMMANUEL.

ERMIS   Ερμης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of HERMES.

EVA   Ευα   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Georgian, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin
Latinate form of EVE. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. It is also a variant transcription of Russian YEVA. This name appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.

EVANGELIA   Ευαγγελια   f   Greek
Feminine form of EVANGELOS.

EVANGELOS   Ευαγγελος   m   Greek
Means "bringing good news" from the Greek word ευαγγελος (euangelos), a derivative of ευ (eu) "good" and αγγελος (angelos) "messenger".

EVDOKIA   Ευδοκια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EUDOCIA.

EVGENIA   Ευγενια   f   Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Modern Greek form of EUGENIA. It is also a variant transcription of Russian YEVGENIYA and Bulgarian EVGENIYA.

EVI   Ευη   f   Greek, Dutch, German
Modern Greek form of EVE, as well as a Dutch and German variant.

EVRIDIKI   Ευρυδικη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of EURYDICE.

EVRIPIDIS   Ευριπιδης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of EURIPIDES.

FILIPPA   Φιλιππα   f   Greek, Swedish, Italian
Greek, Swedish and Italian feminine form of PHILIP.

FILIPPOS   Φιλιππος   m   Greek
Greek form of PHILIP.

FOTEINI   Φωτεινη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of FOTINI.

FOTINI   Φωτεινη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of PHOTINE.

FOTIOS   Φωτιος   m   Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS.

FOTIS   Φωτης   m   Greek
Modern Greek variant of PHOTIOS.

GAVRIIL   Γαβριηλ   m   Greek, Russian
Greek and Russian form of GABRIEL.

GEORGIA   Γεωργια   f   English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE. This is the name of an American state, which was named after the British king George II. A famous bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).

GEORGIOS   Γεωργιος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GEORGE.

GERASIMOS   Γερασιμος   m   Greek
Derived from Greek γερας (geras) meaning either "old" or "honour". Saint Gerasimus was a 5th-century hermit.

GIANNA   Γιαννα   f   Italian, Greek
Italian short form of GIOVANNA and a modern Greek variant of IOANNA.

GIANNI   Γιαννη   m   Italian, Greek
Italian short form of GIOVANNI and a modern Greek variant of IOANNIS.

GIANNIS   Γιαννης   m   Greek
Modern Greek variant of Ioannes (see JOHN).

GIORGOS   Γιωργος   m   Greek
Modern Greek variant of Georgios (see GEORGE).

GLYKERIA   Γλυκερια   f   Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) meaning "sweet".

GRIGORIOS   Γρηγοριος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of GREGORY.

GRIGORIS   Γρηγορης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of GREGORY.

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

HARIS (2)   Χαρης, Χαρις   m & f   Greek
Modern Greek form of CHARES or CHARIS.

IAKOVOS   Ιακωβος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of JACOB (or JAMES).

IASON   Ιασων   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Ancient Greek form of JASON.

ILIANA   Ηλιανα   f   Greek, Bulgarian
Feminine form of ILIAS (Greek) or ILIYA (Bulgarian).

ILIAS   Ηλιας   m   Greek
Modern Greek transcription of ELIAS.

IOANNA   Ιωαννα   f   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of JOANNA.

IOANNIS   Ιωαννης   m   Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Ioannes (see JOHN).

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

IRAKLIS   Ηρακλης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of HERAKLES.

IRIDA   Ιριδα   f   Greek
Greek variant of IRIS, from the genitive form Ιριδος (Iridos).

IRINI   Ειρηνη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of IRENE.

IRIS   Ιρις   f   Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Greek
Means "rainbow" in Greek. Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also serving as a messenger to the gods. This name can also be given in reference to the word (which derives from the same Greek source) for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye.

IRO   Ηρω   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of HERO (1).

ISMINI   Ισμηνη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ISMENE.

KAITI   Καιτη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of KETI (2).

KAROLOS   Καρολος   m   Greek
Greek form of CAROLUS.

KATERINA   Κατερινα   f   Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
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, Macedonian
Greek and Macedonian contracted form of KATERINA. This name had a spike in popularity in America in 1972 when it was used for a newborn baby on the soap opera 'Where the Heart Is'.

KETI (2)   Καιτη   f   Greek
Diminutive of EKATERINI.

KIKI   Κικη   f   English, German, Greek
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.

KONSTANTINA   Κωνσταντινα   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

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

KORALIA   Κοραλια   f   Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek κοραλλιον (korallion) meaning "coral" (in Modern Greek κοραλλι). This was the name of an obscure 4th-century saint and martyr from Thrace.

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.

KYRIAKOS   Κυριακος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS.

KYVELI   Κυβελη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of CYBELE.

