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Herodikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".

Herodoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".... [more]

Herodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herodoros. A known bearer of this name was the Greek historian Herodorus of Heraclea, who lived around 400 BC.

Herodote f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Herodotos (see Herodotus).

Herokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Heromenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun μένος (menos) meaning "mind" as well as "spirit" and "power, strength, force".... [more]

Heronax m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἥρως (heros) meaning "hero" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".

Herophantos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek adjective φαντός (phantos) meaning "visible", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαντάζω (phantazo) meaning "to make visible".

Herophantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herophantos. This name was borne by an ancient Greek tyrant of Parium, who lived in the 6th century BC.

Herophile f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Herophilos. A known bearer of this name was Herophile of Erythrae, a Greek sibyl who is thought to have lived in the 8th century BC.

Herophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".... [more]

Herophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herophilos.

Herophon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".... [more]

Herostratos m Ancient Greek
Variant of Herastratos.

Herostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herostratos. This name was famously borne by an ancient Greek arsonist from the 4th century BC, who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Herothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).

Herotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Herotimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herotimos. Used by Xerxes' chief eunuch and an Ancient Greek philosopher.

Heroxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Hespérie f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Hesperie f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Hesperis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Hesperos. According to some Greek legends this name belonged to one of the Horae, namely, the goddess who personified the evening.

Hesychia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἡσυχία (hesychia) meaning "rest, quiet". In Greek mythology, this is the name of a daemon or spirit of quiet, rest, silence and stillness.

Hetoemocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hetoimokles. This was the name of a Greek wrestler from Laconia who won the wrestling contest of five Olympiads, the first of which was in 604 BC.

Hetoimokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἑτοῖμος (hetoimos) meaning "at hand, ready, prepared" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Hiera f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From Greek ἱερός (hieros) meaning "holy, sacred, divine". In Greek mythology Hiera is the wife of Telephos, the mythic founder of the city of Pergamum.

Hierax m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἱέραξ (hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon". This was the name of a Spartan admiral from the 4th century BC.

Hiero m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hieron. This name was borne by two tyrants of Syracuse, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Hierocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hierokles. This name was borne by a Stoic philosopher from the 2nd century AD.

Hierodotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek adjective δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".... [more]

Hieroklees m Ancient Greek
Epic Greek variant of Hierokles.

Hierokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierokles.

Hierokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Hieromnemon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἱερομνήμων (hieromnemon), which literally means "mindful of the sacred" but later came to refer to a representative of one of the twelve members of the Amphictyonic League, which was a religious association of ancient Greek tribes... [more]

Hieron m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred". This name was borne by two tyrants of Syracuse, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC. Both are better known under the latinized form of their name, which is Hiero.

Hieronides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Hieron" in Greek, derived from the name Hieron combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Hieronike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hieronikos. Also compare the related Greek noun ἱερονίκης (hieronikes) meaning "conqueror in the games".

Hieronikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Hieronomos m Ancient Greek
Means "sacred custom", derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (see Eunomia)... [more]

Hierophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with Greek φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing" (see Theophanes)... [more]

Hierophon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερόφωνος (hierophonos) meaning "with sacred voice", which consists of the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".

Hierothea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierotheos.

Hierotima f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierotimos.

Hierotimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Hiparquía f Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Hipparchia.

Hipparchia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hipparchos. This was the name of a 4th-century BC Cynic philosopher.

Hipparchos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". The second element is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source".

Hipparchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hipparchos. This name was borne by a Greek astronomer from the 2nd century BC.

Hipparete f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, virtue"... [more]

Hippo f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "horse" in Greek. This was the name of several minor characters in Greek mythology.

Hippocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hippokles.

Hippoclides m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hippokleides. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 6th century BC.

Hippocrate m & f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
French form of Hippocrates (masculine) and Latinized form of Hippokrate (feminine), the latter of which was an ancient Greek feminine form of Hippokrates.

Hippocratidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Hippokratidas. This was the name of a Eurypontid king of Sparta from the 7th century BC.

