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Boy Names of Greek Origin

Greek baby names and what they mean, for greek, greece, with 302 results. These boy names were at the top of their popularity 5 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 13.81%) and are somewhat less popular today (ADOPTION 7.9%, 43%), with names such as Basil becoming less fashionable. The most fashionable names for newborns here are Elias (#67), Kai (#113), Kyrie (#222), Sebastian (#18) and Theodore (#44), while Durian (TOP 47%) and Anderes (71%) are popular last names. Here is the list of Greek names for girls.

Greek names

Acacio - Alex | Alexander - Anstice | Antaeus - Athanasios | Athens - Christopher | Cipriano - Damario | Damaskenos - Eleodoro | .. - .. | Zindel - Zoilo

Acacio - Alex

Acacio
"Thorny tree." Acacio (cf. Acio, Amancio) is a popular -cio suffix surname. Spanish name ..

Achilles

Achilles
From Achilleus .. Achilles is a rare men's name, appearing often (TOP 23%) as a surname.

Adelphe
"Brother." Adelphe, Adelfus, etc. are not frequently adopted as birth names. French name.

Adonis

Adonis
"Extremely good looking, handsome." Adonys and variants soared in popularity in 2018. Greek mythology: a youth beloved of ..

Aegeus
"Protection." Argeus and Asgeus are creative forms. .. Greek mythology: King Aegeus was the ..

Aeneas
"To praise." Not Top 2000 names. From Aineias, from Greek ainein. Mythology ..

Aeolus
"Variable, changeable." Uncommon, with the -us ending for Aeolus, Aiolus, like Anngus, Alexus. Greek mythology: Aiolos was the god ..

Aeson
Greek mythology: the father of Jason .. Uncommon as a boys' name, but Aeson is similar to the more common Anson. See also Asen.

Agamemnon
"Working slowly." Outside Top 2000. Greek mythology ..

Agapito

Agapito
"Lovingkindness, charity." Agapetus and forms grew in popularity in the 1920s. .. name from the Greek word "agape" ..

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Greek names: Achilles, Adonis, Agapito, Alec, Alejandro

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Greek names: Alek, Alex

Agathias
"Good, honorable." Outside Top 2000. The masculine form of Agatha.

Ajax
Greek mythology: the name of two .. Ajan is a somewhat popular kid's name.

Aktaion
"One who lives in Akte (Attica)." Not in popularity charts.

Alasdair1
"Man's defender." Alasdair is rarely used as a men's name. Cross-gender use. Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, often ..

Alastair, var. Alasdair2
"Man's defender." Al is prevalent (TOP 36%) as a given name. Scottish variant of Alistair, from Alexander ..

Alcander
"Strong." Unusual, with the common masculine -der suffix for Alcander, Alcinder, etc., like Alexander.

Alec

Alec
"Man's defender, warrior." Alec has dwindled in popularity as a children's name circa 1994. Short form of Alexander.

Alejandro

Alejandro
"Man's defender, warrior." Alejandro is recognizable (TOP 25%) as a men's name, whereas Alejandrino, Alejo and Alexandro are atypical. Variant of Alexander.

Alek

Alek1
"Man's defender, warrior." A familiar birth name. See also Aleck. Russian form of Alex.

Alex

Alex, var. Alek2, Alec
"Man's defender, warrior." Usage of Alec and Alex as baby names has diminished since 1994. Short form of Alexander ..

Quick Reference

Summary Index of names [and variants] for Greek names for boys.

1. Acacio - Alex
Acacio, Achilles, Adelphe, Adonis, Aegeus, Aeneas [Eneas], Aeolus, Aeson, Agamemnon, Agapito, Agathias, Ajax, Aktaion, Alasdair, Alastair [Allaster, ..], Alcander, Alec, Alejandro, Alek, Alex [Alek, ..]