LAVRENTIOS   Λαυρεντιος   m   Greek
Greek form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LAZAROS   Λαζαρος   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of LAZARUS.

LEFTERIS   Λευτερης   m   Greek
Short form of ELEFTHERIOS.

LENA   Λενα   f   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Russian, English, Italian, Portuguese, Greek
Short form of names ending in lena, such as HELENA, MAGDALENA or YELENA.

LEONIDAS   Λεωνιδας   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" combined with the patronymic suffix ιδης (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.

LIA (1)   Λεια   f   Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Greek, Biblical Latin
Italian, Portuguese, Georgian and Greek form of LEAH.

LOUIZA   Λουιζα   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of LOUIS.

LOUKAS   Λουκας   m   Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of LUKE.

MAGDA   Μαγδα   f   German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian, Portuguese, Greek
Short form of MAGDALENA.

MAGDALINI   Μαγδαληνη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of MAGDALENE.

MARGARITA   Μαργαριτα   f   Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Greek, Late Roman
Latinate form of MARGARET. This is also a Latin word meaning "pearl" and a Spanish word meaning "daisy flower" (species Leucanthemum vulgare).

MARIA   Μαρια   f & m   Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, 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]

MARIANNA   Μαριαννα   f   Italian, English, Hungarian, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Greek
Combination of MARIA and ANNA. It has been confused with the Roman name MARIANA to the point that it is no longer easy to separate the two forms. It is sometimes also used as a Latinized form of MARIAMNE.

MARIETTA   Μαριεττα   f   Italian, Greek, Hungarian
Italian, Greek and Hungarian diminutive of MARIA.

MARIKA   Μαρικα   f   Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Georgian
Diminutive of MARIA or other names beginning with Mari.

MARINA   Μαρινα   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS.

MARINOS   Μαρινος   m   Greek
Greek form of MARINUS.

MARIOS   Μαριος   m   Greek
Greek form of MARIUS.

MARKOS   Μαρκος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Marcus (see MARK).

MARTHA   Μαρθα   f   English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta') meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of מַר (mar) "master". In the New Testament this is the name of the sister of Lazarus and Mary of Bethany (who is sometimes identified with Mary Magdalene). She was a witness to Jesus restoring her dead brother to life.... [more]

MATTHAIOS   Ματθαιος   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of Mattityahu (see MATTHEW).

MELINA   Μελινα   f   English, Greek
Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as MELISSA or from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

MELPOMENI   Μελπομενη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of MELPOMENE.

MICHAIL   Μιχαηλ   m   Greek, Russian
Modern Greek form of MICHAEL. It is also a variant transcription of Russian MIKHAIL.

MICHALIS   Μιχαλης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of MICHAEL.

MIHAIL   Μιχαηλ   m   Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of MICHAEL. This is also a variant transcription of the Greek name MICHAIL.

MIHALIS   Μιχαλης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of MICHALIS.

MYRTO   Μυρτω   f   Greek
Greek form of MYRTLE.

NANA (1)   Νανα   f   Greek
Diminutive of IOANNA.

NATALIA   Ναταλια   f   Polish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Greek, Georgian, Russian, Ukrainian, Late Roman
Latinate form of Natalia (see NATALIE).

NATASA   Νατασα   f   Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA.

NEFELI   Νεφελη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of NEPHELE.

NEOFYTOS   Νεοφυτος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of NEOPHYTOS.

NICOLAOS   Νικολαος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of NIKOLAOS.

NIK   Νικ   m   English, Greek, Slovene
Short form of NIKOLAS, NIKOLAOS, NIKOLAJ or NIKOLA (1).

NIKI (1)   Νικη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of NIKE.

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

NIKOLAS   Νικολας   m   Greek, English
Variant of NIKOLAOS or NICHOLAS.

NIKOLETA   Νικολετα   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of NICHOLAS.

NIKOLETTA   Νικολεττα   f   Hungarian, Greek
Hungarian and Greek form of NICOLETTA.

NIKOS   Νικος   m   Greek
Greek short form of NIKOLAOS.

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

OLGA   Ολγα   f   Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Latvian, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovene, Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek
Russian form of HELGA. The Varangians brought it from Scandinavia to Russia. The 10th-century Saint Olga was the wife of Igor I, Grand Prince of Kievan Rus (a state based around the city of Kiev). Following his death she ruled as regent for her son for 18 years. After she was baptized in Constantinople she attempted to convert her subjects to Christianity.

OLYMPIA   Ολυμπια   f   Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of OLYMPOS.

OMIROS   Ομηρος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of HOMER.

PANAGIOTA   Παναγιωτα   f   Greek
Feminine form of PANAGIOTIS.

