ancient greek names

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Asclèpe

From Latin Asclēpius, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Asclépiade

From Latin Asclēpiādēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιάδης (Asklēpiádēs).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Asclepius

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Asia

From Middle English Asia, Asie, from Old French Asie and Latin Asia, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Ăsĭ́ā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /⁠aswijaː⁠/), in turn probably…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Atanazas

Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἀθανάσιος (Athanásios). Compare Latin Athanasius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends S

Atenagora

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναγόρας (Athēnagóras).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Athanase

Borrowed from Latin Athanasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀθανάσιος (Athanásios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Athanasia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía). Borrowed from Spanish Athanasia, from Ancient Greek ἀθανασία (athanasía).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Athena

From Middle English Athena, from Latin Athēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ). Doublet of Athina. Borrowed from English Athena.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Athénaïs

From Ancient Greek Ἀθηναΐς (Athēnaḯs).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Attale

Borrowed from Latin Attalus, itself from Ancient Greek Ἄτταλος (Áttalos).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aune

Spoken form, attested since the 17th century, of Latin Agnes, from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ, “pure, chaste”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Averkijus

Borrowed from Russian Аверкий (Averkij), derived from Ancient Greek Αβέρκιος (Abérkios). Compare Latin Abercius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends S

Bairbre

From Latin Barbara (name of a legendary saint), feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Barabal and…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Barbara

* From Latin Barbara, the name of Saint Barbara, feminine form of barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (bárbaros, “strange, foreign”). Doublet of Varvara. * (logic): From the…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Bárbara

a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Barbara a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Barnaba

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”). Derived from Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Bartłomiej

Learned borrowing from Latin Bartholomaeus.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends J

Bartolomej

Derived from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends J

Bartoloměj

Inherited from Old Czech Bartoloměj.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends J

Bartolomeo

From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, literally “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from ברא (bra, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai;…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends O

Bartolomeu

From Old Galician-Portuguese Bartolomeu, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar Tolmai, “son of Tolmai”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends U

Basil

Name of several early saints, particularly in the Orthodox Church, from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Doublet of Vasilios and Vasily.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Basile

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Basilide

From Latin Basilidēs, from Ancient Greek Βασιλείδης (Basileídēs).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Basilio

From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios). Borrowed from Spanish Basilio, from Latin…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends O

Basílio

From Latin Basilius, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios, “kingly”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends O

Basilius

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Bāsīlyūs

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Basil

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Bazyli

Learned borrowing from Latin Basiliī, from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends I

Benjamin

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Benjaminas

Borrowed from Late Latin Benjamin /Beniamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Hebrew בנימין (binyamín, “son of the right hand”). Compare Russian Вениамин (Veniamin).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends S

Berenice

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē, “bringer of victory”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Macedonian (compare the native word Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē)), from φέρω…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Bérénice

Through Latin Berenicē, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē). Doublet of Véronique.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Bernice

Biblical form of Berenice, from Ancient Greek Βερενίκη (Bereníkē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Bertalan

From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר and תלמי.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends N

Bessarione

From Ancient Greek Βησσαρίων (Bēssaríōn).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Blažiejus

Learned borrowing from Latin Blasius, derived from Ancient Greek Βλάσιος (Blásios). Compare Russian Власий (Vlasij).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends S

Būlus

From Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Buṭrus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Cadmo

From Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Caitríona

From French Catherine, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterīna, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), *Ἑκατερίνη (*Hekaterínē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Calixto

From Old Spanish Calixto, via Latin Callixtus, ultimately from Ancient Greek Κάλλιστος (Kállistos, “most beautiful”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”). Compare Calisto.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends O

Callias

From Ancient Greek Καλλίας (Kallías).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Calliope

From Latin Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), from κᾰλλῐ- (kăllĭ-, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”). From Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends E

Calogero

From Koine Greek καλόγηρος (kalógēros), from καλός (kalós, “good, beautiful”) + γῆρας (gêras, “old age”). Compare Sicilian Calòjiru.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends O

Candace

From Latin Candacē, from Ancient Greek Κανδάκη (Kandákē), from Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /⁠kandakə⁠/), a hereditary title of ancient queens of Napata (northern Sudan).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Candice

A variant of Candace associated with Late Latin candida (“whiteness”) via folk etymology.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Caryn

A 20th-century spelling variant of Karen.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Cassander

From κέκασμαι (kékasmai, “to shine; excel over”) and ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). In turn, the name means "one who excels over man."

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends R

Cassandra

From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra). From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Cassiopeia

From Latin Cassiopēia, from Ancient Greek Κασσιόπεια (Kassiópeia) or Κασσιόπη (Kassiópē).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends A

Catalina

Borrowed from Spanish Catalina. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē). Cognate with English Catherine, French Catherine, etc.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Catharine

A female given name from Ancient Greek, of less common usage, variant of Catherine.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Catherine

Borrowed from French Catherine, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē), *Ἑκατερίνη (*Hekaterínē), of debated meaning, possibly from ἑκάτερος (hekáteros, “each of the two”),…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E