Hippodameia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Hippodamos. This was the name of several historical and mythological Greek women. For example, this was the name of the wife of Pirithous, and was the real name of the woman commonly referred to as Briseis in the Iliad of Homer.

Hippodamia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἱπποδάμεια (Hippodameia), the feminine form of Hippodamos. This was the name of several historical and mythological Greek women... [more]

Hippodamos m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek ἱππόδαμος (hippodamos) meaning "tamer of horses", itself from Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and δαμάζειν (damazein) "to tame"... [more]

Hippodamus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hippodamos.

Hippokleides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Hippokles" in Greek, derived from the name Hippokles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Hippokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Hippokratidas m Ancient Greek
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Hippokratides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Hippokratides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Hippokrates" in Greek, derived from the name Hippokrates combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Hippolochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun λόχος (lochos) meaning "ambush", a word that later came to signify a tactical sub unit of the ancient Greek army... [more]

Hippolochus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Hippolochos. This name was borne by a Macedonian writer from the early 3rd century BC.... [more]

Hippomachos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἱππόμαχος (hippomachos) meaning "fighting on horseback", which consists of the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]

Hippomachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hippomachos. This was the name of one of the Thirty Tyrants of Athens (5th century BC).... [more]

Hippomedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "ruler of horses", derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Hippomenes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "spirited horse", derived from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" combined with Greek μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit." This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 8th century BC.

Hipponax m Ancient Greek
Means "master of the horse(s)", derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]

Hipponicus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hipponikos. This name was borne by an Athenian military commander from the 5th century BC, who was the father-in-law of the statesman Alcibiades.

Hipponikos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Hipposthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" and σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength"... [more]

Hippostratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the elements ἵππος (hippos) "horse" and στρατός (stratos) "army" meaning "army horse".

Hippostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hippostratos.

Histiaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Histiaios. This name was borne by a tyrant of Miletus, who lived in the early 5th century BC.

Histiaios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek male name which was originally either given in reference to the city of Histiaia (better known by its latinized form Histiaea) or in reference to the nymph Histiaia from Greek mythology (also better known by its latinized form, which is Histiaea also)... [more]

Homerus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Homeros (see Homer). It is chiefly by this form that the Greek epic poet is known in the Dutch-speaking world (such as Flanders and the Netherlands).

Horotychos m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is Greek τυχη (tyche) "chance, luck, fortune". The first element may be Greek ὣρα (hôra) "time", or it may be derived from the name of the Egyptian god Horos.

Hymenaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Hymenaios. In Greek mythology, this is an alternative name of the god Hymen.... [more]

Hymenaios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ὑμέναιος (hymenaios) meaning "wedding song, bridal song".

Hyperenor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above, beyond" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Hypsicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑψικλῆς (Hypsikles), derived from ῠ̔́ψῐ (hypsi) meaning "on high, aloft" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Iasis f & m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἴασις (iasis) meaning "cure, remedy, healing", from the verb ἰάομαι (iaomai) "to heal" (the source also of Jason)... [more]

Iasonike f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἴασις (iasis) meaning "healing, remedy" (compare Jason) and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Iassa f Ancient Greek
"from Iasos"

Ibycus m Ancient Greek

Ichneumon m & f Ancient Greek
From the name given to the mythologized Egyptian mongoose. Ichneumon is a fearless creature who, despite its small size, will hunt down and kill snakes, crocodiles, and dragons.

Illyria f Ancient Greek, Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Illyrios.

Illyrios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Precise meaning unknown. In Greek mythology, Illyrios was the son of Cadmus and Harmonia, from which the ancient kingdom Illyria (also Illyricum) derived its name.

Illyrius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Illyrios.

Ino f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, she was the second wife of Athamas, a Theban maenad who raised her dead sister Semele's son Dionysos and who was apotheosized into the sea goddess Leucothea.

Iphegenia f Ancient Greek
Greek mythology name meaning mighty. A daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra.

Iphicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Iphikrates. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 4th century BC.

Iphikrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ιφιος (iphios) meaning "strong, stout, mighty" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".

Irais f Ancient Greek
Modern form and variant of Herais.

Ire f Greek (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, English
Variant or diminutive of Iris.

Isaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Isaios. This name was borne by an Attic orator from the 4th century BC.

Isagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek ισος (isos) meaning "equal" (also see Isocrates). The second element is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [more]

Isaios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἰσαῖος (isaios) meaning "equality". Also compare Greek ἴσος (isos) "equal", which is seen in Isocrates. Last but not least, this name is not to be confused with the name Isaias: while it may look similar, Isaios is not a hellenized form of Isaias.

Isandros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἴσανδρος (isandros) meaning "like a man", which consists of the Greek adjective ἴσος (isos) meaning "equal" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Ischyrion m Ancient Greek, Polish (Rare)
Derived from the Ancient Greek “ischyros (ισχυρός) Ischyrion (Ισχυρίων)”, meaning “mighty, powerful, strong”. Saint Ischyrion of Alexandria was a martyr in Egypt who was impaled on a sharp pole... [more]

Ismenis f Ancient Greek
In Greek mythology, Ismenis was a Naiad nymph, one of the daughters of the Boeotian river god Ismenus.

Isos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἴσος (isos) meaning "equal".

Issa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a princess of the Greek island Issa (now called Lesbos), a nymph from the same island, and a pseudonym of Achilles when he was disguised as a woman on Skyros... [more]

Istas f Ancient Greek (Rare)

Isus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Isos. In Greek mythology, Isus was one of the numerous sons of king Priam of Troy.

Kachrylion m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κάχρυς (kachrus) or (kachrys), which can mean "catkin, cone, winter bud" as well as "parched barley". Kachrylion was the name of an ancient Greek potter from the 5th century BC.

Kaineus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
It might possibly be best to see this name as a masculinization of Kainis. After all: in Greek mythology, Kaineus and Kainis are one and the same person... [more]

Kallia f Greek, Ancient Greek
In modern Greek Κάλλια (Kallia) can function as a short form of Kalliopi or Kallirroi.... [more]

Kalliades m Ancient Greek
Kalliades was the Archon of Athens when it was burned and looted by the invading persian army, led by Xerxes circa 480 BCE.

Kallianax m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty, nobility" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".

Kallikles m Ancient Greek
From the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Kallikratidas m Ancient Greek
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Kallikratides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Kallikratides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Kallikrates" in Greek, derived from the name Kallikrates combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Kallimache f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Kallimachos.

Kallimachos m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful battle", derived from the Greek elements καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and μαχη (mache) "battle."

Kallimedon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty, nobility" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).

Kallinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek element καλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty".

Kallipateira f Ancient Greek
Means "beauty of the father" in Ancient Greek.

Kalliphon m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful voice", derived from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice."

Kallippides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Kallippos" in Greek, derived from the name Kallippos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Kallisthenes m Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful strength", derived from Greek καλλος (kallos) "beauty" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength."

Kallistratos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Kallistrate.

Kalliteles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty, nobility" combined with the Greek noun τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, aim, goal" as well as "completion, accomplishment, fulfillment" (see Aristotle).... [more]

Kallixena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Kallixenos.

Kallixenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty, nobility" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Kar m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "a Carian" in Greek, referring to an inhabitant of the ancient region of Caria in Asia Minor. This was the name of the legendary king who gave his name to Caria, the brother of Lydos and Mysos.

Karkinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun καρκίνος (karkinos) meaning "crab" as well as "Cancer" (as in, the zodiac sign).... [more]

Karpokrates m Ancient Greek
Means "the fruit of power", derived from Greek καρπὸς (karpos) meaning "fruit" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".

Karpophoros m Ancient Greek
Means "to bear fruit" (probably in reference to a fruit-bearing tree), derived from Greek καρπος (karpos) "fruit" combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear". For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning.

Karystios m Ancient Greek
Variant form of Karystos.

Karystos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek καρύσσω (karusso) or (karysso) meaning "to herald, to proclaim".

