Ancient Greek Names

  1. Chrysanthos
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Description:

      Meaning "golden flower", this name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd century saint.
  2. Nicomedes
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "pondering victory"
    • Description:

      Even more daunting than Nicodemus.
  3. Hagne
    • Demosthenes
      • Eupraxia
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "good conduct"
        • Description:

          This rare name, used by a Byzantine saint, is not as attractive as other Greek "Eu" name like Eugenia, Eulalie and Eudora. This probably belongs in the footnotes of the history books.
      • Thaddaeus
        • Timotheos
          • Arsenios
            • Origin:

              Latin from Greek
            • Meaning:

              "masculine, virile"
            • Description:

              St. Arsenius (or Arsenios) the Great was a 5th-century Roman saint remembered for his influence on asceticism.
          • Eunike
            • Hippolytos
              • Theodoros
                • Eugenios
                  • Homeros
                    • Theophila
                      • Origin:

                        Greek
                      • Meaning:

                        "friend of god"
                      • Description:

                        Feminine form of Theophilus