Greek Boy Names
1312 greek boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Greek boy names carry a certain gravitas — the weight of philosophers, gods, and heroes — while still sounding strong and current. The commanding classics lead: Theodore, Alexander, Sebastian and Atlas.
For something shorter and cooler, Theo, Luka, Luke and Jace deliver, while Christian, Nicholas, Andrew and Damian stay timeless.
Every name below opens to its full page — its sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you choose.
Greek Boy Names
Theodore#4 in the U.S.Gift of God; divine gift▶Lucas#10 in the U.S.Light; bringer of light; from the Latin lux (light)▶Elias#13 in the U.S.My God is Yahweh; the Greek/Latin form of Elijah▶Sebastian#16 in the U.S.From Sebastia (a city in Asia Minor); venerable; revered; from Greek sebastos▶Alexander#30 in the U.S.Defender of men; protector of the people▶Luke#33 in the U.S.Light; from Lucania; the Greek form of the evangelist's name▶Angel#67 in the U.S.Messenger; angel — from Greek angelos (messenger) via Latin angelus▶Christopher#68 in the U.S.Bearer of Christ; from Greek Christophoros (Christos: Christ + pherein: to bear)▶Andrew#73 in the U.S.Manly; strong and brave▶Atlas#75 in the U.S.To carry; to endure — from Greek Atlas, from tlao (to carry, to endure), referring to the Titan▶Theo#82 in the U.S.Gift of God; short form of Theodore or Theophilus from Greek theos (God) + doron (gift)▶Luka#85 in the U.S.Light; or man from Lucania (southern Italy) — Slavic and Italian form of Luke/Lucas, from Latin▶Christian#96 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; a Christian person — from Latin Christianus, Greek Christianos▶Damian#109 in the U.S.To tame; to subdue; a tamer — from Greek Damianos, from damazein (to tame, subdue)▶Nicholas#112 in the U.S.Victory of the people — from Greek Nikolaos, from nike (victory) + laos (people)▶Jace#114 in the U.S.Healing; healer — short form of Jason, from Greek Iason (to heal); or possibly from Hebrew Yeho▶George#126 in the U.S.Farmer; worker of the earth — from Greek georgos, a compound of ge (earth) and ergon (work)▶Jasper#129 in the U.S.Treasurer; bringer of treasure — from Persian Gaspar (one who guards treasure), via Greek▶Leon#138 in the U.S.Lion — from Greek leōn and Latin leo▶Jason#165 in the U.S.Healer; to heal — from Greek Iasōn, related to iasthai (to heal)▶Jayce#167 in the U.S.Healer — modern phonetic variant of Jason or Jace, from Greek Iasōn (to heal)▶Nico#174 in the U.S.Victory of the people; short form of Nicholas (Greek Nikolaos: nike + laos)▶Nicolas#177 in the U.S.Victory of the people▶Emmanuel#179 in the U.S.God is with us — from Hebrew Immanu El (God is with us), the name given by the prophet Isaiah a▶Peter#187 in the U.S.Rock; stone; from Greek Petros, a translation of Aramaic Kepha (Cephas)▶Alejandro#195 in the U.S.Defender of the people; Spanish form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros▶Andres#200 in the U.S.Manly, brave, warrior; Spanish form of Andrew, from Greek andreios▶Timothy#203 in the U.S.Honoring God; from Greek Timotheos: time (honor) + theos (God)▶Zachary#216 in the U.S.God has remembered — English form of Zechariah, from Hebrew Zekharyahu (Yahweh has remembered)▶Simon#230 in the U.S.He has heard; from Greek Simon, from Hebrew Shimon: shama (to hear)▶Alex#232 in the U.S.Defender of the people; short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein (to defend) + aner (man)▶Adonis#241 in the U.S.Lord, master — from Phoenician/Semitic adon (lord, master), the name of the beautiful youth of ▶Kyrie#244 in the U.S.Lord; from Greek Kyrios (Lord); as in the liturgical Kyrie eleison ('Lord, have mercy')▶Xander#259 in the U.S.Defender of the people; short form of Alexander, from Greek alexein + andros▶Cyrus#268 in the U.S.Sun; far-sighted; possibly throne or young▶Steven#271 in the U.S.Crown; wreath; English form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos (crown, wreath)▶Atticus#281 in the U.S.From Attica; a man of Athens or Attica▶Tobias#283 in the U.S.God is good; Yahweh is good▶Lukas#288 in the U.S.From Lucania (a region of ancient southern Italy); also interpreted as light, from Greek leukos▶Ares#290 in the