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Greek Names and Their Meanings

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ABDERA	from Abdera	female	greek
ACACIA	Resurrectionor guileless.Name of a blossoming tree that symbolizes rebirth. Some variants are Cacia	Cacie	Casey
ACANTHA	AKANTHA	thorn	female
ADARA	Beauty.Also an Arabic name meaning virgin	and a Hebrew name meaning fire.Variants	Adar and Adra
ADELPHA	Dear sister.Variants include Adelphe and Adelphie.	female	greek
ADMETA	myth name (from a tale of Hercules)	female	greek
ADONIA	feminine form of Adonis (lover of Aphrodite)	female	greek
AEAEA	myth name (island of Circe)	female	greek
AEDON	myth name (daughter of Pandareos)	female	greek
AEGINA	meaning unknown	female	greek
AELLO	myth name (a Harpy)	female	greek
AETHRA	myth name (mother of Theseus)	female	greek
AETNA	from Aetna	female	greek
AGAFIA	AGAVE	AGAUE	good
AGALAIA	myth name (splendor)	female	greek
AGALIA	happy	female	greek
AGAPI	Love; affection.Variants include Agape	Agappe.	female
AGATHA	Good.Variants include Ag	Agace	Agacia
AGAVE	Myth name (mother Pentheus)	illustrious; noble.	female
AGLAIA	One of the three Graces of Greek myth. Brilliant.Variants include Thalia (blossoming)	and obsolete Euphrosyne (joy).	female
AGLAUROS	myth name (turned into stone by Hermes)	female	greek
AGNES	Pure; virginal.Variants include Ag	Agafi	Agafia
AGUEDA	kind	female	greek
AIDOIOS	honored	female	greek
AIRLEA	Ethereal.Variants include Airla	Airlia.	female
AKILINA	Greek/Russian name meaning eagle.Variants include Acquilina	Aquilina	Aquiline.
ALALA	Myth name of the sister of Ares	god of war.	female
ALCESTIS	Myth name from Euripides\ play of the same name. In the play Alcestis gives her life to save her husband	but is rescued by Hercules.	female
ALCINA	Myth name of a sorceress who when tired of her lovers would turn them into trees	stones or animals.Also feminine form ofAlcinous (king who entertained Odysseus). Variants include Alcine	Alcinia
ALCIPPE	myth name (daughter of Ares)	female	greek
ALCMENE	myth name (mother of Hercules)	female	greek
ALCYONE	feminine form of Alcyoneus (fought against Athene)	female	greek
ALDARA	Winged gift.	female	greek
ALERIS	ALERISSA	meaning unknown	female
ALESIA	Help; helper; aid.	female	greek
ALETA	"footloose; winged." Also a variant of Alethea	"truth." Variants include Alaida	Aletta
ALETHEA	Honesty; truth.Variants include Alathia	Alecta	Aleethia
ALEXANDRA	Feminine form of Alexander	defender of mankind.Some of its many variants include Alastrina	Alastriona
ALEXIS	Helper.Used as a short form of Alexandra	though it has a different root. Variants include Alessa	Alessi
ALICIA	honest	female	greek
ALPHA	firstborn	female	greek
ALTHAEA	ALTHEA	ALTHEDA	pure
ALYSIA	bond	female	greek
ALYSSA	rational	female	greek
AMALTHEA	AMALTHIA	myth name (nursed Zeus)	female
AMARA	unfading	female	greek
AMARANTHA	AMARANDE	AMAR	flower
AMARYLLIS	sparkling	female	greek
AMBROSIA	myth name (food of the gods)	female	greek
AMBROSINE	AMBROTOSA	immortal	female
AMETHYST	jewel	female	greek
AMPHITRITE	myth name (a sea goddess)	female	greek
AMYMONE	myth name (murdered her husband)	female	greek
ANASSA	Greek name meaning queen.	female	greek
ANASTASIA	ANSTICE	ANSTA	one who will be reborn
ANATOLA	ANATOLIA	from the east	female
ANAXARETE	myth name (cruel woman punished by the gods)	female	greek
ANDREA	ANDREAS	masculine	female
ANDROMACHE	myth name (wife of Hector)	female	greek
ANDROMEDA	myth name (princess saved by Perseus)	female	greek
ANEMONE	myth name	female	greek
ANEZKA	gentle	female	greek
ANGELIKI	ANGELA	ANGEL
ANNIS	ANNYS	whole	female
ANTEA	feminine form of Antaeus (son of Poseidon)	female	greek
ANTHIA	ANTHEA	flower	female
ANTICLEA	myth name (mother of Odysseus)	female	greek
ANTIGONE	myth name (daughter of Oedipus)	female	greek
ANTIOPE	myth name (daughter of Asopus)	female	greek
ANYSIA	complete	female	greek
APHRODITE	myth name (goddess of love)	female	greek
APOLLONIA	APOLLINA	APO	Masculine form of Apollo.
