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
Ancient Greek
64 names, very rare — fewer than 25 babies a year, in the United States
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Elektra Elektra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "amber" or "shining."Girl Greek 18 in 2025
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Angelyn Angelyn is a girl's name of Greek root meaning "messenger" or "angel."Girl Greek 14 in 2025
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Peggy Peggy is a girl's name meaning pearl, a pet form of Margaret by way of Meg.Girl Greek 12 in 2025