In the modern world, Greek names are the

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among people of

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and

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, generally consisting of a

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and a

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History

Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, a clan or tribe, or a place of origin. Married women were identified by the name of their husbands, not their fathers. Hereditary family names or surnames began to be used by elites in the

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period. Well into the 9th century, they were rare. But by the 11th and 12th centuries, elite families often used family names. Family names came from placenames, nicknames, or occupations.Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland'', 2016, , p. lii During the Ottoman period, surnames with Turkish prefixes such as "Hatzi-" (" Hacı"), "Kara-" ("brave") and suffixes such as "-(i)lis" ("li/lı" meaning "of"), "-tzis" ("ci/cı/çi/çı" meaning "-maker, -smith"), and "-oglou" ("oğlu" meaning "son of") became common, especially among Anatolian Greeks. It is not clear when stable family surnames became widely used. Though elite families often had stable family names, many of the "last names" used by Greeks into the 19th century were either patronymics or nicknames. It is also possible that family names were simply not recorded because Ottoman administrative practice preferred patronymics and did not require surnames. In the 19th century, patronymic surnames became common. For personal names, from the first century CE until the nineteenth century CE,

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names from antiquity were mostly replaced by names from

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scriptures and tradition. With the Modern Greek Enlightenment and the development of Greek nationalism, names from antiquity became popular again. Family names may be patronymic in origin or else based on occupation, location, or personal characteristic. These origins are often indicated by prefixes or suffixes. Traditionally a woman used a feminine version of her father's family name, replacing it with a feminine version of her husband's family name on marriage. In modern Greece, a woman keeps her father's family name for life but may use a husband's name.

Given names

Until the late 18th century, almost all Christian Greeks were named for Orthodox saints from the Old and New Testaments and early

tradition. Since then, names of both deities and mortals from antiquity have been popular as well. Male names usually end in -ας, -ης, ούς, and -ος, but sometimes ancient forms are also used. Female names almost always end in -α and -η, though a few end in -ώ with -ου being possible.

Demotic Forms

Most Greek first names in Katharévousa (which can be considered the "official" form of the first name) generally correspond to a demotic form, as well as customary shortened and/or diminutive variations. The Katharévousa form, itself equivalent to the name's form in Ancient Greek, is used in official papers, while the demotic form or the shortened/diminutive forms are the forms used in everyday life.

Changes in endings

Demotic forms tend to demonstrate endings that have undergone regularization. (For instance, in men's names, the oblique stem in the Katharévousa form is sometimes suffixed with -ας (gen. -α) to create the Demotic form of the name.) *The oblique stems of the ancient names in -ις, whose descendants appear with -η/-ης and -ιδα/-ιδας, varied. At the very least, the initial origins of Demotic's -ιδα/-ιδας was almost certainly Ancient Greek's -ις/-ιδος (with the oblique stem being suffixed with -α/-ας).

Variations

Reason for variations

Since antiquity, there has been a strong tradition of naming the first and second sons after the paternal and maternal grandfathers and the first and second daughters after the paternal and maternal grandmothers. Although this tradition is partially challenged in modern urban Greece, it is still practiced in much of the country. This results in a continuation of names in the family line, but cousins with the same official name are almost always called by different shortened forms or diminutives. These variants make it possible to differentiate between cousins despite these traditionally having the same official names because they are traditionally named after their grandparents.

Shortened forms

The use of shortened forms is widespread in Greek. Most Greek first names correspond to a customary shortened form. These are constructed by breaking one or more syllables, at the beginning or at the end of the first name, resulting in a form generally in two or even three syllables. The formation of these can be done according to different methods, either alone or combined with each other: * Apheresis (loss of syllables at the beginning of the name); for example: Παναγιώτα (Panagióta) → Γιώτα (Gióta) *

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(loss of syllables at the end of the name); for example: Νικόλαος (Nikólaos) → Νίκος (Níkos) * Syncope (loss of syllables inside the name); for example: Θεόδωρος (Theódoros) → Θόδωρος (Thódoros) * Assimilation (propagation of a sound on the neighboring sound); for example: Πηνελόπη (Pinelópi) → Πόπη (Pópi) * Repetition; for example: Παρασκευή (Paraskeví) → Βιβή (Viví) * Borrowing from another language, notably English; for example: Βασίλειος (Vasíleios) → Μπίλης (Bílis, Billy); Αθανασία (Athanasia) → Νάνσυ (Nánsy, Nancy) * Using another shorter Greek name of similar sound; for example: Παρασκευάς (Paraskevas) → Πάρις (Paris)

Diminutives

Another method of variation is the use of

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s. Diminutive forms are constructed by adding a suffix, either to the first name, or to the shortened version of the first name. The suffixes are generally: * -άκης ''(-akis)'' or -ούλης ''(-oulis)'' for masculine nouns * -ίτσα ''(-itsa)'', -ούλα ''(-oula)'', or -ιώ ''(-io)'' for feminine nouns

Shortened versions of diminutives

Furthermore, diminutives themselves have shortened forms. For example, ''Takis'' may be short for ''Kostakis'' or ''Panagiotakis'', themselves derived from ''Konstantinos'' and ''Panagiotis''.

Other trends

There is a strong clustering of first names by locality according to patron saints, famous churches, or monasteries. Examples: * ''Spyridon'' and ''Spyridoula'' in

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* ''Gerasimos'' in

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* ''Dionysios'' and ''Dionysia'' in

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, * ''Andreas'' or ''Andrea'' or ''Androulla'' in

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and the rest of

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province, as well as

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and ''Andreanos'' (Ανδρεάνος) or ''Andreana'' (Ανδρεάνα)

* ''Markellos'' / ''Markos'' and ''Markella'' in

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* ''Savvas'', ''Charalambis'' for those descended from

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* ''Emmanuel'' or ''Manolis'', ''Iosif (Joseph)'' or ''Sifis'' or ''Iosifina'' (Josephine), ''Manousos'', and ''Minas'' or ''Mina'' in

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* ''Tsambikos'' or ''Tsampika''/''Mika'', ''Katholikos'' or ''Katholiki'', ''Archangelos or Archangela'' in

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. * ''Stratis'' or ''Stratoula'' and ''Taxiarchis'' or ''Taxiarchoula'', ''Rafail'' or ''Rafailia'' in

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. When Greek names are used in other languages, they are sometimes rendered phonetically, such as ''Eleni'' for Ἑλένη, and sometimes by their equivalents, like ''Helen'' in English or ''Hélène'' in French. ''Vasiliki'' (Βασιλική) is ''Basilique'' in French. Elisavet (Ελισάβετ) is Elizabeth in English or Elliezet in French. In the United States, there are also conventional anglicizations based on phonetic similarity rather than etymology, for example James or Jimmy for Δημήτρης/Dimitris (nickname Ντίμης/Dimis, Ντέμης/Demis hence Jimmy), despite the English name James and its diminutive Jimmy actually coming from Greek Ἰάκωβος Iakobos, English Jacob (through Vulgar Latin Iacomus from Latin Iacobus, which is the Latinized form of Ἰάκωβος Iakobos in the

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and originally the Greek New Testament).

Other names

Names that contain light : Eleonora, Phaidra, Chrisiida, Eleni, Irida, Aura, Electra, Iliana, Fotini, Fenia, Phaedon. Royal names : Vasiliki, Elisavet, Margarita, Christina, Alexander, Stefanos. Majestic names: Eleanora, Vasiliki, Kleopatra, Valeria, Rafailia, Violeta, Victoria. Names and hair color: Blonde Hair: Eleonora, Eleni, Aliki, Nefeli. Black Hair: Nicoletta, Daphne. Brown Hair: Vasiliki, Daphne, Danae, Valeria, Violetta.

