Greek Baby Names

Finding a Greek name or names of any heritage can become quite a task. We try to make it easier for you by providing you with Greek baby names to assist you with the baby naming process.

Greek Names and Meanings

Acacia – thorny, naive
Acantha – thorny
Achilles – without lips, brown, dark
Achlys – mist, darknesss
Adara – beauty, virgin
Adelphos – brother
Ademia – without husband
Adonia – beautiful
Adonis – man loved by aphrodite, handsome
Adrastos – undaunted
Adrian – rich, wealthy, dark one
Aeneas – worthy of praise
Aetos – eagle
Agape – love of the next
Agatha – good, kind
Agatone – good, kind
Aglaia – wisdom, glory
Agneta – pure
Aileen – light, green meadow
Airlia – ethereal
Ajax – Eagle
Alala – war goddess
Alcander – strong
Alcina – strongminded
Aldora – Winged Gift
Alena – pretty, light
Alethea – truthful one
Alexander – protector of mankind
Alexandra – Helper of Mankind
Alice – noble, truth
Alida – beautiful dressed, small winged one
Altair – bird, star
Althea – healer, wholesome
Alysa – princess
Alysia – Captivating
Alyssa – logical
Amaryllis – Fresh, Sparkling
Ambrose – immortal
Ambrosine – Immortal
Amethyst – a precious stone
Anastasia – resurrection
Anatole – from the East
Andreus – son of river peneius
Andrew – manly, valiant, courageous
Andromeda – beautiful maiden rescued by perseus
Anemone – breath, windflower
Angela – heavenly messenger
Angell – Messenger
Angelo – heavenly messenger
Anieli – manly
Anker – manly
Anteia – wife of sea-god proteus
Anthea – lady of flowers
Aphrodite – Goddess of Love
Apolline – sunshine, warmth and strength
Apollo – Manly Beauty
Ares – god of war
Aretha – the best, nymph
Aretina – virtous
Argus – bright, watchful
Ariadne – melody, very holy one
Aricia – princess of the royal blood of Athens
Arion – musician
Aristo – best
Arsen – strong
Arsenio – manly, virile
Artemis – moon
Artemisia – belonging to artemis
Asia – East
Aspasia – welcomed
Astra – like a star
Astrid – star, super strength, divine strength
Athan – immortal
Athena – goddess of wisdom
Attis – handsome boy
Aure – breeze, soft-air
Axelia – protector of mankind
Barbara – foreign, strange, exotic, mysterious
Barbra, Bobbie – Strange
Basha – daughter of God, stranger
Basil – royal, brave
Bastiaan – venerable
Battista – The Baptizer
Belen – an arrow
Bellanca – stronghold
Bemus – platform
Bernice – bringer of victory
Calandra – lark
Calantha – beautiful blossoms
Calista – most beautiful
Calisto – most beautiful
Callia – beautiful
Callidora – gift of beauty
Calliope – beautiful voice
Calypso – concealor
Canace – child of the wind
Candace – white-hot, glowing, glittering
Cassandra – prophet of doom
Cassia – champion
Casta – purity
Castalia – wife of king Delphus
Catherine – pure
Celandia – the swallow
Charis – charity
Charisma – grace
Charissa – grace
Charmian – a little joy
Cherise – grace
Chloe – blooming
Christian – annointed, follows Christ
Christina – annointed, follows Christ
Christopher – Christ-bearer
Christos – Christ
Chruse – golden, the golden one
Circe – witch-goddess, seductive
Cliantha – flower of glory
Clio – praise, muse of history
Colette – victory of the people
Colin – youth, child, victor
Cora – maiden
Coral, Cora – Small Stone
Corban – a gift devoted to God
Cosmo – order, universe
Cressida – gold
Cynara – thistle
Cynthia – moon, Greek god
Cyrano – from cyrene
Cyrene – name of a mythological nymph
Cyril – lordly, proud
Cyrilla – lordly, proud
Damalis – one who gentles
Damara – gentle girl
Damaris – heifer
Damen – taming
Damian – tamer, divine power, fate
Damon – constant, day
Daphne – laurel, bay tree, victory
Dasha – gift of god
Deacon – servent, messenger
Deianira – wife of heracles
Delbin – dolphin, flower name
Delia – visible from delos
Delphine – calmness
Demetria – Goddess of Harvest
Demetrius – lover of the earth, given to the Earth goddess
Denes – wine, drama
Denise – of dionysus
Deo – godlike
Desdemona – ill-fated one, misery
Dianthe – divine flower
Dion – Short for Dionysus
Dione – Mother of Aphrodite
Dionne – divine queen
Dora – gift
Doria – place name
Dorian – place name
Dorinda – gift of god, beautiful one
Doris – a dorian woman, of the sea
Dorota – God’s gift
Dorothy – a gift of god
Dreama – joyous music
Drew – sturdy, vision
Drucilla – Dewey Eyes
Dymas – father of hecate
Dyna – powerful
Dysis – sunset
Ebony – dark beauty, a hard wood
Echo – a nymph, repeated voice
Efterpi – pretty in face
Eileen – Light
Eirene – peace
Eldoris – Of the Sea
Eleanor – light, mercy
Electra – bright, the shining one
Elektra – Bright Light
Eleni – light or torch
Elina – pure, intelligent
Elissa – queen of carthage
Elma – Amiable
Elodie – marshy, white blossom
Eranthe – spring flower
Erasma – amiable
Erasmus – Amiable
Erianthe – sweet as many flowers
Eryx – son of Aphrodite and Poseidon
