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Pantelina
Pantelina is a female Greek name, the female respective of name Panteleimon. Pantelina is a name that also became popular during the early Christian years. The male name Panteleimon is a compound word that derives from the words pantes which means everyone, and eleimon which means merciful.
Sound of name Pantelina: Pa-nte-leé-na
Male Version of name Pantelina: Panteleimon
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Panteleimon
Panteleimon is a male Greek name which is not that commonly used in its full form. Panteleimon is the main name from which derives the name Pantelis – its most popular nickname.
Sound of name Panteleimon: Pa – nte – leh-eé-mon
Female Version of name Panteleimon: Pantelina
Nameday of Panteleimon: July 27th
Origin of name Panteleimon – Agios Panteleimon [...]
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Pantelis
Pantelis is a male Greek name which derives from the main name Panteleimon. It is a compound word that derives from the words pantes which means everyone, and eleimon which means merciful. Pantelis or Panteleimon refers to an all compassionate man. It became a popular name during the early Christian years.
Sound of name Pantelis: Pa-nte-leés
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Paraskevi
Paraskevi is a female Greek name, deriving from the homonym Greek word paraskevi, which means preparation. Paraskevi is a name that was first used in the early Christian years. An alternative spelling of name Paraskevi is Paraskeui. It is the female respective name of Paraskevas.
Sound of name Paraskevi: Pa-ra-ske-veé
Male Version of name Paraskevi: Paraskevas
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Panos
Panos is a common male Greek name, which derives from the name Panagiotis. It used to be very popular among younger guys in the past, but since many men and women tend to keep the full given name today, Panos has lost its popularity. Still, though, it can be used to call a man named [...]
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Petroula
Petroula is a female Greek name with a rather complicated etymology. Some linguists believe that it is a diminutive of the female name Petrina ( female respective of name Petros), while others think that this is actually the female version of name Petros, and not Petrina. In any case, both names, Petrina and Petroula have [...]
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Paraskevas
Paraskevas is a male Greek name, deriving from the word paraskevi, which means preparation. Paraskevas is a name found in the early Christian years. An alternative spelling of name Paraskevas is Paraskeuas.
Sound of name Paraskevas: Pa-ra-ske-vás
Female Version of name Paraskevas: Paraskevi
Nameday of name Paraskevas: March 1st
Origin of name Paraskevas - Agios Paraskevas (St Paraskevas)
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Petrina
Petrina is a Greek female name, the female respective of name Petros. It is less common than its male version, and also comes from the Greek word petra, which means rock.
Sound of name Petrina: Pe-tree’-na
Male version of name Petrina: Petros
Nameday of name Petrina: June 29th
Origin of name Petrina
Although the name Petros exists from the antiquity, [...]
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Pavlina
Pavlina is a female name given to children in Greece; it is the female respective name of Pavlos and is the Greek respective name of Pauline. As the male version of the name, Pavlina also originates from the latin word Paulus, which means humble.
Sound of name Pavlina: Pa-vlee’-na
Female Version of name Pavlina: Pavlos
Nameday of name Pavlina: [...]
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Penelope or Pinelopi
Penelope is a female name, used a lot in Greece, both in the mainland and the islands. Its etymology is interesting as it seems that the name Penelope comes from the Greek words Pene (Πηνη in Greek) which means web, and ops (ωψ) which means face. In a similar version, name Penelope comes from the [...]
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Pavlos
Pavlos is a male name for Greek people, although Pavlos is actually a Roman name, originating from the latin word Paulus, which means humble. The name today is used to commemorate Apostle Paul – Pavlos is the Greek respective of Paul.
Sound of name Pavlos: Pa’-vlos
Female Version of name Pavlos: Pavlina
Nameday of name Pavlos: June 29th
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Panagiota or Panayiota
Panagiota or Panayiota is a common Greek female name that comes from the epithet Panagia or Panayia. The epithet Panagia is the Greek equivalent of the Latin Epithet Madonna.
It is the female version of name Panagiotis. Panagiota is also spelled Panayiota, because it best attributes the authentic Greek sound of the name.
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Panagiotis
Panagiotis is a popular Greek male name deriving from the word Panagia that translates to “all – holy” in English. Panagia or Panayia is one of the characteristic names given to Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. In some cases you might find the name Panagiotis transliterated as Panayiotis.
Sound of name Panagiotis: Pa-na-yio’-tis
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Petros
Petros is a very common Greek male name; it comes from the Aramaic and ancient Greek language and it refers to the word petra that means rock. Petros is the Greek version of name Peter and it is mostly known due to Apostle Peter.
Sound of Name Petros: Pe’-tros
Female Version of Name Petros: Petrina, Petroula
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