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Christoforos or Hristoforos
Christoforos is a male Greek name which appeared in the Early Christian Years. The name means the one who bears Christ, and derives from the words “Christos” (Christ) and “phero” (to bear). The early Christians came up with this name to indicate metaphorically that they carry Christ in their hearts. During the Middle Ages, there [...]
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Christodoulos or Hristodoulos
Christodoulos is a male Greek name, associated usually with men of God and Religion. Name Christodoulos is actually a compound word, which consists of the words Christos (Christ) and doulos (which means servant); therefore, Christodoulos is the servant of Christ for the Greek language, and this is the reason why many men of the Church, [...]
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Christina
Christina is a female Greek name, commonly found in all corners of the country, both in the islands and the mainland. Christina is the female respective of name Christos and the Greek version of the name Christine, found in many European languages and western countries. Same as Christos, Christina is mainly associated with Christ, although [...]
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Christos
Christos is a common Greek male name. Although basically associated with the Christian Religion and Christ, the origins of the name lie on the ancient Greek language, since there is the word “hrio” (χρίω) which means “to anoint”. Christ is, thus, the Anointed one.
Name Christos can be spelled as Hristos as well, which is closer [...]
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Haralambos or Charalambos
Haralambos or Charalambos is a male name, used a lot in the Greek mainland and islands. Name Haralambos is a compound word: it means “shine from happiness”, as it comes from the words hara (happiness) and lambo ( a verb which means to shine).
Sound of name Haralambos: Ha – ra’ -lam -bos
Female Version of name [...]