{"id":2343,"date":"2016-09-15T20:40:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T20:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2016-09-15T20:40:28","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T20:40:28","slug":"common-greek-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-greek-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Greek names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2!\u00a0If you have Greek friends, Greek names might not sound strange to you. Greek names can be of ancient Greek, Hebrew origin, Roman or Byzantine origin. Below there is a list of some common names with their shortcuts. If you think that there names which must have been included in this list, feel free to leave a comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2349\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4097\/4880564466_77048e5770.jpg\" aria-label=\"4880564466 77048e5770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2349\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2349\"  alt=\"By keivi under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4880564466_77048e5770.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4880564466_77048e5770.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4880564466_77048e5770-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By keivi under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 6666px\" width=\"589\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">Male<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">Female<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Translation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0386\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u0386\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 means \u201cangel\u201d. \u0391\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae is translated as Angela<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0398\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2, \u039d\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2, )<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u0391\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 means \u201c immortality\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ac<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Athena, the goddess of wisdom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b7 (\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03bd\u03b1, \u039a\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Catherine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b1\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7\u03c2, \u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03ac\u03bd\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1 (\u0391\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Alexander, Alexandra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03a4\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03bd\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 (\u039d\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">It derives from the word \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7: resurrection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0386\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Anna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Antigone the sister and daughter of king Oedipus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0391\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Andrew<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2, \u03a4\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 (rare)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 means apostle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0386\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ares, the god of war<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0391\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03b4\u03bd\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Ariadne, the daughter of king Minos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0391\u03c7\u03b9\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Achilles, hero of the Trojan War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae (\u0392\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1, \u0392\u03ac\u03c3\u03c9)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0393\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03c2 (\u039c\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0393\u03b5\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0393\u03b5\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1 (\u0393\u03b9\u03c9\u03c1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">George, Georgia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0393\u03c1\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u00a0(\u0393\u03c1\u03b7\u03b3\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0393\u03c1\u03b7\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 (rare)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Gregory<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0394\u03ac\u03c6\u03bd\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Daphne, a nymph in Greek mythology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0394\u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Danae, the mother of the hero Perseus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0394\u03b7\u03bc\u03ae\u03c4\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2, \u039c\u03ae\u03c4\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2, \u039c\u03af\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2, \u03a4\u03b6\u03af\u03bc\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0394\u03ae\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 (\u039c\u03b9\u03bc\u03ae)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Demetrius, a Saint of the Orthodox Church) \/Demeter, the goddess of grain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2, \u039d\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2,\u03a3\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0394\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 (\u0394\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03b7, \u03a3\u03af\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Dennis, Denise. This name derives from Dionysius, the god of wine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0394\u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1(\u0394\u03ad\u03c3\u03c0\u03c9, \u039d\u03c4\u03ad\u03c0\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">It means \u201cmatron\u201d or \u201clandlady\u201d and is referred to the Mother of Jesus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Irene. \u0395\u03b9\u03c1\u03ae\u03bd\u03b7 means \u201cpeace\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 (\u039b\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Helen. A name of Doric origin. It means \u201cbright\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0388\u03bb\u03bb\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Helle, a princess from Greek mythology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03ad\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u039b\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u0395\u03bb\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 means \u201cfreedom\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03bb\u03b9\u03c3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b5\u03c4 (\u0395\u03bb\u03af\u03b6\u03b1, \u0388\u03bb\u03c3\u03b1, \u039b\u03af\u03b6\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Elizabeth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03ae\u03bb (\u039c\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2, \u039c\u03ac\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Emmanuel, Emmanuelle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03cd\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Eve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03c5\u03ac\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0392\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2, \u0386\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03b1 (\u0391\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae, \u0395\u03cd\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Evangeline. \u0395\u03c5\u03ac\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 means \u201cthe one who brings good news\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03c5\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 (\u03a4\u03b6\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Eugene, Eugenia. It derives from the word \u03b5\u03c5\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ae\u03c2 which means \u201cnoble\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u039b\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03c5\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03b1 (\u0395\u03cd\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03a3\u03c4\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03b8\u03af\u03b1 (\u0395\u03c6\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0395\u03c5\u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0395\u03c5\u03c4\u03cd\u03c7\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0395\u03c5\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1 (\u0388\u03c6\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u0395\u03c5\u03c4\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1 means \u201chappiness\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0396\u03b1\u03c7\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Zackery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0396\u03c9\u03ae<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Zoe. \u00a0\u0396\u03c9\u03ae means \u201clife\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0397\u03bb\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Elija<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0397\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03bb\u03ae\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">A hero from Greek mythology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0397\u03c1\u03ce<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">She was a priestess of goddess Aphrodite, the goddess of love<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0398\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">The