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Achilleas
Achilleas is a male Greek name that is known since the ancient years. Achilleas comes from the Greek word αχος (achos), which means pain. A second explanation is that it comes from the name of the Achelous River, meaning an embodiment of the grief of the people. The name Achilleas, or Achilles in English, is mostly [...]
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Adam
Adam is a male name which is not common in Greece in this form; however, its diminutives, nicknames and product names are more popular and common. Adam is the Hebrew word for the man. It derives either from the Hebrew word “adam” which means to be red – referring to the color of the human [...]
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Adonis
Adonis is a male Greek name which is related to many deities in different religions. Adonis was actually a Phoenician God, but he is mostly known as the gorgeous man who was the favorite of Goddess Aphrodite. The name Adonis comes from the Semitic word Adonai, which means “lord”. The Greek name Antonis sounds similar to [...]
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Adriani or Andriani
Adriani or Andriani is a female Greek name, the female respective of name Adrianos. Adriani also derives from the Latin word Hadria. Sound of name Adriani: A-three-a-neé Male Version of name Adriani: Adrianos Nameday of Adriani: August 26th Origin of name Adriani – Agios Adrianos Since name Adriani is the female respective of name Adrianos [...]
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Adrianos or Andrianos
Adrianos or Andrianos is a male Greek name, whose roots are found in the ancient Roman history. Adrianos derives from the phrase “cognomen Hadrianus”, which refers to the Latin city Hadria in northern Italy. Sound of name Adrianos: An-three-ah-nós Female Version of name Adrianos: Adriani Nameday of Adrianos: August 26th Origin of name Adrianos – [...]
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Afroditi or Aphrodite
Afroditi or Aphrodite is a female Greek name, whose origins are found in ancient Greece. Afroditi was the Greek Goddess of love and eros, also known as Venus, which is her Roman name. Her name reveals the way she was born, according to a Greek myth. Afroditi is a compound word, deriving from the words [...]
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Agapi
Agapi is a lovely, female Greek name that means “Love”. The same word is used in the Modern Greek Language to express the feeling of “love” or “affection” among friends, family and lovers, but it’s different than the word “eros”. Sound of Agapi: a-ga’-pe Name day of Agapi: September 17th, along with Elpida, Pisti and [...]
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Agapios
Agapios is a Greek male name, which is not very popular nowadays, but used to be quite common a few decades ago. Name Agapios is quite common in North-Eastern Greece and in areas where Pontic people live, since it was quite popular name for people living in the Pontic Sea. Agapios is the male respective [...]
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Agathi
Agathi is a female Greek name, one of those that used to be very common in the past but reducing as time goes by. Agathi in Greek is also a feminine adjective and comes from the word “agathos” that means good, kind and virtuous. Sound of Agathi: a-ga-the’ Name day of Agathi: February 5. Male form [...]
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Aggela
Aggela is a Greek female name, deriving from the name Aggeliki. It is a name given to children mostly in the Northern areas of the Greek mainland, although it is not uncommon to find it elsewhere as well. Deriving from the word Angeliki, Aggela is also associated with the Greek word “aggelos” which means messenger. Sound [...]
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Aggeliki or Angeliki
Aggeliki or Angeliki is a very popular female Greek name, deriving from the ancient Greek word “aggelos” which means messenger. In Modern Greek, though, the noun refers to “Angels”, and Greeks rarely use it with its initial meaning. The female name is also an adjective, meaning “angelic”. Sound of Aggeliki: A-nge-li-ki’ Alternative Spelling: Angeliki Nameday [...]
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Aggelos or Angelos
Aggelos or Angelos is a popular male Greek name, deriving from the homonym word “aggelos” which in ancient Greek was referring to the messenger. Today, the same word is used as a noun, referring to the angel. Sound of Aggelos: A’-nge-los Alternative Spelling: Angelos Nameday of Aggelos: November 8th Female form of Aggelos: Aggeliki History [...]
