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Agoro f Greek
Derived from Greek αγόρι (agori) meaning "boy, lad" and combined with the feminine suffix -ω (-o).

Aigli f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Aigle.

Alike f Greek
Alternate transcription of Aliki.

Alkis f & m Greek Mythology, Greek

Andri f Greek (Cypriot)

Annio f Greek
Diminutive of Anna.

Anthy f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ανθή (see Anthi).

Antis m Greek (Cypriot)

Antzi f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Antzela.

Antzy f Greek
Greek form of the English name Angie, used as a diminutive of Angeliki or Angela. This is borne by Greek singer Angeliki 'Antzy' Samiou (1960-).

Argea f Greek, Polish (Rare)
Variant and Polish form of Argia.

Arion m Ancient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular Culture
In Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [more]

Ariti f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Ἀρήτη (Arete) - not be confused with Ἀρετή (see Arete), of which the modern Greek form is Areti.

Asimo f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Asimina.

Athos m Greek Mythology, Literature, French, Italian, Greek, Brazilian
Athos was one of the Gigantes, children of Gaia, who hurled a mountain at Zeus. Zeus knocked the mountain to the ground near Macedonia, and it became Mount Athos, or the "Holy Mountain."... [more]

Atina f Greek (Cypriot, Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Athina.

Avilo m Greek

Avlos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Aulos, which is the ancient Greek form of Aulus.

Bakis m Greek
Variant transcription of Μπάκης (see Mpakis).

Beloc m Greek (Cypriot, Archaic)
Beloc is a classical rendering of the Semitic words bēlu and ba'al, which both mean "lord". It can be used as a theonym, personal name, or royal title. Beloc has multiple meanings, including: ... [more]

Bilis m Greek
Variant transcription of Μπίλης (see Mpilis).

Billy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Bilis influenced by the unrelated English name Billy.

Calia f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Kalia.

Chloi f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek transcription of Chloe.

Costa m Greek
Variant of Kosta.

Danos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Daniel.

Demis m Greek
Short form of names like Themistoklis, Artemios...

Denia f Greek
Diminutive of Dionysia.

Despo f Greek
Pet form of Despina.

Dinos m Greek
Diminutive of Avgoustinos.

Doros m Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of Theodoros.

Doula f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps originally a short form of Spyridoula, Theodoula or another name ending in doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.

Droso f Greek (Rare, ?)
From the Greek word δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew". This is a rather uncommon name, mostly heard in rural areas.

Ekavi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Hekabe.

Ektor m Greek, Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Brazilian
Modern Greek and Bulgarian form of Hector.

Elesa f History (Ecclesiastical), Greek
Variant of Elessa.

Eliki f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Helike.

Eliso f Greek (Rare)
Greek feminine form of Elisha.

Enias m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Aineias (see Aeneas).

Estia f Greek Mythology (Italianized), Greek (Rare), Afrikaans
Modern Greek and Italian form of Hestia.

Estir f Greek (Rare), Macedonian, Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian and Macedonian form and modern Greek variant of Esther.

Evita f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi.

Evoia f Greek, English (American)

Fanis m Greek
Greek short form of Theofanis.

Favia f Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phabia, which is the ancient Greek form of Fabia.

Fedon m Greek
Modern Greek form of Phaidon.

Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, Theatre
Modern Greek form of Phaidra (see Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [more]

Fenia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Foteini, which is a variant form of Fotini.

Filia f Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllia.

Filio f Greek
Derived from the Greek word 'filia', meaning friendship. Also a diminutive of Theofili.

Filis m Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllos.

Filix m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phelix, which is the ancient Greek form of Felix.

Fivos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Phoibos.

Fobos m Greek (Russified)
Russified form of Phobos, used to refer to Greek God.

Foivi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Phoebe.

Fokas m Greek (Rare), Czech (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Greek, Czech and Polish form of Phocas.

Fonis m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Xenofon.

