Ancient Greek Names
- Chrysanthos
Origin:
GreekDescription:
Meaning "golden flower", this name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd century saint.
- Nicomedes
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pondering victory"Description:
Even more daunting than Nicodemus.
- Hagne
- Demosthenes
- Eupraxia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"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 GreekMeaning:
"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:
GreekMeaning:
"friend of god"Description:
Feminine form of Theophilus