Celebration

The name Mariannos comes from the names: Marios, Ioannis or the whole Mariannos in the Church is heard as two separate names but also as a whole between them. If it is heard as two names it celebrates: the Virgin Mary (August 15) and Saint John the Baptist (January 7.) If it is heard as a whole it celebrates: Saint Marianna (February 28.) The name Marianna comes from the names: Maria, Anna or the whole Marianna in the Church is heard as two separate names but also as a whole between them. If heard as two names it celebrates: Virgin Mary (August 15th) and Saint Anna (December 9th or July 25th.) If heard as a whole it celebrates: Saint Marianna (February 28th.) The name Marianthi comes from the names Maria which is the name of the Virgin Mary and means Strong, Fertile and from the name Anthi which comes from the Ancient Greek word Anthos which means Flower. In the Church it is heard as two separate names but also as a whole between them. If you hear it as two separate names it celebrate the Virgin Mary (August 15th) and Anthis (December 15th) if you hear it as a whole it celebrates her (September 1st.) The name Raphailia (Baptismal name) comes from Saint Raphael and from the words God and Healing which means God Heals. It is celebrated two days after Easter. In the Orthodox Calendar the name is on (April 22.) Saint Raphael together with Saints Nicholas and Eirini were martyred in 1463 on Lesvos. The canonical name is Raphailia. Raphaela is another name and can only be used as a diminutive. It is the Catholic - Italian feminine of the name Raphaelo. The name Emmanouilia comes from the name Emmanouil which is Holy and means God with us and was given to Christ as the prophets had predicted. The canonical name is Emmanuelia. The Emmanuela is the feminine of Emmanuelos and can only be used as a diminutive as it is another name.

Family names

Greek family names are most commonly patronymics but may also be based on occupation, personal characteristics or location. The

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version is usually the

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of the family name of the woman's father or husband; so, for example, Mr. Yannatos and Mrs. Yannatou. As a result of their codification in the Modern Greek state, surnames have

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forms even though Katharevousa is no longer the official standard. Thus, the Ancient Greek name Eleutherios forms the Modern Greek proper name Lefteris. In the past, people in speaking used the family name followed by the given name, so John Eleutherios was called Leftero-giannis. In modern practice he is called Giannis Eleftheriou, where Giannis is the popular form of the formal Ioannis but Eleftheriou is an archaic genitive. For women, the surname is usually a Katharevousa genitive of a male name, whereas back in Byzantine times there were separate feminine forms of male surnames, such as ''Palaiologína'' for ''Palaiológos'' which nowadays would be ''Palaiológou''. In the past, women would change their surname on first marrying to that of their husband in the genitive case, so marking the change of dependence to husband from father. In early Modern Greek society, women were named with ''-aina'' as a feminine suffix on the husband's given name, for example "Giorgaina" signifying "wife of George". Nowadays, a woman's surname does not change upon marriage but she can use the husband's surname socially. Children usually receive the paternal surname, though some children receive the maternal surname in addition or exclusively.

Patronymic and matronymic

The use of the patronymic as part of a

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in everyday language is scarce and virtually non-existent, unlike languages with Eastern Slavic naming customs. It is used in lieu of the father's full name and it is inserted between a person's given name and surname. The use of the matronymic is even more rare. In a dated, self-styling practice, if Ioánnis Papadopoulos has a daughter whose first name is María and a son whose first name is Andreas, their full names will be María Ioánnou Papadopoúlou and Andréas Ioánnou Papadópoulos. If María then marries George Demetriádes, she may retain her maiden name or choose to be styled María Geōrgíou Demetriádou. If she is widowed, she will revert to her father's patronymic but retain her husband's surname to become María Ioánnou Demetriádou. This largely obsolete styling practice is not reflected in official documents or the spoken language, but could be utilized by, e.g., authors or anyone who uses his/her name for business purposes.

Official documents

The foremost-and compulsory-identification document in Greece, the Greek identity card, includes name information as follows: # Surname (''Επώνυμο'') # Given name(s) (''Όνομα'') # Father's name (''Όνομα Πατέρα'') # Father's surname (''Επώνυμο Πατέρα'') # Mother's name (''Όνομα Μητέρας'') # Mother's surname (''Επώνυμο Μητέρας'') Out of the six fields, only the first three are transliterated in English per ELOT 743/ ISO 843. The first two comprise the

and the rest is just identity information. The Cypriot identity card also includes father's and mother's name and surname in Greek and English; however, all fields are transliterated. In other significant identity documents, like the Greek passport and Greek driving license, compliant to European standards, the mother's and father's names are completely omitted. Corresponding documents in

omit them as well. In other official documents in Greece, such as a marriage certificate, names are included accordingly (Surname/Given Names/Father's Name/Father's Surname/Mother's Name/Mother's Surname). In education In

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s and the

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, the students' names are displayed as "(''student's full name'') of (''father's full name'') and (''mother's full name'')". However, in universities and specifically university degrees, the practice varies. For example, university degrees of the Aegean University displays graduates' names as "(''student's surname and name'') of (''father's given name'')", whilst degrees from the University of West Attica display both the patronymic and the matronymic.

Examples of given names

Ancient names

# Acamas (Ἀκάμας) # Aheos (Ἀχαιός) #

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(Ἀχιλλεύς) #

Adonis In Greek mythology, Adonis (; ) was the mortal lover of the goddesses Aphrodite and Persephone. He was considered to be the ideal of male beauty in classical antiquity. The myth goes that Adonis was gored by a wild boar during a hunting trip ...

(Ἄδωνις) #

Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas ( , ; from ) was a Troy, Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus (mythology), Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy ...

(Αἰνείας) #

Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (; ''Agamémnōn'') was a king of Mycenae who commanded the Achaeans (Homer), Achaeans during the Trojan War. He was the son (or grandson) of King Atreus and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of C ...

(Αγαμέμνων) # Agatha (Αγαθή) # Ayathocles (Ἀγαθοκλῆς) # Ayenor (Ἀγήνωρ) # Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος) # Alcestis (Άλκηστις) #

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(Ἀλκιβιάδης) # Alcman (Ἀλκμάν) # Alcyone (Ἀλκυόνη) # Alcyon (Αλκύοννος) # Alexandros (Ἀλέξανδρος) #

Alexios Alexius is the Latinization (literature), Latinized form of the given name Alexios (, polytonic , "defender", cf. Alexander), especially common in the Byzantine Empire. The female form is Alexia (given name), Alexia () and its variants such as Ales ...

(Αλέξιος) # Amalia (Αμαλία) # Ambrosius (Αμβρόσιος) # Amydas (Ἀμύντας) # Amymone (Αμυμώνη) # Anacreon (Ἀνακρέων) # Anargyros (Ανάργυρος) #

Anatoli Anatoli () is a town and a former municipality in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land b ...

(Ανατολή) # Anaximandros (Ἀναξίμανδρος) # Antenor (Ἀντήνωρ) # Antiochus (Ἀντίoχoς) # Antiope (Αντιόπη) # Anthelia (Ανθήλεια) # Androcles (Ἀνδροκλῆς) # Andromache (Ἀνδρομάχη) # Andronicus (Ἀνδρόνικος) # Andromeda (Ἀνδρομέδα) # Antigone (Ἀντιγόνη) #

Aphrodite Aphrodite (, ) is an Greek mythology, ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretism, syncretised Roman counterpart , desire, Sexual intercourse, sex, fertility, prosperity, and ...

(Ἀφροδίτη) #

Amphitryon Amphitryon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρύων, ''gen''.: Ἀμφιτρύωνος; usually interpreted as "harassing either side", Latin: Amphitruo), in Greek mythology, was a son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns in Argolis. His mother was named ...