Eudocia – esteemed
Eudor – good gift
Eudora – Delightful Gift
Eugene – born lucky
Eugenia – born lucky
Eulalia – fair of speech
Eunice – victorious
Euphemia – Of Fair Fame
Euphrosyne – joy
Eustace – fruitful
Evadine – from greek mythology
Evadne – a water-nymph
Evan – young warrior, well-born
Evander – early founder of rome, benevolent ruler
Evangelia – one who brings good news
Evangelina – Angel
Evangeline – like an angel
Evanthe – flower
Fedora – Divine Gift
Gaea – Goddess of the Earth
Galatea – milk-white
Gelasia – predisposed to laughter
George – farmer, to work the earth
Georgette – Feminine of George
Georgia – farmer, to work the earth
Georgia, Georgiana – Feminine of George
Giles – Bearer of Shield
Graeae – gray ones
Gredel – A Pearl
Haidee – modest
Hali – sea; necklace, place name
Hallie – thinking of the sea
Helen – bright one, torchlight
Helen, Helena – Light
Hera – Queen of the Gods
Hesper – evening star
Homer – promise
Hyacinth – hyacinth flower
Hypatia – highest
Ianthe – violet-colored flower
Idola – idolized
Iona – flower name, purple jewel
Irene – peace
Iris – rainbow, a play of colours
Isadora – gift of the moon
Isaura – soft air
Ivy – ivy plant, a wine
Jacinda – beautiful
Jacinta – Lovely
Jacinthe – hyacinth
Jeno – heaven, well-born
Juliun, Julius – Colored Hair
Kaethe – pure
Kaia – earth
Kairos – goddess from Jupiter
Kalika – rosebud
Kalonice – beauty’s victory
Kara – pure
Karen, Karena – Pure One
Karissa – love, grace
Karsten – blessed, anointed one
Kassia – Pure
Kate – Pure
Katherine – pure
Katherine, Kathy, Kathleen – Pure
Kineta – active one
Kirsten – christian; stone church
Kit – The Christ-Bearer
Kolina – pure
Koren – maiden
Kozma – decoration
Krischnan – christian
Kynthia – born under the sign of cancer
Lander – property owner; lion man
Laria – the sars are mine
Larissa – name of a city, mythical woman; cheerful one
Layna – light, truth
Leah – cow, weary one; glad tidings; mistress, ruler
Leander – lion man
Leandra – lion woman
Leonidas – one who is bold as a lion
Leonora – Light
Letha – forgetful, oblivion
Lilah – The Lily
Lillian, Lil, Lily – A Lily
Litsa – one who brings good news
Livana – goddess
Lotus – freamlike, lotus flower
Lydia – woman from Persia, beauty
Lykaios – wolfish, of a wolf, wolf-like
Lyris – player of the lyre
Lysander – liberator, emancipation
Lysandra – liberator, emancipation
Macaria – daughter of Hercules and Deianara
Madge – A Pearl
Maeve – goddess; a purple flower
Maggie – A Pearl
Maia – nurse, mother, goddess of spring; great
Malva – Soft
Mariam – wife of Herod
Marigold – a flower
Marilee – bitterness
Marmara – radiant
Medea – ruling; middle child
Megan – mighty, strong able, pearl
Megara – wife of Hercules
Melanctha – black flower
Melancton – black flower
Melanie – dressed in black, dark
Melba – slender, soft; mallow flower
Melia – nymph daugher of Oceanus
Melinda – gentle one
Melissa – bee, honey
Melita – Honey Sweet
Melody – song
Minerva – power; thinker
Minta – mint
Moses – saved; child; taken from water
Muriel – myrrh; sea-bright; angel of June
Myles – inventor of the corn mill
Myron – sweet oil
Myrtle – a flower, symbol of victory
Naia – flowing
Naida – water nymph
Napoleon – lion of the woods; from the city of Naples
Narcissa – self-love
Narella – bright one
Nell – Light
Nellie – the bright one
Neo – new
Neola – youthful
Neoma – new moon
Nerin – a nereid, one from the sea
Nerita – Of the Sea
Nessa, Nessia – Pure
Nestor – traveler, wisdom
Neysa – pure
Nicholas – victorious people
Nicia – victorious army
Nicodemus – victory of the people
Nicole – victorious people
Nicolette, Nicole – People’s Victory
Nike – victory
Niobe – fern
Nora – the bright one; honor, light
Nyx – night
Obelia – pillar of strength
Obelix – pillar of strength
Odelette – Little Song
Odell – little wealthy one; ode; otter
Odessa – odyssey, journey, voyage
Odysseus – full of wrath
Olympia – of Mount Olympus, heavenly
Omega – great
Ophira – gold
Orrin – mountain
Otis – acute; wealthy
Owen – warrior; well born
Pamela – honeyed
Pandora – talented one
Panos – a rock
Panthea – of all the Gods
Paris – city name; name of a God
Peder – stone
Pedro – A Rock
Pegeen – a pearl
Peggy, Peg – A Pearl
Pelagia – from the sea
Penelope – weaver
Penthea – fifth, moruner
Peony – flower name
Persephone – goddess of the underworld
Persis – Woman from Persia
Petrina – A Rock
Phedra – shining one
Philadelphia – brotherly love
Philana – adoring
Philander – Lover of Mankind
Philip – horse lover
Philippa – horse lover
Philomena – song lover, friend, lover of the moon
Phineas – oracle; dark-skinned
Phoebe – bright one
Phoena – mystical bird, purple
Phoenix – mystical bird, purple
Phyllis – leafy branch, dear
Platon – broad-shouldered
Psyche – the soul
Pyrena – fiery
Pythia – prophet
Quant – Means how much?
