I love Greek names!

Which pairing do you like better? Other ideas for greek first names for girls?

[name_f]Antigone[/name_f] ([name_f]Annie[/name_f]) [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m]

[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] [name_m]Holmes[/name_m]

I have student in my class named [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]. I think it is a very wearable name with lots of cute nicknames. [name_f]Ann[/name_f], [name_u]Andy[/name_u], [name_f]Meda[/name_f] (pronounced Mee-duh).

Briseis
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_f]Calantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
Demetera

They are so close to me but I would love to see [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] as a used name again-just not too popular!:wink:
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f] is great. [name_f]Share[/name_f] your passion.

[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]

I absolutely adore [name_f]Antigone[/name_f], especially with the nickname [name_f]Annie[/name_f]. I just think that’s so awesome! But I just really don’t like [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] at all.
I also really like [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] (I think you can get the nn [name_f]Annie[/name_f] from this too), and [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] is… okay. Makes me think of swimming costumes before [name_u]Les[/name_u] Mis.

Is [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] too much ‘t’ or too much literature for you? [name_m]Cos[/name_m] I’d prefer that more than either combo. If that doesn’t work, I still love [name_f]Antigone[/name_f], so I can overlook [name_f]Ruth[/name_f].

Other Greek name suggestions:
Modern Greek:
[name_f]Agathe[/name_f] (ah-GAH-the)
[name_f]Aikaterine[/name_f]
Athanasia
[name_f]Avra[/name_f]
[name_f]Chara[/name_f]
[name_f]Dimitra[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] / [name_f]Elene[/name_f] (e-[name_m]LEN[/name_m]-ee)
[name_f]Evgenia[/name_f]
Koralia
[name_f]Korina[/name_f]
Kyriaki (keer-e-ah-ki)
Nomiki
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theophania[/name_f]
[name_f]Timothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenovia[/name_f] / [name_f]Zinovia[/name_f]

Ancient Greek
[name_f]Apollonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Artemisia[/name_f]
[name_f]Athenais[/name_f]
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]
Euanthe
[name_f]Eulalia[/name_f]
Eumelia
[name_f]Hypatia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Kallisto[/name_f]
Lysandra
[name_f]Melitta[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]
Theokleia
[name_f]Theophila[/name_f]
Zenais
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]

Mythology
Aella
[name_f]Alcyone[/name_f]
Alecto
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Astraia[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
Briseis (brih-[name_m]SAY[/name_m]-iss)
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]ë ([name_m]DAN[/name_m]-ay-ee / dah-NAH-ee’ (modern pron))
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Eris[/name_f]
[name_f]Harmonia[/name_f]
Hecate
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Ione[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
Leto
[name_f]Melia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Niobe[/name_f]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_f]Pandora[/name_f]
[name_f]Parthenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomela[/name_f]
Polyxena
[name_f]Selene[/name_f] (see-[name_u]LEE[/name_u]-nee)
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]

Any you like? :slight_smile:

I like [name_f]Ianthe[/name_f] [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] more.

As a greek resident, I have to admit that ancient greek names are getting more and more popular lately!
Great choices that are still wearable in Greece include:
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
Ismini
[name_f]Jocasta[/name_f] (Iokasti is the original spelling)
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f] (even as Nepheli or Nefeli)
[name_f]Danae[/name_f] (with a soft d as the “th” in “the”)
[name_f]Aris[/name_f]
[name_m]Hercules[/name_m]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (original spelling is [name_f]Pinelopi[/name_f])
Ioli
[name_u]Demeter[/name_u] (the original spelling, [name_f]Dimitra[/name_f], is more beautiful though)

I hope I was helpful! :smiley:

I’m Greek so I love Greek names. On my usable list I have:
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
Cassiani ([name_u]Cass[/name_u]-ee-[name_m]AH[/name_m]-nee)
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]/Nefeli
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]