Browse 211 Baby Names & First Names by Origin, Letter

Achilleas Masculine Greek Greek

Achilleas is the modern Greek form of Achilles. In Greek legend, Achilles was a central hero of Homer's Iliad, known as the bravest of the Greek warriors who fought against the Trojans. He was eventually killed by an arr...

Achillefs Masculine Greek Greek

Achillefs is a modern Greek form of Achilleus, which is the classical Greek version of the legendary name Achilles. The name is rooted in ancient mythology, with its ultimate origin tracing back to the Homeric hero Achil...

Adam Masculine Arabic Dhivehi +26 Arabic Dhivehi Georgian Hebrew Indonesian +23

Adam is a name of profound historical and religious significance, originating from the Hebrew word adam meaning "man." Its etymology is debated, with possible roots in the Hebrew ʾaḏam ("to be red," referring to skin ton...

Adamantios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Adamantios is a Greek masculine given name derived from the ancient Greek word ἀδάμας (adamas), meaning "unconquerable, unbreakable, adamant." The genitive form ἀδάμαντος (adamantos) gives rise to the name's ending. The...

Agamemnon Masculine Greek Greek Greek Greek

Agamemnon is a name of Greek origin that carries the meaning "very steadfast" or "resolute," derived from the elements ἄγαν ('very much') and μένω ('to stay, stand fast'). In Greek mythology, he was the king of Mycenae (...

Agapios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Agapios is the Greek and Ancient Greek masculine form of Agape, derived from the Greek word ἀγάπη (agape) meaning “love.” The name is closely associated with early Christian martyrdom and has been borne by several saints...

Agapitos Masculine Greek Greek

Agapitos is the Modern Greek form of Agapito, a name derived from the Late Latin Agapitus or Agapetus, which itself comes from the Greek name Ἀγαπητός (Agapetos) meaning "beloved."Etymology and HistoryThe Greek root ἀγαπ...

Aimilios Masculine Greek Greek

Aimilios is an alternate transcription of the Greek name Αιμίλιος, which itself is a Greek form of Emil via Emilios. This connects Aimilios to the ancient Roman family name Aemilius, derived from Latin aemulus meaning "r...

Akakios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Akakios is a Greek masculine given name derived from the Greek word ἀκακία (akakia), meaning "innocent, not evil." The name is composed of the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and κάκη (kake), meaning "evil." Thus, the literal se...

Alekos Masculine Greek Greek

Alekos (Greek: Αλέκος) is a diminutive of the Greek name Alexandros, which itself is the Hellenic form of the ancient Greek name Alexander, meaning 'defending men' from the elements ἀλέξω (alexo), 'to defend', and ἀνήρ (...

Alexandros Masculine Greek Greek +2 Greek Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Alexandros is the Greek form of the name Alexander, derived from the Greek elements ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). Thus, the name conveys the meaning "defending m...

Alkiviadis Masculine Greek Greek

Alkiviadis is a modern Greek form of the ancient name Alcibiades. The ancient Greek original, Alkibiades, is derived from the elements alke (ἀλκή, “strength, prowess”) and bia (βία, “force”) combined with the patronymic...

Anargyros Masculine Greek Greek

Anargyros is a Greek masculine given name derived from the ancient Greek term ἀνάργυρος (anargyros), meaning "poor, incorruptible." The word is formed from the negative prefix ἀ- (a-) and ἄργυρος (argyros, "silver"), lit...

Anastasios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Anastasios is the Greek form of the Latinized name Anastasius, derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἀναστάσιος (Anastasios). The name means "resurrection,” stemming from the Greek word ἀνάστασις (anastasis), which itself...

Andreas Masculine Danish Dutch +8 Danish Dutch German Greek Norwegian +5

Andreas is the Ancient Greek and Latin form of Andrew, and it is also the form used in Modern Greek, German, and Welsh. The name derives from the Greek noun ἀνήρ (anēr), meaning "man," with its derivative ἀνδρεῖος (andre...

Andronikos Masculine Greek Greek Bible +1 Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Andronikos is the Greek form of Andronicus, derived from the Ancient Greek elements ἀνήρ (genitive ἀνδρός) meaning “man” and νίκη meaning “victory”. The name thus carries the meaning of “victory of a man” or “male victor...

Anestis Masculine Greek Greek

Anestis is a Greek given name that means "resurrected, risen" in Greek, derived from the elements ἀνά (ana) meaning "up" and ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to rise". It is sometimes used as a short form of the relat...

Angelos Masculine Greek Greek

Angelos is a Greek masculine given name, derived from the Byzantine Greek noble family name Angelos. It is the Greek form of the Latin name Angelus, which ultimately comes from the Greek word ἄγγελος (angelos) meaning "m...

Anthimos Masculine Greek Greek

Anthimos is a Greek masculine given name derived from the Greek word anthos (ἄνθος), meaning "flower" or "blossom". The name thus signifies "blooming" or "flowered". It is a rare ancient name that appears in early Christ...

