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Rhode Feminine Greek Bible Latin Bible +1 Greek Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

Rhode is the Greek form of Rhoda.Rhoda itself comes from the ancient Greek word ῥόδον (rhodon), meaning "rose." In the New Testament, Rhoda is the name of a servant girl (a maid) in the house of Mary, the mother of John...

Rhodopis Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Rhodopis is an Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "rose-faced," derived from ῥόδον (rhodon) meaning "rose" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye." This name is most famously associated with an ancient Greek tale of a slave gi...

Rhoxane Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Rhoxane is the Ancient Greek form of Roxana. It derives from the Greek transliteration Ῥωξάνη (Rhōxánē), which itself comes from an Old Persian or Bactrian name ultimately rooted in the Old Iranian word *rauxšnā, meaning...

Roxana Feminine English Romanian +2 English Romanian Spanish Ancient Greek

Roxana is a feminine first name with roots in ancient Persia, used in English, Romanian, Spanish, and Ancient Greek cultures. Its meaning derives from a long line of linguistic evolution: the name comes from the Latin Ro...

Sappho Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Sappho is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin. It is possibly derived from the Greek word σάπφειρος (sappheiros), meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli". The name is most famously borne by Sappho (circa 630–570 B...

Sophia Feminine Dutch English +3 Dutch English German Greek Ancient Greek

Sophia is a feminine given name derived from the Greek word Σοφία (Sophía), meaning "wisdom." In early Christian tradition, Sophia was known as the personification of wisdom, and the name is also associated with a legend...

Sostrate Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Sostrate is a feminine name of Ancient Greek origin, composed of the elements sos (σῶς), meaning "safe, whole, unwounded," and stratos (στρατός), meaning "army," thus giving the overall sense of "safe army." This name be...

Soteria Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Soteria is a female name of Greek origin, meaning "salvation, deliverance". In Greek mythology, Soteria was the personification of safety and salvation, a spirit (daimona) among the personified virtues and concepts that...

Soteris Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

EtymologySoteris is the feminine form of Soterios, a Greek name derived from the word sōtēr (σωτήρ), meaning "saviour, deliverer," or from sōtēria (σωτηρία) meaning "salvation, deliverance." This etymology relates Soteri...

Stratonice Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Stratonice is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name Στρατονίκη (Stratonike), derived from the elements στρατός (stratos), meaning "army", and νίκη (nike), meaning "victory". Thus, Stratonice carries the powerful c...

Stratonike Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Stratonike is the Greek form of Stratonice, a name rooted in the ancient Greek elements στρατός (stratos) meaning "army" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory." The name thus conveys the meaning "army victory" or "victory of...

Syntyche Feminine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Syntyche is a masculine form of Euodia and appears in few texts.

Thaïs Feminine French Ancient Greek French Ancient Greek

Thaïs is a name of Ancient Greek origin, most famously borne by a 4th-century BCE Greek hetaira who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns. The name's exact etymology remains uncertain: it possibly derives from...

Thais Feminine Spanish Ancient Greek Spanish Ancient Greek

Thais is an alternate transcription of Ancient Greek Θαΐς, as well as the usual Spanish form of Thaïs. The name variously appears as Thaïs, Thaís, or Taís in different languages. Its meaning is uncertain; it possibly mea...

Theano Feminine Greek Greek +1 Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Theano is a female name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word thea meaning "goddess". The name has a rich history, borne by several figures from Greek mythology and a notable philosopher from the 6th century BC. E...

Themistoclea Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Themistoclea is a feminine form of the Greek name Themistocles, derived from the elements themis meaning "law of nature, divine law" and kleos meaning "glory." It was borne by a 6th-century BC Greek priestess of Delphi,...

Themistokleia Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Themistokleia is the Ancient Greek form of Themistoclea.Etymology and RootsThe name traces back through Themistoclea to the masculine Themistocles, which is the Latinized form of the Greek Themistokles (Θεμιστοκλῆς). The...

Theodora Feminine English Greek +1 English Greek Ancient Greek

Theodora is the feminine form of Theodore, derived from the Greek elements theos ("god") and doron ("gift"), thus meaning "gift of god." The name is first attested in Mycenaean Greek, written in Linear B as 𐀳𐀃𐀈𐀨 (te-o-do...

Theodosia Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Theodosia is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the masculine name Theodosius. The name is composed of the Greek elements theos (god) and dosis (giving), collectively meaning "giving to God" or "divine g...

Theodota Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Theodota is a Latinized form of Theodote, the feminine form of the Greek name Theodotos, which in turn is derived from the Greek words theos ("god") and dotos ("given"), meaning "given to god." This name thus carries a d...