Foris m Greek
Diminutive of Christoforos.

Fotia f Greek
It means fire, or blaze. It is a Greek name I stumbled across one time and liked the sound of it.

Foula f Greek
Diminutive of Sofoula.

Freid m Greek
Masculine Form of Freida

Freya f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φρέγια (see Fregia).

Frida f Greek
Variant transcription of Φρείδα (see Freida) and Φρίντα (see Frinta), both diminutives of Afroditi.

Frini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Φρύνη (see Fryni).

Froso f Greek
Diminutive of Effrosyni.

Fryni f Greek
Modern Greek form of Phryne.

Giota f Greek
Short form of Panagiota.

Gitsa f Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Giorgitsa.

Gogos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γκόγκος (see Gkogkos).

Golfo f Greek
Greek name which is said to mean "talisman", possibly related to the Middle Greek word ἐγκόλπιον (enkolpion) referring to a medallion bearing an icon that is worn by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and meaning literally "on the bosom" from ἐν (en) "in, on" and κόλπος (kolpos) "bosom".

Golis m Greek
Diminutive of Grigorios.

Goris m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.

Haido f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χάιδω (see Chaido).

Haris m Greek
Variant transcription of Charis, itself a diminutive of Zacharias and names containing the Greek element χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".

Hrisa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chrysa).

Ianna f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάννα (see Gianna).

Ilios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Helios.

Ioula f Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Ioulia or even Gioula. Technically, it could also be a corruption of Ioulo or be a feminine form of the related masculine names Ioulas and Ioulos, but all those names are archaic.

Iouli f Greek
Probably a variant of Ioulia. However, this name could also be derived from Greek Ιούλη (Iouli), which is the genitive singular of Ιούλης (Ioulis), one of the Greek names for the month of July... [more]

Irido m Greek, Somali
Masculine form of Irida.

Isaia f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek feminine form of Esaias.

Janni m Greek, Italian
Variant transcription of Gianni.

Jàpet m Greek (Hellenized, Rare, ?)
Form of IAPET.

Jenny f Greek (Anglicized, Modern)
Anglicized form of Tzeni. It is used as a diminutive of Evgenia, influenced by the unrelated English name Jenny.

Jorgo m Greek

Julia f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzoulia influenced by the name Julia.

Julie f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Tzouli influenced by the unrelated name Julie.

Kakia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Possibly a diminutive of Ekaterini. Known bearers of this name include the Greek singer Kakia Mendri (1912-1994) and Greek actresses Ekaterini 'Kakia' Panagiotou (1923-2013) and Kakia Analyti (1934-2002).

Kalia f Greek (Cypriot)

Kelli f Greek
Diminutive of Kalliopi influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kelly f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Evangelia and Kalliopi, influenced by the unrelated English name Kelly.

Kifas m Biblical Greek, Greek (Archaic)
Modern Greek form of Kephas (see Cephas).

Kikis m Greek
Diminutive of Kyriakos.

Kimon m Ancient Greek, Greek
Etymology uncertain. Possibly related to Greek κίω (kio) meaning "to go, walk quickly", to Latin cimex meaning "bug", to proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás meaning "black, dark", or to Greek κημός (kemos) meaning "muzzle".

Kitsa f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Kyriaki. It is the feminine equivalent of Kitsos, which is a diminutive of Kyriakos.... [more]

Kitza f English (American, Rare), Greek
Hypochoristic form of Kyriaki.... [more]

Kokos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgios.

Koula f Greek
Diminutive of Angeliki, Vasiliki, Kyriaki and other names ending in ki (via their diminutives Angelikoula, Vasilikoula and Kyriakoula, respectively).

Krini f Greek
Means "well, spring, fountain" in Greek. (Also compare Pigi.) This is borne by Krini Hernández (2000-), a Mexican model of partial Greek ancestry.

Laida f Greek (Rare), Albanian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Lais.

