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Nasos

Nasos

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Nasos is a male name in Greece, deriving from the name Athanassios. It is one of the common nicknames of…

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Nektarios

Nektarios

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Nektarios is a male name in Greece, which has been in use since the Christian years. Although its etymology refers…

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Nestoras

Nestoras

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Nestoras is a male Greek name, whose roots are found in the ancient years. Nestoras was the King of Pylos…

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Nikitas

Nikitas

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Nikitas is a male Greek name that derives from the Greek word niki (nike), which means Victory.
Nikitas is an…

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Nikolaos

Nikolaos

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Nikolaos is one of the most common male Greek names you will find in Greece and abroad. Due to its…

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Nikos

Nikos

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Nikos is a very common Greek male name; it derives from the name Nikolaos or Nicholas which means victory of…

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Omiros

Omiros

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Omiros is a Greek name that comes from the antiquity. It is an ancient Greek name that derives from the…

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Orestis

Orestis

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Orestis is a Greek male name that comes from the Greek Mythology and History. Although it was not a very…

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Panagiotis

Panagiotis

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Panagiotis is a popular Greek male name deriving from the word Panagia that translates to “all – holy” in English.…

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Panikos or Pannikos

Panikos or Pannikos

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Panikos or Pannikos is a male Greek name that derives from the main name Panagiotis.
Panikos is a very common…

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Panos

Panos

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Panos is a common male Greek name, which derives from the name Panagiotis. It used to be very popular among…

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Panteleimon

Panteleimon

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Panteleimon is a male Greek name which is not that commonly used in its full form. Panteleimon is the main…

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Pantelis

Pantelis

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Pantelis is a male Greek name which derives from the main name Panteleimon. It is a compound word that derives…

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Paraskevas

Paraskevas

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Paraskevas is a male Greek name, deriving from the word paraskevi, which means preparation.
Paraskevas is a name found in…

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Paraskevi

Paraskevi

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Paraskevi is a female Greek name, deriving from the homonym Greek word paraskevi, which means preparation.
Paraskevi is a name…

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male greek name paris

Paris

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Paris is a male Greek name, known from the ancient years, as one of the protagonists of the Trojan War.…

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male name paschalis

Paschalis

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Paschalis is a male Greek name that derives from the word Pascha, which means Easter, therefore, Paschalis is the person…

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Pavlos

Pavlos

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Pavlos is a male name for Greek people, although Pavlos is actually a Roman name, originating from the latin word…

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Pericles or Periklis

Pericles or Periklis

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Pericles is a male Greek name whose origins are found in the ancient years.
Pericles is a compound word consisting…

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Petros

Petros

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Petros is a very common Greek male name; it comes from the Aramaic and ancient Greek language and it refers…

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Poseidonas or Poseidon

Poseidonas or Poseidon

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Poseidonas is a male Greek name with its origin in the ancient Greek mythology.
The name Poseidonas, or Poseidon in…

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Prokopis

Prokopis

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Prokopis is a male Greek name which comes from the ancient years. As an ancient Greek name, Prokopis derived from…

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Rafail or Raphail

Rafail or Raphail

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Rafail or Raphail is a Greek male name; it is not a very common name in Greece, as it is…

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Romanos

Romanos

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Romanos is a male Greek name. It is not very common, however you might find some men given the name…

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Sakis

Sakis

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Sakis is a male Greek name, which is relatively common in Greece.
Sakis is the diminutive of a couple male…

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Savvas

Savvas

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Savvas is a male Greek name that used to be relatively common in Greece.
The name Savvas comes from the…

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Serafeim or Serafim

Serafeim or Serafim

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Serafeim or Serafim is a Greek male name which derives from the Hebrew word seraphim that means ” the fiery…

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Serapheim or Serafeim

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Serapheim or Serafeim is a male Greek name, whose meaning is rather complicated.
Serapheim is the Greek version of the…

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sergios male greek name

Sergios

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Sergios is a  male Greek name whose origins are found in the early Roman years.
The name Sergios possibly means “servant”…

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Sokratis or Socrates

Sokratis or Socrates

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Sokratis or Socrates is a male Greek name, known since the antiquity. Name Sokratis derives from the word “sozo” which…

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Sophocles

Sophocles

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Sophocles is a male name whose origins are found in the ancient years. Sophocles is a compound word, deriving from…

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Sotirios

Sotirios

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Sotirios is a common male Greek name with a vast meaning and importance for the Greek orthodox church and its…

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Sotiris

Sotiris

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Sotiris is a male Greek name, the most common nickname that derives from the main name Sotirios. Sotiris is a…

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Spyros or Spiros

Spyros or Spiros

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Spyros or Spiros is a Greek male name that comes from the name Spyridon.
The etymology of Spyros is not…

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Stamatis

Stamatis

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Stamatis is a common male name in Greece which derives from the Greek word “stamato” which means to stop. Stamatis…

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Stathis

Stathis

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Stathis is a male Greek name; it is the most common and popular nickname that derives from the name Efstathios.…