U.S.Bane, ruin; the Greek god of war▶Angelo#304 in the U.S.Angel; messenger of God▶Mathias#312 in the U.S.Derived from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of Yahweh' or 'gift of God', transmitted thro▶Jorge#323 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of George, from the Greek Georgios, composed of 'ge' (earth) and 'e▶Niko#325 in the U.S.Short form of Nikolaos or Nikola, from the Greek 'nike' (victory) and 'laos' (people), meaning ▶Phoenix#329 in the U.S.From the Greek 'phoinix', possibly meaning dark red or crimson, and used as the name of the leg▶Orion#334 in the U.S.From the Greek Orion, a giant hunter of Greek mythology. The etymology may derive from the Gree▶Colin#343 in the U.S.In Scottish Gaelic, Colin is a diminutive of Cailean (young dog, youth, or pup). In English usa▶Damien#352 in the U.S.From the Greek Damianos, derived from 'damazo' (to tame, subdue, or master), meaning 'one who t▶Anderson#363 in the U.S.Patronymic surname meaning 'son of Andrew', from the Greek Andreas (manly, masculine) — ultimat▶Onyx#365 in the U.S.From the Greek 'onyx', meaning claw or fingernail (because the stone's colors resemble a finger▶Andre#368 in the U.S.French form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas, derived from 'aner' (man, male) — meaning 'manly▶Matthias#372 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of Yahweh' (gift of God), transmitted through Greek a▶Stephen#383 in the U.S.From Greek Stephanos meaning crown or garland, the symbol of victory and honor in classical ant▶Elio#388 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish form of Helios, from Greek helios meaning sun; also used as a short form of▶Ari#393 in the U.S.From Hebrew Ari meaning lion; also a short form of Ariel (lion of God) or Aristotle; in Old Nor▶Zander#397 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros meaning defender of the people, combining alexei▶Leandro#406 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Leander, from Greek Leandros meaning lion man, combining leon (lion▶Hector#409 in the U.S.From Greek Hektor, possibly from ekhein meaning to hold fast or to restrain; the greatest Troja▶Sylas#440 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Silas, from Latin Silvanus meaning 'of the forest' or possibly a short form▶Apollo#445 in the U.S.Name of the Greek god of the sun, music, poetry, and prophecy; exact meaning uncertain, possibl▶Pedro#455 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, from Greek 'Petros' meaning rock or stone; the name was g▶Esteban#461 in the U.S.Spanish form of Stephen/Steven, from Greek 'Stephanos' meaning 'crown' or 'garland'; the Greek ▶Caspian#491 in the U.S.From the Latin Caspius/Greek Kaspios, referring to the Caspian Sea region; possibly from the an▶Collin#493 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Colin; from Scottish Gaelic 'Cailean' meaning young warrior or pup; also us▶Alessandro#497 in the U.S.Italian form of Alexander, from Greek 'Alexandros' composed of 'alexein' (to defend) and 'aner/▶Damon#501 in the U.S.From Greek Damon, related to the verb damao meaning 'to tame' or 'to subdue'; associated with t▶Pierce#505 in the U.S.Medieval English form of Piers, itself the Anglo-Norman French form of Peter, from Latin Petrus▶Leonidas#510 in the U.S.From Greek Leonidas, derived from leon (lion) + the patronymic suffix -idas meaning 'son of,' t▶Alexis#513 in the U.S.From Greek Alexis, derived from the verb alexein meaning 'to defend' or 'to help'; a name of an▶Philip#528 in the U.S.From Greek Philippos, a compound of philos ('loving') and hippos ('horse'), meaning 'lover of h▶Troy#533 in the U.S.From the English surname Troy, derived from a French place name (Troyes in Aube, France) or fro▶Dorian#539 in the U.S.From Latin Dorianus, derived from Greek Dorios meaning 'of the Dorians,' an ancient Greek peopl▶Deacon#561 in the U.S.From Late Greek diakonos meaning 'servant' or 'messenger,' the origin of the Christian ecclesia▶Andy#565 in the U.S.Manly; warrior — a short form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas meaning 'manly' or 'of a man'▶Rhodes#575 in the U.S.Where roses grow; an English surname derived from the Greek