Kassiodoros m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift". The first element is fairly uncertain, in that there are several possibilities available for its etymology... [more]

Kephisodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Kephisodotos m Ancient Greek
Means "given by Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek adjective δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Kephisophon m Ancient Greek
Means "voice of Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".

Keraunophoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κεραυνός (keraunos) "lightning, thunderbolt" combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear". For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning... [more]

Kimon m Ancient Greek, Greek, Bulgarian

Kinaithon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb κινέω (kineo) meaning "to move, to set in motion, to begin, to cause" combined with Greek αἴθων (aithon), which can be an adjective meaning "fiery, burning" as well as be a noun meaning "fire, burning heat" (see Aithon).

Kleanax m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".

Kleandridas m Ancient Greek
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Kleandrides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Kleandrides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Kleandros" in Greek, derived from the name Kleandros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Kleandros m Ancient Greek
Means "glory of a man", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".

Kleanor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Kleanthes m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious flower" or "flower of glory", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom".

Klearchos m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious master", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek αρχος (archos) "master".

Kleiandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is the Epic Greek form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleianor m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is the Epic Greek form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleidemos m Ancient Greek
Means "the glorious people", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek δημος (demos) "the people."

Kleinandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective κλεινός (kleinos) meaning "famous, renowned" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".

Kleitandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is the Epic Greek form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleitanor m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is the Epic Greek form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleitarchos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleitomachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleitophon m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]

Kleoboulos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with the Greek noun βουλή (boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [more]

Kleodoros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" and δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift"... [more]

Kleokritos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with Greek κριτης (krites) meaning "judge, critic."

Kleomachos m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious battle", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek μαχη (mache) "battle".

Kleomedes m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious thought", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to be mindful of".

Kleomenes m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious strength", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek μενος (menos) "power, strength, spirit."

Kleonides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Kleon" in Greek, derived from the name Kleon combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Kleonikos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Kleonike derived from κλέος (kleos) "glory" and ‎νῑ́κη (nike) "victory" in turn means "glorious victory".

Kleonymos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with ὄνυμα (onyma), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the noun ὄνομα (onoma) meaning "name".

Kleophon m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious voice", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) "voice".

Kleophyle f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with Greek φυλή (phule) “tribe, clan”.

Kleoptolemos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".... [more]

Kleosthenes m Ancient Greek
Variant of Kleisthenes (see Cleisthenes).

Kleostratos m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious army", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek στρατος (stratos) "army".

Kleoxene f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Kleoxenos.

Kleoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".... [more]

Komaios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective κωμαῖος (komaios) meaning "of a village", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun κώμη (kome) meaning "village". The latter word is not to be confused with the Greek noun κόμη (kome) meaning "hair (of the head)".... [more]

Konon m Ancient Greek, Russian (Rare), Basque, Polish
Derived from the Greek verb κονέω (koneo) meaning "to raise dust" (and more figuratively, "to hasten").... [more]

Koroibos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun κόροιβος (koroibos) meaning "fool".

Kratandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man".

Krateia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Krates, a derivative of Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "strength, power". This was borne by the mother of 7th-century BC Greek tyrant Periander.

Krates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power."

Kratesikleia f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κράτησις (kratesis) meaning "might, power, dominion" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Kratesipolis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κράτησις (kratesis) meaning "might, power, dominion" combined with the Greek noun πόλις (polis) meaning "city".

Kratinos m Ancient Greek
Means "powerful". Derived from the word κράτος (kratos) meaning "power, strength".

Kratippos m Ancient Greek
Means "powerful horse", derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) "power" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".

Kratisthenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power" combined with the Greek noun σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Kratylos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".

Kreon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κρέων (kreon) meaning "king". Also compare Greek κρείων (kreion) meaning "ruler, lord, master".

Kreophylos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κρέων (kreon) “ruler, lord” combined with Greek φυλή (phule) “tribe, clan”.

