Greek name meaning "from Achaia."
Original Greek form of
Achilles,
meaning either
"pain" or "lipless."
Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn
to pieces by his own dogs, meaning
"effulgence." he was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted.
Variant of
Actaeon, Greek
myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, meaning "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus
himself becoming the hunted.
Greek name meaning
"dear sister."
Variant of Greek
Adelpha, meaning "dear sister."
Variant of Greek
Adelpha, meaning "dear sister."
Feminine form of Greek
Adonis, meaning "my lord."
Greek myth name of a beautiful youth who was loved by Aphrodite. He was killed while hunting a boar and the anemone flower sprang from his blood. His name derives from Hebrew Adonai, meaning "my lord."
Feminine form of Greek
Adrastos, meaning
"he who stands his ground," in other words "courageous."
Greek myth name of a king of
Argos, meaning "he who stands his ground," in other words
"courageous."
Variant of Greek
Adrastos, meaning
"courageous."
Greek name derived from the word aigidion,
meaning "kid, young goat."
"Whirlwind." Greek myth name of an Amazon warrior who was killed
by Herakles. She was known for wielding a double-axe.
"Light/upper air." Greek myth name of one of the first gods, the son of Erebos and Nyx. He is the god of the pure, upper air that only the gods
breathe, as opposed to the gloomy, lower "aer" breathed by mortals.
Greek myth name of the son of
King Atreus and brother of
Menelaus,
meaning "very resolute."
Greek name
meaning "love."
Greek name meaning "beloved."
Masculine form of Greek
Agape,
meaning "love."
"Good angel." Ancient Greek name composed of the elements agathos
"good" and angelos "angel."
Original Greek form of English
Agatha, derived from
the Greek word agathos, meaning "good."
Greek masculine form of
Agatha, meaning "good."
"Illustrious; noble." Greek myth name of one of the four daughters
of
Kadmos, king of Theben in Boiotia, and his wife
Harmonia. The name derives from agauos "noble,"
itself possibly from agasthai "to wonder at," from gaiein
"to rejoice," with the intensive prefix a-.
Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty,
splendor." The other two are
Thalia,
"blossoming, luxuriant," and
Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment."
Variant of Greek
Aglaia, meaning "beauty,
splendor."
Original Greek form of Latin
Ajax,
meaning "mourner."
Greek form of Latin
Aegle, meaning "light,
radiance."
Greek name from which we got the name Katherine. The name is of unknown
etymology, but the earliest sources that mention the name are in Greek and
associate it with the Greek adjective katharos, meaning
"pure." The suggestion that it may have been derived from
Hekate,
the pagan goddess of sorcery, is not convincing.
Original Greek form of Latin Aeneas,
meaning "praise."
Original Greek form of Latin
Aeolus,
meaning "nimble; quick-moving."
Variant of Greek
Airlea, meaning "ethereal."
Greek name meaning
"ethereal."
Variant of Greek
Airlea, meaning "ethereal."
Original Greek form of Latin
Aeschylus, meaning "shame."
Original Greek form of Aesop,
meaning "Ethiop."
Greek name meaning "not evil."
Greek myth name of a nymph loved by Apollo,
meaning "thorn."
Greek
myth name of the personification of the "war cry."
Greek myth name of a princess who was
rescued by
Hercules when she descended into
Hades in place of her
husband, meaning "might of the home."
Greek myth name of the mortal mother of Hercules
by
Zeus, meaning "might of the
moon."
Original Greek form of Latin
Alecto, meaning
"unceasing."
Meaning Helper, Help, Aid.
Feminine form of Greek
Alexius,
meaning "defender."
Original Greek form of
Alexander,
meaning "defender of mankind."
Feminine form of Greek
Alexius, meaning
"defender."
Pet form of Greek
Alexia, meaning "defender."
Variant of Greek
Alexios, meaning
"defender."
Older Greek form of
Alexius,
meaning "defender."
Feminine form of Greek
Alexius, meaning
"defender."
Greek name derived from older Greek
Alexios,
meaning "defender."
Variant of Greek
Alexis, meaning "defender."
Greek name meaning "strength."
Greek myth name of the father of
Mentor,
derived from the word alkimos, meaning "strong."
Original Greek form of Latin
Alcippe, meaning
"mighty mare."
Original Greek form of Latin
Alcyone, meaning
"kingfisher."
Original Greek form of Latin
Alphaeus,
meaning "changing."
Original Greek form of Latin
Althea, possibly meaning
"healing."
Original Greek form of Latin
Amalthea, meaning
"to soothe."
Old Greek flower name derived from the name of the amaranth flower, amarantos,
meaning "unfading."
Feminine form of Greek
Ambrosios,
meaning "immortal."
Original Greek form of Latin
Ambrosius,
meaning "immortal."
Greek form of Egyptian
Akhenaton,
meaning "he who works for Aton."
Variant of Greek
Amynta, meaning "defender."
Variant of Greek
Amynta, meaning "defender."
Greek form of Egyptian
Amun, meaning
"the hidden one."
Greek name derived from the word ampelos, meaning "vine."
Feminine form of Greek
Amyntas, meaning
"defender."
Greek name derived from the word amyntor,
meaning "defender."
Greek form of Persian
Anahita, meaning
"immaculate."
Original Greek form of Latin
Anacletus,
meaning "called back; invoked."
Greek form of Hebrew
Hananiah, meaning
"compassion of God."
"Poor." Name adopted from the Greek
term anargyros, meaning "not silver," an epithet given to
physician saints such as
Kosmas and
Damian, who refused payment
for their services. Such saints are known in English as the Holy Unmercenaries.
Original Greek form of Latin
Anastasius,
meaning "resurrection."
Original Greek form of Latin
Anatolius,
derived from the word anatole, meaning "east" and
"sunrise."
Greek name meaning
"master of speech," from anax "master" and agoreuo
"to speak." Name of a mythological king of
Argos, and the name of a historical figure, a
pre-Socratic philosopher who introduced the spirit of
scientific inquiry to Athens.
Greek form of
Anthony,
possibly meaning
"invaluable."
Greek name derived from the element andr-, meaning "man;
warrior."
Original Greek form of Latin
Androcles,
meaning "glory of a man/warrior," from andros
"of a man/warrior," and kleos
"glory."
"Man/warrior battle." Greek myth name of the kidnapped wife of
Hector, derived from the elements andros "of a man/warrior"
and mache "battle."