(Αμφιτρύων) # Amphitrite (Αμφιτρίτη) #

Apollo Apollo is one of the Twelve Olympians, Olympian deities in Ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek and Ancient Roman religion, Roman religion and Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology. Apollo has been recognized as a god of archery, mu ...

(Απόλλων) # Apolleon (Απολλεών) # Apollonius (Απολλώνιος) # Apollonia (Απολλωνία) # Arcesilaus (Ἀρκεσίλαος) # Archelaus (Ἀρχέλαος) # Archelochus (Ἀρχέλοχος) #

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(Ἀρχιμήδης) #

Arete () is a concept in ancient Greek thought that refers to "excellence" of any kind—especially a person or thing's "full realization of potential or inherent function." The term may also refer to excellence in "Virtue, moral virtue." The conce ...

(Ἀρήτη) # Areti (Aρετή) # Argus (Ἀργός) # Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) # Aristarchus (Ἀρίσταρχος) #

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(Ἀριστείδης) # Aristea (Αριστέα) # Aristippus (Ἀρίστιππος) # Aristo (Ἀρίστων) # Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς) #

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(Ἀριστοφάνης) #

Aristotle Aristotle (; 384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosophy, Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, a ...

(Ἀριστοτέλης) # Αrtemios (Αρτέμιος) #

Artemis In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Artemis (; ) is the goddess of the hunting, hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, Kourotrophos, care of children, and chastity. In later tim ...

(Ἄρτεμις) # Artemisia (disambiguation) (Αρτεμισία) # Arion (Ἀρίων) # Aspasia (Ἀσπασία) #

Athena Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek religion, ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretism, syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regarde ...

(Ἀθηνᾶ) # Athenodoros (Ἀθηνόδωρος) #

Atreus In Greek mythology, Atreus (, ) was a king of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, the son of Pelops and Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus), Hippodamia, and the father of Agamemnon and Menelaus. His descendants became known collectively as the Atreidae ...

(Ἀτρεύς) # Berenice (Βερενίκη) # Briseis (Βρισηίδα] # Calchas (Κάλχας) #

Calliope In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; ) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses". Mythology Calliope had two famous sons, OrpheusH ...

(Καλλιόπη) # Callirrhoe (Καλλιρρόη) #

Cassandra Cassandra or Kassandra (; , , sometimes referred to as Alexandra; ) in Greek mythology was a Trojan priestess dedicated to the god Apollo and fated by him to utter true prophecy, prophecies but never to be believed. In modern usage her name is e ...

(Κασσάνδρα) # Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια) #

Circe In Greek mythology, Circe (; ) is an enchantress, sometimes considered a goddess or a nymph. In most accounts, Circe is described as the daughter of the sun god Helios and the Oceanid Perse (mythology), Perse. Circe was renowned for her vast kn ...

(Κίρκη) # Cybele (Κυβέλη) # Chryses (Χρύσης) #

Cimon Cimon or Kimon (; – 450BC) was an Athenian '' strategos'' (general and admiral) and politician. He was the son of Miltiades, also an Athenian ''strategos''. Cimon rose to prominence for his bravery fighting in the naval Battle of Salamis ...

(Κίμων) #

Cleanthes Cleanthes (; ; c. 330 BC – c. 230 BC), of Assos, was a Greek Stoic philosopher and boxer who was the successor to Zeno of Citium as the second head ('' scholarch'') of the Stoic school in Athens. Originally a boxer, he came to Athens where ...

(Κλεάνθης) # Clearchus (Κλέαρχος) # Clelia (Κλέλια) #

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (; The name Cleopatra is pronounced , or sometimes in both British and American English, see and respectively. Her name was pronounced in the Greek dialect of Egypt (see Koine Greek phonology). She was ...

(Κλεοπάτρα) #

Clio In Greek mythology, Clio ( , ; ), also spelled Kleio, Сleio, or Cleo, is the muse of history, or in a few mythological accounts, the muse of lyre-playing. Etymology Clio's name is derived from the Greek root κλέω/κλείω (meaning ...

(Κλειώ) # Clymenus (Κλύμενος) # Clymene (Κλυμένη) # Clytaemnestra (Κλυταιμνήστρα) # Coön (Κόων) # Creon (Κρέων) # Crino (Κρινώ) #

Daedalus In Greek mythology, Daedalus (, ; Greek language, Greek: Δαίδαλος; Latin language, Latin: ''Daedalus''; Etruscan language, Etruscan: ''Taitale'') was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. H ...

(Δαίδαλος) # Danaë (Δανάη) # Daphne (Δάφνη) #

Demeter In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Demeter (; Attic Greek, Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric Greek, Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over cro ...

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Democritus Democritus (, ; , ''Dēmókritos'', meaning "chosen of the people"; – ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek Pre-Socratic philosophy, pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, Thrace, Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an ...

(Δημόκριτος) # Demoleon (Δημολέων) #

Demosthenes Demosthenes (; ; ; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide insight into the politics and cu ...

(Δημοσθένης) # Despina (Δέσποινα) # Diagoras (Διαγόρας) # Diocles (Διοκλῆς) # Diodorus (Διόδωρος) #

Diogenes Diogenes the Cynic, also known as Diogenes of Sinope (c. 413/403–c. 324/321 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism (philosophy), Cynicism. Renowned for his ascetic lifestyle, biting wit, and radical critique ...

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Diomedes Diomedes (Jones, Daniel; Roach, Peter, James Hartman and Jane Setter, eds. ''Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary''. 17th edition. Cambridge UP, 2006.) or Diomede (; ) is a hero in Greek mythology, known for his participation in the Trojan ...

(Διομήδης) # Dionysios (Διονύσιος) # Dionysia (Διονυσία) #

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, myth, Dionysus (; ) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. He was also known as Bacchus ( or ; ...

(Διόνυσος) # Dione (Διώνη) #

Electra Electra, also spelt Elektra (; ; ), is one of the most popular Greek mythology, mythological characters in tragedies.Evans (1970), p. 79 She is the main character in two Greek tragedies, ''Electra (Sophocles play), Electra'' by Sophocles and ''Ele ...

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Ellie Ellie or Elly is a given name. The name stands on its own or can be a shortened form of any of the numerous female names beginning with the syllable El-, in particular Elizabeth, Eleanor, or Elvira. It can also be a short form of Elaine, Elena ...

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Empedocles Empedocles (; ; , 444–443 BC) was a Ancient Greece, Greek pre-Socratic philosopher and a native citizen of Akragas, a Greek city in Sicily. Empedocles' philosophy is known best for originating the Cosmogony, cosmogonic theory of the four cla ...

(Ἐμπεδοκλῆς) # Epictetus (Ἐπίκτητος) #

Epicurus Epicurus (, ; ; 341–270 BC) was an Greek philosophy, ancient Greek philosopher who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy that asserted that philosophy's purpose is to attain as well as to help others attain tranqui ...

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Eratosthenes Eratosthenes of Cyrene (; ; – ) was an Ancient Greek polymath: a Greek mathematics, mathematician, geographer, poet, astronomer, and music theory, music theorist. He was a man of learning, becoming the chief librarian at the Library of A ...

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Eteocles In Greek mythology, Eteocles (; ) was a king of Ancient Thebes (Boeotia), Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia. Oedipus killed his father Laius and married his mother without knowing his relationship to either. When the ...

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Euclid Euclid (; ; BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician active as a geometer and logician. Considered the "father of geometry", he is chiefly known for the '' Elements'' treatise, which established the foundations of geometry that largely domina ...

(Εὐκλείδης) # Eucratides (Εὐκρατίδης) #

Euripides Euripides () was a Greek tragedy, tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to ...