Antonios Masculine Greek Greek

Antonios is a masculine given name and surname used primarily in Greece, serving as a variant of Antonis. Both names are Greek forms of the Latin Antonius, a Roman family name of — it is assumed — Etruscan origin. The mo...

Antonis Masculine Greek Greek

Antonis (Greek: Αντώνης) is a Greek masculine given name, serving as a variant of Antonios, which itself is a Greek form of the Roman family name Antonius. Ultimately, the name traces back to the Latin Antonius, a Roman...

Apollon Masculine Greek Greek Greek Greek

Apollon is a direct Greek form of Apollo, retaining the original ancient Greek nominative Ἀπόλλων (Apollon). Used in several European languages—including Danish, Finnish, and sometimes English as a synonym—it refers to t...

Apostolis Masculine Greek Greek

Apostolis is a variant of the Greek given name Apostolos, derived from the Greek word apóstolos (Απόστολος) meaning "messenger, apostle." The name is composed of the prefix apo ("from") and stellein ("to send"), referrin...

Apostolos Masculine Greek Greek

Apostolos (Greek: Απόστολος) is a common male given name in Greece, derived from the Greek noun apostolos, meaning "messenger" or "apostle." The name comes from ἀπό (apo, "from") and στέλλω (stello, "to send"), reflectin...

Argyris Masculine Greek Greek

Argyris is a modern Greek given name and surname, derived from the ancient Greek word argyros (ἄργυρος), meaning "silver." It is the modern Greek form of Argyros, a name that directly references the precious metal. The n...

Aris 1 Masculine Greek Greek

Aris is a modern Greek masculine name that serves as a vernacular form of Ares, the name of the Greek god of war. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis, the Greek version of Aristotle. The name is predominantly...

Aristeidis Masculine Greek Greek

Aristeidis is an alternate transcription of the Greek name Αριστείδης (Aristidis), itself a modern Greek form of the ancient name Aristides. The name is composed of the Greek elements aristos meaning "best" and the patro...

Aristidis Masculine Greek Greek

Aristidis is a modern Greek form of the ancient name Aristides. Originating from the Greek Ἀριστείδης (Aristeides), it combines aristos meaning "best" with the patronymic suffix ides, conveying the sense of "son of the b...

Aristotelis Masculine Greek Greek

Aristotelis is the Modern Greek form of the ancient name Aristotle, renowned for its association with one of the most influential philosophers in Western history.Etymology and OriginThe name derives from the Ancient Gree...

Asterios Masculine Greek Greek +1 Greek Greek Ancient Greek

EtymologyAsterios is the Greek form of Asterius, itself a Latinized derivative of the Greek name Asterios. Unsurprisingly, the name hails from the Greek word aster meaning "star", conferring upon the bearer a celestial s...

Athan Masculine Greek Greek

Etymology and Meaning Athan is a Greek masculine given name, typically used as a short form of Athanasios or its Latin equivalent Athanasius. The root name derives from the Greek athanatos (a-, "not," + thanatos, "death"...

Athanasios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

OverviewAthanasios is a Greek masculine given name, derived from the ancient Greek name Ἀθανάσιος (Athanasios), meaning "immortal" — a combination of the negative prefix ἀ (a, "not") and θάνατος (thanatos, "death"). In c...

Avraam Masculine Greek Greek

Avraam is the modern Greek form of Abraham. The name Abraham itself derives from the Hebrew ʾAvraham, traditionally interpreted as meaning "father of many" or a contraction of Abram and hamon (“multitude”). According to...

Babis Masculine Greek Greek

Babis is a Greek masculine given name, typically used as a diminutive of Charalampos (also spelled Charalambos). This name bears a rich heritage within Greek language and culture. The root name Charalampos derives from t...

Charalambos Masculine Greek Greek

Charalambos is a Greek masculine given name, an alternate transcription of Charalampos (Greek Χαράλαμπος). The name derives from the Greek elements chara (χαρά) meaning 'happiness' and lampo (λάμπω) meaning 'to shine', t...

Charalampos Masculine Greek Greek

Charalampos is a Greek male given name derived from the elements chara (χαρά), meaning "happiness" or "joy," and lampo (λάμπω), meaning "to shine." Combined, the name signifies "to shine from happiness" or "glowing with...

Charilaos Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Charilaos is a Greek male given name that combines two meaningful elements: charis, meaning "grace" or "kindness," and laos, meaning "people." The full meaning is thus "grace of the people." The name is rendered in Latin...

Christakis Masculine Greek Greek

Christakis is a Greek masculine name that began as a diminutive of Christos 2, the Modern Greek form of the ancient name Chrestos (meaning “useful, good”). Over time, the spelling of Christos was conflated with the more...

Christodoulos Masculine Greek Greek

Etymology and MeaningChristodoulos is a Greek masculine given name that literally means "slave of Christ" or "servant of Christ." It is a theophoric name, combining the Greek Christos (Χριστός), meaning "anointed one"—a...

Christoforos Masculine Greek Greek

Christoforos is a modern Greek male given name, equivalent to Christopher. It derives from the Late Greek name Christophoros (Χριστόφορος), meaning "bearing Christ," from Christos (Χριστός) and phero (φέρω), "to bear." E...