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Agisilaos
Agisilaos is a male Greek name which originates from Ancient Greece. The ancient Greek name Agisilaos derives from the combination of words “ago” and “laos”, which mean “to lead” and “people” respectively. Therefore, Agisilaos is the ruler, the man who leads people. Sound of name Agisilaos: A-yee-seé-la-os Female Version of name Agisilaos: N/A Nameday of [...]
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Aglaia
Aglaia is a female Greek name, dating back to ancient Greece and its mythology. The name Aglaia is not used in any other form in the language, although in ancient Greek it also referred to the “Gorgeous and Shining”. Sound of Aglaia: A- gla- eeah Nameday of Aglaia: December 19th Male form of Aglaia: – [...]
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Agni
Agni or Agne is a female Greek Name, quite common in the past. Agni comes from the greek adjective αγνός (agnos), which means pure, clean, chaste, unspoilt. Agni is the feminine gender of the adjective and is used as name only in this form, while the male form is only used as an adjective. Sound [...]
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Aikaterini or Ekaterini
Aikaterini or Ekaterini or is a common Greek female name. It is rarely used in its full form, as it is one of the female names that feature a great deal of different nicknames and diminutives. The origin and history of the name is not exactly clear, as there are different versions about its etymology. [...]
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Aimilia or Emilia
Aimilia or Emilia is a female Greek name, the female respective of name Aimilios. Same as the male version, Aimilia is a name that derives from the Roman word “aemulus” which means rival. Aimilia is a bit more common compared to the male name. Sound of name Aimilia: Eh-mee-leé -a Male Version of name Aimilia: [...]
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Aimilios or Emilios
Aimilios or Emilios is a male name that used to be quite common in some Greek islands. This happened because of the Roman origin of the name Aimilios and the fact that in certain Greek islands, like Syros, the vast majority of residents are Catholics. However, if you meet a Greek man named Aimilios it [...]
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Aleka
Aleka is a commonly used female name in Greece, deriving from the name Alexandra. It is the female respective name of Alekos and both are given to Greek children both in the mainland and the islands of Greece. Since Aleka comes from the name Alexandra, it is also associated with the name Alexandros or Alexander, [...]
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Alekos
Alekos is a male Greek name, deriving from the name Alexandros. Opposite from Alexandros that is found in many other languages in different forms, such as Alexander, Aleksandar and more, Alekos is a name used only in Greece and Cyprus. Sound of name Alekos: A-le’-kos Female Version of name Alekos: Aleka Nameday of name Alekos: [...]
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Alexandra
Alexandra is a female Greek name, the female version of name Alexandros. Alexandra is a rather common name both in Greece and abroad and a rather historical name, associated with Alexander the Great. The word Alexandra is a compound word, deriving from the words alexo” and “andros”, which, in ancient Greek, mean “hold off” and [...]
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Alexandros
Alexandros is a very common male name in Greece, found in both mainland and the islands. It is a compound word, deriving from the words “alexo” and “Andros”, which, in ancient Greek, mean “hold off” and “of man” respectively. The name Alexandros was used in Ancient Greece both as name and an epithet (adjective) describing [...]
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Alexia
Alexia is a female name used in Greece, the respective of name Alexios. Same as with the male version of the name, many people believe that Alexia derives from name Aleksandra, but in fact Alexia is also a totally different name than Aleksandra, and thus, has a different nameday. Sound of name Alexia: A-le-kseé-a Male [...]
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Alexios
Alexios is a common male name in Greece, a derivative of name Alexis, which is the most popular and commonly used version of the name Alexios. There is a common belief that name Alexios comes from the name Alexandros, however, these two names are actually different. Some men named Alexandros choose the diminutive Alexis, but [...]
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Aliki
Aliki is a female Greek name whose origins are rather complicated. The name Aliki comes from the Germanic name Alisia, Alix or Adalheidis. Since the name Aliki is associated with the name Alisia and Alix, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates its nameday on July the 17th, following the typical calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church. [...]