(Εὐριπίδης) # Europa (Εὐρώπη) # Eurydice (Εὐρυδίκη) # Eurymachus (Εὐρύμαχος) # Euterpe (Ευτέρπη) # Euthydemus (Εὐθύδημος) # Euthymia (Εὐθυμία) # Gaea (Γαῖα) # Glaucus (Γλαῦκος) # Gorgias (Γοργίας) #

Harmonia In Greek mythology, Harmonia (; /Ancient Greek phonology, harmoˈnia/, "harmony", "agreement") is the goddess of harmony and concord. Her Greek opposite is Eris (mythology), Eris and her Roman mythology, Roman counterpart is Concordia (mythol ...

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Hector In Greek mythology, Hector (; , ) was a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. He is a major character in Homer's ''Iliad'', where he leads the Trojans and their allies in the defense of Troy, killing c ...

(Ἕκτωρ) # Helen (Ἑλένη) # Helianthe (Ἡλιάνθη) # Helicaon (Ἑλικάων) # Heliodorus (Ἡλιόδωρος) #

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...

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Heracles Heracles ( ; ), born Alcaeus (, ''Alkaios'') or Alcides (, ''Alkeidēs''), was a Divinity, divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of ZeusApollodorus1.9.16/ref> and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.By his adoptive descent through ...

(Ἡρακλῆς) # Heraclea (Ηράκλεια) # Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) # Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη) #

Herodotus Herodotus (; BC) was a Greek historian and geographer from the Greek city of Halicarnassus (now Bodrum, Turkey), under Persian control in the 5th century BC, and a later citizen of Thurii in modern Calabria, Italy. He wrote the '' Histori ...

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Heron Herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 75 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genus ''Botaurus'' are referred to as bi ...

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Hesiod Hesiod ( or ; ''Hēsíodos''; ) was an ancient Greece, Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.M. L. West, ''Hesiod: Theogony'', Oxford University Press (1966), p. 40.Jasper Gr ...

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Hippocrates Hippocrates of Kos (; ; ), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the Classical Greece, classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is traditionally referr ...

(Ἱπποκράτης) # Hippolyte (Ἱππολύτη) # Hippolytus (Ἱππόλυτος) #

Homer Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his autho ...

(Ὅμηρος) # Hyacinth (Ὑάκινθος) #

Hypatia Hypatia (born 350–370 – March 415 AD) was a Neoplatonist philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who lived in Alexandria, Egypt (Roman province), Egypt: at that time a major city of the Eastern Roman Empire. In Alexandria, Hypatia was ...

(Ὑπατία) # Ianthe (Ἰάνθη) #

Icarus In Greek mythology, Icarus (; , ) was the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, the architect of the labyrinth of Crete. After Theseus, king of Athens and enemy of King Minos, escaped from the labyrinth, Minos suspected that Icarus and Daedalu ...

(Ἴκαρος) # Idomeneus (Ἰδομενεύς) # Ilaira (Ιλάειρα) #

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; , ; ) is one of two major Ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odyssey'', the poem is divided into 24 books and ...

(Ιλιάδα) # Ino (Ἰνώ) # Ion (Ἴων) # Iphidamas (Ἰφιδάμας) # Iphigenia (Ἰφιγένεια) # Irene/Irini (Εἰρήνη) # Isioni (Ησιόνη) # Ismene (Ἰσμήνη) # Iole (Ιόλη) #

Jason Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece is featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Med ...

(Ἰάσων) # Jocasta (Ἰοκάστη) # Kallisti (Καλλίστη) # Kallisto (Καλλιστώ) # Kallipateira (Καλλιπάτειρα) # Laodamas (Λαοδάμας) # Laodice (Λαοδίκη) # Leonidas (Λεωνίδας) #

Leto In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Leto (; ) is a childhood goddess, the daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe (Titaness), Phoebe, the sister of Asteria, and the mother of Apollo and Artemis.Hesiod, ''Theogony' ...

(Λητώ) # Lycurgus (Λυκοῦργος) #

Medea In Greek mythology, Medea (; ; ) is the daughter of Aeëtes, King Aeëtes of Colchis. Medea is known in most stories as a sorceress, an accomplished "wiktionary:φαρμακεία, pharmakeía" (medicinal magic), and is often depicted as a high- ...

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Melpomene Melpomene (; ) is the Muse of tragedy in Greek mythology. She is described as the daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne (and therefore of power and memory) along with the other Muses, and she is often portrayed with a tragic theatrical mask. Etymolog ...

(Μελπομένη) # Menander (Μένανδρος) #

Menelaus In Greek mythology, Menelaus (; ) was a Greek king of Mycenaean (pre- Dorian) Sparta. According to the ''Iliad'', the Trojan war began as a result of Menelaus's wife, Helen, fleeing to Troy with the Trojan prince Paris. Menelaus was a central ...

(Μενέλαος) # Menia (Μένια) # Merope (Μερόπη) # Metrodorus (Μητρόδωρος) #

Miltiades Miltiades (; ; c. 550 – 489 BC), also known as Miltiades the Younger, was a Greek Athenian statesman known mostly for his role in the Battle of Marathon, as well as for his downfall afterwards. He was the son of Cimon Coalemos, a renowned ...

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Minos Main injector neutrino oscillation search (MINOS) was a particle physics experiment designed to study the phenomena of neutrino oscillations, first discovered by a Super-Kamiokande (Super-K) experiment in 1998. Neutrinos produced by the NuMI ...

(Μίνωας) # Mirka (Μίρκα) # Myron (Μύρων) # Myrto (Μυρτώ) # Myrtali (Μυρτάλη) # Nauplius (Ναύπλιος) # Nausimedon (Ναυσιμέδων) # Narcissus (Νάρκισσος) # Neoptolemus (Νεοπτόλεμος) # Nestor (Νέστωρ) # Nefeli (Νεφέλη) #

Nicander Nicander of Colophon (; fl. 2nd century BC) was a Greece, Greek poet, physician, and grammarian. The scattered biographical details in the ancient sources are so contradictory that it was sometimes assumed that there were two Hellenistic authors ...

(Νίκανδρος) # Nicanor (Nικάνωρ) #

Nicodemus Nicodemus (; ; ; ; ) is a New Testament figure venerated as a saint in a number of Christian traditions. He is depicted as a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin who is drawn to hear Jesus's teachings. Like Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus, Nicode ...

(Νικόδημος) # Nike (Νίκη) # Nikolaos (Νικόλαος) #

Oceanus In Greek mythology, Oceanus ( ; , also , , or ) was a Titans, Titan son of Uranus (mythology), Uranus and Gaia, the husband of his sister the Titan Tethys (mythology), Tethys, and the father of the River gods (Greek mythology), river gods ...

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Odysseus In Greek mythology, Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus ( ; , ), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses ( , ; ), is a legendary Greeks, Greek king of Homeric Ithaca, Ithaca and the hero of Homer's Epic poetry, epic poem, the ''Odyssey''. Od ...

(Ὀδυσσεύς) # Oedipus (Οἰδίπους) # Olympia (Ολυμπία) #

Olympias Olympias (; c. 375–316 BC) was a Ancient Greeks, Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip of Macedon, Philip II, the king of Macedonia ...

(Ὀλυμπιάς) # Orestis (Ὀρέστης) #

Orpheus In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracians, Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned Ancient Greek poetry, poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in se ...

(Ὀρφεύς) # Pandora (Πανδώρα) # Pantaleon (Πανταλέων) #

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

(Πάρις) # Patroclus (Πάτροκλος) # Pausanias (Παυσανίας) # Pegasus (Πήγασος) # Peleus (Πηλεύς) # Penelope (Πηνελόπη) #

Pericles Pericles (; ; –429 BC) was a Greek statesman and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed ...

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Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus (, ; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of ...

