Ancient Greek Girl Names
Ancient Greek names are very much neglected, but a lot of their latinised counterparts are popular. Most of these names are not in the Namberry database. Here are some unique and interesting Ancient Greek Girl names worth considering. - Created by Zoey_Artemisia
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Aphrodite
Name of the goddess of love and beauty, meaning 'risen from the foam'.
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Apollonia
Feminine form of the greek god Apollo, meaning 'destroyer'
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Antiope
Greek myth name of the daughter of Ares and Hippolyte, meaning 'counter-voice'
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Aoide
Name of one of the three original Muses, meaning 'to sing'.
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Aphrodisia
Variant of Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, meaning 'risen from the foam'.
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Apphia
Greek name mentioned in the New Testament, meaning 'increasing'.
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Arethousa
Greek name of one of the Nereids (water nymphs) who was pursued by the river God Alpheus and changed into fountain by Artemis, meaning 'the waterer'
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Aspasia
Meaning 'welcome'
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Delia
Name borne by Artemis, meaing 'of Delos'
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Delphina
Name borne by Artemis, meaning 'of Delphi'
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Demetra
Variant of Greek Demetra, meaning 'earth mother'
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Diantha
Meaning 'Gods-flower'
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Dianthe
Variant of Greek Diantha, meaning 'Gods-flower'
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Diona
Variant of Greek Dione, meaning 'the Goddess' (feminine form of Zeus)
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Dione
Feminine form of Zeus, sometimes known as the mother of Aphrodite, meaning 'the Goddess'
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Desma
Meaning 'pledge, vow'
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Kalliope
Original Greek name of latinised Calliope, meaning 'beautiful voice'
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Kallistrate
Meaning 'beauty-army'
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Kleio
Ancient Greek version of Clio, meaning 'glory'
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Klotho
Original greek form of latinised Clotho and one of the three fates, meaning 'spinner'.
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Klytie
Original greek name of latinised Clytia, meaning 'famous'
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Korinna
Variant of Kore/Cora, meaning 'maiden' . Could be spelt Corinna.
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Olympia
Variant of the name Olympias, meaning 'home of the gods'
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Ourania
Greek name of the muse of Astronomy, meaning 'heavenly'
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Olympias
The name of Alexander the Great's mother, meaning 'home of the gods'
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Pallas
Unisex name of a number of figures in Greek Mythology, and an epithet of Athena. Meaning 'to brandish/to wield a weapon'
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Pandora
Name of the first mortal woman who unleashed a number of evils into the world, meaning 'all-gift'
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Parthenia
The name of a river nymph who was the mother of a Trojan hero, meaning 'virgin'
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Persephone
Greek name of the goddess of spring, meaning 'person-slayer'
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Persis
Greek biblical name, meaning 'Persian woman'
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Philomela
Meaning 'sweet singer, nightingale'
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Phanessa
Feminine form of the Orphic God Phanes, meaning 'appear'
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Phile
Meaning 'to love'