Lakis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -λάκης (-lakis), such as Angelakis, Apostolakis, Nikolakis, Pantelakis and Vasilakis.... [more]

Lazos m Greek
Diminutive of Lazaros.

Lefki f Greek
Modern Greek form of Leuke.

Lenia f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of Eleni.

Lenio f Greek
Diminutive of Eleni.

Letta f Greek
Diminutive of Nikoletta.

Liana f Greek
Short form of names such as Styliani, Garyfallia or Iliana. This is borne by Greek journalist and politician Garyfallia 'Liana' Kanelli (1954-).

Linia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)

Litsa f Greek
Diminutive of Aglaia (via its diminutive Aglaitsa), Apostolia (via its diminutive Apostolitsa), Emmanouella (via its diminutive Manolitsa), Evangelia (via its diminutives Evangelitsa and Vagelitsa), Garifallia (via its diminutive Filitsa), Michaela (via its diminutive Michalitsa), Natalia (via its diminutive Natalitsa), Pantelina (via its diminutive Pantelitsa), Stavroula (via its diminutive Stavroulitsa), Styliani (via its diminutive Stelitsa), Vasiliki (via its diminutive Vasilitsa), Violeta (via its diminutive Violitsa), and any other pet forms that end in -litsa.

Lotis f Greek, Greek Mythology
From the Greek word λωτός (lotos) meaning “lotus tree”. Lotis was a river nymph that transformed into a lotus tree to avoid Priapus.

Loudi f Greek
Diminutive of Louiza, Loudmila or anything that begins with Lou.

Louis m Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Elias and Ilias, influenced by the unrelated name Louis.

Loula f English, Greek
Variant of Lula 1, as well as a Greek diminutive of various names. This was borne by Greek playwright Angeliki-Theano 'Loula' Anagnostaki (1928-2017).

Lousi f Greek (Rare)
Greek borrowing of Lucy.

Machi f Greek
Diminutive of Andromachi.

Magia f Greek (Rare)

Mairi f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Μαίρη (see Meri 2).

Mairy f Scots, Greek
Scots form of Mary and Greek variant of Mairi.

Makis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -μάκης (-makis), such as Asimakis, Gerasimakis, Prodromakis and Thomakis.

Mamas m Greek
Greek form of Mammes.

Mania f Greek
Greek diminutive of Maria. In some cases it may be used as a diminutive of Emmanouela.

Manki f Greek
Greek form of Maggie, possibly used as a diminutive of Margarita.

Manos m Greek
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Emmanouil (see Manolis).

Manto f Greek
Diminutive of Diamanto.

Mario f Greek
Diminutive of Maria.

Mavra f Greek (Rare), Georgian, Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian, Moldovan, Romanian, History (Ecclesiastical), Theatre
Modern Greek form of Maura 1, which has spread to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus region via the Eastern Orthodox Church.... [more]

Mayia f Greek
Variant transcription of Magia, a feminine form of Magos.

Meliz f Greek (Cypriot), Turkish (Hellenized)
Possibly a Hellenized form of the Turkish name Melis. A known bearer is Turkish Cypriot sprinter Meliz Redif (1989-).

Memas m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Gerasimos.

Memos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Agamemnon.

Mersa f Greek
Diminutive of Myrsini.

Mikis m Greek
Short form of Michail and Michalis. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek composer Michail "Mikis" Theodorakis (b... [more]

Milia f Greek
Truncated form of Aimilia and Emilia.

Mimis m Greek
Short form of Dimitris.

Minas m Greek, Armenian
Greek and Armenian form of Menas.

Miria f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transliteration of Μύρια (see Myria).

Mitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Efthymia.

Mitsi f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.

Monik f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Greek form of Monique.

Morfi f Greek

Morfo f Greek
Diminutive of Evmorfia.

Mpety f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Betty, used as a diminutive of Elisavet. A known bearer is the Greek actress Mpety or Betty Arvaniti (1939-), who was born Elisavet.