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Stavros

Stavros

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Stavros is a Greek male name that refers to the word cross which in Greek is spelled the same way…

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Stefanos

Stefanos

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Stefanos is a male Greek name deriving from the Greek word “Stefani” which means crown and garland. Stefanos is a…

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Stelios

Stelios

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Stelios is a male name commonly found in Greece. It is the main variant and nickname of the name Stylianos,…

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Stergios

Stergios

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Stergios is a male Greek name which derives from the Greek word “stergo”, which means to take care of, to…

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Stylianos

Stylianos

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Stylianos is a Greek male name, although not commonly used in its full form. Usually in Greece, males named Stylianos…

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male greek name Takis

Takis

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Takis is a male Greek name which is rather common in Greece, or at least used to be until recently.…

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Tassos or Tasos

Tassos or Tasos

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Tassos is a common male name deriving from the name Anastasios.
There is a common confusion with name Tassos though,…

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Thalis

Thalis

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Thalis or Thales is a Greek male name, deriving from the Greek ancient word thallo which means to blossom. Thalis…

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Thanassis

Thanassis

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Thanassis is a very common Greek male name; it is a nickname of the name Athanasios, which is not that…

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Thanos

Thanos

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Thanos is a common male Greek name, deriving from the name Athanasios. Thanos is the second most common diminutive of…

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Theocharis

Theocharis

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Theocharis is a male Greek name of ancient origins; the name is a compound word, from the Greek words “theos”…

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Theodoros

Theodoros

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Theodoros is a common male Greek name whose origins are found in the ancient years. Theodoros is a word that…

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Theodosis

Theodosis

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Theodosis is a male Greek name, which derives from the Greek words theos and dosis, which mean God and gift…

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Theofanis

Theofanis

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Theofanis is a male Greek name; although directly associated with the Orthodox religion its roots and origins are actually ancient…

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Theofilos

Theofilos

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Theofilos is a male Greek name which derives from the Greek words “theos” and “filos”, that translate to God and…

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Thiseas or Theseus

Thiseas or Theseus

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Thiseas is an ancient Greek name, known from the Greek mythology. Thiseas derives from the Greek word tithimi, which means “to…

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Thodoris

Thodoris

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Thodoris is a popular male Greek name deriving from the name Theodoros. It is actually the main nickname that derives…

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Thomas

Thomas

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Thomas is a common Greek male name, known mostly since the early Christian years. It comes from the Aramaic word…

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Tilemachos or Telemachos

Tilemachos or Telemachos

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Tilemachos or Telemachos is a male Greek name with its roots in Ancient Greece, more specifically in ancient Greek literature…

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Titos

Titos

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Greek name Titos has been in use since the ancient years; the name derives from the Greek word “tio” which…

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Tolis

Tolis

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Tolis is a male Greek name deriving from the name Apostolos or Apostolis. It is a rather common nickname, although…

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Triantafyllos

Triantafyllos

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Triantafyllos is a male Greek name which derives from the Greek word “triantafyllo”, which means “rose”.
Triantafyllos is not a…

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Trifonas

Trifonas

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Trifonas or Trifon is a male Greek name which derives from the Greek word “tryfi” which means chivalry and gallantry;…

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Valentinos

Valentinos

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Valentinos is a male name whose origins are found in the latin language. Valentinos derives from the Latin word valens, which means strong,…

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Vangelis or Vaggelis

Vangelis or Vaggelis

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Vangelis or Vaggelis is a male name commonly used in Greece; it is the most common and popular nickname, deriving…

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Vasilis or Vassilis

Vasilis or Vassilis

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Vasilis or Vassilis is a rather commonly found Greek male name; it is the most popular nickname deriving from name…

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Vassilios, Vasilios or Vasileios

Vassilios, Vasilios or Vasileios

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Vassilios, Vasileios or Vasilios is a male Greek name, the respective of name Basil found in many countries of the…

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Venizelos

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Venizelos is a Greek name which is mostly common in Crete.
The name Venizelos is written as Benizelos (Βενιζέλος) in…

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Vladimiros

Vladimiros

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Vladimiros is a male Greek name with Slavic roots. It derives from the slavic word volod which means to rule,…

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Vlassis

Vlassis

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Vlassis is a male Greek name whose etymology is not exactly known. It is believed that it derives from the…

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male greek name xenophon

Xenophon or Xenofon

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Xenophon or Xenofon is an ancient Greek name which derives from the words “ksenos” and “foni”, which mean “foreign” and…

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Yiannis or Yannis

Yiannis or Yannis

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Yiannis or Yannis are nicknames for the Greek name Ioannis.
Yiannis or Yannis is a phonetic spelling properly attributing the…

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Zaharias or Zacharias

Zaharias or Zacharias

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Zaharias is a male name found in Greece. Zaharias is also spelled Zacharias, with the first attributing best the sound…

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Zissis

Zissis

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Zissis is a Greek male name which you can find in many areas of the Greek mainland. Zissis is a…

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