GREEK NAMES: Female - one.seven design studio

1 ABDERA: from Abdera ACACIA: Resurrection; thorny; naive. Some variants include Cacia, Cacie, Casey, Casia, Cassie, Cassy, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie, Kasey, Kasi, Kassie, Kassja, and : thorn. Variant Akantha : Beauty. Also an Arabic name meaning virgin, and a Hebrew name mean-ing fire. Variant, Adar, : Dear sister. Variants include Adelphe and : myth nameADONIA: Feminine form of GREEK Adonis, the beautiful youth who was loved by : island of CirceAEDON: name of the daughter of PandareosAEGINA: meaning unknownAELLO: name of a HarpyAETHRA: name of the mother of TheseusAETNA: from Aetna AGAFIA: good. Variants include Agaue, and : splendor AGALIA: happy AGAPI: Love; affection.

2 Variants include Agape, : good. Variants include Ag, Agace, Agacia, Agafia, Agafon, Agapet, Agapit, Agata, Agathe, Agathi, Agatta, Aggi, Aggie, Aggy, Aggye, Agi, Agie, Agota, Agotha, Agoti, Agueda, Agy, and : illustrious. AGLAIA: GREEK name of one of the three Graces, meaning brilliant. The other two are Thalia, meaning blossoming, and Euphro-syne, meaning joy. AGLAUROS: name of a mythological charac-ter who was turned into stone by : pure; chaste; virginal. Variants include Ag, Agafi, Agafia, Agafon, Aggi, Ag-gie, Aggye, Aghna, Agi, Agie, Agna, Agnah, Agnella, Agnellah, Agnelle, Agnese, Agnesse, Agneta, Agnetta, Agnettah, Agnola, Agnolah, Agot, Agota, Agote, Agoti, Agy, Agye, Aigneis, Aina, Ainah, Anais, Anezka, Annais, Anneyce, Annisa, Annisah, Annise, Ina, Inah, Ines, In-essa, Inez, Nessa, Nessah, Nesi, Nessie, Nessy, Nesta, Nestah, Nevsa, Nevesah, Neysa, Oona, Oonagh, Oonah, Una, Unah, Ynes, and : kind AIDOIOS: honored AIRLEA: Ethereal.

3 Variants include Airla, : GREEK name meaning ethereal. Variants include Airla, and : GREEK and Russian name meaning eagle. Variants include Acquilina, Aquilina, and : GREEK name of a sister of Ares, the god of : GREEK name of she who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her : Green myth name of a sorceress who when tired of her lovers turned them into stones, trees, or animals. Also feminine form of Alcinous, the king who entertained Odys-seus. Variants include Alcine, Alcinia, Allcine, Allcinia, Alseena, Alsina, Alsinia, Alsyna, and : daughter of AresALCMENE: mother of HerculesALCYONE: feminine form of Alcyoneus, who fought : winged gift. Variant Aldara : meaning unknown.

4 Variant Alerissa : help; aid. ALETA: footloose. Also a variant of Alethea, meaning truth. Variants include Aletta, Alette, Alletta, Allette, Lettee, Lettie, and : honesty; truth. Variants include Alathia, Alecta, Aleethia, Aleta, Aletea, Aletha, Aletheia, Alethia, Aletta, Alette, Alithea, Alithia, and : Feminine form of GREEK Alexander, meaning man s defender. Variants include Alastrina, Alastriona, Alejanda, Ale-jandra, Alejandrina, Aleka, Aleki, Alesandare, Alesandere, Alessanda, Alessandra, Alessandre, Alessandrina, Alessandrine, Alessia, Alex, Alexa, Alexandere, Alexanderia, Alexande-rina, Alexanderine, Alexandre, Alexandrea, Alexandreana, Alexandrena, Alexandrene, Alexandretta, Alexandria, Alexandrina, Alexandrine, Alexea, Alexena, Alexene, Alexia, Alexina, Alexine, Alexis, Ali, Aliki, Alissandre, Alissandrine, Alista, Alix, Alla, Allejandra, Allejandrina, Alle, Allessa, Allessandra, Allexa, Allexandra, Allexandrina, Allexina, Allexine, Alli, Allie, Allix, Ally, Anda, Cesya, Elena, Ellena, Lesy, Lesya, Lexi, Lexie, Lexine, Lexy, Lissandre.

5 Lissandrine, Olesia, Sanda, Sande, Sandi, Sandie, Sandra, Sandrina, Sandrine, Sandy, Sandye, Sanndra, Sasha, Sashenka, Shura, Shurochka, Sohndra, Sondra, Xandra, Zahndra, Zanda, Zanndra, Zohndra, and Zondra. ALEXIS: helper. Also used as a short form of Alexandra, meaning man s defender. Variants include Alessa, Alessi, Alexa, Alexi, Alexia, Lexi, Lexie, and : honest ALPHA: Firstborn. The first letter of the GREEK alphabet, sometimes used for first-born daughters. Also a Guinean name meaning leader. ALTHEA: healer; having healing power. Variants include Altha, Althaea, Althaia, Althia, Eltha, Elthea, and : like a blossom. ALYSIA: entrancing. ALYSSA: GREEK name meaning rational ; a variant of German Alice, meaning noble ; a variant of Hebrew Alisa, meaning great hap-piness ; can also be a flower name , taken from the alyssum.