Rhodos, name of the island meaning ▶Atreus#582 in the U.S.From Greek Atreus, possibly derived from a- (not) and treo (to be afraid), meaning 'fearless' o▶Gregory#593 in the U.S.From the Late Latin Gregorius, derived from Greek Gregorios, from gregoreo meaning 'to be awake▶Jonas#599 in the U.S.Greek form of the Hebrew name Jonah (Yonah), meaning 'dove'; also used in some traditions as a ▶Nikolai#605 in the U.S.Russian form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos, composed of nike ('victory') and laos ('people')▶Kyro#611 in the U.S.Variant of Cyrus, from Greek Kyros which may derive from Persian Kūruš meaning 'sun' or 'like t▶Jayceon#629 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Jason, derived from the Greek Iason, possibly from iasthai ('to heal').▶Chris#646 in the U.S.Short form of Christopher or Christian, from Greek Christophoros meaning Christ-bearer, or from▶Phillip#651 in the U.S.From Greek Philippos, composed of philein meaning to love and hippos meaning horse; the name wa▶Aries#661 in the U.S.From Latin aries meaning ram; the name of the first sign of the zodiac (March 21–April 19) and ▶Evander#698 in the U.S.Good man; from Greek eu (good) and aner/andros (man)▶Jayson#700 in the U.S.Healer; from Greek Iason, derived from iasthai (to heal), possibly also influenced by Hebrew Ye▶Dennis#707 in the U.S.From the Medieval Latin Dionysius, derived from the Greek Dionysios, meaning 'follower of Diony▶Jase#717 in the U.S.Short form or alternate spelling of Jason, from the Greek Iason (Ἰάσων) meaning 'healer,' from ▶Nikolas#719 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), a compound of nike (victory) ▶Ocean#720 in the U.S.From the Latin oceanus, from Greek okeanos (Ὠκεανός), the name of the Titan god who personified▶Ander#728 in the U.S.Basque form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas (Ἀνδρέας), meaning 'manly' or 'strong'; from the ▶Ambrose#735 in the U.S.From the Latin Ambrosius, from the Greek Ambrosios (Ἀμβρόσιος), meaning 'immortal' or 'divine,'▶Kyree#782 in the U.S.Lord or master; a phonetic spelling variant of Kyrie, from the Greek kyrios meaning lord, as in▶Darius#788 in the U.S.Possessor of goodness or he who upholds good; from Old Persian Darayavahush, combining daraya m▶Teo#794 in the U.S.God's gift or divine; a short form of Teodoro (Theodore) or Mateo, from the Greek Theodoros mea▶Thaddeus#798 in the U.S.Courageous heart or gift of God; from the Aramaic Thaddai, possibly meaning heart or courageous▶Teddy#823 in the U.S.Pet form of Theodore (Greek, 'gift of God') or Edward (Old English, 'wealthy guardian'), used s▶Alessio#867 in the U.S.Italian form of Alexios or Alexis, from the Greek alexein (to defend, to protect) and laos (peo▶Jericho#886 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yericho, possibly derived from yareach (moon) reflecting the city's ancient associa▶Alistair#897 in the U.S.Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros, composed of alexein (to defend, prote▶Jerry#907 in the U.S.Short form of Jeremy (Hebrew Yirmeyahu: God will raise up; God will exalt) or Jerome (Greek Hie▶Ulises#911 in the U.S.Wrathful; possibly wounded in the thigh (from Greek Odysseus, etymology disputed); Spanish form▶Makari#918 in the U.S.From Greek Makarios meaning blessed, happy, or fortunate; the name of numerous early Christian ▶Darian#928 in the U.S.Variant of Darius, from Old Persian Dārayavahush, composed of daraya (to hold, to maintain) and▶Halo#931 in the U.S.Ring of light; from Greek halos (disk of the sun or moon, circular threshing floor), used in Ch▶Eugene#943 in the U.S.From Greek Eugenios, composed of eu meaning good or well and genos meaning birth, race, or fami▶Felipe#955 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Philip, from Greek Philippos composed of philos meaning lover or▶Damari#958 in the U.S.Possibly related to the biblical Damaris from Greek meaning gentle or tame, or to Hebrew Dammar▶Neo#969 in the U.S.New; from Greek neos (new, fresh, young); also a Tswana (South African) name meaning 'gift'▶Osiris#976 in the U.S.Powerful; possibly 'place of the eye' or 'throne-eye'; from Egyptian Wsir (Osiris), the god of ▶Alec#977 