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.
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Johnluke#3008 in the U.S.God is gracious and light-giving; compound of John and Luke▶Kymere#3014 in the U.S.Evocative modern name; possibly linked to Greek chimera (she-goat, fire-breathing creature of m▶Lucah#3018 in the U.S.Light-giving; man from Lucania▶Timoteo#3032 in the U.S.Honoring God; one who gives honor to God▶Jenesis#3063 in the U.S.A creative phonetic respelling of Genesis, from the Greek genesis meaning origin, birth, or beg▶Kyrell#3069 in the U.S.Modern American name, likely a blend or elaboration of Cyril (from Greek Kyrillos, meaning 'lor▶Makhari#3070 in the U.S.Likely a variant of Macarius, from Greek Makarios meaning blessed or happy, adapted through Afr▶Pete#3076 in the U.S.Short form of Peter, from Latin Petrus and Greek Petros, meaning rock or stone, a translation o▶Teodor#3087 in the U.S.Slavic, Scandinavian, and Romanian form of Theodore, from Greek Theodoros, combining theos (God▶Arsen#3097 in the U.S.From Greek Arsenios, derived from arsen (male, virile, strong), used as a given name in Greek, ▶Loukas#3124 in the U.S.Greek form of Lucas/Luke, from Latin Lucanus ('man from Lucania') or associated with Latin lux ▶Odysseus#3131 in the U.S.From ancient Greek, possibly related to odussomai ('to be wrathful against,' 'to hate') or odys▶Artemio#3156 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Artemius, from Greek Artemios, meaning 'belonging to Artemis' or 'g▶Atom#3157 in the U.S.From Greek atomos meaning 'indivisible', from a- (not) + tomos (cut), referring to the smallest▶Drue#3165 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Drew, a short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas meaning 'manly' or 'virile▶Jeison#3176 in the U.S.Spanish phonetic spelling of Jason, from Greek Iason derived from 'iasthai' meaning 'to heal'▶Alexandros#3210 in the U.S.Defender of men, protector of the people▶Dimitrios#3224 in the U.S.Devoted to Demeter, the Greek goddess of grain and the harvest; the standard modern Greek form ▶Omega#3249 in the U.S.The final letter of the Greek alphabet, literally 'great O'; symbolically, the end, the ultimat▶Zebedee#3261 in the U.S.Gift of Yahweh; Greek form of Hebrew Zebadiah, the Galilean fisherman whose sons James and John▶Cainan#3270 in the U.S.Form of Kenan, a patriarch in the genealogies of Genesis and Luke; traditionally glossed 'posse▶Corban#3273 in the U.S.Offering dedicated to God; from Hebrew korban, a temple-offering term quoted in the Gospel of M▶Aleister#3321 in the U.S.Variant of Alistair, the Scottish Alasdair — Alexander, Greek for 'defender of mankind'▶Bartholomew#3323 in the U.S.Son of Talmai — an Aramaic patronymic, Talmai possibly meaning 'furrows'; the apostle's name in▶Egypt#3337 in the U.S.The country name, from Greek Aigyptos — traced to Egyptian Hut-ka-Ptah, 'temple of the soul of ▶Ioannis#3348 in the U.S.Greek form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious' — the name in its New Testament hom▶Nicodemus#3360 in the U.S.Victory of the people; from Greek nike, 'victory', and demos, 'people' — the Pharisee who came ▶Nicola#3361 in the U.S.Italian masculine form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people'▶Rhythm#3367 in the U.S.The pattern of sound and movement in time; from Greek rhythmos, 'measured flow', used as a musi▶Rion#3368 in the U.S.Variant of Ryan — from Irish Ó Riain, 'descendant of Rian', often glossed 'little king' — or a ▶Adonnis#3384 in the U.S.Double-n spelling of Adonis, the beautiful youth of Greek myth, from Phoenician adon, 'lord'▶Anias#3387 in the U.S.Modern variant most readably linked to Ananias — Hebrew Hananiah, 'Yahweh is gracious' — or to ▶Geronimo#3401 in the U.S.Spanish-Italian form of Jerome — Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name' — historically attached to the▶Kitt#3416 in the U.S.Double-t form of Kit, the medieval pet form of Christopher — Greek 'bearer of Christ' — with su▶Luc#3420 in the U.S.French form of Luke — Greek Loukas, 'man from Lucania', long associated with Latin lux, 'light'▶Macario#3421 in the U.S.Blessed, happy; Spanish form of Greek Makarios, a desert-saint name▶Nikita#3430 in the U.S.Russian