Alexander [Zander, ..], Alexis, Alistair [Alastair], Allaster, Alpha, Ambrose [Emrys], Anacletus [Cletus], Anastasios [Anstice], Anatole, Anders, Andino, Andre [Ondre, ..], Andreas, Andrew [Ondre, ..], Andrian, Andrik, Androcles, Angel, Aniketos, Anstice


Antaeus, Antares, Antenor, Apolonio, Apollo, Apostolos, Arcadio, Archelaus, Archimedes, Ares, Argus, Aris, Aristeo [Aris], Aristides, Aristotle, Arius, Arsenio, Artemas, Astraeus, Athanasios


Athens, Atlas, Atreo, Baptist, Barnabas, Basil [Vasilis], Belisario, Bemus, Berilo, Braulio, Cadmus, Caduceus, Cassander, Castor, Catlin, Cetus, Chairo, Chris, Christie, Christopher [Kit, ..]


Cipriano, Ciriaco, Ciro, Claus, Cleanth, Cleon, Cleophas, Cletus [Clitus, ..], Clitus, Corydon, Cosmo, Costas, Coulson, Crisanto, Cristofer, Cyrano, Cyril [Kiril], Cyrus [Ciro], Daedalus, Damario


Damaskenos, Damian [Damon], Damon, Dardanos, Darion, Darius, Deacon, Delius, Delphin, Demetrius [Dimitri], Demos, Denis, Dennis [Dion, ..], Dimitri, Dion, Dorian, Efigenio, Egidio, Eladio, Eleodoro


Elias [Elliot], Elliot, Elmo, Elpidos, Emrys, Eneas, Epaminondas, Epicurus, Epemetheus, Erasmus [Rasmus], Erastus, Esias, Esteban, Etienne, Ettore, Eudocio, Eugene [Yevgeny, ..], Eulogio, Euodias, Euphemios


Euripides, Eusebius, Eustace, Evander, Evangel, Evaristus, Ezio, Faivish [Feivel], Feivel, Felipe, Fyodor, Galen, Gene, Genesis, George [Yuri, ..], Gerasim, Geronimo, Giles [Egidio], Gregor, Gregory [Gregor]


Hali, Hector [Ettore], Hercules, Hermes, Hesperos, Hieremias, Hieronymos, Hippolytus, Homer, Hyacinth, Icarus, Ilias, Ion, Irenio, Isandro, Isidore [Dorian], Iskander, Istvan, Jacinto, Jason


Jasper, Jerome [Hieronymos, ..], Jordi, Joren, Jorge, Jude, Julius, Jurgen, Kai, Kalogeros, Keoki, Kester, Kiril [Cyril], Kit, Kristopher, Kyrie, Ladon, Leander, Leon, Leviticus


Lexer, Linus, Loukas, Luke [Loukas], Lysander, Macedonio, Makarios, Matthias, Melesio, Mentor, Methodios, Minos, Myron, Neander, Neckarios, Nereus, Nestor, Nicandro, Nicholas [Nick, ..], Nick [Nico]


Nico, Nicodemus, Nicomedes, Nikostratos, Odysseus, Olexei, Olimpio, Ondre, Orestes, Orion, Orpheus, Owen, Paladio, Paris, Parthenios, Pelagios, Pericles, Perseus, Peter [Pierce], Philander


Philemon, Philip [Felipe], Philo, Phoebus, Phoenix, Pierce [Piers], Piers [Pierce], Plato, Pluto, Pollux, Pope, Porfirio, Poseidon, Procopio, Proteus, Rasmus, Sacha, Sander [Zander, ..], Sandor, Sebastian


Seferino [Zephyr], Shura, Socrates, Sofus, Sophocles, Spiridon, Stacy, Stavros, Stefan, Stephanus, Stephen [Steven, ..], Steve, Steven, Ted, Theodore [Tudor, ..], Theophilus, Theon, Theron, Theseus, Timon


Timothy [Timon], Triton, Tudor, Tychon, Ulysses, Vasilis, Xander, Xanthus, Xenophon, Xenos [Zeno], Yannis, Yevgeny, Yuri, Zale, Zander, Zenas, Zeno, Zenobios, Zephyr, Zeus


Zindel, Zoilo

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