muse of comedy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0398\u03b5\u03cc\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 (\u0398\u03bf\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0398\u03b5\u03bf\u03b4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 (\u0394\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1, \u039d\u03c4\u03cc\u03c1\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Theodore<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0398\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Thomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0399\u03ac\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd (\u0399\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Jason, a hero from Greek mythology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0399\u03c6\u03b9\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Iphigeneia, the princess of Argos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u0399\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 (\u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u0399\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1 (\u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">John, Joanna<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c0\u03b7 (\u039a\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1, \u03a0\u03cc\u03c0\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Calliope, the muse of epic poetry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039a\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Clio, the muse of history<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae (\u039a\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u039a\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 means the one who belongs to God.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>(\u039a\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2, \u039d\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 (\u039d\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1, \u039d\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Constantine was the first Roman emperor who adopted Christianity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039b\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039b\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">It means \u201cbright\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039b\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039b\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Lukas, Lucy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039c\u03b1\u03b3\u03b4\u03b1\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03ae (\u039c\u03ac\u03b3\u03b4\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Magdalene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03c4\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Margaret<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Marius, Maria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">M\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Marianne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039c\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1\u03ae\u03bb (\u039c\u03b9\u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039c\u03b9\u03c7\u03b1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Michael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039c\u03c5\u03c1\u03c4\u03ce<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Myrto from Greek mythology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039d\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03bb\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Nathalie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039d\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039d\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03b1\u03c1\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039d\u03b5\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">The mother of Centaur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bb\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1 (\u039d\u03af\u03ba\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Nicholas, Nicole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039d\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039e\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7 (\u039e\u03ad\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u038c\u03bb\u03b3\u03b1 (\u038c\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Of Russian origin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u039f\u03bb\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Olympia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039f\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">The son of king Agamemnon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u039f\u03c1\u03c6\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Orpheus, a poet and musician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 (\u03a4\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2, \u039d\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1 (\u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1, \u03a0\u03ad\u03bd\u03c5)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">It refers to \u03a0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03af\u03b1, the Mother of Jesus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae (\u0392\u03b9\u03b2\u03ae, \u0392\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03cd\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a0\u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03af\u03bd\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Paul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a0\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a0\u03b5\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1 (not common)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Peter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03ae\u03bb<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a1\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Raphael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a1\u03ad\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">The daughter of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a1\u03b5\u03b2\u03ad\u03ba\u03b1 (not common)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Rebeca<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03ac\u03b2\u03b2\u03b1\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03bf\u03c6\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Sophia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03b1 (\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1, \u039c\u03b1\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1, \u039c\u03ac\u03c4\u03b1, \u039c\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1 (\u0392\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Stephen, Stephanie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03af\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 (\u03a3\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 (\u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03c4\u03c5\u03bb\u03b9\u03b1\u03bd\u03ae (\u03a3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Socrates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03a3\u03ce\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03c4\u03b7\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 (\u03a3\u03ce\u03c4\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a6\u03af\u03bb\u03b9\u03c0\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Phillip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a6\u03bf\u03af\u03b2\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a6\u03bf\u03af\u03b2\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Phoebus, Phoebe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a6\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03ba\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Francis, Frances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a6\u03ce\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">From \u03c6\u03c9\u03c2 which means \u201clight\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae (\u03a6\u03b1\u03af\u03b7 \u03a6\u03c9\u03c6\u03ce, \u03a6\u03ce\u03c6\u03b7)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">\u03a6\u03c9\u03c4\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03ae means \u201cbright\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a7\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 (\u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7\u03c2, \u039b\u03ac\u03bc\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2)<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a7\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03bb\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03af\u03b1 (\u03a7\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac, \u03a7\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03bb\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a7\u03ac\u03c1\u03b9\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">It means \u201cgrace\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">\u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 (\u03a4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Chris, Christine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"158\">\u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"312\">Christopher<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"attachment_2350\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4124\/4833468163_8c1015529a.jpg\" aria-label=\"4833468163 8c1015529a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2350\"  alt=\"By jemasmith under a CC license on Flickr\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4833468163_8c1015529a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4833468163_8c1015529a.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4833468163_8c1015529a-350x231.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By jemasmith under a CC license on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4833468163_8c1015529a-350x231.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4833468163_8c1015529a-350x231.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/09\/4833468163_8c1015529a.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2!\u00a0If 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