ARA	myth name	female	greek
ARACHNE	myth name (changed into a spider by Athena)	female	greek
ARENE	ARENA	ARIANE	ARI
ARETE	ARETA	ARETHA	beauty
ARETHUSA	myth name (nymph)	female	greek
ARETINA	virtuous	female	greek
ARGIE	ARGIA	all-seeing	female
ARIADNE	very holy	female	greek
ARTEMIA	ARTEMISIA	gift from Artemis	female
ARTEMIS	myth name (goddess of the hunt)	female	greek
ASPASIA	welcomed	female	greek
ASTRA	ASTREA	ASTA	star
ASTRAEA	myth name (justice)	female	greek
ATALANTA	ATLANTA	ATALAN	myth name (a huntress)
ATE	myth name (goddess of irrationality)	female	greek
ATHANASIA	immortal	female	greek
ATHENA	ATHENE	myth name (goddess of wisdom)	female
ATROPES	ANTROPAS	myth name (a Fate)	female
AURE	AURA	soft breeze	female
AUTONOE	myth name (mother of Actaeon)	female	greek
AUTUMN	myth name	female	greek
BAPTISTA	baptizer	female	greek
BARBARA	BAIRBRE	BAIBIN
BASILIA	regal	female	greek
BAUCIS	myth name (wife of Philemon)	female	greek
BERDINE	BERDINA	intelligent maid	female
BERENICE	BERNICE	brings victory	female
BEROE	myth name	female	greek
BERYL	crystal	female	greek
BRISEIS	myth name (slave of Achilles)	female	greek
CAENEUS	myth name (a woman who asked to become a man)	female	greek
CAITLIN	CAITILIN	CAITLY	pure
CALANDRA	lark	female	greek
CALANTHA	lovely blossom	female	greek
CALIDA	CALLI	CALLIE	CA
CALLIA	beautiful voice	female	greek
CALLIGENIA	born of beauty	female	greek
CALLIOPE	myth name (muse of epic poetry)	female	greek
CALLISTE	myth name (another name for Artemis)	female	greek
CALLISTO	myth name (another name for Arcas)	female	greek
CALYPSO	myth name (daughter of Atlas)	female	greek
CANACE	myth name	female	greek
CANDANCE	CANDICE	CADIS	sparkling
CASSANDRA	CASSONDRA	myth name (a prophetess no one believed)	female
CASSIE	purity	female	greek
CASSIOPEIA	myth name (mother of Andromeda)	female	greek
CASTA	meaning unknown	female	greek
CASTALIA	myth name (sacred fountain of the Muses)	female	greek
CATHLEEN	CATHLIN	CATHLY	pure
CELAENO	myth name (a Harpy)	female	greek
CELANDINE	CELANDINA	swallow	female
CELENA	CELINA	myth name (goddess of the moon)	female
CELOSIA	burning	female	greek
CENOBIA	stranger	female	greek
CERES	myth name (another name for Demeter)	female	greek
CESTUS	myth name (Aphrodite\s girdle)	female	greek
CETO	myth name (goddess of the sea)	female	greek
CHARIS	myth name (grace and beauty)	female	greek
CHARISSA	loving	female	greek
CHLOE	blooming	female	greek
CHLORIS	CLORIS	CLORIA	myth name (goddess of spring)
CHRISTA	anointed	female	greek
CHRISTINE	CHRISTEN	CHRI	Christian
CHRYSEIS	myth name (prisoner of Agamemnon)	female	greek
CINYRAS	myth name (founded the cult of Aphrodite)	female	greek
CIPRIANA	myth name	female	greek
CIRCE	myth name (a witch)	female	greek
CLEMATIS	flower name	female	greek
CLEO	famed	female	greek
CLEOPATRA	her father\s fame	female	greek
CLIANTHA	CLIANTHE	glory	female
CLIO	celebrate	female	greek
CLOTHO	myth name (a Fate)	female	greek
CLYMENE	CLYMENA	myth name (mother of Atalanta)	female
CLYTEMNESTRA	myth name (murdered Agamemnon)	female	greek
CLYTIE	CLYTE	myth name (a water nymph)	female
COLETTE	people\s victory	female	greek
CORA	CORELLA	maiden	female
CORAL	CORALIE	CORALINE
CORINNA	CORINNE	CORIN
CORONIS	myth name (mother of Aesculapius)	female	greek
COSIMIA	COSMA	of the universe	female
CREUSA	myth name (daughter of Erechteus)	female	greek
CROCALE	myth name	female	greek
CRYSTAL	sparkling	female	greek
CYBELE	myth name (mother of Olympians)	female	greek
CYMA	flourish	female	greek
CYNARA	myth name	female	greek

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