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Kaiti
Kaiti is a female Greek name, commonly used in the past. It is a nickname deriving from the name Aikaterini, but it’s not very popular nowadays among younger women. You will find, though, many older women named Kaiti. Name Kaiti is the Greek respective of name Katie in English. Sound of name Kaiti: Ké – [...]
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Kalliopi or Calliope
Kalliopi or Calliope is a female Greek name, whose roots are found in Ancient Greece. Calliope was one of the 9 Muses of Greek Mythology. Kalliopi or Calliope? Which one is correct? The answer is that both are correct, but the spelling Kalliopi is closer to the original Greek name: Καλλιοπη. The name derives from [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Katerina
Katerina is a common Greek female name, deriving from the name Ekaterini. The history and etymology of the name is a subject of debate, as there are several options: The most common and popular is that name Katerina comes from the ancient Greek word katharsis which means “to purge” and “to cleanse”. According to other [...]
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Katia
Katia is a female name in Greece, deriving from the name Ekaterini or Aikaterini. It is a common name in Greece, although its roots come from the Slavic languages and more particularly the Russian language, where it is spelled slightly differently, Katya. Sound of name Katia: Ka’-tia Male version of name Katia: N/A Nameday of [...]
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Katina
Katina is a female Greek name, deriving from the main name Aikaterini. Katina used to be more common in the past, but it was somehow associated with some negative characteristics of a nosey, all into gossip woman, and took a completely negative nuance. In some cases, when you want to refer to a woman who [...]
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Kiki
Kiki is a female Greek name deriving from the name Kiriaki. Kiki is the most common diminutive of Kiriaki, and used to be quite common in the past, when Greek women were using nicknames and diminutives. Today it is not that much in use. Sound of name Kiki: Kee-keé Male Version of Kiki: N/A Nameday [...]
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Kimon
Kimon, or Kimonas in modern Greek, is a male Greek name that comes from ancient Greece. It derives from the Greek word “chimon” which means winter, and thus, Kimon is the “thunderous”. Sound of name Kimon: Keé-mon Female Version of name Kimon: N/A Nameday of Kimon: N/A Origin of name Kimon Since Kimon is an [...]
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Kiriaki or Kyriaki
Kiriaki or Kyriaki is a female Greek name which is still rather common, especially in the Greek mainland or some islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea. Kiriaki is a name which refers to the seventh day of creation, Sunday, since the Greek name for Sunday is Kiriaki (Kyriaki). Sound of name Kiriaki: Kee-ree-ah-keé Male Version [...]
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Kiriakos or Kyriakos
Kiriakos is a male Greek name, the male respective of name Kiriaki. Kiriakos is not a word that means something in Greek, it is a name formed by the female name. Name Kiriakos is alternatively spelled Kyriakos. Sound of name Kiriakos: Kee-ree-á-kos Male Version of name Kiriakos: Kiriaki Nameday of Kiriakos: July 7th Origin of [...]
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Klearchos
Klearchos is a male Greek name which derives from the words kleos and archo which translate to glory and rule respectively. Therefore, Klearchos is the glorious ruler. Klearchos is an ancient Greek name which used to be more common during the 60s, but it is becoming less popular nowadays. Sound of name Klearchos: Klé-a-rchos Female [...]
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Konstantina
Konstantina is a female Greek name, the respective version of name Konstantinos, which is much more common in this male version. Konstantina is a word-name whose origins can be found in the latin word constans, which means constant. Sound of name Konstantina: Kon-sta-nti’-na Male version of name Konstantina: Konstantinos Nameday of name Konstantina: 21st of [...]
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Korinna or Corinna
Korinna or Corinna is a female Greek name, which, opposite to what many people believe, comes from the ancient years. Korinna is an ancient Greek name given to a lyric poet of the 5th century BC. It derives from the Greek word kori which means maiden. Sound of name Korinna: Ko-reé-nah Male Version of name [...]
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Kosmas or Cosmas
Kosmas or Cosmas is a Greek male name, which used to be relatively popular in the older days – for some reason it seems less common these days. Kosmas derives from the Greek word “kosmos” which means “world” and “decoration” in Ancient Greek. Therefore, Kosmas means the one that decorates in Greek. Sound of name [...]
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Kostas
Kostas is a male Greek name, one of the most common names given to Greek men. It is the most common nickname deriving from the name Konstantinos (Constantine) and it comes from the Latin word “constans” meaning constant and steadfast. Sound of name Kostas: Ko’-stas Nameday of Name Kostas: May 21st Female version of name [...]
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Kriti
Kriti is a female Greek name. Kriti is not a common name, but it is used on the island of Crete, which in Greek is called Kriti. Sound of name Kriti: Kreé-teeh Male Version of name Kriti: Kritos (not in use) Nameday of Kriti: N/A Origin of name Kriti Kriti is a name that is [...]
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Kyveli or Cybele
Kyveli is a female Greek name that exists since the antiquity, referring to very important Goddesses in the Phrygian and Greek Mythology. The etymology of the name Kyveli is not known. The name is also spelled Cybele. Sound of name Kyveli: Kee-vé-leeh Male Version of name Kyveli: N/A Nameday of Kyveli: N/A Origin of name [...]