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Origin · Greek · 71 names

Greek
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Names rooted in the Greek tradition — each carrying a fingerprint of language, scripture, and place.

Total names: 71
Girls: 47
Boys: 24
Top US name: Margaret

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Curated reading on Greek names.

Atlas: How a Punished Titan Became One of the Fastest-Rising Baby Names in America

Atlas means "to bear" or "to endure" — from the Titan punished to hold up the sky. The word has unfolded across mountains, atlases, anatomy, astronomy, and Ayn Rand. Why parents are now naming their sons (and daughters) Atlas.

Baby Names That Mean Miracle: Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Yoruba

Five language traditions, five different ways of saying "miracle" — and the baby names each one produced. From Arabic Aya to Hebrew Nesya, Greek Theodora to Latin Mirabel, with origin notes for parents.

Baby Names That Mean Light: Sun, Moon, Star, Dawn, and the Pure Brightness Tradition

Light is the most universal naming theme in the world. From Arabic Nour to Latin Lucia, Sanskrit Surya to Japanese Hoshi — 36 names across five kinds of light, organized by what each one actually shines from.

47 Greek girl names

For her — feminine Greek names.

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From Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), "pearl," itself borrowed from an older Iranian source

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Ἑλένη (Helenē), traditionally linked to ἑλένη meaning 'torch' or 'the shining one' — the deeper root remains uncertain

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Kynthia, an epithet of the goddess Artemis — meaning 'she of Mount Kynthos', the mountain on Delos where Artemis was said to have been born

Feminine of Latin Angelus, from Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), "messenger" — the same root as "angel

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Aikaterinē, traditionally connected to katharos meaning 'pure'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Dōris, a Nereid (sea-nymph) — daughter of Oceanus and mother of the fifty Nereids by Nereus

Girl ·Ancient Greek

Modern spelling variant of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally connected to katharos meaning 'pure'

In Italian, the masculine form (from Greek Ἀνδρέας, "manly"); in English usage since the 17th century, treated as the feminine of Andrew

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally linked to katharos meaning 'pure'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From the gemstone, ultimately from Greek krystallos meaning 'ice' or 'clear ice' — applied to rock crystal because it was thought to be permanently frozen water

Bright, shining one

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek phyllon meaning 'leaf' or 'foliage'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From the alyssum flower, whose Greek name a-lyssa means 'without madness' — the plant was once believed to cure rabies

From μέλας (melas), "dark, black

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Cynthia (Greek Kynthia, 'she of Mount Kynthos' — an epithet of Artemis) or of Lucinda

Girl ·Ancient Greek

Feminine of Alexander — from Greek alexein ('to defend') + anēr ('man'); 'defender of mankind'

Young green shoot; blooming

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A diminutive of Katherine, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally connected to katharos meaning 'pure'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

Probably coined — or first widely used — by the British novelist Marie Corelli in her 1887 bestseller Thelma

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A diminutive of Anastasia (Greek anastasis, 'resurrection') or of Eustacia (Greek eustathēs, 'steadfast')

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Berenikē — pherein ('to bring') + nikē ('victory'); 'bringer of victory'

From Λυδία, "from Lydia" — an Iron Age kingdom in western Anatolia famous for inventing coined money

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Catherine or Cathleen, from Greek Aikaterinē — traditionally linked to katharos meaning 'pure'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A spelling variant of Stacy, itself a diminutive of Anastasia (Greek 'resurrection') or Eustacia

Feminine of George, from γεωργός (geōrgos), "farmer, earthworker

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek hagnē meaning 'pure' or 'chaste' — folk-etymologized in Latin as agnus ('lamb'), which became the saint's emblem

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek zōē meaning 'life'

From Κόρη (Korē), "maiden" — an epithet of Persephone in Greek mythology

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Theresa or Teresa, likely from Greek therizein ('to harvest') or from a Greek place name

A short form of names ending in -lena — Helena, Magdalena, Yelena, Selena

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From the English word for the myrtle plant, ultimately from Greek myrtos

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Alexandra, from Greek alexein ('to defend') + anēr ('man'); 'defender of mankind'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

French form of Sophia, from Greek sophia meaning 'wisdom'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A diminutive of Margaret, from Greek margaritēs meaning 'pearl'

Girl ·Sanskrit

Illusion; water; good mother

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek melōidia — melos ('song') + aoidē ('singing'); 'a tune' or 'song'

Beginning, origin

From Σελήνη (Selēnē), the Greek goddess of the moon

From ἀνάστασις (anástasis), "resurrection" — a Christian Easter name, given to children born around the feast

Goddess of wisdom and war

From Φοίβη (Phoibē), "bright, radiant" — a Titaness identified with the moon

Coined by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for his 1847 epic poem about an Acadian exile separated from her beloved

From Greek ὠφέλεια (ōphéleia), "help, benefit

24 Greek boy names

For him — masculine Greek names.

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From γεωργός (geōrgos), "farmer, tiller of the earth" (γῆ "earth" + ἔργον "work")

Manly, strong, courageous

An English spelling variant of Stephen, from Στέφανος (Stephanos), "crown, wreath

From Τιμόθεος (Timótheos), "honoring God" (τιμή "honor" + θεός "god")

From Ἰάσων (Iasōn), tied to ἰάομαι, "to heal

From Νικόλαος (Nikolaos), "victory of the people" (νίκη "victory" + λαός "people")

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From Latin Gregorius, from Greek Gregorios — 'watchful, vigilant', from gregorein ('to be alert, to watch')

From Πέτρος (Petros), "stone, rock" — the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon: "On this rock I will build my church" (Matthew 16:18)

Follower of Christ

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Eugenios — eu ('well, good') + genos ('born'); 'well-born' or 'noble'

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A spelling variant of Philip, from Greek Philippos — philos ('loving') + hippos ('horse'); 'lover of horses'

Light; from Lucania

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From the ancient city of Troy in Asia Minor — Greek Troia — site of the legendary war recounted by Homer

Venerable; from Sebaste, a town in Asia Minor

From λέων (leōn) and its Latin descendant leo, "lion

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Christopher (Greek Christophoros, 'Christ-bearer') or of Christian

Boy ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Hieronymos — hieros ('sacred, holy') + onoma ('name'); 'sacred name'

Boy ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Eugene, from Greek Eugenios — eu ('well') + genos ('born'); 'well-born' or 'noble'

Boy ·Ancient Greek

French form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas — from anēr/andros ('man'); 'manly' or 'strong'

The Lord is my God

From Δαμιανός (Damianos), from δαμάω, "to tame, subdue

The German and Scandinavian spelling of Luke, from Λουκᾶς (Loukas), most likely a short form of Loukanos, "man from Lucania" in southern Italy

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