Greek Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

Antimony is a lustrous grey metal. Beware though - antimony is very poisonous and harmful to the environment, so a bit of a harsh name to give to a child.

Peg is a nostalgic turn-of-the-last-century nickname, sociable but slight. Like near-identical twin Peggy, Peg is in mothballs.

Penthia might not be the most charming flower name, but as the lovely Penelope ascends, and the lovely Cynthia fades away, a compromise may be in order.

Agapi has a sweet meaning of love and affection, but though this name is used in modern Greece, it's one of the Greek names for girls that has not yet emigrated to the US along with so many of her sisters.

A saint's name, which comes from a Greek root meaning 'Stop!" because it was originally bestowed on a son whose older siblings had not survived, and was given in the sense of "Stop dying."

Alternative (rarer) spelling of Roxanne.

Lexis is a condensation of Alexis, or the expression of a wish to drive a Lexus. Go with the longer form.

A twentieth-century Greek saint's name redolent of the beverage of the gods that imparted immortality.

Cindy for the 21st century.

Slavic twist on a classic.

Parthenios, the name of a Greek river god, is draped in a toga.

Tassia is an obscure short form used mostly in Russia and Eastern Europe, where the name Anastasia as in the executed Russian princess is common. Rarely found in the English-speaking world, Tassia could make a distinctive and attractive nickname for this elegant royal name and can easily stand on its own.

Ilena-style variants have all been considered more stylish than Helen for many years.

Though this one would be sure to inspire confusion, Ven- names can be an intriguing alternative to the Ben- group.

Like Gandy, a rarely heard name (there was a seventies movie called Zandy's Bride) that has a lot more energy and charm than its commoner cousins Andy, Randy, and Sandy.

Has a dark, brooding image, thanks in large part to actor John Stamos.

A creative spelling variation of the Top 100 name Melanie.