315+ Greek Boy Names (with Meanings)

Timeo is a Top 100 name in France but is virtually unknown in the English-speaking world. Appearing briefly in the New Testament and related to Timon, a Shakespearean name, Timeo is a valid possibility for parents looking for an unusual name with cross-cultural cred.

This ancient saint's name was borne by the infamous midcentury playboy, Porfirio Rubirosa.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was born on the Greek Island of Lefkada, the origin of the name he used as a first. But as a writer, he was known as Koizumi Yakumo, a collector of Japanese folk tales and ghost stories. Truly an international choice.

Do you really want to name your baby after a car when there are so many other lex possibilities?

Zealous and noble, an unusual and strong choice -- and if the original is too much of a mouthful, you can always call him Zen.

Not as familiar and easy as Christopher, not as unusual and interesting as Christoph or Krzysztof.

Old southern name too close to "philanderer".

One of the more accessible X names, though Xeno or Zeno might sound more modern.

Not nearly as popular as neighbors Trenton and Camden, but occasionally used for girls. Shirley Temple played a Philadelphia in the old western movie "Fort Apache."

This name of an ancient Greek historian sounds too long-ago and faraway to consider for a modern child.

Pelagios is one of the more outre of the sea-related names. But Pel could work as a short form -- or Gus.

This grand name combines "lysis" (freedom) and "andros" (man). Lysander is a related, and more recognizable, variation.

Creative variation on Peter.

Following a custom among scholars in Renaissance Germany, Neander is the classical form of the surname Newman. But the bullies at school are sure to call him Neanderthal.

A lengthy Olde World route to Nick.

The positive-meaning name of a seventh century saint.

One of the most severely punished characters in Greek mythology, and the first two syllables don't help.

Even more daunting than Nicodemus.