masculine name from Greek Aniketos, 'unconquered, unconquerable'▶Drako#3463 in the U.S.K-styled spelling of Draco — Greek 'dragon, serpent' — the constellation, the harsh lawgiver, a▶Isidore#3473 in the U.S.From Greek Isidoros — Isis, the Egyptian goddess, plus doron, 'gift' — 'gift of Isis'▶Kristofer#3483 in the U.S.K-spelling of Christopher — Greek Christophoros, 'bearing Christ' — the saint who carried the C▶Deondre#3528 in the U.S.Modern American name joining the De- prefix to Andre — from Greek Andreas, 'manly, brave' (via ▶Echo#3529 in the U.S.From Greek Echo, the mountain nymph whose voice was reduced to repeating others'; the word for ▶Ellias#3531 in the U.S.Double-l spelling of Elias — the Greek form of Elijah, Hebrew Eliyyahu, 'my God is Yahweh'▶Kris#3556 in the U.S.Short form of Kristopher/Christopher — Greek Christophoros, 'bearing Christ' — also a Scandinav▶Timothee#3579 in the U.S.French form (Timothée) of Timothy — Greek Timotheos, 'honoring God' (time, 'honor', plus theos,▶Zacharias#3586 in the U.S.Greek/Latin form of Zechariah — Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord has remembered' — father of John th▶Dmitri#3615 in the U.S.Russian form of Demetrius — Greek Demetrios, 'devoted to Demeter', the goddess of the earth and▶Jaice#3626 in the U.S.Stylized spelling of Jace — a short form of Jason (Greek Iason, 'healer') or Jacen; a modern on▶Kalon#3635 in the U.S.From Greek kalon, 'the beautiful, the good, the noble' (the ideal of beauty); also a modern Ka-▶Pietro#3658 in the U.S.Italian form of Peter — Greek Petros, 'stone, rock' — the apostle and 'rock' of the Church▶Tytan#3671 in the U.S.Y-styled spelling of Titan — from Greek, the primordial giant gods who preceded the Olympians; ▶Yiannis#3674 in the U.S.Modern Greek form of John (Ioannis) — Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'▶Ajax#3681 in the U.S.From Greek Aias (Latin Ajax) — possibly linked to 'of the earth' or 'eagle' — the giant warrior▶Alasdair#3684 in the U.S.Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander — Greek Alexandros, 'defender of the people'▶Christofer#3698 in the U.S.Spelling of Christopher — Greek Christophoros, 'bearing Christ' — the saint who carried the Chr▶Hades#3715 in the U.S.From Greek Haides, 'the unseen one' — the god and realm of the underworld; brother of Zeus and ▶Nikolaus#3742 in the U.S.German form of Nicholas — Greek Nikolaos, nike, 'victory', plus laos, 'people'▶Perrin#3747 in the U.S.Medieval French diminutive of Pierre/Peter — 'little rock' — Wheel of Time-famous▶Sabastian#3756 in the U.S.A-spelled variant of Sebastian — Greek sebastos, 'venerable, revered' — the arrow-saint's name▶Theon#3762 in the U.S.From Greek theos, 'god' — an ancient mathematician's name, Thrones-revived▶Theseus#3763 in the U.S.From Greek tithenai, 'to set, institute' — Athens' founder-hero who slew the Minotaur▶Troi#3764 in the U.S.-i spelling of Troy — the Irish surname ('foot soldier') and the legendary besieged city▶Atlus#3785 in the U.S.U-styled spelling of Atlas — the Titan who bears the sky ('to endure/carry'); also a game-studi▶Christ#3799 in the U.S.From Greek Christos, 'the anointed one' — the title of Jesus; in some traditions a given name (▶Demitri#3807 in the U.S.Variant of Dmitri/Demetrius — 'devoted to Demeter', goddess of harvest▶Jeyson#3828 in the U.S.Latino phonetic spelling of Jason — Greek Iason, 'healer' — the Argonaut captain▶Oryan#3855 in the U.S.Y-styled Orion — the mythic hunter and his constellation; 'light of heaven' folk readings▶Euclid#3858 in the U.S.Euclid comes from the Greek Eukleides, joining eu ('good', 'well') with a root tied to glory or▶Tennyson#3872 in the U.S.Patronymic 'son of Dennis' (Dionysius lines) — Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poetic estate▶Theodoros#3873 in the U.S.The original Greek Theodore — theos, 'God', plus doron, 'gift' — saints' and emperors' full for▶Triton#3874 in the U.S.From Greek myth — Triton, merman son of Poseidon, whose conch calms or raises seas▶Etienne#3900 in the U.S.French form of Stephen — Greek stephanos, 'crown, wreath' — the first martyr's laurels▶Hermes#3908 in the U.S.The Olympian messenger — winged sandals, herma boundary-stones in the etymology debate▶Karsten#3921 in the