Why is it that with Greek last names there is a different male and female version. Greek names for boys include such classic male names as Phillip and George Nicholas and Andrew Peter and Stephen all common in the US for most of its historyThese traditional Greek boys names and their variations have been widely-used in the western world for decades.

Natalia Female Greek Name Natalia

The female version always replaces the -dis or -los at the end with -dou instead.

Greek version of names. There is some debate about when he lived or if he was even a real person though most scholars. Along with Phillip and George the top Greek boy names in the US Top 500 today include Alexander Atticus Elias Jonas. The god of love and desire.

Name of the goddess of the hunt. A list of names in which the usage is Biblical Greek. Historical sites as famous as Acropolis Mount Olympus or Parthenon give the country its unique atmosphere of the genesis of civilization.

Unfortunately it is also the name of a type of virus now as well. Greek family names are most commonly patronymics but may also be based on occupation personal characteristics or location. Damon Daimen - Tamer Divine power Fate Ancient Greek origin but modern name - Damon.

Greek Name Roman Name Description Erinyes. IsadoreIsidora is probably a feminine version created in modern times of Isidore which comes from the common Ἰsidoros gift of Isis via several saints popular in Spain rather than a direct descendant of the Greek feminine Isidora. AARON Ἀaron m English French German Jewish Biblical Biblical Latin Biblical Greek From the Hebrew name אהרן Aharon which is most likely of unknown Egyptian originOther theories claim a Hebrew derivation and suggest meanings such as high mountain or exaltedIn the Old Testament this name is borne by the older.

The goddesses of fate. Greek legend myth -zeus matches Greek names of myths or legends not about Zeus. This Greek surname is made from the first name Vasilis.

Greek and Spanish name meaning perfection. It is a Greek surname meaning of the Lord 50. The Greek last name means the color red 46.

Angela derives ultimately from ἄggelos messenger from which came the mans name Aggelos but was not used as a female name in antiquity. HOMER Ὅmiros m English Ancient Greek Anglicized From the Greek name Ὅmiros Homeros derived from ὅmiros homeros meaning hostage pledgeHomer was the Greek epic poet who wrote the Iliad about the Trojan War and the Odyssey about Odysseuss journey home after the war. Like for instance there is a last name that is Giannopoulos but the female version is Giannopoulou.

Keywords from the name meanings are ignored. Officially called the Hellenic Republic with its capital of Athens Greece is one of the oldest places in the world. The goddess of discord who caused trouble especially if you were foolish enough to ignore her.

Tilemachos or Telemachos is a male Greek name with its roots in Ancient Greece more specifically in ancient Greek literature and Homer. Eusebia Devotional - Ancient Greek origin but modern name - Eusevia Eva Mother of living beings - Hebrew origin - Eua Evadne A water-nymph - Ancient Greek origin - Euadni Evangelia Evangeline - Like an angel The person who brings good news - Ancient Greek origin but modern name - Euaggelia. The Greek naming system is influenced by the countrys mythology and history with several choosing names of Greek gods leaders and philosophers for their kids.

Greek name of the wife of Iapetus and mother of Atlas. The feminine version is usually the genitive of the family name of the womans father or husband. Also a feminine version of the male biblical name Artemas meaning gift from Artemis Variant Artemesia exists.

Tilemachos derives from the Greek words tile tele tile and machi machi which mean from far and battle. The same goes with many Greek last names like Theodoridis Labrapoulos and Antoniadis. Damianos Damian - Tamer Divine power Fate Small Ancient Greek origin but modern name - Damianos.

Dig into and choose from MomJunctions treasure of 70000 baby names that are divided based on meaning religion origin English alphabet and gender. Also an English name taken from the continent whose name probably. This Greek last name means black John 48.

The Furies were three sisters who at the behest of the gods sought vengeance for wrongs. IsadoreIsidora and Angela are names that come from Greek but only indirectly. This Greek last name is derived from kalogeros which means monk.

It is used somewhat interchangeably with the related name Ἀleksios or Alexius borne by five Byzantine emperors. So for example Mr. In Greek this name actually means the sabbath.

Damascinos From Damascus - Ancient Greek origin - Damaskinos. George ˈ dʒ ɔː r dʒ in English or dʒeordʒe in Romanian is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Georgios Georgios. Daniel Daniel - Clean God is my judge.

In Greek this means angel. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist. Damoklis Popular - Ancient Greek origin - Damoklis.

From the Greek name Ἄleksis Alexis meaning helper or defender derived from Greek ἀlekso alexo meaning to defend to help. In Greek this name is shorter version of the name Zikmund. In Greek Kouris means someone who lived in a forest 49.

The name gained popularity due to its association with the Christian martyr Saint George died 23 April 303 a member of the Praetorian Guard who was sentenced to death for his. The names are unique and have a special ring to them. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet and also of several saints.