Greek Names

Greek names are the most transparent group here: a large share are compounds whose parts still mean something, so the name says what it says. That transparency is also why Greek meanings are the most confidently mistranslated on the wider internet — a compound is easy to take apart and easy to take apart wrongly.

Languages behind these names Greek uncertain Ancient Greek via Latin via French

40 names, uncommon — 100 to 499 a year, in United States

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