Greek Names

Greek - classical language of ancient Greece, rich in names from philosophy and mythology.

Greek

Theodore

From ancient Greek Theodōros: “theos” (god) + “dōron”…

No. 4
Sophia

From ancient Greek “sophia” meaning wisdom, skill, and…

No. 6
Lucas

From Latin “Lucanus” meaning man from Lucania, via Greek…

No. 9
Sofia

From Ancient Greek “σοφία” meaning wisdom; Southern and…

No. 10
Eleanor

From Old French “Aliénor”, probably from Occitan “alia…

No. 14
Sebastian

From Greek “sebastós” meaning venerable or revered, via…

No. 14
Chloe

From ancient Greek “Khloe” meaning young green shoot or…

No. 20
Ellie

From Greek “helios” (light/sun) or Hebrew “El” (God),…

No. 21
Alexander

From Greek “alexein” (to defend) + “aner” (man), meaning…

No. 27
Penelope

From Ancient Greek “penelope” meaning thread on a bobbin or…

No. 28
Zoe

From Ancient Greek “zōē” meaning life; used in early…

No. 29
Luke

From Latin “Lucanus” meaning man from Lucania, a region of…

No. 34
Elena

From Ancient Greek “hēlēn” meaning bright, shining, or…

No. 45
Maya

illusion; water; great

No. 51
Genesis

origin, birth

No. 55
Zoey

life

No. 59
Sophie

wisdom

No. 60
Christopher

bearer of Christ

No. 61
Andrew

manly, brave

No. 68
Iris

rainbow

No. 71
Athena

goddess of wisdom

No. 90
Lydia

woman from Lydia

No. 97
Atlas

to carry

No. 101
Cora

maiden

No. 102
Georgia

farmer

No. 110
Margaret

pearl

No. 119
Eva

life

No. 120
Milo

gracious

No. 120
Melanie

darkness

No. 122
Margot

pearl

No. 126
Esther

star

No. 131
Leon

lion

No. 141
Remi

oarsman

No. 145
Jason

healer

No. 148
Anastasia

resurrection

No. 166
Max

greatest

No. 175
Phoebe

bright

No. 183
Andrea

a given name with origins in both greek and latin

No. 185
Nicolas

victory of the people

No. 185
Myla

gracious

No. 186
Daphne

laurel

No. 192
Alex

is a short form of alexander

No. 205
Adonis

lord

No. 206
Timothy

honoring god

No. 208
Stevie

is a diminutive of stephen or stephanie

No. 209
Nico

victory of the people

No. 213
Xander

is a short form of alexander

No. 216
Abel

breath

No. 220
Alexandra

is the feminine form of alexander, derived from

No. 221
Vera

has 2 independent origins that converge on the

No. 226
Nyla

The name Nyla has multiple independent origins

No. 230
Ismael

god hears

No. 234
Selena

light

No. 245
Mark

descends from the latin marcus

No. 246
Maisie

pearl

No. 255
Ophelia

help

No. 261
Lena

tower

No. 263
Lukas

is the continental european form of luke

No. 268
Steven

crown

No. 269
Lucille

light

No. 274
Phoenix

to shine

No. 275
Atticus

from attica

No. 277
Israel

to wrestle

No. 279
Angela

messenger

No. 282
Romeo

a roman

No. 283
Leia

has a contested etymology with 3 plausible sources

No. 290
Luciana

is the italian, spanish, and portuguese feminine

No. 291
Kamila

honorable

No. 292
Ares

ruin

No. 295
Maximiliano

greatest

No. 298
Ariel

lion

No. 299
Maggie

pearl

No. 300
Tessa

to harvest

No. 303
Angelina

messenger

No. 313
Orion

light of heaven

No. 325
Meadow

meadow belongs to the modern nature-name movement

No. 327
Niko

victory of the people

No. 343
Luciano

light

No. 348
Thea

gift of god

No. 348
Azalea

dry flower

No. 358
Onyx

black gemstone

No. 358
Mya

great one, emerald

No. 366
Elaine

bright, shining light

No. 369
Stephen

crown, wreath

No. 377
Melissa

honeybee

No. 378
Zander

defender of men

No. 378
Hector

holding fast

No. 380
Julius

downy-bearded, of Jove

No. 389
Veronica

true image

No. 392
Alyssa

noble, rational

No. 399
Colette

people’s victory

No. 400
Pedro

rock, stone

No. 401
Apollo

strength, destroyer

No. 414
Helena

bright, shining light

No. 414
Madilyn

woman from Magdala

No. 420
Helen

bright, shining light

No. 424
Alessandra

defender of men

No. 426
Dorothy

gift of God

No. 431
Madeleine

woman from Magdala

No. 437
Melany

dark, black

No. 438