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Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Persephone ( ; , classical pronunciation: ), also called Kore ( ; ) or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the Greek underworld, underworld afte ...

(Περσεφόνη) # Phaedon (Φαίδων) # Phaedra (Φαίδρα) # Pheidias or

Phidias Phidias or Pheidias (; , ''Pheidias''; ) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC. His Statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Phidias also designed the statues of ...

(Φειδίας) # Phenia (Φένια) # Philippos (Φίλιππος) # Philoctetes (Φιλοκτήτης) # Philon (Φίλων) # Phoebus (Φοίβος) # Phoebe (Φοίβη) # Phyllis (Φυλλίς) #

Pindar Pindar (; ; ; ) was an Greek lyric, Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes, Greece, Thebes. Of the Western canon, canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar i ...

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Plato Plato ( ; Greek language, Greek: , ; born BC, died 348/347 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical Greece, Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the writte ...

(Πλάτων) # Platena (Πλάτενα) # Polemon (Πολέμωνος) # Polybus (Πόλυβος) # Polynices (Πολυνείκης) # Polybios (Πολύβιος) # Polyxenios (Πολυξένιος) # Polyxenia (Πολυξένια) # Polyxenos (Πολυξένος) # Polyxeni (Πολυξένη) #

Priam In Greek mythology, Priam (; , ) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon. His many children included notable characters such as Hector, Paris, and Cassandra. Etymology Most scholars take the e ...

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Prometheus In Greek mythology, Prometheus (; , , possibly meaning "forethought")Smith"Prometheus". is a Titans, Titan. He is best known for defying the Olympian gods by taking theft of fire, fire from them and giving it to humanity in the form of technol ...

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Ptolemy Claudius Ptolemy (; , ; ; – 160s/170s AD) was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were important to later Byzantine science, Byzant ...

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Pythagoras Pythagoras of Samos (; BC) was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath, and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political and religious teachings were well known in Magna Graecia and influenced the philosophies of P ...

(Πυθαγόρας) # Pyrrhus (Πύρρος) # Rhea (Ῥέα) #

Selene In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Selene (; , meaning "Moon")''A Greek–English Lexicon's.v. σελήνη is the goddess and personification of the Moon. Also known as Mene (), she is traditionally the daughter ...

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Seleucus Seleucus or Seleukos (Ancient Greek: Σέλευκος) was a Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonian Greek name, possibly meaning "very bright" or “very white”. It is likely related to the ancient name Zaleucus (Ancient Greek language, Ancient ...

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Simonides Simonides of Ceos (; ; c. 556 – 468 BC) was a Greek lyric poet, born in Ioulis on Kea (island), Ceos. The scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria included him in the canonical list of the nine lyric poets esteemed by them as worthy of criti ...

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Socrates Socrates (; ; – 399 BC) was a Ancient Greek philosophy, Greek philosopher from Classical Athens, Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the Ethics, ethical tradition ...

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Solon Solon (; ; BC) was an Archaic Greece#Athens, archaic History of Athens, Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet. He is one of the Seven Sages of Greece and credited with laying the foundations for Athenian democracy. ...

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Sophocles Sophocles ( 497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41. was an ancient Greek tragedian known as one of three from whom at least two plays have survived in full. His first plays were written later than, or contemporary with, those ...

(Σοφοκλῆς) # Strato (Στράτων) # Talthybius (Ταλθύβιος) # Telemachus (Τηλέμαχος) # Tethys (Τηθύς) # Thaleia (Θάλεια) # Thenia (Θένια) # Theano (Θεανώ) # Thekla (Θέκλα) # Theophanes (Θεοφάνης) # Theofania (Θεοφανία) # Themistocles (Θεμιστοκλῆς) #

Theodoros Theodoros or Theodorus () is a masculine given name, from which Theodore is derived. The feminine version is Theodora. It may refer to: Ancient world :''Ordered chronologically'' * Theodorus of Samos, 6th-century BC Greek sculptor, architect ...

(Θεόδωρος) # Theodora (Θεοδώρα) #

Theophrastus Theophrastus (; ; c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek Philosophy, philosopher and Natural history, naturalist. A native of Eresos in Lesbos, he was Aristotle's close colleague and successor as head of the Lyceum (classical), Lyceum, the ...

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Theseus Theseus (, ; ) was a divine hero in Greek mythology, famous for slaying the Minotaur. The myths surrounding Theseus, his journeys, exploits, and friends, have provided material for storytelling throughout the ages. Theseus is sometimes desc ...

(Θησεύς) # Thestor (Θέστωρ) #

Thetis Thetis ( , or ; ) is a figure from Greek mythology with varying mythological roles. She mainly appears as a sea nymph, a goddess of water, and one of the 50 Nereids, daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. When described as a Nereid in Cl ...

(Θέτις) # Thraso (Θράσων) # Thrasybulus (Θρασύβουλος) # Thrasymachus (Θρασύμαχος) #

Thucydides Thucydides ( ; ; BC) was an Classical Athens, Athenian historian and general. His ''History of the Peloponnesian War'' recounts Peloponnesian War, the fifth-century BC war between Sparta and Athens until the year 411 BC. Thucydides has been d ...

(Θουκυδίδης) # Urania (Οὐρανία) #

Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a gaseous cyan-coloured ice giant. Most of the planet is made of water, ammonia, and methane in a Supercritical fluid, supercritical phase of matter, which astronomy calls "ice" or Volatile ( ...

(Οὐρανός) # Xanthi (Ξανθή) # Xanthippe (Ξανθίππη) #

Xenocrates Xenocrates (; ; c. 396/5314/3 BC) of Chalcedon was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, and leader ( scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339/8 to 314/3 BC. His teachings followed those of Plato, which he attempted to define more closely, of ...

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Xenophon Xenophon of Athens (; ; 355/354 BC) was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. At the age of 30, he was elected as one of the leaders of the retreating Ancient Greek mercenaries, Greek mercenaries, the Ten Thousand, who had been ...

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Zeno Zeno may refer to: People * Zeno (name), including a list of people and characters with the given name * Zeno (surname) Philosophers * Zeno of Elea (), philosopher, follower of Parmenides, known for his paradoxes * Zeno of Citium (333 – 264 B ...

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Zeus Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the List of Greek deities, Greek pantheon. He is a sky father, sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Zeus is the child ...

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Biblical and Christian names

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Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

(Αλίκη) # Amaryllis (Αμαρυλλίς) # Ananias (Ἀνανίας) # Anastasios (Ἀναστάσιος) # Archangelos (Αρχάγγελος) # Archangelia (Αρχαγγελία) # Αrgie (Αργυρώ) # Arleta (Αρλέτα) #

Andreas Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...

(Ἀνδρέας) # Andrea (Ανδρέα) # Andreanos (Ανδρεανός / άνος) # Andreana (Ανδρεάνα) # Angelos (Άγγελος) # Angie (Αγγελική) # Anna (Ἄννα) # Anthi (Ανθή) # Anthimos (Ἄνθιμος) # Antonios (Ἀντώνιος) # Athanasios (Ἀθανάσιος) # Athenais (Αθηναΐς) # Agnes (Αγνή) #

Adam Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam ...

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Adrian Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water". The Adria was until the 8th century BC the ma ...

