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Timostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Timostratos. This was the name of an Athenian comic poet.
Timoxena f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Timoxenos. This name was borne by the wife and daughter of the famous Greek historian and philosopher Plutarch (1st century BC).
Timoxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere" combined with Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest".... [more]
Timycha f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τῑμή (time) meaning "honour, worship, esteem".
Tisamenos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Can mean "avenging" or "paying honour", a participle form of either τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution, reprisal" or the related τίω (tio) meaning "to pay honour (to a person)" (compare timao).
Tisandros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution, reprisal" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
Tisias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution".
Tisicrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of both Tisikrates and Teisikrates. This name was borne by an Olympic victor from the Greek city of Croton (5th century BC).
Tisikrates m Ancient Greek
Means "power of vengeance" or "vengeance of power" in Greek. It is derived from the Greek noun τίσις (tisis) meaning "vengeance, retribution" as well as "payment" combined with the Greek noun κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
Tithorea f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain. In Greek mythology, Tithorea was a Phocian nymph of Mount Parnassus, from whom the town of Tithorea, previously called Neon, was believed to have derived its name.
Tityos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
The exact etymology of Tityos is uncertain. Some scholars suggest a connection to the Greek word tisis (τίσις), meaning "retribution" or "vengeance," implying "he who suffers retribution." Alternatively, it may relate to titio, a Latin term meaning "firebrand," symbolizing torment or punishment... [more]
Tlepolemos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb τλάω (tlao) meaning "to suffer, to endure, to undergo" combined with the Greek noun πόλεμος (polemos) meaning "war, battle".
Tlepolemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tlepolemos. This name was borne by one of the generals of Alexander the Great (4th century BC) as well as by a regent of Egypt (3rd century BC).... [more]
Tmolus m Ancient Greek
Name of several figures in greek mythology, such as Tmolus, king of Lydia and husband of Omphale, or Tmolus, the god of Mount Tmolus in Lydia.
Tolmaios m Ancient Greek
Derived from either the Greek noun τόλμα (tolma) meaning "courage" or the Greek verb τολμάω (tolmao) meaning "to dare".
Tolmides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Tolmaios" in Greek, derived from the name Tolmaios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Torone f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Torone of Phlegra was the daughter of King Cleitus and Pallene. She was the wife of Proteus and mother to Telegonus and Polygonus.... [more]
Toxeus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τοξεύς (toxeus) meaning "bowman, archer", which is ultimately derived from Greek τόξον (toxon) meaning "bow". Also compare Greek τοξεύω (toxeuo) "to shoot with the bow" and Greek τοξεία (toxeia) "archery"... [more]
Trachion m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek τραχύς (trachys) meaning "rough, rugged, harsh".
Trapezeus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τραπεζεύς (trapezeus) meaning "of a table, at a table", which is ultimately derived from Greek τράπεζα (trapeza) meaning "table". Also compare the modern English word trapeze, which is etymologically related... [more]
Triopas m Greek Mythology
Possibly of Pre-Greek origin, though popularly interpreted as meaning "three-eyed, he who has three eyes" from Greek τρι- (tri-) "three, thrice" and ὄψ (ops) "face, eye"... [more]
Triptolemos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek τρι- (tri-) meaning "three, thrice" combined with the Epic Greek noun πτόλεμος (ptolemos) meaning "war".
Triptolemus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Triptolemos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the eldest son of king Celeus of Eleusis.
Trismegistos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective τρισμέγιστος (trismegistos) meaning "thrice-greatest", which consists of the Greek adverb τρίς (tris) meaning "thrice, three times" combined with the Greek adjective μέγιστος (megistos) meaning "biggest, largest, greatest" (see Megistos).... [more]
Trismegistus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Trismegistos. This was an epithet of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, who were worshipped as one god by Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt.
Triteia f Greek Mythology
Daughter of the sea god Triton and mother of Melanippus in Greek mythology.
Troezen m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Τροιζήν (Troizen), which may possibly have been derived from Greek Τροία (Troia), the original Greek name for the city of Troy. Troezen might then roughly mean "of Troy"... [more]
Troias f Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek Τροία (Troia) meaning "Troy". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek princess, the daughter of King Aeacides of Epirus by his wife Phthia, and sister to King Pyrrhus and Princess Deidamia.
Trophonius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from the Ancient Greek trepho (τρέφω), "to nourish".... [more]
Tros m Greek Mythology
Unknown origin. This is the name of the mythical Phrygian king who founded the city of Troy.
Tryphiodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "delicate gift", derived from the Greek elements τρυφη (tryphe) "softness, delicacy" and δωρον (doron) "gift."
Tryphiodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tryphiodoros. This name was borne by a poet from the 3rd or 4th century AD.