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros composed of alexein meaning to defend and aner (▶Anders#984 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas, derived from aner (genitive andros) meaning ma▶Dimitri#993 in the U.S.Devoted to Demeter; from Greek Demetrios (of Demeter, the goddess of harvest and grain)▶Stefan#1000 in the U.S.Crown; wreath; the Germanic/Scandinavian form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos (crown, wreath)▶Bastian#1001 in the U.S.Venerable; revered; short form of Sebastian, from Greek Sebastianos (of Sebastos: venerable, re▶Titan#1016 in the U.S.Great one; powerful ruler; from Greek Titan, the elder generation of gods in Greek mythology wh▶Demetrius#1038 in the U.S.Devoted to Demeter; from Greek Demetrios (of Demeter, the goddess of harvest and grain)▶Deandre#1055 in the U.S.Of the man; manly; French compound De + André, where André is the French form of Andrew, from G▶Zeus#1073 in the U.S.Sky; shine; from Proto-Indo-European *dyeu- (to shine, the sky), giving Greek Zeus (king of the▶Andreas#1098 in the U.S.Manly; brave; the Greek and Germanic form of Andrew, from Greek andreios (manly, from aner/andr▶Dion#1116 in the U.S.Divine; of Zeus; short form of Dionysios (of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and ecstasy)▶Kristian#1124 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; a Scandinavian/German spelling variant of Christian, from Latin Christianus▶Cristiano#1125 in the U.S.Follower of Christ; Portuguese and Italian form of Christian, from Latin Christianus, from Gree▶Zephyr#1133 in the U.S.West wind; from Greek Zephyros (the west wind, personified as the gentlest of the wind gods)▶Kaius#1134 in the U.S.Rejoice; possibly from Latin Gaius (of uncertain meaning, possibly from gaudere: to rejoice) — ▶Genesis#1149 in the U.S.Origin; beginning; creation; from Greek genesis (origin, birth, creation) — the Greek title of ▶Kit#1150 in the U.S.Pure; follower of Christ; English pet form of Christopher (Greek Christophoros: bearer of Chris▶Kristopher#1172 in the U.S.Bearer of Christ; K-spelling variant of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros (Christos: the an▶Psalm#1173 in the U.S.Sacred song; hymn; from Greek psalmos (sacred song played on a stringed instrument), from psall▶Bishop#1194 in the U.S.Overseer; supervisor; from Greek episkopos (epi: over + skopos: watcher, supervisor), via Latin▶Cedar#1197 in the U.S.The cedar tree; from Greek kedros (cedar, juniper), through Latin cedrus and Old French cedre▶Achilles#1221 in the U.S.Pain of the people; possibly thin-lipped▶Cristopher#1226 in the U.S.Bearer of Christ, Christ-carrier▶Niklaus#1232 in the U.S.Victory of the people, people's triumph▶Darien#1247 in the U.S.Gift; he who upholds the good▶Pierre#1253 in the U.S.Rock, stone, the rock▶Draco#1280 in the U.S.Dragon, serpent, one who watches keenly▶Nikko#1289 in the U.S.Victory of the people; sun and light▶Perseus#1290 in the U.S.Destroyer, avenger; the hero-slayer▶Ulysses#1291 in the U.S.Wrathful, to hate; the wanderer▶Deon#1309 in the U.S.Divine, belonging to Zeus/Dionysus▶Jerome#1335 in the U.S.Sacred name; holy name▶Lazarus#1336 in the U.S.God has helped, God is my help▶Lyric#1365 in the U.S.A lyric poem; song of personal emotion▶Daemon#1382 in the U.S.Spirit, guiding genius, inner spirit▶Cypress#1416 in the U.S.Cypress tree, the tall evergreen tree▶Nick#1418 in the U.S.Victory of the people▶Linus#1425 in the U.S.Flaxen-haired; linen-colored hair▶Cristobal#1480 in the U.S.Spanish form of Christopher, from Greek 'Christophoros' (bearing Christ).▶Giannis#1482 in the U.S.The modern Greek form of John, from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'God is gracious'.▶Eros#1487 in the U.S.From Greek 'eros' meaning 'love, desire'; Eros was the Greek god of love.