PANAGIOTAKIS   Παναγιωτακης   m   Greek
Diminutive of PANAGIOTIS.

PANAGIOTIS   Παναγιωτης   m   Greek
From the Greek title of the Virgin Mary Παναγια (Panagia) meaning "all holy", derived from παν (pan) "all" combined with ‘αγιος (hagios) "devoted to the gods, sacred".

PANAYIOTIS   Παναγιωτης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of PANAGIOTIS.

PANOS   Πανος   m   Greek
Diminutive of PANAGIOTIS.

PARASKEVAS   Παρασκευας   m   Greek, Late Greek
Masculine form of PARASKEVE.

PARASKEVI   Παρασκευη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of PARASKEVE.

PARASKEVOULA   Παρασκευουλα   f   Greek
Diminutive of PARASKEVI.

PASCHALIS   Πασχαλης   m   Late Roman, Greek
Latin and Greek form of PASCAL.

PAVLINA   Παυλινα   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Greek form of PAULINA.

PAVLOS   Παυλος   m   Greek
Greek form of PAUL.

PELAGIA   Πελαγια   f   Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS. This was the name of a few early saints, including a young 4th-century martyr who threw herself from a rooftop in Antioch rather than lose her virginity.

PERIKLIS   Περικλης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of PERICLES.

PERSEFONI   Περσεφονη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of PERSEPHONE.

PETROS   Πετρος   m   Greek, Armenian, Biblical Greek
Greek and Armenian form of PETER.

PETROULA   Πετρουλα   f   Greek
Greek feminine form of PETER.

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

PLATON   Πλατων   m   Ancient Greek, Greek, Russian
Greek form of PLATO.

POLINA   Πωλινα   f   Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek
Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of PAULINA or a short form of APOLLINARIYA.

POLYXENI   Πολυξενη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of POLYXENA.

PROKOPIS   Προκοπης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of PROKOPIOS.

RAFAIL   Ραφαηλ   m   Greek, Russian
Greek and Russian form of RAPHAEL.

SARA   Σαρα   f   Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, German, French, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Bosnian
Form of SARAH.

SELENE   Σεληνη   f   Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "moon" in Greek. This was the name of a Greek goddess of the moon, sometimes identified with the goddess Artemis.

SERAFEIM   Σεραφειμ   m   Greek
Variant transcription of SERAFIM.

SERAFIM   Σεραφειμ   m   Greek, Russian, Romanian, Macedonian
Greek, Russian, Romanian and Macedonian form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SIBYLLA   Σιβυλλα   f   Greek, German, Swedish, Late Roman, Late Greek
Greek and Latinate form of SIBYL.

SILAS   Σιλας   m   English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Probably a short form of SILVANUS. This is the name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. Paul refers to him as Silvanus in his epistles, though it is possible that Silas was in fact a Greek form of the Hebrew name SAUL (via Aramaic).... [more]

SOFIA   Σοφια   f   Norwegian, Swedish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Slovak, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
Form of SOPHIA.

SOKRATIS   Σωκρατης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of SOCRATES.

SOPHIA   Σοφια   f   English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek. This was the name of an early, probably mythical, saint who died of grief after her three daughters were martyred during the reign of the emperor Hadrian. Legends about her probably arose as a result of a medieval misunderstanding of the phrase Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom", which is the name of a large basilica in Constantinople.... [more]

SOTIRIA   Σωτηρια   f   Greek
Feminine form of SOTIRIS.

SOTIRIOS   Σωτηριος   m   Greek
Variant of SOTIRIS.

SOTIRIS   Σωτηρης   m   Greek
Derived from Greek σωτηρια (soteria) meaning "salvation".

SPIRIDON   Σπυριδων   m   Greek, Serbian, Croatian
Serian and Croatian form of SPYRIDON, as well as a variant transcription of the Greek name.

SPIRO   Σπυρο   m   Greek
Variant of SPYRO.

SPIROS   Σπυρος   m   Greek
Variant of SPYROS.

SPYRIDON   Σπυριδων   m   Greek, Late Greek
Late Greek name derived from Greek σπυριδιον (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.

SPYRIDOULA   Σπυριδουλα   f   Greek
Feminine form of SPYRIDON.

SPYRO   Σπυρο   m   Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON.

SPYROS   Σπυρος   m   Greek
Short form of SPYRIDON.

STAMATIA   Σταματια   f   Greek
Feminine form of STAMATIOS.

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 EFSTATHIOS.

STAVROS   Σταυρος   m   Greek
Means "cross" in Greek, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.

STAVROULA   Σταυρουλα   f   Greek
Feminine form of STAVROS.

