Origin

Greek names

From Athena to Orion, Greek names arrive already wearing their mythology. The Greek pantheon, the Greek epics, the Greek philosophers, and the Greek New Testament have together supplied the Western world with several hundred names still in active use, from Alexander (defender of men) to Sophia (wisdom) to Theodore (gift of God) to Penelope (the patient weaver of the Odyssey). They are classical, portable, and quietly heroic — names that work equally well on a kindergartener and a Supreme Court justice, and that have survived two and a half thousand years of cultural change without going out of style. The current American revival has lifted Theodore, Sophia, Penelope, Athena, and Atlas into the top hundred. The full Greek-origin library is below.

Chloe

Greek · girl

female given name

Panagiotis

Greek · boy

male given name (Παναγιώτης)

Georgios

Greek · boy

male given name (Γεώργιος)

Blasius

Greek · boy

male given name

Arsaces

Greek · boy

male given name

Moira

Greek · unisex

female given name

Athanasios

Greek · boy

male given name (Αθανάσιος)

Elli

Greek · unisex

female given name

Giannis

Greek · boy

male given name (Γιάννης)

Athanasia

Greek · unisex

female given name

Evangelos

Greek · boy

male given name (Ευάγγελος)

Evangelia

Greek · unisex

female given name

Demetrios

Greek · boy

male given name (Δημήτριος)

Aikaterini

Greek · unisex

female given name (Αικατερίνη)

Nikolaos

Greek · boy

male given name (Νικόλαος)

Charalampos

Greek · boy

male given name (Χαράλαμπος)

Sotirios

Greek · boy

male given name (Σωτήριος)

Thalia

Greek · unisex

female given name

Nikos

Greek · boy

male given name (Νίκος)

Dorcas

Greek · unisex

female given name

Hippocoon

Greek · boy

set of mythological Greek characters

Dositheus

Greek · boy

male given name

Fotini

Greek · unisex

female given name (Φωτεινή)

Orestis

Greek · boy

male given name (Ορέστης)

Argentina

Greek · unisex

female given name

Stavros

Greek · boy

male name

Atenaida

Greek · unisex

female given name

Vassilios

Greek · boy

male given name (Βασίλειος)

Dimitris

Greek · boy

male given name (Δημήτρης)

Stamatis

Greek · boy

family name

Stavroula

Greek · unisex

female given name (Σταυρούλα)