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Alkestis
Alkestis is a female Greek name, whose origins are found in the ancient Greek language and literature. It is not a very common name, although in urban centers you will definitely find it among the relatively common Ancient Greek names given to babies today. Alkestis is a name known mostly due to the heroine of [...]
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Alkinoos
Alkinoos is a male Greek name whose origins are found in Ancient Greece. The name Alkinoos derives from the words “alki” and “nous”, which mean strong and mind respectively. Therefore, Alkinoos is the one with the mighty mind. Sound of name Alkinoos: A-lkee-no-os Female Version of name Alkinoos: Alkinoi Nameday of Alkinoos: N/A Origin of [...]
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Alkis
Alkis is a male Greek name which comes from the ancient years. If you meet a man named Alkis, it means that his main name is either Alkiviadis or Alkinoos. In Greek it is easier to understand the difference, because name Alkis is written differently depending on the main name. Alkis is spelled Άλκις in [...]
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Alkiviadis
Alkiviadis is a male Greek name whose origins are found in the Ancient years. In fact, the Ancient Greek name Alkiviadis reminds us of one of the most known Athenian politicians who raised controversy around his name and his actions. The name Alkiviadis is a compound word from the Greek words alki ( a type [...]
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Alkmini
Alkmini is a female Greek name, which originates from Ancient Greece, from Alcmene (mother of Hercules). The name Alkmini derives from the Greek words “alki” and “meni”, which meean “much” and “moon” respectively; therefore Alkmini is the all shiny. Sound of name Alkmini: Al-kmee’-nee Male Version of name Alkmini: n/a Nameday of Alkmini: N/A Origins [...]
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Amalia
Amalia is a female Greek name, whose roots are not very clear in the Greek language. We do know that Amalia derives from the Germanic name Amala, which begins with the element amal meaning “work”, but we do not know how exactly it was used in our language and how it was made Greek. The name Amalia was [...]
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Amaryllis
Amaryllis is a female Greek name and the name of the homonym flower “amaryllis”. Amaryllis derived from Greek word amarysso, which means ”to sparkle”. Sound of name Amaryllis: Ah-ma-ree-leéss Male Version of name Amaryllis: N/A Nameday of Amaryllis: Ν/Α Origin of name Amaryllis Amaryllis is not a name included in the Orthodox calendar, therefore has no nameday. [...]
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Anastasia
Anastasia is a common female name in Greece; its etymology refers to the Greek word “anastasi”, which means resurrection. Anastasia is a popular name in all Eastern European Countries, especially Greece, Russia, and other Slavic or Eastern Christian Countries in various spellings. Sound of name Anastasia: A-na-sta-seé – a Male Version of name Anastasia: Anastasios [...]
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Andreas
Andreas is a male name that is rather popular in Greece, especially in this original form. The name derives from the genitive of the ancient Greek word “anir” (Andros in Genitive) which means man. Andreas is the Greek respective of Andrew, but it’s used in many European languages in this form as well – in [...]
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Andriana
Andriana is a female Greek name, the female respective of name Andreas. Opposite to common belief, name Andriana is not a compound name (from Andrea and Anna). Name Andriana is the Greek equivalent of name Adriana used in Latin based languages. Sound of name Andriana: An-three-á- na Male Version of name Andriana: Andreas Nameday of [...]
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Andromachi or Andromahi
Andromachi or Andromahi is a female name that originates from the ancient years. In fact, the ancient Greek name Andromachi is a compound word and derives from the words “machi” which means battle and “andros” which means “of a man”. Therefore, Andromachi means the battle, or the fight of a man. In Greek mythology and [...]
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Angela
Angela is a well known female Greek name, deriving from the main name Aggeliki or Angeliki, which also derives from the ancient Greek word “aggelos” which means messenger. Angela is not exactly a Greek name, but rather an adopted Greek name, but it is quite commonly used by Greek women nowadays. Sound of name Angela: [...]