(Αδριανός) # Adriana (Αδριάνα) # Barbara (Βαρβάρα) # Bartholomaios (Βαρθολομαῖος) # Valentine (Βαλεντίνος) # Valentina (Βαλεντίνα) # Valerius (Βαλέριος) # Valeria (Βαλέρια) # Vanessa (Βανέσσα) # Vasileios / Vasilios (Βασίλειος) # Vasileia (Βασιλεία) # Vasilikos (Βασιλικός) # Vasiliki (Βασιλική) # Vasilisa (Βασίλισσα) # Venetios (Βενέτιος) # Venetia (Βενετία) # Violanda (Βιολάντα) # Violetos (Βιολέτος) # Violeta (Βιολέτα) # Victor (Βίκτωρας) # Victoria (Βικτώρια / Βικτωρία) #

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

(Βιργινία) # Vitalis (Βιτάλης) # Vagia (Βάϊα / Βάγια) #

(Καλλιόπη) # Cassian (Κασσιανή) #

Corina Corina is a female given name of Ancient Greece, ancient Greek origin, derived from κόρη (''korē'') meaning "girl, maiden".Charalambos (Χαράλαμπος) # Charilaos (Χαρίλαος) # Chariclea (Χαρίκλεια) # Charytin (Χαριτίνη) # Christianos (Χριστιανός) # Christiana (Χριστιάνα) # Christos (Χρίστος / Χρήστος) # Christina (Χριστίνα) # Christoforos (Χριστόφορος) # Chloe (Χλόη) # Damianos (Δαμιανός) # Daniel (Δανιήλ) # Daniela (Δανιέλα) #

David David (; , "beloved one") was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament. The Tel Dan stele, an Aramaic-inscribed stone erected by a king of Aram-Dam ...

(Δαβίδ) # Dimitrios (Δημήτριος) # Despina (Δέσποινα) # Dioscoros (Διόσκουρος) # Dorotheos (Δωροθέος) # Dorothea (Δωροθέα) # Eleutherius (Ελευθέριος) # Eleni (Ἑλένη) # Eleonora (Ελεονώρα) # Elias (Ἠλίας) # Elia (Ήλια) # Eliana (Ηλιάνα) # Elizabeth (Ἐλισάβετ) # Emmanouil (Εμμανουήλ) # Emmanuella (Εμμανουέλα) # Erastus (Ἔραστος) #

Erato In Greek mythology, Erato (; ) is one of the Greek Muses, the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully sugge ...

(Ερατώ) # Erotokritos (Ερωτόκριτος) # Errico (Ερρίκος) # Eudocia (Εὐδοκία) # Evgenia (Εὐγενία) # Eusebius (Εὐσέβιος) # Eustratios (Ευστράτιος) # Eva (Εύα) # Evangelos (Εὐάγγελος) # Evangelie (Ευαγγελία) # Evelina (Εβελίνα) #

Eve Eve is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and there ...

(Εύη) # Filio (Φιλιώ) # Fotios (Φώτιος) # Fotia (Φωτία) # Fotinos (Φωτεινός) # Fotini (Φωτεινή) #

Gabriel In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

(Γαβριήλ) # Gabriela (Γαβριέλα) #

Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Ancient Greek, Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound (linguistics), compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "underta ...

(Γεώργιος) # Gerasimos (Γεράσιμος) # Glykeria (Γλυκερία) # Grigorios (Γρηγόριος) # Hebe (Ήβη) # Iakovos (Ἰάκωβος) # Ieremias (Ἱερεμίας) #

(Ίκαρος) # Ieronymos (Ιερώνυμος) # Irene (Εἰρήνη) # Isidore (Ισίδωρος) # Isidora (Ισιδώρα) # Isaakios (Ισαάκιος) #

Isaac Isaac ( ; ; ; ; ; ) is one of the three patriarchs (Bible), patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baháʼí Faith. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in wh ...

(Ισαάκ) # Isaias (Ἠσαΐας) #

Joachim Joachim was, according to Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary (mother of Jesus), and the maternal grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part of ...

(Ἰωακείμ) # Joannis (Ἰωάννης) #

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from . Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janice, Jean, and Jeanne. The earliest recorded occurrence of th ...

(Ιωάννα) #

Jonah Jonah the son of Amittai or Jonas ( , ) is a Jewish prophet from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE according to the Hebrew Bible. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, one of the minor proph ...

(Ἰωνᾶς) # Joseph (Ἰωσήφ) # Josephine (Ιωσηφίνα) # Joulia (Ιουλία) # Kalomira (Καλομοίρα) # Konstantinos (Κωνσταντῖνος) # Kyrillos (Κύριλλος) # Lazaros (Λάζαρος) # Lambros (Λάμπρος) # Lavrentios (Λαυρέντιος) # Leo (Λέων) # Leonidas (Λεωνίδας) # Liza (Λίζα) # Loukas (Λουκᾶς) # Loukia (Λουκία) #

Lucian Lucian of Samosata (Λουκιανὸς ὁ Σαμοσατεύς, 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridi ...

(Λουκιανός) #

Lydia Lydia (; ) was an Iron Age Monarchy, kingdom situated in western Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey. Later, it became an important province of the Achaemenid Empire and then the Roman Empire. Its capital was Sardis. At some point before 800 BC, ...

(Λυδία) # Luisa (Λουίζα) # Ludovico (Λουδοβίκος) # Magdalene (Μαγδαληνή) # Magnolia (Μανώλια) #

Makarios Macarius is a Latinized form of the old Greek given name Makários (Μακάριος), meaning "happy, fortunate, blessed"; compare the Latin ''beatus'' and ''felix''. Ancient Greeks applied the epithet ''Makarios'' to the gods. In other la ...

(Μακάριος) # Mánia (Μάνια) #

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

(Μαργαρίτα) # Marios (Μάριος) # Maria (Μαρία) # Mariannos (Μαριάννος) # Marianna (Μαριάννα) # Marinella (Μαρινέλλα) # Marinos (Μαρίνος) #

Marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...

(Μαρίνα) # Markos (Μάρκος) # Marcellus (Μάρκελος / Μάρκελλος) # Marcellα (Μαρκέλλα) # Martha (Μάρθα) # Marianthi (Μαριάνθη) # Matthaios (Ματθαῖος) # Maximos (Μάξιμος) # Maximilian (Μαξιμιλιανός) # Melina (Μελίνα) # Melitine (Μελιτίνη) #

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...

(Μιχαήλ/Μιχάλης) # Miranda (Μιράντα) #

Moses In Abrahamic religions, Moses was the Hebrews, Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of slavery in the The Exodus, Exodus from ancient Egypt, Egypt. He is considered the most important Prophets in Judaism, prophet in Judaism and Samaritani ...

(Μωϋσῆς) #

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

(Ναπολέων) #

(Ναπολεών) # Nectarius (Νεκτάριος) # Nicanor (Nικάνωρ) #

(Νικόδημος) # Nicolaos (Νικόλαος) # Nicole (Νικολέτα) # Niketas (Νικήτας) # Nikephoros (Νικηφόρος) # Ninos (Νίνος) # Nina (Νίνα) # Ortansia (Ορτανσία) # Pagona (Παγώνα) # Panayiotis (Παναγιώτης) # Panteleimon/Pantelis (Παντελεήμων) # Paraskeve (Παρασκευή) # Pansemni (Πανσέμνη) # Pavlos (Παῦλος) # Pavlina (Παυλίνα) # Peonia (Παιώνια) # Polina (Πωλίνα) # Pigi (Πηγή) # Petros (Πέτρος) #

Poseidon Poseidon (; ) is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.Burkert 1985pp. 136–139 He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cit ...

(Ποσειδών) # Philemon (Φιλήμων) # Procopios (Προκόπιος) #

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), now generally known in English as Raphael ( , ), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of paintings by Raphael, His work is admired for its cl ...

(Ραφαήλ) # Raphaelia (Ραφαηλία) #

Rebecca Rebecca () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban (Bi ...

(Ρεβέκκα) # Rigas (Ρήγας) # Rovértos (Ροβέρτος) # Rosa (Ρόζα) # Roubini (Ρουμπίνη) # Savvas (Σάββας) # Sakellarios (Σακελλαριος) #

Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woma ...