Christos 2 Masculine Greek Greek

Etymology and MeaningChristos 2 is a Modern Greek name that represents a confluence of two ancient Greek roots. It is the modern form of Chrestos, derived from the Ancient Greek χρηστός (chrestos) meaning "useful, good."...

Christos 1 Masculine Greek Greek

Christos 1 is a Modern Greek male name derived from the Greek word Χριστός (Christos), meaning "anointed". This term originates from χρίω (chrio), meaning "to anoint". It was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Chri...

Chrysanthos Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Chrysanthos is a masculine name of Greek origin meaning "golden flower." It derives from the Greek elements chryseos ("golden") and anthos ("flower"), an evocative compound that reflects the practice of creating ornament...

Chrysostomos Masculine Greek Greek

Chrysostomos is a Greek masculine given name derived from the epithet Chrysostomos (χρυσόστομος), meaning “golden mouth.” It combines the Greek elements chrysos (χρυσός, “gold”) and stoma (στόμα, “mouth”). The name origi...

Costas Masculine Greek Greek

Costas is a common Greek given name and surname, functioning as an alternate transcription of the Greek Κώστας (Kostas). As a short form of Konstantinos, it is the Greek equivalent of Constantine. The name ultimately der...

Daniil Masculine Belarusian Greek +1 Belarusian Greek Russian

Daniil is a Russian, Belarusian, and Greek form of the biblical name Daniel.EtymologyThe name ultimately derives from the Hebrew Daniyyel (דָּנִיֵּאל), meaning 'God is my judge', from the roots din ('to judge') and el ('...

Demetrios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Demetrios is the Ancient Greek form of Demetrius, as well as an alternate transcription of the Modern Greek Dimitrios. The name derives from the Greek goddess Demeter 1, the goddess of agriculture and fertility, and mean...

Diamantis Masculine Greek Greek

Diamantis is a Greek masculine given name derived from the Greek word diamanti (διαμάντι), meaning "diamond." The name thus symbolizes hardness, brilliance, and value, qualities traditionally associated with the gemstone...

Dimitrios Masculine Greek Greek

Dimitrios is the modern Greek transcription of Demetrios, itself the original Greek form of the Latinized Demetrius. The name ultimately derives from the ancient Greek Dēmḗtrios (Δημήτριος), meaning “devoted to the godde...

Dimitris Masculine Greek Greek

Dimitris (Δημήτρης) is the Modern Greek vernacular form of the older Demetrios or Dimitrios, ultimately deriving from the ancient Greek name Demetrius (Δημήτριος). Common in Greece and Cyprus, Dimitris is widely used as...

Dimos Masculine Greek Greek

Dimosthenis and Dimitrios origins Dimos is a short form of either Dimitrios or Dimosthenis — two names with distinct etymologies—and is widely used as a given name or nickname in modern Greece, rarely as a surname. Dimos...

Dimosthenis Masculine Greek Greek

Dimosthenis is a modern Greek transcription of the ancient name Demosthenes (Δημοσθένης). It is a masculine given name still used in Greece today.EtymologyDemosthenes is derived from the Greek elements δῆμος (demos), mea...

Diomidis Masculine Greek Greek

Diomidis is the modern Greek transcription of the ancient name Diomedes, one of the most celebrated heroes in Greek mythology. The name Diomedes is derived from the Greek elements Dios (Διός), meaning "of Zeus", and mede...

Dionysios Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Dionysios is a Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god Dionysos. Etymologically, it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys-, paralleling patterns like Apollon-ios fro...

Dorotheos Masculine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Dorotheos is the Greek masculine form of Dorothea, meaning "gift of god" from Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift" and θεός (theos) "god". The name is the male counterpart of Dorothea and a cognate of Theodore, which reverses the...

Efstathios Masculine Greek Greek

Efstathios is a modern Greek given name, derived from the ancient name Eustathios. It ultimately traces back to the Greek elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and ἵστημι (histemi) meaning "to stand, to set up," giving the mea...

Efstratios Masculine Greek Greek

Efstratios is the modern Greek form of Eustratios, an ancient Greek name meaning "good army". It is derived from the Greek elements εὖ (eu) meaning "good" and στρατός (stratos) meaning "army".The name has strong Christia...

Efthimios Masculine Greek Greek

Efthimios is an alternate transcription of the Greek name Ευθύμιος (Efthymios), which itself derives from the Ancient Greek Εὐθύμιος (Euthymios), meaning "in good spirits, generous." The name is a modern Greek form, comm...

Efthymios Masculine Greek Greek

Efthymios is a modern Greek masculine given name, the vernacular form of the ancient name Euthymios (Latinized as Euthymius). It derives from the Greek adjective εὔθυμος (euthymos), which combines the elements εὖ (eu) 'g...

Eleftherios Masculine Greek Greek

Eleftherios is a masculine given name of Greek origin, serving as the modern Greek form of Eleutherius. Its root is Eleutherios, an ancient Greek name meaning “free,” derived from the Greek word eleutheros. The name carr...

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