6 Variants include Alissa, Allissa, Alysa, Ilyssa, and : she who nursed Zeus. Variant Amalthia : GREEK name meaning unfading beauty; forever lovely. Also an African name for paradise. Variants include Amargo, Amar-goe, Amargot, Amarinda, Amarra, Amarrinda, Mara, and : GREEK name meaning im-mortal. Also a flower name . Variants include Amaranda, Amarande, Amaranta (Sp.), and Amarante (Fr.).AMARIS: Hebrew name meaning pledged by God or given by God. Variants include Amarisa, Amariah, Amarise, and : fresh. Also a flower name . AMBROSIA: feminine form of GREEK Ambrose, meaning food of the gods and immortal. Variants include Ambrosina, Ambrosine, Ambrosinetta, Ambrosinette, Am-brosiya, Ambrotosa, Ambrozetta, Ambrozia, and : precious jewel.

7 AMPHITRITE: name of a sea goddessAMYMONE: mythological character who murdered her husbandANASSA: queen. ANASTASIA: GREEK name meaning resur-rection; rebirth; she shall rise again. Variants include Ana, Anastaise, Anastase, Anastasie, Anastasija, Anastasiya, Anastassia, Anastay, Anastazja (Pol.), Anasztaizia (Hung.), Anaszta-sia, Anestassia, Anstace, Anstass, Anstice, Asia, Asya, Nastassia, Nastassiya, Nastassja (Rus.), Nastassya, Nastenka, Nastya, Stace, Stacey, Stacia, Stacie, Stacy, Stasiya, Stasja, Stasya, Tasenka, Tasia, Tasiya, Tasja, and : from the east. Variant Anatolia : cruel woman in myth who was punished by the godsANDREA: Feminine form of GREEK Andrew, meaning masculine; courageous; a man s woman.

8 Variants include Aindrea, Andee, Andera, Andere (Basque), Anderea, Andi, Andie, Andra, Andre, Andreana (It.), Andreas (Gr.), Andr e, Andrei, Andresa, Andrewena, Andrewina, Andri, Andria, Andriana, Andy, Aundrea, Ohndrea, Ohndreea, Ohndria, On-drea, Ondreea, Ondria, Onndrea, Onndreea, and : wife of HectorANDROMEDA: GREEK myth name of the beautiful daughter of Cassiopeia who was rescued by Perseus from the sea monster Me-dusa. Andromeda was said to be an Ethiopian princess. Ancient Ethiopians considered Perseus and Andromeda the progenitors of the black : GREEK name meaning breath. Myth name of a nymph who was turned into a wind-flower, thus a flower name , too. Variants include Ann-Aymone, and : gentle ANGELA: GREEK name meaning messenger from God; angel.

9 Originally a boy s name . Variants include Aingeal, Ange, Angel, Angele, Angeleta, Angelia (It.), Angelica, Angelika, Angeliki (Gr.), Angelina (Sp.), Angeline, Angelique (Fr.), Angelita, Angelle, Angellina, Angie, Angil, Angilia, Angiola, Angy, Angyola, Anjel, Anjela, Anjelica, Anjelika, Anngela, Anngil, Anngilla, Anngiola, Annjela, Annjilla, and : finished; completed. Also a vari-ant of English Ann, meaning grace; favor. Variants include Anissa, Annes, Annice, and : feminine form of Antaeus, son of PoseidonANTHEA: flower; flowery. Variants include Annthea, Anthe, Anthia, Antia, and : in bloom; blooming. Vari-ants include Antheemia, Anthemya, and : mother of OdysseusANTIGONE: GREEK myth name of the sister of Priam, daughter of : daughter of AsopusANYSIA: complete APHRODITE: goddess of loveAPOLLINA: feminine form of GREEK Apollo, the god of the sun.

10 Variants include Abbelina, Abbeline, Abellona (Dan.), Apollinaris (Lat.), Apolline (Fr.), Apollinia, Apollonia, Apollyne, Appoline, Appolinia, and : myth nameARACHNE: GREEK myth name of a young girl who was turned into a spider by : GREEK name taken from the place, meaning pastoral happiness. Variants include Arcadie, and Arkadina (Rus.).ARETE: virtuous; woman of virtue. Variants include Areta, Aretha, Arethusa, Aretina, Aretta, Arette, Oreta, Oretha, Oretta, Orette, and : name of the daughter of Posei-don, meaning excellence. Also a variant of Arete, meaning woman of virtue. ARGIA: all-seeing. Variant Argie : Very pure; most holy. GREEK myth name of the daughter of King Minos who helped Theseus escape from the Laby-rinth.