Theodote Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

EtymologyTheodote is a feminine form of the ancient Greek name Theodotus (Latinized from Θεόδοτος, Theodotos), which derives from the elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and δοτός (dotos) meaning "given." The name thus c...

Theokleia Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Theokleia is the Ancient Greek original form of the name Thekla. Derived from the elements theos meaning "god" and kleos meaning "glory," Theokleia signifies "glory of God." This name is best known from the apocryphal Ac...

Theophania Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Theophania is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin. It is the feminine form of Theophanes, which means "manifestation of God" from the Greek elements θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appear...

Theophila Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Theophila is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, derived as the feminine form of Theophilus. The name Theophilus comes from the Greek Θεόφιλος (Theophilos), composed of the elements theos (“god”) and philos (“...

Theophile Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Theophile is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin. It is the feminine form of Theophilus, a theophoric name derived from the Greek elements theos ("god") and philos ("friend, loved one"). The name Theophile ther...

Timarete Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Timarete (Greek: Τιμαρέτη) is an Ancient Greek female name meaning "honouring virtue" or "excellence of honour," derived from the Greek elements τιμάω (timao) "to honour" and ἀρετή (arete) "virtue, excellence." The name...

Timo 3 Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Timo 3 is an Ancient Greek feminine name, a feminine form of Timon. The root name Timon derives from the Greek verb τιμάω (timao), meaning "to honour, to esteem." This etymology places Timo 3 within a family of names tha...

Timothea Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Timothea is the feminine form of Timothy, ultimately deriving from the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos), meaning "honouring God" — from τιμάω (timao, "to honour") and θεός (theos, "god").EtymologyThe name Timothea is form...

Trophime Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Trophime is a name with dual usage: in Ancient Greek it is a feminine form of Trophimus, while in French it is used as a masculine name, also derived from Trophimus. The name ultimately traces back to the Greek Trophimos...

Tryphaina Feminine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Tryphaina is the Greek form of Tryphena, derived from the Greek name Τρύφαινα (Tryphaina), which itself comes from the Greek word τρυφή (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy." This name appears in the New Testament, where...

Tryphosa Feminine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Tryphosa is a Greek name that appears in the New Testament, mentioned in Paul's Epistle to the Romans (16:12) as a Christian woman commended as a "worker in the Lord." The name is derived from Greek τρυφή (tryphe), meani...

Tyche Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Tyche (; Ancient Greek: Τύχη Túkhē, 'Luck') is the Greek goddess of fortune, luck, and fate, whose name directly translates to "chance, luck, fortune" in Greek. In Classical Greek mythology, she is the daughter of the Ti...

Xanthe Feminine Greek Ancient Greek Greek Ancient Greek

Xanthe is a feminine name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow, blond, fair-haired". In Greek mythology, Xanthe was borne by several minor figures, including one of the Oceanids (...

Xanthippe Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Xanthippe is the feminine form of Xanthippos, an Ancient Greek name composed of the elements xanthos meaning "yellow" and hippos meaning "horse." This name is most famously borne by the wife of the philosopher Socrates,...

Xenia Feminine Greek Spanish +1 Greek Spanish Ancient Greek

Xenia is a female given name directly derived from the ancient Greek word ξένια (xenia), meaning "hospitality" — a concept rooted in the Greek noun ξένος (xenos), which signifies both "foreigner" and "guest". The name th...

Xeno Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Xeno is a feminine name of Ancient Greek origin. It is the feminine form of Xenon, which itself derives from the Greek word ξένος (xenos), meaning "foreigner" or "guest." The name thus carries connotations of hospitality...

Zenais Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Zenais is an Ancient Greek variant of Zenaida. The name Zenaida, in turn, appears to be a Greek derivative of Zenais itself, but both ultimately derive from the name of the king of the Greek gods, Zeus. The root of Zeus...

Zenobia Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Zenobia is an Ancient Greek name meaning "life of Zeus," derived from the Greek Zenos (of Zeus) and bios (life). It was famously borne by Septimia Zenobia (c. 240 – c. 274), the queen of the Palmyrene Empire who challeng...

Zoe Feminine Czech English +4 Czech English German Italian Spanish +1

Zoe is a feminine given name of Greek origin, directly derived from the Greek word ζωή (zoe) meaning "life." As a core concept representing vitality and existence, the name has deep roots in both Hellenic culture and Jud...

Zosime Feminine Ancient Greek Ancient Greek

Zosime is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, derived as the feminine form of Zosimus. Zosimus itself comes from the Greek name Zosimos (Ζώσιμος), which is based on the adjective zōsimos (ζώσιμος) meaning 'via...

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