(Σάρα) #

Seraphim A seraph ( ; pl.: ) is a Angelic being, celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Islam and Christianity. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Christian angelology and ...

(Σεραφείμ) # Sergios (Σέργιος) #

Silas Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey. Name and ...

(Σίλας) #

Simeon Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical Hebrew, Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian vocalization, Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated in English as Shimon. In Greek, it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Sy ...

(Συμεών) # Simos (Σίμος, Σύμος) # Simoni (Σιμώνη) # Smaragda (Σμαράγδα) #

Solomon Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ...

(Σολομών) # Somos (Σόμος) #

Sofia Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...

(Σοφία) # Sultana (Σουλτάνα) # Spyridon (Σπυρίδων) # Stamatina (Σταματίνα) # Staurakios (Σταυράκιος) # Staikos (Στάϊκος) # Stavros (Σταῦρος) # Stacy (Αναστασία) # Stefanos (Στέφανος) # Stylianos (Στυλιανός / Στέλιος) # Styliani (Στυλιανή / Στέλλα) # Styliana (Στυλιάνα / Στέλλα) # Tatiana (Τατιάνα) # Thaddeus (Θαδδαῖος) # Theofilos (Θεόφιλος) # Thomas (Θωμάς) # Thomai (Θωμαή) # Thomais (Θωμαΐς) # Thomaida (Θωμαΐδα) # Timotheos (Τιμόθεος) # Yvonne (Υβόννη) # Zacharias (Ζαχαρίας) # Zoe (Ζωή)

Mixed names

Diminutive names

{{columns-list, colwidth=24em, * Adamantia (Ντία) * Alkiviadis (Άλκης) * Anastasios (Αναστάσης, Τάσος, Τάσης, Τασούλης, Σούλης) *

Anastasia Anastasia (from ) is a feminine given name of Greek and Slavic origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe. Origin The name Anastasia originated during the Early Christianity, early d ...

(Αναστασούλα, Νατάσσα, Τασούλα, Σούλα, Τασσώ, Τασία, Σία, Σίσσυ) * Angelikos (Άγγελος, Αγγελής) * Angeliki (Αγγελικώ, Αγγελικούλα, Αγγέλλω, Αγγέλα, Άντζελα, Άντζυ, Γκέλη, Γκέλυ) * Anthelia ( Άνθεια) *

Antonis Antónis (Greek alphabet: Αντώνης) is a Greek language, Greek masculine given name that is a variant of Antonios that is used in Greece and Cyprus. Antonis is a Dutch language, Dutch masculine given name that is a diminutive of Anthonius tha ...

(Τόνης) * Antonia (Τόνια) * Apostolis (Τόλης) * Apostolia (Τόλια, Λία) * Andreana (Ανδρέα, Άνδρεα) * Andriana (Άνδρια) * Archangelos (Άγγελος) * Archangelia (Αρχαγγέλα, Αγγέλα, Άντζελα, Άντζυ, Γκέλυ) * Argyro (Αργυρούλα, Υρώ, Ρούλα) * Athanasios (Θανάσης, Θάνος, Σάκης, Νάσος) * Athanasia (Νάσια, Θανάσω, Νάνσυ) *

(Νανά, Νίνα) * Barbara (Βέρα) *

(Kάλλη) * Charalambos (Χάρης, Λάμπης, Μπάμπης, Χάμπος, Πάμπος) * Diamantia (Διαμάντα, Διαμάντω, Ντία) * Demetrios (Δημήτρης, Δημητράκης, Μήτσος, Μητσάκος, Μίμης, Μιμάκος, Μιμίκος, Ντέμης) * Demetra (Δημητρούλα, Μίτση, Μιμή, Μιμίκα, Ντέμη) *

(Δήμος) * Dionysios (Διονυσάκης, Ντένης, Νιόνιος) * Dionysia (Διώνη, Διόνη, Διονυσούλα, Ντένη, Ντένια) * Dorotheos (Δώρος) * Dorothea (Δώρα) * Efsevia (Σέβη) * Eleonora (Νώρα) * Eliana (Ήλια) * Elina (Λίνα) * Elisavet (Έλσα) * Emmanouellia (Εμμανουέλα, Εμμανουέλλα, Μανουέλα, Μανώλια) * Evridiki (Εύη) * Florentia (Φλωρέντα, Φλωρένα, Φλωρίνα, Φλωρίντα, Φλώρα) * Fotios (Φώτης) * Fotía (Φώτω,Φωτούλα) * Foteini (Φώφη, Φαίη, Φίφη, Φωφώ) *

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

(Γεωργούλα, Γιωργούλα, Γιωργίτσα, Γιωργία, Γωγώ, Ζέτα, Τζίνα) * Gethsemani (Μανή) * Kallisti (Κάλλη) * Katholiki (Κική) * Konstantinos (Κώστας, Κωστής, Κωστάκης, Κωτσάκος, Ντίνος) * Konstantina (Ντίνα, Ναντίνα, Νάντια, Κωστούλα) * Kyriakos (Κιριακούλης, Κυριακάκης, κούλης, Άκης, Κίτσος, Κικτσάκος) * Kyriaki (Κική, Κυριακούλα, Κούλα, Ύρια, Κορίνα, Κίτσα, Κικίτσα) * Louiza (Λίζα) * Lycurgus (Λή) *

Margarita A margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Some margarita recipes include simple syrup as well and are often served with salt on the rim of the glass. Margaritas can be served either shaken with ice (on the rock ...

(Ρίτα) * Maria (Μαρούλα, Μάρω, Μαράκι, Μαριώ, Μάρα, Μάϊρα, Μαρίκα, Μαίρη) * Markellos (Μάρκος) * Michail (Μιχάλης, Μιχαλάκης, Μιχαλιός, Μιχάλας) * Myrtali (Μύρτα) * Nikoleta (Κολέτα, Νίκη) * Pagona (Πέγκυ, Πένυ) * Panagiotis (Πάνος, Πανάγιος, Παναγής, Γιώτης, Τάκης, Νότης, Πότης) * Panagiota (Γιώτα, Πέννυ, Πέγκυ, Νάγια, Πανάγιω Νότα) * Panagioula (Πανάγιω, Γιούλα) * Panagoula (Πανάγω, Γούλα) * Paraskevi / Paraskeve (Παρασκευούλα, Εύη, Βιβή, Εβίτα, Βούλα) * Phaedon (Φαίδωνας, Φαιδωνάκος) * Polyxenia (Ξένια) * Polyxeni (Ξένη) * Rafailia (Ραφαέλα) * Sevasti (Σέβη) * Sevastiani (Σέβη) * Styliani (Στέλλα) * Styliana (Στέλλα) * Theofanis (Φάνης, θένιος) * Theofania (Φανή, Θένια, Φένια) * Valentia (Βάλια) * Vanessa (Bάνα) * Vasileios (Βασίλης, Βασιλάκης, Σίλειος.) * Vasileia (Σίλεια, Βάσια, Βάσεια) * Vasiliki (Βασιλικώ, Βασιλικούλα, Βίκη, Βίκυ.) * Vasileió (Βασίλω) * Vaso (Βασούλα) * Victória / Victoría (Βίκο)

Male / Female name

* Archangelos / Archangela * Archangelios / Archangelia * Angelos / Angéla * Angelikos / Angeliki *

/ Andrea * Andreanos / Andreana * Andrianos / Andriana * Alexandros /

Alexandra Alexandra () is a female given name of Greek origin. It is the first attested form of its variants, including Alexander (, ). Etymology, Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; genitive, GEN , ; ...