Tychagenes m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate" combined with γενής (genes) meaning "born".
Tychamenes m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain; the first element is almost certainly derived from Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate".
Tychander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tychandros. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 2nd century BC.
Tychandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance" (see Tyche) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".... [more]
Tychanor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance" (see Tyche) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Tycharete f Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate" and ἀρετή (arete) meaning "goodness, excellence" as well as "virtue, skill".
Tycharetos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Tycharete.
Tychippos m Ancient Greek
Probably derived from Greek τύχη (tyche) meaning "fortune, chance, fate" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Tydeus m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Aeolic Greek τῦδε (tude) or (tyde), which is derived from Aeolic Greek τύδαι (tudai) or (tydai) meaning "here, there". Also compare Aeolic Greek τυῖδε (tuide) or (tyide) meaning "hither"... [more]
Tylos m Greek Mythology
Possibly from Ancient Greek τύλος (tylos) meaning "callus" or "knob, knot". Tylos is a mythological character in Nonnus' epic poem Dionysiaca, where he accidentally touches a serpent which attacks and suffocates him... [more]
Tyndareus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Τυνδάρεως (Tyndareos), of which the meaning is uncertain. However, it is possible that the first element of the name may have been derived from Doric Greek τύνη (tune) or (tyne), which is a second-person singular pronoun... [more]
Tyndarion m Ancient Greek
Most likely a diminutive form of Tyndareos (see Tyndareus), since this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). Tyndarion was the name of a tyrant of Tauromenion (which is nowadays Taormina in Sicily), who lived in the 3rd century BC.
Tyrannion m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τύραννος (turannos) or (tyrannos) meaning "absolute ruler" combined with the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). A known bearer of this name was Tyrannion of Amisus, a Greek grammarian from the 1st century BC.
Tyrannos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek noun τύραννος (tyrannos) meaning "absolute ruler" as well as "tyrant, dictator, despot".
Tyrissa f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek τυρός (tyros) meaning "cheese".
Tyro f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek τυρός (tyrôs) meaning "cheese". In Greek myth she was a Thessalian princess, daughter of Salmoneus and Alcidice, whose name was allegedly given in reference to her complexion, which was "as fair as white goat's cheese"... [more]
Tyrtaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Tyrtaios. This name was borne by a Greek poet who lived in the 7th century BC.
Tyrtaios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek masculine name of uncertain meaning.
Urea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ourea. According to Hesiod and Hyginus, the nymph Urea or Ourea was a daughter of Poseidon and the mother by Apollo of Ileus, a Trojan lord.
Xanthias m Ancient Greek, Theatre
Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair". This was used by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in works including 'The Frogs'; all of the characters named Xanthias are slaves.
Xanthippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xanthippos. A known bearer of this name was Xanthippus of Carthage, a Spartan mercenary general from the 3rd century BC.
Xanthis m Greek Mythology
A character in Greek Mythology.
Xanthius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Xanthios. This is the name of a minor character from Greek mythology as well as of a 3rd-century saint who was one of the 33 martyrs of Melitene.
Xantho f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair" (see Xanthe). This name is sometimes included as one of the Nereids of Greek myth (the fifty daughters of Nereus by Doris).
Xenandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
Xenarchos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master, leader" or the Greek noun ἀρχή (arche) meaning "origin, source".
Xenarchus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenarchos. A notable bearer of this name was Xenarchus of Seleucia (1st century BC), a Greek Peripatetic philosopher and grammarian.
Xenius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ξένιος (Xenios), a masculine form of Xenia.
Xenochares m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun χαρά (chara) meaning "joy, delight, happiness" or the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" (see Chares).
Xenocharis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness".
Xenoclea f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenokleia. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a priestess and oracle of the temple of Apollo at Delphi.
Xenocleia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Xenokleia, because its proper (and most common) latinized form is Xenoclea.
Xenocleidas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant latinization of Xenokleidas, because its proper latinized form is Xenoclidas.... [more]
Xenocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenokles. Known bearers of this name include a Greek poet (5th century BC) and the Olympic victor Xenocles of Messenia (8th century BC).
Xenodice f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenodike. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of which is a Cretan princess.
Xenodike f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage".
Xenodikos m Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Xenodike. This was the name of an Olympic victor from 400 BC.
Xenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Xenodoros.
Xenodoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Xenodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenodoros. This was the name of a Greek architect from the 4th century BC.
Xenokleia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Xenokles. In Greek mythology, this name belonged to a Delphic priestess who was consulted by Herakles.
