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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

Rankings for

349 names, most popular first in United States

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Theodore Theodore is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God," formed from theos, meaning god, and doron, meaning gift.
Boy Greek #4 in US
Sophia Sophia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," taken directly from the Greek word sophía.
Girl Greek #5 in US
Sofia Sofia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the Romance- and Slavic-language spelling of Sophia.
Girl Greek #9 in US
Sebastian Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "from Sebaste," a city whose name derives from sebastos, meaning venerable or august.
Boy Greek #16 in US
Penelope Penelope is a girl's name of Greek origin, borne in Homer's Odyssey by the wife of Odysseus, who held off suitors for twenty years by weaving a shroud she unpicked each night.
Girl Greek #22 in US
Chloe Chloe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "green shoot" or "young growth," referring to the first green of new crops.
Girl Greek #23 in US
Alexander Alexander is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of men," from alexein, to defend, and aner, man.
Boy Greek #30 in US
Zoe Zoe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life," taken directly from the Greek word zoe.
Girl Greek #31 in US
Luke Luke is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "man from Lucania," a region of southern Italy.
Boy Greek #33 in US
Elena Elena is a girl's name of Greek origin, the Italian, Spanish, and Russian form of Helen.
Girl Greek #42 in US
Sophie Sophie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "wisdom," the French form of Sophia.
Girl Greek #55 in US
Iris Iris is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "rainbow."
Girl Greek #61 in US
Genesis Genesis is a name taken from the Greek word genesis, meaning "origin" or "beginning."
Girl Greek #66 in US
Angel Angel is a name of Greek origin meaning "messenger," from angelos.
Unisex Greek #67 in US
Christopher Christopher is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of Christ," from Christos and pherein, to carry.
Boy Greek #68 in US
Zoey Zoey is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "life," a phonetic English respelling of Zoe.
Girl Greek #69 in US
Andrew Andrew is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave," from andreios, from aner, a man.
Boy Greek #73 in US
Atlas Atlas is a boy's name from Greek myth, where Atlas is the Titan condemned to hold up the sky.
Boy Greek #75 in US
Melody Melody is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "song" or "singing," from melodia.
Girl Greek #79 in US
Theo Theo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "god," from theos.
Boy Greek #82 in US
Lydia Lydia is a girl's name meaning "woman from Lydia," an ancient kingdom in what is now western Turkey.
Girl Greek #92 in US
Georgia Georgia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "worker of the earth," the feminine of George, from ge, earth, and ergon, work.
Girl Greek #99 in US
Damian Damian is a boy's name of Greek origin, from damao, meaning to tame or subdue.
Boy Greek #109 in US
Athena Athena is a girl's name from the Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare and craft.
Girl Greek #109 in US
Catalina Catalina is a girl's name of Greek origin, the Spanish form of Catherine.
Girl Greek #111 in US
Margaret Margaret is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "pearl," from margarites.
Girl Greek #112 in US
Nicholas Nicholas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people," from nike, victory, and laos, the people.
Boy Greek #112 in US
Cora Cora is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "maiden," from kore.
Girl Greek #113 in US
Jace Jace is a boy's name that began as a short form of Jason, and so carries the meaning "healer," from the Greek iasthai, to heal.
Boy Greek #114 in US
George George is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer" or "worker of the earth," from ge, earth, and ergon, work.
Boy Greek #126 in US
Ariana Ariana is a girl's name of Greek origin, from Ariadne — the Cretan princess who gave Theseus the thread to escape the labyrinth.
Girl Greek #128 in US
Leon Leon is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lion."
Boy Greek #138 in US
Melanie Melanie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "black" or "dark."
Girl Greek #142 in US
Evangeline Evangeline is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bearer of good news."
Girl Greek #147 in US
Phoebe Phoebe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "bright" or "radiant."
Girl Greek #157 in US
Anastasia Anastasia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection."
Girl Greek #163 in US
Jason Jason is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "healer."
Boy Greek #165 in US
Jett Jett is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "jet black."
Boy Greek #169 in US
Nico Nico is a name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."
Boy Greek #174 in US
Callie Callie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "beautiful."
Girl Greek #175 in US
Nicolas Nicolas is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "victory of the people."
Boy Greek #177 in US
Daphne Daphne is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "laurel tree."
Girl Greek #178 in US
Katherine Katherine is a girl's name whose meaning is not settled.
Girl Greek #187 in US
Peter Peter is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "rock."
Boy Greek #187 in US
Alejandro Alejandro is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "defender of mankind."
Boy Greek #195 in US
Andres Andres is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "manly" or "brave."
Boy Greek #200 in US
Timothy Timothy is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "honoring God."
Boy Greek #203 in US
Stevie Stevie is a name of Greek origin meaning "crown" or "garland."
Unisex Greek #203 in US

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