By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
Across 21 pages
of 21
Greek
"divine law, natural law"
Borne by a Goddess of Justice, Themis (said as THEE-mis and TEH-MEES), is quietly, though more prominently, used for girls.
Short form of Bartholomew, Anatole, Tolliver, and Ptolemy, English, Hebrew, Greek
Short and snappy, Tol has an entirely different feel to its longer forms, Bartholomew, Ptolemy, and Anatole. Similar in sound and feel to the stylish Sol, it makes a lighter choice for several…
"assembly of Hermes; marketplace by the boundary marker"
A bold though slightly clunky saint name, Hermegoras was borne by the first bishop of Aquileia in Italy in the 3rd century. Blending the name of the messenger god Hermes with the Greek agora , the…
Italian form of Hermergoras, Greek
The Italian form of the saint name Hermegoras, Ermacora is a rare but less clunky option. Associated with the first bishop of Aquileia, Italy in the 3rd century, Ermacora blends the name of the…
"clean, spotless; to stitch, to sew"
An intriguing, mythological choice that may appeal to fans of Caspian, Cassian, and Castiel, Castalian is the name of a sacred spring in Greek legend, situated near Delphi. The spring is said to be a…
"hyacinth flower"
A floral boy name from Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a Spartan youth accidentally killed by Apollo, from whose blood sprang a beautiful and fragrant flower. Also spelled as Hyakinthos, the name was…
"burning"
A name with links to mythology and the Bible, Phlegon is a distinctive Greek name with a blazing meaning. It was borne by one of the seventy disciples in the New Testament, by an Ancient Greek…
"wolf man; man of light, man of morning twilight"
While they may look similar, Lycander is not in fact a variation of Shakespearean Lysander. Pronounced as LIE-kahn-der as LIH-kahn-der, it derives from Lykandros, which gives it two possible…
"wolf man; man of light"
A rare Ancient Greek name with two possible meanings, Lykandros may derive from either lykos meaning "wolf" or lyke meaning "light" or "morning twilight". Either way, it has great imagery, and can be…
"ending sorrow, one who frees from pain"
A rare Ancient Greek name with a powerful and uplifting meaning, Lysanias was a historical leader of small kingdom in present day Lebanon. He is mentioned in Luke's Gospel, making this a rare and…
