Names That Mean Greek

  1. Lindus
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "Ancient Greek place name"
    • Description:

      Lindus or Lindos was one of the most important towns in ancient Rhodes. Lindus also was the native place of Cleobulus, one of the Seven Sages of Greece.
  2. Lindos
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "Ancient Greek place name"
    • Description:

      Variant of Lindus
  3. Kyrielle
    • Origin:

      English literary term from Greek Kyrie
    • Description:

      In literature, a Kyrielle is a form of poetry that has rhyming couplets or quatrains. It originated with the French troubadour tradition. It is called a Kyrielle after the Christian Kyrie. In 2016, 16 girls in the US were given this name.
  4. Zoyah
    • Origin:

      Russian and Greek variation of Zoe
    • Description:

      Zoya meets Toyah in this slightly elaborated spelling.
  5. Paradise
    • Origin:

      Ancient Iranian, via Greek and Latin
    • Description:

      A name with pleasant associations on a par with Eden and Heaven. It has been in low but steady use since the 1990s.
  6. Kristófer
    • Origin:

      Icelandic variation of Christopher, Greek and Latin
    • Meaning:

      "Christian"
    • Description:

      A common and traditional name in Iceland, where it is the predominant form of Christopher.
  7. Ulixes
    • Origin:

      Latin variation of the Greek Odysseus
    • Meaning:

      "wrathful"
    • Description:

      Like Ulysses, Ulixes is a Latin variation of Odysseus. This spelling has never appeared on the US popularity charts, perhaps in part due to Ulysses's presidential ties.
  8. Krisztofer
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Christopher, Greek and Latin
    • Meaning:

      "bearer of Christ"
  9. Kristian
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Christian, Greek from Latin
    • Meaning:

      "follower of Christ"
    • Description:

      Only about 1 percent of babies named Christian are girls, but that was nearly 50 baby girls in the US last year so the name is not unknown. The Kristian variation makes it more reminiscent of Kristen or Kristin, but that might also introduce confusion.
  10. Giacinda
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Jacinta, Spanish from Greek flower name
    • Meaning:

      "hyacinth"
    • Description:

      New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Barrett made this lovely and unusual flower name familiar to English speakers. Giacinda is the Italian version.
  11. Gaïa
    • Origin:

      French from Greek and Latin
    • Meaning:

      "earth mother; rejoicing"
    • Description:

      French spelling of Gaia.