Krino f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek κρίνον (krinon) meaning "white lily" (species Lilium candidum). In Greek mythology, this name was borne by a daughter of Antenor.

Krisamis f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek krisis (κρίσις) "judgement".

Kritias m Ancient Greek
From the Ancient Greek κριτής (kritḗs) meaning “judge” with -ίας (-ías), a masculine suffix. Kritias was an Ancient Athenian politician. This name was used by Plato (IV century BC) in one of his late dialogues.

Kritolaos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κριτης (krites) "judge, critic" combined with Greek λαος (laos) "the people."

Kriton m Ancient Greek, Greek
Greek from of Crito.

Ksantypa f Ancient Greek (Polonized)
Polish form of Xanthippe.

Ktesias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [more]

Ktesibios m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [more]

Ktesikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [more]

Ktesiphon m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek κτῆσις (ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [more]

Ktesippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Kylon m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be related to the Greek adjective κυλλός (kyllos) meaning "club-footed and bandy-legged", as this word is sometimes written as κυλός (kylos) instead.

Kyniska f Ancient Greek
From κυνίσκα (kyniska), the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the noun κυνίσκη (kyniske) meaning "female puppy", itself from κύων (kyon) "dog" (genitive κυνός (kynos))... [more]

Kynthios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek Masculine form of Cynthia.

Kypselos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived either from the Greek noun κύψελος (kypselos) meaning "swallow" or "swift" (both birds) or from the Greek noun κυψέλη (kypsele) meaning "chest, box" as well as "beehive".

Lachares m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).... [more]

Laeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαιος (Laios), which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of a king of Thebes in Greek mythology, the husband of Jocasta. Due to a prophecy that he would be killed by his son, Laius left his infant Oedipus for dead... [more]

Lagos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λαγῶς (lagos) meaning "hare".

Lagus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Lagos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais, as well as the name of Ptolemy's possible biological father.

Lais f Ancient Greek
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to the Greek name Laios (see Laius) or the element λαος (laos) "people". It was borne by two ancient Greek hetairai, or courtesans: Laïs of Corinth (5th century BC), known as the most beautiful woman of her time; and Laïs of Hyccara (4th century BC), a rival of Phryne, said to have been stoned to death by the jealous women of Thessaly.

Lamachos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective λάμαχος (lamachos) meaning "eager for battle". This name can also have formed independently from that word, in which case it is a dithematic name that consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]

Lamachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lamachos. This was the name of an Athenian strategos (military general) from the 5th century BC.

Lamedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Variant of Laomedon. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a king of Sicyon.

Lanassa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" combined with the Greek noun ἄνασσα (anassa) meaning "queen, lady".... [more]

Laodamia f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαοδάμεια (Laodameia), a feminine form of Laodamas. This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including the mother of Sarpedon, who was a daughter of Bellerophon... [more]

Laomedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun λαομέδων (laomedon) meaning "ruler of the people", which consists of the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people" and the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Laothea f Ancient Greek
A mistress of Priam. Daughter of Altes. Mother of Lycaon and Polydorus, some say. Delivered from λαός meaning the people and θέα meaning goddess

Lastenia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish feminine form of Lasthenes. The 4th-century BC Greek philosopher Lastheneia of Mantinea, one of Plato's female students, is known as Lastenia in Spanish.

Lastheneia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Lasthenes. This was the name of a female student of Plato (4th century BC).

Lasthenes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Perhaps a variant of Laisthenes or Laosthenes, in which the second element derives from Greek σθένος (sthenos) meaning "vigour, strength".

Latinos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "Latin" this was the name of a son of Odysseus and Circe as well of various kings of Rome.

Latinus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Latinos. Used by several mythological characters and a few saints.

Latychidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Latychos" in Greek, derived from the name Latychos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Laudice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λαυδίκη (Laudike), a variant of Laodike.

Leaina f Ancient Greek
From Greek λέαινα (leaina) meaning "lioness", the feminine form of λέων (leôn) "lion" (see Leon). This was borne by a 6th-century BC Athenian hetaira whose lover Aristogeiton plotted to overthrow the tyrants Hippias and Hipparchus, which eventually led to the establishment of democracy in Athens... [more]

Learchos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived either from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" (compare Leander) or from Attic Greek λεώς (leôs) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Learchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Learchos.

