Female names | |
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AKANTHA | Meaning “thorn” |
ALALA | She is the sister of Ares, the personification of the war cry. The name literally means “war-like” |
AMALTHEIA | Means "to soothe". |
CHARIKLO (read Hariclo) | Meaning "graceful spinner”. This is the name of the nymph wife of Kheiron the centaur. |
CHRYSANTHE (read Xrisanthi) | It means “golden flower” |
DIANTHE (read Dianthi) | “god-flower” |
EFTHALIA | “Blooming” |
ERATO | Meaning "lovely." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of poetry |
EUADNE (read Evadne) | Eu "good, well" and adnos "holy," hence "good and holy." |
EUPRAXIA | “good conduct" |
GORGOPHONE | Gorgo "grim" and phonos "murderer, slayer," hence "grim slayer. |
KALLIGENEIA | Kallos "beauty" and genes "born," hence "beauty-born. |
KLYTAIMNESTRA (read Klytemnestra) | Klytos "famous, praiseworthy," and mnestria "wooing," hence "famous for her suitors. |
LEUKOTHEA | Leukos "white" and thea "goddess," hence "white goddess”. |
MEGAIRA (read Megera) | Meaning "grudge." In mythology, this is the name of one of the Furies. |
PSYKHE (read Psihi) | Meaning “soul” |
PTOLEMA | Meaning "aggressive” or “warlike." |
POLYMNIA | Meaning “many hymns”. |
THEOPHANIA | Meaning "manifestation of God.” |
TISIPHONE | Tisis "retribution" and phone "murder," hence "murder-retribution |
Male names | |
AGATHANGELOS | Agathos "good" and angelos "angel," meaning "good angel" |
AMARANTHOS | Meaning "unfading" |
APHRODISIOS | Meaning "risen from the foam" |
VOANERGES | Meaning "sons of thunder" |
DIONYSODOROS | Meaning "gift of Dionysos |
KADMOS | Meaning "the East." |
KALOGEROS | Kalos "beautiful" and geron "elder," hence "beautiful elder" |
LYKAON | Meaning "wolf" |
LYSISTRATOS | Lysis "freeing, release" and stratos "army," hence "liberation army" |
METROPHANES | Meter "mother" and phanes "appearing, looking" hence "mother-looking" |
NEOPTOLEMOS | Neos "new" and polemos "war," hence "new war” |
OLYMPIODOROS | Olympos and the word doron "gift," hence "gift of Olympos” |
OPHIOUCHOS (read Ophiuxos) | Meaning "serpent bearer” |
PANTHERAS | Pan "all" and therao "to hunt," hence "all-hunter – So that’s where the word “panther comes from…ahaaaaa… |
PHOBOS | Meaning "fear". In mythology, this is the name of a son of Ares. |
PHRIXOS | Word phrix, meaning " the shivering of skin from fear”. |
POLYDEUKES (read Polydevkes) | Polys "much" and deukes "sweet," hence "very sweet |
TELESPHOROS | Meaning "bearing fruit” |
THERISTÍS | Meaning "mowing month”. It may also mean "the reaper" |
XENOCRATES | Xenos "foreign, strange," and kratos "power," hence "foreign power” |
Monday, June 4, 2012
Some Odd Greek Names
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