Xenokleidas m Ancient Greek
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Xenokleides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Xenokleides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Xenokles" in Greek, derived from the name Xenokles combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Xenokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
Xenopatra f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with either the Greek noun πάτρα (patra) meaning "fatherland, native land" or Greek πατρός (patros) meaning "of the father"... [more]
Xenophanes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek adjective φάνης (phanes) meaning "appearing".... [more]
Xenophilos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
Xenophilus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Xenophilos. This was the name of a Pythagorean philosopher and musician, who lived in the first half of the 4th century BC.
Xenothemis m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).... [more]
Xuthus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ξοῦθος (Xouthos), possibly derived from ξουθός (xouthos) meaning "brown-yellow, tawny" or ξανθός (xanthos) "yellow, yellow-haired", or from στρουθός (strouthos) "sparrow"... [more]
Xystus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ξυστος (Xystos), which meant "scraped (smooth), polished" (from xyein "to scrape"). This was the birth name of the pope Saint Sixtus I. It was also borne by a Kemetian martyr saint.
Yocasta f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Jocasta, particularly used in the Dominican Republic.
Zagreus m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek ζαγρεύς (zagreus), which was a term used to refer to a hunter that catches live animals. The term would technically mean "great hunter", as it was derived from the Greek prefix ζα (za) meaning "very" combined with Greek αγρεύς (agreus) meaning "hunter"... [more]
Zakynthos m Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown; appears to be pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology he was the legendary founder of a colony on Zacynthus, an island in the Ionian Sea, which derived its name from him.
Zaleucus m Ancient Greek
Means "very white", derived from Greek ζά (za) meaning "very" and (leukos) meaning "white, bright", possibly an older Aeolian form of Seleukos... [more]
Zebous f Ancient Greek
Etymology uncertain, although the second name element may come from βοῦς (bous) meaning "cattle".
Zelos m Greek Mythology
Means "zeal, ardor, jealousy" in Greek. He was the personification of zeal or strife in Greek mythology.
Zenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Greek name, possibly originally a short form of Zenodoros or another name beginning with the element Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus"... [more]
Zenobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Zenobios. Saint Zenobius was a 5th-century bishop of Florence and one of the city's patron saints.
Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.
Zenodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Zeus", derived from Greek Zeno (a prefix form of the name of Zeus) combined with Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift."
Zenodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zenodoros. This name was borne by an ancient Greek mathematician from the 2nd century BC.
Zenodotos m Ancient Greek
Means "given by Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνός (Zenos) meaning "of Zeus" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given, granted".
Zephyria f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεφύριος (zephyrios) "of the West". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite.
Zephyrons m Greek Mythology
Variant of Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind.
Zerynthia f Greek Mythology, Thracian Mythology
Epithet of the Greek goddess Hecate which meant "of Zerynthos", Zerynthos being an ancient Greek town in Thrace famous for a cave or grotto dedicated to Hecate.
Zetes m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek ζητέω (zeteo) "to seek, look forc inquire; to strive for, desire, wish". In Greek myth, Zetes and his twin brother Calais were sons of Boreas, the god of the north wind, and members of the Argonauts.
Zethus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ζῆθος (Zêthos), a derivative of the verb ζάω (zaô) "to live". In Greek legend Zethus and his twin brother Amphion were sons of Zeus by Antiope... [more]
Zeuxidamos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ζεῦξις (zeuxis) meaning "a yoking together" (which comes from the verb ζεύγνυμι (zeugnymi) "to yoke, saddle a beast of burden; to join, link together; to join in wedlock") and δᾶμος (damos), the Doric Greek form of δῆμος (demos) "the people".
Zeuxippe f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zeuxippos. This was the name of several Greek mythological figures.
Zeuxippos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "desultor, someone who can leap from one horse or chariot to another", from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Zeuxippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Zeuxippos. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a son of Apollo by the nymph Syllis.
Zeuxis m Ancient Greek
Means "to yoke together" or "to bridge", ultimately derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnymi) meaning "to yoke, saddle; to join, link together".
Zeuxithea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock" and θεά (thea) "goddess".
Zeuxo f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi) "to yoke, join together, join in wedlock". In Greek mythology Zeuxo was one of the Oceanids, possibly a goddess of marriage.
Zoetia f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Etymology certain, possibly a form of Zoe. It may be a feminine form of Greek Ζωητός (Zoetos), which meant "capable of being vitalized".
Zoippos m Ancient Greek
From the Greek elements ζωή (zoe) meaning "life, living thing" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".
Zontikos m Ancient Greek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek ζώντως (zontos) meaning "vivid" combined with the Greek adjectival suffix -ικός (-ikos). Also compare the similar name Zotikos, which might possibly be related.... [more]
Zopyra f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zopyros.
Zosima f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Zosime and Italian feminine form of Zosimo.
Zotike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zotikos.
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