Ancient Greek Names

Ancient Greek Names

Modern Greek names derive from various sources, such as Christianity and the Byzantium. One of the biggest sources of names, though, remains Ancient Greece, and many children today have an Ancient Greek name.

Ancient Greek names for boys include Achilles (Αχιλλέας), Alexander (Αλέξανδρος), Aristides (Αριστείδης), Diogenes (Διογένης), Dionysios (Διονύσιος), Euripides (Ευριπίδης), Heracles (Ηρακλής), Leonidas (Λεωνίδας), Menelaus (Μενέλαος), Nestor (Νέστωρ), Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), Orestis (Ορέστης), Pericles (Περικλής), Philip (Φίλιππος), and Socrates (Σωκράτης).

Ancient Greek female names include Antigone (Αντιγόνη), Aphrodite (Αφροδίτη), Ariadne (Αριάδνη), Artemis (Άρτεμις), Aspasia (Ασπασία), Calliope (Καλλιόπη), Callirhoe (Καλλιρόη), Cleo (Κλειώ), Danae (Δανάη), Daphne (Δάφνη), Despina (Δέσποινα), Demetra (Δήμητρα), Electra (Ηλέκτρα), Hermione (Ερμιόνη), Iphigenia (Ιφιγένεια), Irene (Ειρήνη), Pandora (Πανδώρα), Phoebe (Φοίβη), Rhea (Ρέα) and Thaleia (Θάλεια).