Mylis m Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Myles 2.

Myllo m Greek
Alternative spelling of Milo.

Myria f Greek (Cypriot)
Possibly a variant of Μύριαμ (Myriam), a Greek form of Miriam.

Nadia f Greek
Diminutive form of Konstantina.

Nakis m Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Antonakis and Stefanakis.

Nancy f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Athanasia, influenced by the unrelated English name Nancy.

Nansy f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasia, influenced by Nancy.

Nasia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Athanasia.

Nasos m Greek
Either a diminutive of Athanasios or Anastasios.

Nelli f Greek
Diminutive of Eleni influenced by the English name Nelly.

Nicos m Greek
Variant spelling of Nikos.

Nifon m Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Modern Greek form of Nephon as well as the Romanian form of the name.

Niovi f Greek
Modern transcription of Niobe.

Nitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Irini and Eleni.

Noeme f Greek (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese cognate and Modern Greek form of Noemin.

Notis m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Noula f Greek
Diminutive of Anna (via its diminutive Annoula), Ekaterini (via its diminutive Katerinoula), Fotini (via its diminutive Foteinoula), Gianna (via its diminutive Giannoula) and any other pet forms that end in -noula.

Nouli f Greek
Diminutive of Adriani.

Ntana f Greek
Greek form of Dana.

Ntemi f Greek
Greek form of Demi, used as a diminutive of Dimitra.

Ntepi f Greek
Diminutive of Despina.

Ntepy f Greek
Diminutive of Despina.

Ntimi f Greek
Variant of Dimi; a diminutive of Dimitra.

Ntina f Greek
Short form of Konstantina.

Ntora f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντόρα (see Dora).

Nysis m Greek
Diminutive of Dionysios.

Odela f Greek

Othon m Greek, German (Hellenized)
Greek form of Otto, used by the first modern king of Greece, who was born Prince Otto of Bavaria.

Ougko m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Hugo.

Pania f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Feminine form of Panos.

Paris m Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevas.

Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.

Peggy f Greek (Modern)
Variant transcription of Πέγκυ (see Pegky).

Pegky f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Pagona and Pelagia influenced by the unrelated English name Peggy.

Penny f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Peny influenced by the unrelated English name Penny.

Peris m Greek
Short form of Periandros and Periklis.

Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.

Petsa f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Pinio f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

Pipis m Greek
Diminutive of Spyridon.

Pitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Kalliopi.

Polly f Greek
Variant of Poly.

Proas m Greek
Short form of Prometheus. Derived from Greek προμηθεια (prometheia) meaning "foresight, forethought". In Greek myth he was the Titan who gave the knowledge of fire to mankind... [more]

Rania f Greek, Romani (Archaic)
Greek short form of Ourania and Romani short form of Urania.

Regas m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Apparently a Greek form of Régis.

Rhais f Greek
Variant of Irais.

Rinio f Greek
Diminutive of Irini.

Ritsa f Greek
Short form of Agoritsa and diminutive of Glykeria and Eleftheria.

Roula f Greek
Short form of names ending in roula, such as Stavroula, Petroula, Zacharoula, Argyroula or Dimitroula.

Routh f Biblical Greek, Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Ruth 1, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Sakis m Greek
Short form of Greek diminutives that end in -σάκης (-sakis), such as Anastasakis, Athanasakis and Dionysakis.... [more]

Sandy f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Santi and Santy, influenced by the unrelated English name Sandy.

Santi f Greek
Diminutive of Kyriaki.

Santy f Greek
Diminutive of Kyriaki.

Sapfo f Greek
Modern Greek form of Sappho.

Sefis m Greek
A Cretan dialectal form of Joseph.... [more]

Sifis m Greek
Cretan form of Joseph.

Silia f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Celia.

Simos m Greek
Short form of Simeon.

Sissy f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasia, Anastasia and Aspasia.