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Anna
Anna is a very common Greek female name; the name itself is used in all western languages and religions of the world, although there are minor differences in spelling. Anna is the latin version of the Hebrew name Hannah and it appears in the New Testament. Hannah means grace and favour. Sound of name Anna: [...]
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Annita
Annita is a female name which derives from the Spanish name Juanita and means Ioanna! It is rather complicated but despite its roots, Annita is used in Greece although it is a relatively rare but lovely female name. In Greece it derives either from name Ioanna or from the name Anna. Sound of name Annita: [...]
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Anthimos
Anthimos is a male Greek name which derives from the Greek word “anthos” which means flower. Anthimos is not a very common name among people in Greece, but it’s a rather common name among priests and religious followers. Sound of name Anthimos: Án-thee-mos Female Version of name Anthimos: Anthimi Nameday of Anthimos: September 3rd Origin [...]
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Antigone or Antigoni
Antigone or Antigoni is a common female name, whose origins are found in Ancient Greece. There are two theories about the meaning of the name; according to the first it means the unbending, as it comes from the word anti-, which means opposite to, and –gon, which means the corner and the bend. According to [...]
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Antonia
Antonia is a female Greek name, which is commonly used in the islands of the Ionian Sea and Western Greece and is less common in other areas of the country. Antonia is the female respective of name Antonis. The etymology of the name Antonia is same as with name Antonis, and can be found at [...]
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Antonis
Antonis is a Greek male name commonly used throughout the country. Antonis comes from the name Antonios, which is the Greek respective of Anthony. The etymology of name Antonis is quite interesting, as there are two predominant versions of the etymology; according to the first, Antonios comes from an Etruscan word which is unknown and [...]
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Apollon or Apollonas
Apollon or Apollonas is a male Greek name whose roots are found in the ancient years. Apollon derives from the word apollymi which means “to destroy”. The name Apollon is an ancient Greek name, the name of God Apollo. Sound of name Apollon: A-pó-llon Female Version of name Apollon: Apollonia Nameday of Apollo: June 5 Origin of [...]
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Apostolia
Apostolia is a female Greek name, the female respective of name Apostolis. It is not as common as the male name. Its origins are also found in the ancient Greek language, since its roots are associated with the word apostello, which means to send. Sound of name Apostolia: A-po-sto-leé-a Male Version of the name Apostolia: [...]
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Apostolis
Apostolis is a male Greek name deriving from the name Apostolos. There is a slight dispute on whether name Apostolos is the main given name and Apostolis a nickname and altered version, or vice versa. In most cases though name Apostolos is considered the main given name to Greek boys. Apostolis also derives from the [...]
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Apostolos
Apostolos is a male Greek name, originating from the ancient years. Apostolos is a Greek word which means apostle, or messenger, deriving from the verb “apostello” which means “to send”. In the ancient years, the word Apostolos was not used as a name, but as an attribute. Sound of name Apostolos: A-pó- sto-los Female Version [...]
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Areti
Areti is a female Greek name which derives from the Greek word “areti” which means virtue. Areti is an ancient Greek name but became more popular later, during the early Christian years due to its meaning. Sound of name Areti: A-re-teé Male Version of name Areti : N/A Nameday of Areti: December 1st Origin of [...]
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Argiris or Argyris
Argiris or Argyris is a common male name in Greece, the respective name of Argiro. Name Argiris comes from the Greek word argiros, which means silver, or item of value. Sound of name Argiris: Ar-geé-rees Male Version of name Argiris: Argiro Nameday of name Argiris: April 30th and may 11th Origin of name Argiris – [...]
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Argiro
Argiro is a female name given to children in mostly in the mainland in Greece. The name Argiro comes from the Greek word argiros which means silver. Argiro means “of the money” or of value. Sound of name Argiro: Ar-gee-ro’ Male Version of name Argiro: Argiris, Argiros Nameday of name Argiro: April 30th Origin of [...]