Quinn – wise, queen, fifth born
Raissa – thinker; rose
Rena – peace; joyous song
Rhea – stream, mother; poppy
Rhoda – rose
Rhodanthe – flower of the rose bush
Rhodes – dweller by the crosses; roses
Rita – pearl, precious
Saba – woman of Sheba
Sandra – Helper of Mankind
Sandrine – helper and defender of mankind
Sapphira – blue jewel
Seema – symbol
Selena – moon
Selene, Selena – The Moon
Sibley – prophetess
Sibyl, Sybil – Wise or Prophetic
Sirena – siren
Sofronio – self-controlled
Sophie – wisdom
Sophronia – foresighted
Soterios – saviour
Stacia – one who shall rise again
Stefania – crown
Stella – a star
Stephen – crown
Stephen, Stefan – Crown
Stesha – crowned-one
Syna – two together
Tabitha – gazelle, roe-buck
Talia – dew from heaven, blooming, near water
Talos – giant protector of Minos island
Tansy – immortality, flower name
Tarasios – of Tarentum
Taryn – queen
Tekla – divine fame
Terentia – guardian
Teresa, Teri – Harvester Tess – fourth born
Thais – the bond
Thalassa – from the sea
Thalia – blooming, plentiful
Than – death, briliant
Thanos – noble
Thea – goddess, sort
Thelma – nursing
Theodora – gift of God
Theodore – gift of God
Theola – The Divine
Theone – godly
Theophilus – beloved of God
Thera – wild
Theresa – reaper
Theron – hunter
Thisbe – where the doves live
Thomas – twin
Thomasa – twin
Thyra – shield-bearer
Tia – aunt, princess
Tiara – turban, flower name
Tibalt – people’s prince
Tienette – crowned with laurel
Timandra – daughter of hero tyndareus
Timeus – perfect
Timoleon – I honor what I say
Timon – worthy
Timothea – honoring God
Timothy – honoring God
Titania – giant
Titian – red-gold
Titus – of the giants
Tressa – Harvester
Tymon – honoring God
Tyrone – king
Urania – heavenly, muse of astronomy
Urian – From Heaven
Uriana – the unknown
Ursa – Form of Ursula
Vanessa – a butterfly
Vara – The Stranger
Vasiliki – basil
Vasilios – with royal blood, regal
Vasilis – Form of Basil
Vesna – Goddess of spring
Voleta – veiled one
Xandra – Form of Zandra
Xandy – protector of man
Xanthe – yellow, fair hair
Xanthus – yellow
Xena – Guest
Xenia – hospitable
Xenophon – Strange Voice
Xenos – stranger
Xylia – wood dweller
Xylina – Of the Woods
Xylon – Forest
Xylona – from the forest
Yalena – Form of Helen
Yanni – Form of John
Yolanda – violet flower, modest
Zale – Sea-Strength
Zander – Form of Alexander
Zandra – defender of mankind
Zanita – long teeth
Zanthe – Form of Xanthe
Zarek – may God protect the king
Zebina – one who is gifted
Zefirino – wind of spring
Zelia – zeal
Zena – alive
Zenaide – one who has devoted his life to God
Zenia – hospitable
Zeno – of Zeus
Zenobia – of Zeus
Zenobio – strength of Jupiter
Zenos – gift of Zeus
Zephyr – wind
Zera – seeds
Zero – seeds
Zeth – investigator, researcher
Zeva – sword
Zinaida – of Zeus
Zoe – life
Zoello – son of Zoe
Zoilo – lively
Zora – golden dawn
Zorba – Live each day
Zosima – lively
Zosimo – lively
Zotico – lively