Virginia
Virginia is a female name from the latin word virgo, which means “maid, virgin”. When hearing the name for the first time, you will think that it’s not Greek. Indeed, Virginia is not a typical Greek name with roots in Ancient Greece, but it became popular in the Greek mainland during the Roman and Byzantine [...]
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Poseidonas or Poseidon
Poseidonas is a male Greek name with its origin in the ancient Greek mythology. The name Poseidonas, or Poseidon in ancient Greek, derives from the words “posis” (which means husband) and “de” which means earth. Therefore, Poseidonas is the man, the husband of the land or earth. Sound of name Poseidonas: Po-see-thó-nas Female Version of [...]
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Aristarchos
Aristarchos is a male Greek name coming from the Greek words “aristos” (best) and “archi” (source, origin). Aristarchos is the name of a famous ancient Greek astronomer and mathematician. Sound of name Aristarchos: A-reé-sta-rchos Female Version of name Aristarchos: N/A Nameday of Aristarchos: April 14 and September 27 Origin of name Aristarchos – Agios Aristarchos [...]
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Zacharoula or Zacharenia
Zacharoula or Zacharenia is a female Greek name, the female respective of name Zacharias. Zacharoula or Zacharenia seems to derive from the Greek word zachari, which means sugar. However, the word “zachari” did not exist before the 8th century AD, so the etymology of the name is different. Actually Zacharoula derives from the Hebrew name Zekharyah, [...]
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Mando or Manto
Mando or Manto is a female Greek name deriving from the Greek word “mantis”, which means prophet or fortune teller. Mando is an ancient Greek name; you can find it written both ways, because the spelling Manto seems to be closer to the Greek spelling, while Mando is the most common romanized version of the [...]
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Marilena
Marilena is a female Greek name, which is relatively common in Greece. Marilena is actuallty a compound name, because it derives from the names Maria and Eleni, which are both very common female names, as we have seen already. Sound of name Marilena: Ma-ree-lé-nah Male Version of name Marilena: N/A Nameday of Marilena: May 21st [...]
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Eros or Erotas
Eros or Erotas is not just being in love in Greece; it’s also a male name, which may be not that usual, but you might end up meeting one or two men named Eros in your life. Otherwise, we just hope you find eros in your life! The Greek word eros or erotas means love [...]
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Kalomoira or Kalomira
Kalomoira or Kalomira is a Greek female name, which derives from the Greek words “kalos” and “moira”, which mean good and fate respectively. Therefore Kalomoira is the woman of a good fate. The name Kalomoira is not popular in the Greek urban areas. It is more common in rural areas, although you will rarely meet [...]
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Greek names starting with B or X
You have maybe noticed that there are no Greek names starting with the letter B or X in our site. It is not our omission or mistake; it is all about a peculiarity of the Greek alphabet and the Latinized version of the Greek names. It may seem a little complicated at first, but it’s all [...]
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Famous Greeks by name Nikos
Nikos is one of the most common names in Greece; it ranks third, after Giorgos and Giannis, and just before Dimitris. There are many famous Greeks by name Nikos and Nikolaos (whose diminutive is Nikos). Let’s see a list with famous Greeks by name Nikos. Nikos Gatsos: famous Greek poet and lyricwriter Nikos Kazantzakis: one [...]
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Elli, Elle or Helle
Elli is a female Greek name whose origins are found in the ancient years. Although there is no much information on the etymology of the name Elli, it is considered that it derives from the word “Ellin”, which means Greek. Other Latin spellings of Elli are Elle and Helle. Sound of name Elli: Éh-llee Male [...]
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Kalliroi or Callirhoe
Kalliroi or Callirhoe is a female Greek name whose roots are found in the ancient years. The name Kalliroi derives from the Greek words “kallos”, which means beauty and “roi”, which means flow; therefore, Kalliroi is the ”beautifully streamed” or “beautifully flowing”. The spelling “Kalliroi” is closer to the Greek spelling of the name, while Callirhoe [...]