U.S.Low German/Scandinavian form of Christian — 'follower of Christ' — fjord-crisp▶Tennis#3924 in the U.S.Tennis is most plausibly a clipped form of the surname-name Tennyson or a variant of Dennis, wh▶Lyrik#3931 in the U.S.K-styled Lyric — Greek lyrikos, 'of the lyre' — verse-born▶Midas#3941 in the U.S.The Phrygian king of the golden touch — etymology pre-Greek and uncertain▶Deloss#3947 in the U.S.Deloss is an early twentieth-century American name of uncertain build. It may echo Delos, the G▶Yannis#3968 in the U.S.Modern Greek John — 'God is gracious' — taverna-standard spelling▶Andry#3977 in the U.S.Latino short form of Andres/Andre — Greek andreios, 'manly, brave, courageous'▶Aquiles#3979 in the U.S.Spanish form of Achilles — the great Greek hero of the Iliad; etymology debated (perhaps 'grief▶Eugine#3990 in the U.S.Eugine is a spelling variant of Eugene, from the Greek Eugenios, built on eu, good, and genes, ▶Greer#4001 in the U.S.Scottish surname from Gregor/Gregory — Greek gregorein, 'to watch, be vigilant'▶Kollin#4017 in the U.S.K-spelling of Collin/Colin — Irish cuilein, 'young pup/cub', or a form of Nicholas, 'victory of▶Kyier#4018 in the U.S.Modern coinage echoing Kyrie (Greek kyrios, 'lord') and the Ky- sound; routes informal▶Nicco#4029 in the U.S.Double-c spelling of Nico — short form of Nicholas/Niccolò, Greek 'victory of the people'▶Veryl#4046 in the U.S.Veryl is best read as a variant of Beryl, the Greek-derived name of the pale gemstone, or of Ve▶Aleksandar#4061 in the U.S.Slavic form of Alexander — Greek alexein, 'to defend', plus aner, 'man' — 'defender of the peop▶Alexios#4062 in the U.S.From Greek alexein, 'to defend, help' — borne by Byzantine emperors▶Christos#4081 in the U.S.From Greek Christos, 'the anointed one' — a Greek given name and the title of Christ▶Emerald#4092 in the U.S.From the word emerald — Greek smaragdos via Latin — the prized green gemstone▶Homer#4105 in the U.S.From Greek Homeros, traditionally 'hostage' or 'pledge' — the epic poet of the Iliad and Odysse▶Kyriee#4134 in the U.S.-ee styling of Kyrie — from Greek kyrios, 'lord' (as in 'Kyrie eleison')▶Miron#4141 in the U.S.From Greek Myron, 'fragrant myrrh, sweet oil'; also a Slavic name linked to mir, 'peace'; route▶Nyx#4144 in the U.S.From Greek Nyx, 'night' — the primordial goddess of night▶Priest#4148 in the U.S.From the word priest — Greek presbyteros, 'elder' — a religious leader; an occupational word-na▶Sander#4154 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander — Greek 'defender of the people' — popular in Scandinavia and the Low C▶Erastus#4161 in the U.S.Erastus is a Greek name from erastos, 'beloved.' It appears in the New Testament as a companion▶Theodoro#4165 in the U.S.Italian/Spanish form of Theodore — Greek theos, 'God', plus doron, 'gift' — 'gift of God'▶Xzander#4177 in the U.S.Xz- styling of Xander — short form of Alexander, Greek 'defender of the people'▶Aristotle#4187 in the U.S.From Greek Aristoteles — aristos, 'best', plus telos, 'purpose, aim' — 'the best purpose'▶Athanasius#4189 in the U.S.From Greek Athanasios — a-, 'not', plus thanatos, 'death' — 'immortal, undying'▶Cyprus#4204 in the U.S.From the Mediterranean island Cyprus — linked to copper (kupros) and the cypress tree; etymolog▶Demetrio#4209 in the U.S.Italian/Spanish form of Demetrius — Greek, 'devoted to Demeter', goddess of the harvest▶Dimas#4212 in the U.S.From Dismas/Dimas — the traditional name of the 'good thief' crucified with Jesus; etymology un▶Dre#4213 in the U.S.Short form of Andre/Andrew — Greek andreios, 'manly, brave, courageous'▶Eryx#4219 in the U.S.From Greek Eryx — a mythical son of Aphrodite and king/boxer, and a mountain in Sicily; etymolo▶Jaceyon#4230 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining Jace (from Jason, 'healer') to a -yon/-eyon ending; no single fixed root▶Keondre#4250 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining Ke- to -ondre (echoing Deondre/Andre, 'manly, brave'); no single fixed r▶Leonid#4261 in the U.S.Russian form of Leonidas — from Greek leon, 'lion' — 'son of the lion, lion-like'▶Magic#4264 in the U.S.From the word magic — Greek magike, from Old Persian magus (a priest/sorcerer) — enchantment▶Piero#4279 in the U.S.Italian form of Peter (a