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Miron or Myron
Miron or Myron is a male Greek name, commonly found in the ancient years. As an ancient Greek name, Miron referred to the essential oil named myro in Greek (myrrh in English). It was not a very popular name for many decades but towards the end of the 80s, when naming children with ancient Greek [...]
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Margeta
Margeta is a female Greek name, which derives from the name Maria. It is not a very popular name in the Greek islands, but it is rather common in the Greek mainland, especially in Central Greece. Once upon a time, when most Greeks would choose a diminutive or nickname, Margeta was used by many Greek [...]
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Magda
Magda is a female Greek name, which derives from the name Magdalini, being its most common diminutive.
Sound of name Magda: Mág-da
Male Version of name Magda: N/A
Nameday of name Magda: July 22nd
Origin of name Magda
Magda derives from the name Magdalini, therefore the name is associated with Mary Magdalene (Maria Magdalini). You can read all the additional [...]
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Magdalini
Magdalini is a female Greek name, whose origins are found in the early Christian Years. The name derives from a title that means “of Magdala” a region in Galilee. Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala – the village on the sea of Galilee, whose name [...]
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Manousos or Manoussos
Manousos or Manoussos is a male Greek name deriving from the name Manolis or Emmanouil, as is the full version of this given name. Manousos is a typical Cretan diminutive; if you meet a man named Manousos he is 99% from the Greek island of Crete.
Sound of name Manousos: Ma-nou-ssos
Female Version of name Manousos: Emmanouella [...]
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Michail
Michail is a common male Greek name, whose roots are actually Hebrew. Michail is a Hebrew name which means “connected to God” or “resembling to God”. The name Michail is found both in the Greek mainland and the islands. Its most common nickname is name Michalis or Mihalis.
Sound of name Michail: Mee-ha-eél
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Mairi
Mairi is a female Greek name, deriving from the name Maria. Mairi is a rather common name in Greece, although it is mostly used in the Greek mainland rather than the islands.
Mairi is obviously the Greek respective of name Mary in English.
Sound of name Mairi: Mé-ree (same as Mary)
Male Version of name Mairi: Marios
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Marieta or Marietta
Marieta is a female Greek name that used to be quite common among women in the Greek mainland. Name Marieta is a diminutive of name Maria, and is also spelled Marietta.
Marieta was more popular in the past, but since most women tend to keep the original given name today, name Marieta is less and [...]
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Maro
Maro is a female name in Greece, commonly used by women whose given name is Maria. Maro is a nickname deriving from name Maria and is very common in certain islands, such as the islands of the Eastern Aegean Sea.
Sound of name Maro: Má – roh
Male Version of name Maro: Marios (male respective of Maria)
Nameday [...]
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Manos
Manos is a male name in Greece, deriving from the name Emmanouil. It is the short version of name Manolis and is very common in many areas in Greece, but mostly in the island of Crete.
Sound of name Manos: Má-nos
Female Version of name Manos: Manouella or Emanouella
Nameday of name Manos: December 26th
Origin of name Manos
As [...]
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Marianna
Marianna is a female Greek name, a compound name that derives from the names Maria and Anna. Marianna is a rather popular name both in the mainland and islands. Marianna is the Greek version of the name Marian or Marianne, which is also common in other languages.
Sound of name Marianna: Ma-ree-á-nna
Male Version of name Marianna: [...]
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Emmanouil
Emmanouil is a male Greek name, deriving from the Hebrew word Immanuel, which means ” God is with us”. The name Immanouil was used as the foretold name of Messiah in the Old Testament. Emmanouil or Emmanuel in English is a rather common name both for the Orthodox Church and the Anglican Tradition. Name [...]
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Marinos
Marinos is a male name commonly found in the islands of the Northern Aegean. Opposite from its female respective, name Marinos is not common in other languages. Marinos comes from the Latin word “mare” and it refers to the “one that comes from the sea”.
Sound of name Marinos: Ma-ri’-nos
Female version of name Marinos: Marina
Nameday of [...]
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Manolis
Manolis is a male name commonly found in Greece; it derives from the name Emmanouil, which comes from the Hebrew word Immanuel meaning ” God is with us”. This used to be the foretold name of the Messiah in the Old Testament. It has been used in England since the 16th century in the [...]
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Marina
A lovely and “summery” Greek name is the female name Marina. Common in other languages as well, the name Marina comes from the Latin word mare and it refers to the “one that comes from the sea”.
Sound of name Marina: Ma-ri’-na
Male version of name Marina: Marinos
Nameday of name Marina: July 17th
Origin of name Marina – [...]
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Melina
Melina is a common female name in Greece. It is a name associated with the Greek word “meli” which means honey.
Sound of Name Melina: Me-lee’-nah
Male version of Name Melina: N/A
Nameday of name Melina: September 16th or October 29
Origin of Name Melina
Although a lovely name, Melina’s origins are not exactly clear. It is said that the [...]
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Maria
Maria is one of the most common Greek female names, probably the most common one. Maria is a name indispensably associated with the Orthodox and Christian religion in general, and its etymology reveals a great theology according to the experts. It is basically dedicated to Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
Sound of name Maria: Ma-ri’a
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Marios
Marios is a common Greek male name, the male respective name of Maria. As with Maria, there are also different opinions on its origins and etymology. According to one version it comes from the Latin word mare that means sea, so Marios refers to the sea lover, but according to the second version it comes [...]
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Michalis
Michalis is a very common Greek male name; it is the main nickname deriving from name Michail, and is a Hebrew name that means “connected to God” or “resembling to God”. The name Michalis can also be spelled Mihalis.
Sound of Name Michalis: Mi- cha’-lis
Female Version of name Michalis: Michaella
Nameday of Name Michalis: Michalis celebrates [...]