Baby Names — Greek

Achilles

Pain of the lips

Adonis

Lord, extremely handsome

Aeneas

Praised

Agamemnon

Very steadfast

Agathe

Good, kind

Ajax

Eagle

Alethea

Truth

Alexander

Defender of men

Alexios

Defender

Alexis

Helper, defender

Alke

Strength, might

Amos

Carried by God

Anastasia

Resurrection

Andromeda

Ruler of men

Antigone

Against birth, worthy of her parents

Apollo

God of the sun and arts

Ares

God of war

Arete

Excellence, virtue

Argos

Bright, shining

Ariadne

Most holy

Aristides

Best

Aristotle

Best purpose

Artemis

Goddess of the hunt and moon

Athan

Immortal

Athena

Goddess of wisdom and war

Atlas

To carry, to endure

Calliope

Beautiful voice

Calypso

She who hides

Cassandra

She who entangles men

Cassia

Cinnamon

Castor

To shine, beaver

Charon

Fierce brightness

Chloe

Blooming, green shoot

Christos

Anointed

Circe

Bird, sorceress

Cleopatra

Glory of the father

Cressida

Gold

Cybele

Mother goddess

Cymbeline

Lord of the sun

Damon

To tame, subdue

Daphne

Laurel tree

Deimos

Dread, terror

Delia

From Delos island

Demeter

Earth mother, goddess of harvest

Demetrios

Follower of Demeter

Demi

Half, of the earth

Desdemona

Ill-fated, unlucky

Dike

Justice

Diogenes

Born of Zeus

Dionysus

God of wine and festivities

Echo

Sound, mountain nymph

Eirene

Peace goddess

Electra

Amber, bright

Elena

Bright, shining light

Endymion

Diver, to enter

Ephraim

Fruitful

Eris

Goddess of discord

Eros

God of love

Eudora

Good gift

Eurydice

Wide justice

Evander

Good man

Galatea

White as milk

Hector

To hold, restraint

Helios

Sun god

Hera

Queen of the gods

Hermes

Messenger of the gods

Hesiod

To throw the voice

Homer

Pledge, hostage

Hyperion

High above, Titan of light

Icarus

Follower

Irene

Peace

Iris

Rainbow, goddess of the rainbow

Isadora

Gift of Isis

Jason

Healer

Kai

Earth, sea

Kairos

The right moment, opportunity

Kalista

Most beautiful

Kira

Lady, mistress

Leander

Lion man

Leonidas

Son of a lion

Lyra

Lyre, musical instrument

Lysander

Liberator

Melanie

Dark, black

Melissa

Honey bee

Morpheus

God of dreams

Narcissus

Sleep, numbness

Nike

Goddess of victory

Nikos

Victory of the people

Odysseus

Wrathful

Olympia

Of Mount Olympus

Orion

Rising in the sky, hunter

Pan

God of the wild

Paris

Wallet

Penelope

Weaver, faithful wife of Odysseus

Pericles

Surrounded by glory

Persephone

Destroyer, goddess of spring and underworld

Perseus

Destroyer

Phoebe

Bright, shining

Phoebus

Bright, shining

Phoenix

Dark red, mythical bird

Plato

Broad shouldered

Poseidon

God of the sea

Prometheus

Forethought

Ptolemy

Warlike

Rhea

Earth mother, flowing

Sasha

Defender of mankind

Selene

Moon goddess

Sophia

Wisdom

Thalia

Blooming, muse of comedy

Thea

Goddess, divine

Theron

Hunter

Xanthe

Golden, yellow

Xen

Stranger, foreigner

Zephyr

West wind

Zeus

Sky, shine

Zoe

Life