▶Aris#1513 in the U.S.a Greek short form of names beginning with 'Aris-' (such as Aristotle), from 'aristos' meaning ▶Nickolas#1549 in the U.S.Victory of the people▶Nikola#1594 in the U.S.a Slavic and South Slavic form of Nicholas, from Greek 'Nikolaos', combining 'nike' ('victory')▶Deion#1614 in the U.S.a modern American variant of Dion/Deon, ultimately from the Greek Dionysios, related to the god▶Indigo#1629 in the U.S.A word name for the blue-violet color and dye, from Greek indikon "Indian substance," i.e. the ▶Artemis#1638 in the U.S.Name of the Greek goddess of the hunt and moon; etymology uncertain, sometimes connected to Gre▶Khyree#1665 in the U.S.a modern American respelling related to Kyrie, from the Greek 'kyrie' ('Lord'), as in the litur▶Cosmo#1683 in the U.S.From the Greek name Kosmas, derived from 'kosmos' meaning 'order, beauty, harmony'.▶Nestor#1715 in the U.S.from the Greek 'Nestor', associated with 'nostos' ('homecoming, return'); in Greek myth, the wi▶Cristofer#1719 in the U.S.A Spanish-influenced variant spelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros "bearing Christ,▶Stephan#1723 in the U.S.A variant of Stephen, from Greek 'stephanos' meaning 'crown' or 'garland'.▶Sebastien#1842 in the U.S.From Sebastia; venerable, revered (French form of Sebastian)▶Damoni#1850 in the U.S.Modern elaboration of Damon, from Greek 'damao' meaning 'to tame, to subdue'.▶Basil#2009 in the U.S.From Greek Basileios 'royal, kingly', from basileus 'king'▶Alpha#2039 in the U.S.From the Greek letter alpha 'first, beginning', from Phoenician aleph▶Khyrie#2176 in the U.S.Lord; respelling of Kyrie, from Greek kyrios (lord), as in Kyrie eleison.▶Ilias#2190 in the U.S.My God is Yahweh ▶Theophilus#2225 in the U.S.lover of God▶Andrei#2231 in the U.S.strong, manly▶Astro#2233 in the U.S.star▶Lukah#2267 in the U.S.light, from Lucania▶Lynx#2268 in the U.S.lynx wildcat, the bright one▶Calix#2283 in the U.S.chalice, most beautiful▶Jaysen#2285 in the U.S.healer, God is salvation▶Stefano#2301 in the U.S.crown, garland▶Athan#2305 in the U.S.immortal▶Damarion#2310 in the U.S.tame, gentle▶Cy#2339 in the U.S.Lordly; sun; a short form of Cyrus (from Old Persian Kurush: sun, or throne) or Cyril (from Gre▶Demian#2340 in the U.S.To tame; subdue; from Greek Damianos (from damao: to tame, to subdue), or a variant of Damian; ▶Hero#2342 in the U.S.Defender; protector; warrior; from Greek heros (a man of superhuman strength and valor, a warri▶Sasha#2355 in the U.S.Defender of men; Russian diminutive of Alexander (Greek Alexandros: alexein to defend + aner/an▶Dru#2373 in the U.S.Strong; brave; a short form of Drew (from Andrew: defender of men) or an independent name from ▶Klaus#2405 in the U.S.Victory of the people; German short form of Nikolaus (Greek Nikolaos: nike victory + laos peopl▶Teodoro#2411 in the U.S.Gift of God; Italian and Spanish form of Theodore, from Greek Theodoros (theos: God + doron: gi▶Zeno#2413 in the U.S.Gift of Zeus; of Zeus; from Greek Zenon (of Zeus — the sky god, from *dyeus: shining sky)▶Yanis#2433 in the U.S.God is gracious; Greek form of John (Ioannis/Yannis), from Hebrew Yohanan (Yahweh is gracious)▶Alexandro#2436 in the U.S.Defender of men; Spanish/Italian form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros (alexein: to defend +▶Diamond#2443 in the U.S.The hardest gem; invincible; from Old French diamant, from Medieval Latin diamas/diamintem, fro▶Aleksandr#2470 in the U.S.Defender of men; the Slavic form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros (alexein: to defend + aner▶Arius#2554 in the U.S.of Ares; warlike▶Demetri#2561 in the U.S.devoted to Demeter; of the earth-goddess▶Sirius#2657 in the U.S.glowing, scorching▶Aero#2706 in the U.S.air, of the sky▶Nikolaos#2772 in the U.S.Victory of the people▶Byrl#2852 in the U.S.Byrl is a variant of Beryl, the name of the pale-green gemstone, from the Greek beryllos. Used ▶Onis#2862 in the U.S.Onis is a rare early-century name of uncertain origin. The most plausible route is a short form▶Stevie#2982 in the U.S.Crown or wreath; a diminutive of Steven or Stephen, from the Greek Stephanos meaning crown or g▶Cyan#2996 in the U.S.Dark blue; blue-green▶Cyril#2997 in the U.S.Lord; master▶
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What are popular Greek boy names?
Popular Greek boy names include Theodore, Alexander, Sebastian, Theo, Atlas and Nicholas. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
What is a strong Greek name for a boy?
Alexander (defender of the people), Theodore, Atlas and Sebastian are strong Greek boy names with real history and a modern edge.