Sitsa f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of various Greek names such as Isaia, as -ίτσα (-itsa) is a Greek feminine diminutive suffix. This was borne by Sitsa Karaiskaki (1897-1987), a Greek propagandist for women of the 4th of August (or Metaxas) regime.

Skevi f Greek
Short form of Paraskevi.

Skevo f Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevi.

Smaro f Greek
Diminutive of Smaragda.

Sotia f Greek (Cypriot)
Short form of Sotiria. A known bearer was the Greek lyricist Sotia Tsotou (1942-2011), who was born Sotiria.

Sotir m Greek
Modern Greek form of Soter.

Soula f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasoula.

Souzi f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Souzy f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Stalo f Greek
Diminutive of Krystalia.

Stefi f Greek
Diminutive of Stefania, or sometimes Stavroula.

Stevi f Greek
Diminutive of Stavroula.

Sylia f Greek (Rare), English (Rare), French (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Tania f Greek
Diminutive of Soultana.

Tasos m Greek
Diminutive of Anastasios.

Taysa m Greek
Means “bound together” in Greek.

Telis m Greek
Diminutive of Aristotelis and Pantelis.

Telly m & f Various, Greek (Expatriate)
A diminutive of several names, such as Aristotelis, Donatella, Estella, Theodore and more... [more]

Teris m Greek
Diminutive of Lefteris.

Terry m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Teris influenced by the unrelated English name Terry 1 or Terry 2.

Themi f Greek
Diminutive of Efthymia.

Thomi f Greek
Feminine form of Thomas.

Timis m Greek
Diminutive of Efthymios.

Timmy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Timis influenced by the unrelated English name Timmy.

Timos m Greek
Diminutive of Efthymios and Timotheos.

Timun m Greek
Greek name meaning "God fearing"

Titos m Greek
Diminutive of Vaptistis.

Titsa f Greek
Short form of Panagiotitsa and other names ending in the same sound.

Tolis m Greek
Diminutive of Apostolos.

Tomai m Greek
A masculine name meaning "Honoring Thomas"

Tomys m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Tonis m Greek, Medieval Baltic
Greek short form of Antonios and Antonis and medieval Latvian short form of Antonijs.

Totis m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Toula f Greek
Short form of Fotoula.

Tzeni f Greek
Greek form of Jenny, used as a diminutive of Evgenia.

Tzina f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia, possibly influenced by Gina.

Tzoni m Greek (Modern)
Greek spelling of Johnny.

Vagia f Greek
Variant of Vaia.

Vaios m Greek
From the Egyptian word referring to the palm branch.... [more]

Valia f & m Bulgarian, Georgian (Rare), Greek, Russian
In Bulgaria and Russia, this name is a variant transcription of the unisex name Valya.... [more]

Vanna f Greek
Diminutive of Ioanna.

Vasos m Greek
Diminutive of Vasilis.

Vayia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Βάγια (see Vagia).

Venia f Greek
Diminutive of Evgenia.

Vicky f Greek
Variant of Viky influenced by the English name Vicky.

Villy f Greek
Variant of Vili.

Vyron m Greek
Greek form of Byron.

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

Xenos m Greek
Derived from Greek ξενος (xenos) meaning "stranger, foreigner".

Xilon m Greek
The name Xilon means From The Forest and is of Greek origin it is a Boy Name.

Yiana f English (Rare), Greek (Rare, Expatriate)
Variant of Yianna.

Yiota f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Γιώτα (see Giota).

Yitsa f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γίτσα (see Gitsa).

Youla f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιούλα (see Gioula).

Youli f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιούλη (see Giouli).

Zanet f Greek
Greek borrowing of Jeanette.

Zanis m Greek
Diminutive of Ioannis.

Zetta f Greek (Rare)
Variant of Zeta.

Zisis m Greek
From Ancient Greek ζήσει (zesei) meaning "he will live", itself from the verb ζάω (zao) "to live" (the source also of ζωή (zoe) "life").