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Ariadni
Ariadni is a female Greek name, whose origins are found in Ancient Greece. The ancient Greek name Ariadni (Ariadne, Αριάδνη in Greek) derives from the combination of words “ari” which means “a lot” and “adni” which is the same as “agni” and means pure. Ariadni is therefore the purest. Sound of name Ariadni: Ah-ree-á-dnee Male [...]
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Aris
Aris is a common Greek male name, whose origins are traced back in ancient Greek Mythology. The name Aris is associated with the ancient Greek word “are” which refers to ruin and bane. In Dorian dialect the same word “ara” refers to the battle and the fight. Name Aris can be given to boys as [...]
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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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Aristotelis or Aristoteles
Aristotelis or Aristoteles is a famous male Greek name; it is the Greek name of Aristotle, as it is mostly known in the Latin based languages. Name Aristotelis is an ancient Greek name, and it means “the one with a good purpose” , because it comes from the Greek words “aristos” which means the best, [...]
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Asimina
Asimina is a female Greek name which used to be quite popular in Greece. It derives from the Greek word “asimi”, which means silver in English. Asimina is a name that was not in used during the ancient years, although it existed as a word that meant “the white, the pure”. Sound of name Asimina: [...]
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Aspa
Aspa is a female Greek name, the most common diminutive of name Aspasia. Same as with name Aspasia, Aspa refers to the ancient Greek word “aspasios” which means “welcome”. Sound of name Aspa: Á – spa Male Version of name Aspa: Aspasios Nameday of name Aspa: September 1st Origin of name Aspa Since Aspa is [...]
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Aspasia
Aspasia is a Greek female name, whose origins are found in the ancient years. Aspasia derives from the ancient Greek Word “aspasios” which means welcome. Sound of name Aspasia: A-spa-see’a Male Version of name Aspasia: Aspasios (not in use) Nameday of name Aspasia: September 1st Origin of name Aspasia Aspasia is a name commonly used [...]
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Athanasia
Athanasia is a Greek female name, the respective of name Athanasios. Name Athanasia is not that commonly used in its full form. The name comes from the Greek word “athanatos” and “athanasia” which mean immortal and immortality respectively. Sound of Name Athanasia: A-tha-na-s’i-a Male Version of Name Athanasia: Athanasios Nameday of name Athanasia: January 18th [...]
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Athanasios
Athanasios or Athanassios is a popular Greek male name, found in both the islands and the Greek mainland. According to statistics, though, it is much more common in the Greek mainland, and more particularly in Central Greece. Athanasios is the main name, although you are most likely to meet men who use nicknames or diminutives [...]
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Athina or Athena
Athina or Athena is a female Greek name whose origins are found in Ancient Greece. The meaning of the name Athina is not known, although there is a theory about it. According to this theory the name comes from the words “ather” which means sharp, and the word “aine” which means praise. Name Athina is [...]
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Avgi
Avgi is a female Greek name which derives from the homonym Greek word avgi which means the “dawn” or metaphorically the new beginning. Avgi is an ancient Greek name and is associated with Auge, the mother of Telephus and one of Heracles wives. Sound of name Avgi: Av-geé Male Version of name Avgi: N/A Nameday [...]
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Avra or Aura
Avra or Aura is a a female Greek name whose origins are found in the ancient Greek mythology. The name Avra derives from the Greek word aura (breeze). Sound of name Avra: Áv-ra Male version of name Avra: N/A Nameday of Avra: January 30th Origin of name Avra – Agia Chrysi (St Chrysi) The nameday of [...]
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Famous Greeks named Anna
How many famous Greeks named Anna can you think of? Although Anna is a relatively common female name in Greece, there are not so many famous Greeks named Anna – at least not as many as you would probably expect. Here we are presenting the most known Greek people with this name, along with a [...]