Leochares m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of Lachares, because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).... [more]

Leocrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leokrates. This name was borne by an Athenian general from the 5th century BC.

Leokrates m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leonides m Ancient Greek, Galician
Attic and Ionic Greek form of Leonidas, because it contains the Attic and Ionic Greek patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Leonnatos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion". The second element is uncertain, but it might possibly have been derived from the Greek noun γνάθος (gnathos) meaning "jaw"... [more]

Leonnatus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leonnatos. This name was borne by a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great (4th century BC), who was a member of the royal house of Lyncestis.

Leontion f Ancient Greek
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a female Ancient Greek philosopher.

Leontiscus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Leontiskos. This was the name of one of the sons that Ptolemy I Soter I had with his lover Thais.

Leontiskos m Ancient Greek
Means "small lion", derived from Greek λεων (leon) "lion" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ισκος (-iskos).

Leophantos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) or from the Greek noun λέων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]

Leophantus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leophantos.

Leophron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leosthenes m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is either derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion" or from Attic Greek λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos)... [more]

Leostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leostratos. This name was borne by three eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 7th century BC.

Leotychidas m Ancient Greek
Partial Attic Greek translation of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) but retains the Doric Greek patronymic suffix ίδας (idas)... [more]

Leotychides m Ancient Greek
Attic Greek form of the Doric Greek name Latychidas (also found written as Laotychidas), because it contains the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos) and the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides), which is used in both Attic and Ionic Greek.... [more]

Leucon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Leukon. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Leukon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective λευκός (leukos) meaning "white" as well as "bright, clear, brilliant" (see Leukos), which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun λύκη (luke) or (lyke), which can mean "light" as well as "morning sunshine".... [more]

Lexiphanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λέξις (léxis) “word” combined with -φανής (-phanes) “seeming, appearing”.

Licarion m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant of Lycarion.

Lisístrata f Ancient Greek (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Lysistrate.

Lisistrata f Ancient Greek (Italianized)
Italian form of Lysistrate.

Lycander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykandros.

Lycaon m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykaon.

Lycaretus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykaretos. This name was borne by a governor of Lemnos, who lived in the 6th century BC.

Lycarion m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykarion. This name was borne by an obscure saint who was martyred in Egypt together with the virgin saints Martha and Mary.

Lycidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Lykidas. This was the name of a centaur from Greek mythology.... [more]

Lycius m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykios. This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo. It was used by John Keats for the hero of his poem 'Lamia' (1819).

Lycomedes m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Lykomedes. In Greek mythology, King Lycomedes of Scyros is the maternal grandfather of Neoptolemus.

Lycophron m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lykophron.... [more]

Lykaia f Ancient Greek
Wolf-like

Lykandros m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is derived from Greek ανδρος (andros) meaning "of a man". The first element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it... [more]

Lykaon m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek λυκος (lykos) "wolf". In Greek mythology, this is the name of an early king of Arkadia.

Lykaretos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη (lyke) meaning "light" as well as "morning twilight"... [more]

Lykarion m Ancient Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" or the Greek noun λύκη (lyke) meaning "light" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -αριων (-arion)... [more]

Lykidas m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "son of Lykos" in Greek, derived from the name Lykos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Lykios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "Lycian" in Greek, referring to a person from the province of Lycia in Asia Minor. The Greeks connected the place name with λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]

Lykomedes m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is derived from Greek μηδομαι (medomai) meaning "to think, to be mindful of". The first element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it... [more]

Lykophron m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective λυκόφρων (lykophron) meaning "wolf-minded". It consists of the Greek noun λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" combined with the Greek noun φρήν (phren) meaning "midriff" as well as "mind, intellect, wits"... [more]

Lynceus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Λυγκεύς (Lynkeus), though technically Lygkeus is the correct spelling. The name is a more elaborate form of Lynkos (see Lyncus)... [more]

Lysanias m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Derived from the Greek noun λυσανίας (lysanias) meaning "ending sorrow". It consists of the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with the Greek noun ἀνία (ania) meaning "grief, sorrow, distress, trouble".