/ Alexia * Alexis / Alexa * Vallerianos / Valleriana * Valerios / Valeria * Vasilios / Vasileia * Vasilikos / Vasiliki * Vasileiós / Vasileió * Vasos / Vaso * Venetios / Venetia * Gavriil / Gavriilia * Gavrielos / Gavriela * Emmanouil / Emmanouilia * Emmanouelos / Emmanouela * Marios / Maria * Mariánnos / Marianna * Marianós / Marianí * Aimílios / Aimilía * Aimiliános / Aimiliána * Aimilianós / Aimilianí * Ilías / Ília * Iliános / Iliána * Ilianós / Ilianí * Liános / Liána * Michail / Michailia * Michaelos / Michaela * Fotinos / Fotini * Fotios / Fotía * Polyxenios / Polyxenia * Polyxenos / Polyxeni * Panagios / Panagioula * Panagos / Panagoula * Christianos / Christiana * Christos / Christina * Rafaílios / Rafaília * Rafaelos / Rafaela * Rafaíl / Rafailía * Rafaílos / Rafaíla * Stamatios / Stamatia * Stamatinos / stamatina

Similar names

* Valeria / Violeta * Daphne / Danae

Examples of family names

Common prefixes

{{Div col, colwidth=30em * ''Chondro-'': meaning "fat". * ''Gero-'': meaning "old" or "wise". * '' Hadji-'': the Arabic honorific for one who has made the Hadj or pilgrimage, used in the case of Christians for a voyage to Jerusalem, for example " Hatzipanagis". * ''Kara-'': from the Turkish word for "black", for example " Karatasos". In Ottoman Turkish, "kara" also meant "brave", though this sense of the word has disappeared in the modern language. * ''Konto-'': meaning "short". * ''Makro-'': meaning "tall" or "long". * ''Mastro-'': meaning "artisan" or "workman". * ''Palaio-'': meaning "old" or "wise". * ''Papa-'': indicating descent from a ''papas'', a priest. So '' Papakostas'' is the "son of Kostas, the priest". {{div col end

Common suffixes

* -akis (-άκης): diminutive suffix associated with

. A surname such as Michalakis would mean "little Michalis", "young Michalis" or "son of Michalis". Examples are: " Mitsotakis", " Theodorakis" and " Androulakis". This suffix was also very common for Cretan Turks up until they were officially changed with the Surname Law. The suffix was introduced in the 19th century. * -akos (-άκος): associated with

Laconia Laconia or Lakonia (, , ) is a historical and Administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti (municipality), Sparta. The word ...

, particularly Maniots from the Laconian part of the Mani peninsula. Examples are: " Xarhakos", " Antonakos" and " Polymenakos". * -eas (-έας): associated with Maniots from the

Messinian The Messinian is in the geologic timescale the last age or uppermost stage of the Miocene. It spans the time between 7.246 ± 0.005 Ma and 5.333 ± 0.005 Ma (million years ago). It follows the Tortonian and is followed by the Zanclean, the fir ...

part of the Mani peninsula. Examples are: " Koteas", " Georgeas" and " Michaleas". * -opoulos (-όπουλος): meaning "descendant of", originated from the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...

but has become very widespread. Examples are: " Stamatelopoulos", " Papadopoulos" and " Anagnostopoulos". It can also be coined using ethnonyms, such as '' Frangopoulos'' (Φραγκόπουλος) meaning "son of a Frank", or '' Voulgaropoulos'' (Βουλγαρόπουλος) meaning "son of a Bulgarian". * -oulis (-ούλης): mainly from

Thessaly Thessaly ( ; ; ancient Aeolic Greek#Thessalian, Thessalian: , ) is a traditional geographic regions of Greece, geographic and modern administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient Thessaly, a ...

, it is a diminutive, which is also used as a diminutive for place names in the region such as Giannouli and Damasouli . Examples are: " Georgoulis", " Giannoulis" and " Spanoulis". * -as (-ας): Names with two syllables ending in -as are associated with

Epirus Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay ...

. Examples are: " Melas", " Dimas" and " Zappas". * -atos (-άτος): From

, of Venetian derivation.''Il Corriere della Sera'' (Sept 15, 2006)
L'Italia è il regno dei cognomi

La provenienza geografica dei cognomi
/ref>{{Cite book, last=Kendrick, first=Tertius T. C., title=The Ionian islands: Manners and customs, publisher= J. Haldane, year=1822, page=106, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v7sNAAAAQAAJ&q=The+Ionian+islands:+Manners+and+customs., access-date=8 February 2011 Examples are: " Marinatos", " Cosmatos" and " Laskaratos". * -ellis (-έλλης): associated with the island of

, possibly of Italian derivation. Examples are: " Kanellis" and " Alepoudellis". * -ousis (-ούσης): the suffix -ousis (often transliterated as -oussis in English) is associated with the island of

. Examples are: " Angelicoussis" and " Merousis". * -oudis (-ούδης): associated with

Thrace Thrace (, ; ; ; ) is a geographical and historical region in Southeast Europe roughly corresponding to the province of Thrace in the Roman Empire. Bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south, and the Black Se ...

. Examples are: " Alexoudis" and " Barboudis". * -idis or -ides and {{transliteration, el, italic=no, -iadis or {{transliteration, el, italic=no, iades (-ίδης/-ιάδης): meaning 'son of' or 'descendant of'. The suffix -idis (often transliterated as -ides in English and French) is the oldest in use.

, for example, was also referred to as Cronides ("son of Cronus"). -idis was the most common suffix in

Byzantium Byzantium () or Byzantion () was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. The Greek name ''Byzantion'' and its Latinization ''Byzantium'' continued to be used as a n ...

, Bithynia and Byzantine Thrace, and was extensively used by Pontic Greeks and Caucasus Greeks in the Pontic Alps, northeast

Anatolia Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean ...

, the former Kars Oblast, and sometimes in

and some Aegean islands. Since the 1923 Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, it has become prevalent in areas where large numbers of Pontic refugees settled, particularly Macedonia, Western Thrace and the Athens metropolitan area. Examples are: " Stavridis", " Athanasiadis" and " Kastanidis". * -itis, -iotis (-ίτης, -ιώτης): meaning "of" or "from" a place. Examples are: " Politis" from

polis Polis (: poleis) means 'city' in Ancient Greek. The ancient word ''polis'' had socio-political connotations not possessed by modern usage. For example, Modern Greek πόλη (polē) is located within a (''khôra''), "country", which is a πατ ...

(meaning ''city'', usually referring to Constantinople, which in Greek is simply known as "the city") and " Chiotis" from

. * -lis (-λής): Turkish suffix for "of" or "from" a place, like the Greek suffixes -itis and -iotis. Examples are: " Karamanlis" and " Kasdaglis". * -oglou (-όγλου): from the Turkish ''-oğlu'' meaning "son of", generally associated with Greeks from

. Examples are: " Tsolakoglou", " Ardizoglou" and " Patsatzoglou". * -ou (-ου): a genitive mainly from

. Examples are: " Afxentiou", " Konstantinou" and " Georgiou". * {{transliteration, el, italic=no, -tzis (-τζής): suffix to signify a profession derived from the Turkish suffix ''-cı''/''-ci''/''-cu'', like the English ''-er'' in ''Baker'' or ''Butcher''. Examples are: " Arabatzis" (from the Turkish ''arabacı'' meaning "cart driver") and " Kouyioumtzis" (from the Turkish ''kuyumcu'' meaning "jeweller"). *-ois (-όης, -ώης): Mostly found in

Aetolia-Acarnania Aetolia-Acarnania (, ''Aitoloakarnanía'', ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Central Greece (geographic region), Central Greece and the administrative regions of Greece, ...

. Examples are: "Kois", "George Lois, Lois" and "Zois".

References

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External links

Lexicon of Greek Personal Names
a Major Research Project of the British Academy, Oxford, contains over 35,000 published Greek names up to the 6th century.