STEFANOS   Στεφανος   m   Greek
Greek form of STEPHEN.

STELIOS   Στελιος   m   Greek
Variant of STYLIANOS.

STELLA (2)   Στελλα   f   Greek
Diminutive of STYLIANI, with the spelling influenced by that of STELLA (1).

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

STYLIANI   Στυλιανη   f   Greek
Feminine form of STYLIANOS.

STYLIANOS   Στυλιανος   m   Greek, Late Greek
Derived from Greek στυλος (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   Τακης   m   Greek
Short form of PANAGIOTAKIS.

TASIA   Τασια   f   Greek
Short form of ANASTASIA.

TASOULA   Τασουλα   f   Greek
Greek diminutive of ANASTASIA.

TATIANA   Τατιανα   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name TATIUS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.

THALIA   Θαλεια   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Greek
From the Greek name Θαλεια (Thaleia), derived from θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom". In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses, presiding over comedy and pastoral poetry. This was also the name of one of the three Graces or Χαριτες (Charites).

THANASIS   Θανασης   m   Greek
Modern Greek short form of ATHANASIOS.

THANOS   Θανος   m   Greek
Diminutive of ATHANASIOS.

THEKLA   Θεκλα   f   German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek
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". This was the name of a 1st-century saint, appearing (as Θεκλα) in the apocryphal 'Acts of Paul and Thecla'. The story tells how Thecla listens to Paul speak about the virtues of chastity and decides to remain a virgin, angering both her mother and her suitor.

THEMISTOKLIS   Θεμιστοκλης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of THEMISTOCLES.

THEODORA   Θεοδωρα   f   English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEODORE. This name was common in the Byzantine Empire, being borne by several empresses including the influential wife of Justinian in the 6th century.

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

THEODOSIA   Θεοδοσια   f   Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of THEODOSIUS.

THEOFANIA   Θεοφανια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of THEOPHANIA.

THEOFANIS   Θεοφανης   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of THEOPHANES.

THEOFYLAKTOS   Θεοφυλακτος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of THEOPHYLAKTOS.

THOMAS   Θωμας   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which meant "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]

TIMOTHEA   Τιμοθεα   f   Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of TIMOTHY.

TRYFON   Τρυφων   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of TRYPHON.

VALENTINA   Βαλεντινα   f   Italian, Russian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)). A famous bearer was the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

VANGELIS   Βαγγελης   m   Greek
Variant of EVANGELOS.

VARVARA   Βαρβαρα   f   Russian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Russian, Greek, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of BARBARA.

VASIA   Βασια   f   Greek
Diminutive of VASILIKI.

VASILEIOS   Βασιλειος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of VASILIOS.

VASILIKI   Βασιλικη   f   Greek
Modern Greek feminine form of BASIL (1).

VASILIOS   Βασιλειος   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of BASIL (1).

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

VASO (2)   Βασω   f   Greek
Diminutive of VASILIKI.

VASSILIKI   Βασιλικη   f   Greek
Variant transcription of VASILIKI.

VASSILIS   Βασιλης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of VASILIS.

VASSO   Βασω   f   Greek
Variant transcription of VASO (2).

VENIAMIN   Βενιαμιν   m   Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of BENJAMIN.

VISSARION   Βησσαριων   m   Russian, Greek
Russian form and modern Greek transcription of BESSARION.

VLASIS   Βλασης   m   Greek
Greek form of BLAISE.

VLASSIS   Βλασσης   m   Greek
Greek form of BLAISE.

VOULA   Βουλα   f   Greek
Diminutive of PARASKEVI.

XANTHIPPI   Ξανθιππη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of XANTHIPPE.

XENE   Ξενη   f   Greek
Variant of XENIA.

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

YANNA   Γιαννα   f   Greek
Variant transcription of GIANNA.

YANNI   Γιαννη   m   Greek
Variant transcription of GIANNI.

YANNIS   Γιαννης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of GIANNIS.

YIANNI   Γιαννη   m   Greek
Variant transcription of GIANNI.

YIANNIS   Γιαννης   m   Greek
Variant transcription of GIANNIS.

YIORGOS   Γιωργος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of GIORGOS.

YORGOS   Γιωργος   m   Greek
Variant transcription of GIORGOS.

ZACHARIAS   Ζαχαριας   m   Biblical, Biblical Greek, Greek
Greek form of ZECHARIAH. This form of the name is used in most English versions 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).

ZENOVIA   Ζηνοβια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA.

ZINON   Ζηνων   m   Greek
Modern Greek form of Zenon (see ZENO).

ZINOVIA   Ζηνοβια   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ZENOBIA.

ZOI   Ζωη   f   Greek
Modern Greek form of ZOE.