Lysias m Ancient Greek

Lysidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek Λυσιδίκη (Lysidikê), derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening, freeing, deliverance" and δικη (dike) "justice"... [more]

Lysimache f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Lysimachos.

Lysimachides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Lysimachos" in Greek, derived from the name Lysimachos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Lysippe f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "she who lets loose the horses" in Greek from the elements λύσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and ἵππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

Lysippos m Ancient Greek
Means "a release of a horse", derived from Greek λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" combined with Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". This was the name of a Greek sculptor from the 4th century BC, noted as being one of the best sculptors of the ancient world.

Lysippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lysippos.

Lysis m Ancient Greek
From Greek λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening". This was borne by a Greek philosopher, Lysis of Taras, who was said to have been a friend and disciple of Pythagoras, as well as the title character in a Socratic dialogue of Plato.

Lysistratos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Lysistrate derived from the elements λύσις (lysis) "loosening, a release" and στρατός (stratos) "army"... [more]

Lysistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Lysistratos.

Lysixenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun λύσις (lysis) meaning "a release, loosening" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".

Macedon m Ancient Greek
From Greek makednos meaning "tall" or from Illyrian maketia meaning "cattle".

Macedonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinised form of Macedon.

Machanidas m Ancient Greek, History
The first element of this name is possibly derived from the Doric Greek noun μαχανά (machana) meaning "machine, device, tool, contrivance", which is of the same etymology as the modern English word machine... [more]

Machon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle". Also compare the related name Machaon.... [more]

Macrobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Makrobios. This name was borne by a Roman grammarian and philosopher from the 5th century AD.

Makrobios m Ancient Greek
Essentially means "long life" or "long-lived", derived from Greek μακρός (makros) "large, wide, long" combined with Greek βιος (bios) "life."

Malicha f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Malicha (or Malache, or Lamache) was a woman from Lemnos and the mother of Leucophanes by Euphemus.

Malthace f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Theatre, History
Latinized form of the Greek name Μαλθακη (Malthake), from Greek μαλθακός (malthakos) "soft" (compare Amalthea). This name was used by Menander for a character in his 4th- or 3rd-century BC play Sikyonioi... [more]

Markellos m Greek (Rare), Ancient Greek
Greek form of Marcellus (see Marcel).

Marsyas m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning Unknown. Marsyas in Greek myth a satyr known for music and free speech. Also the half-brother of General Antigonus.

Mattheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch, Alsatian
Latinized form of Matthias.

Medera f Ancient Greek
One of the four women in ancient times that supposedly created the philosopher's stone.

Medon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb μέδω (medo) meaning "to protect, to rule over".... [more]

Megabates m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagapātah, influenced by the Ancient Greek elements μέγας (megas) meaning "great, large, mighty" and -βάτης (-bates) meaning "walker", itself from βαίνω (baino) "to go, to step".

Megacles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Megakles. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 9th century BC.

Megakles m Ancient Greek
Means "great glory", derived from Greek μέγας (megas) "great, large, huge" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory".

Megasthenes m Ancient Greek
Means "great strength", derived from Greek μέγας (megas) "great, large, huge" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength." This name was borne by a Greek ethnographer and explorer from the 3rd century BC.

Megistagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]

Megiste f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Megistos. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate, which was mostly used in Caria.

Megisto f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Variant of Megiste, which is the main feminine form of Megistos. This was the name of the leader of the women's resistance against the tyrant Aristotimus of Elis (c... [more]

Megistodamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Doric Greek noun δᾶμος (damos) meaning "the people".

Megistodotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek adjective δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".

Megistokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Megistonous m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos) combined with νοῦς (nous), which is a contraction of the Greek noun νόος (noos) meaning "mind".... [more]

Megistophron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos)... [more]