variant of Pietro) — from Greek petros, 'rock, stone'▶Psalms#4280 in the U.S.From the biblical Book of Psalms — Greek psalmoi, 'songs sung to a harp; sacred praises'▶Zeal#4302 in the U.S.From the word zeal — Greek zelos, 'ardor, eager devotion, passion' — fervent enthusiasm▶Zoe#4304 in the U.S.From Greek zoe, 'life' (classically a girls' name); rare for boys, associated with Haitian-Amer▶Apolo#4315 in the U.S.Spanish/modern spelling of Apollo — the Greek god of sun, music, and prophecy; etymology uncert▶Heron#4341 in the U.S.From the word heron (the wading bird) — also the Greek name Heron, linked to 'hero'; routes lay▶Lizandro#4373 in the U.S.Latino form of Lysander/Lisandro — Greek lysis, 'liberation', plus aner, 'man' — 'liberator of ▶Lucus#4374 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Lucas — from Latin Lucas, 'man from Lucania', often linked to lux, 'light';▶Makar#4375 in the U.S.Russian form of Macarius — from Greek makarios, 'blessed, happy'▶Tiger#4399 in the U.S.From the word tiger — Greek tigris (via Latin) — the great striped cat; a symbol of power and c▶Andersen#4424 in the U.S.From the Scandinavian surname Andersen — 'son of Anders (Andrew)', from Greek andreios, 'manly,▶Athanasios#4429 in the U.S.From Greek athanasios, 'immortal, deathless' (a, 'without', plus thanatos, 'death') — St Athana▶Athen#4430 in the U.S.Modern coinage echoing Athens/Athena (the goddess of wisdom and the Greek city); etymology of t▶Colsyn#4437 in the U.S.Modern coinage echoing Colson/Colton (a Col-/Nicholas sound, 'victory of the people') with a -s▶Denny#4444 in the U.S.-y spelling of Dennie — a pet form of Dennis, from Greek Dionysios, 'follower of Dionysus' (god▶Esias#4450 in the U.S.From Esaias — the Greek/Latin form of Isaiah, Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'Yahweh is salvation'▶Georgios#4454 in the U.S.Greek form of George — from Greek georgos, 'farmer, earth-worker' (ge, 'earth', plus ergon, 'wo▶Greg#4455 in the U.S.Short form of Gregory — from Greek gregoros, 'watchful, vigilant, alert'▶Homero#4459 in the U.S.Spanish form of Homer — from Greek Homeros, possibly 'hostage, pledge' or 'blind'; etymology de▶Keontae#4485 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining Ke- to -ontae (echoing Deontae/Dante, 'enduring/manly'); no single fixed▶Phenix#4511 in the U.S.Spelling of Phoenix — from Greek phoinix, the mythical bird reborn from its own ashes; also a U▶Aires#4555 in the U.S.From Ares (the Greek god of war) and/or Aries (the ram, the first zodiac sign); routes layered▶Aristeo#4564 in the U.S.Spanish form of Aristaeus — from Greek aristos, 'the best, most excellent' — a minor Greek god ▶Barnabas#4571 in the U.S.From Aramaic, 'son of encouragement' or 'son of consolation/prophecy' — the New Testament apost▶Elios#4590 in the U.S.From Greek Helios, 'the sun' — the sun god; also overlaps the Italian Elios; routes layered▶Filippo#4593 in the U.S.Italian form of Philip — from Greek Philippos, 'lover of horses' (philos, 'friend/love', plus h▶Kalix#4622 in the U.S.Modern coinage echoing Kallias/Calix ('most beautiful', Greek) with an -x styling; no single fi▶Karston#4623 in the U.S.Spelling of Carsten/Karsten — a Low German/Scandinavian form of Christian, 'a Christian, follow▶Alexavier#4697 in the U.S.Compound of Alex(ander) ('defender of the people', Greek) and Xavier ('the new house', Basque);▶Alexi#4698 in the U.S.Spelling of Alexei/Alexis — from Greek alexein, 'to defend, help' — 'defender, helper'▶Artyom#4707 in the U.S.Russian form of Artemios/Artemius — from Greek artemes, 'safe, healthy, whole, vigorous' (linke▶Calogero#4715 in the U.S.Italian form of Calogerus — from Greek kalos, 'beautiful', plus geras/geron, 'old age, elder' —▶Carsten#4716 in the U.S.Low German/Scandinavian form of Christian — from Latin Christianus, 'a Christian, follower of C▶Cleo#4717 in the U.S.From Greek kleos, 'glory, fame; to celebrate, praise' — a short form of Cleon/Cleophas; here fo▶Damiano#4720 in the U.S.Italian form of Damian — from Greek damao, 'to tame, subdue' (linked to the goddess Damia, of f▶Daryan#4723 in the U.S.Spelling of Darian/Darius — from Old Persian Daryavush, 'possessor, holder of the good; wealthy▶Eon#4735 in the U.S.From Greek aion, 'an age, an eternity; a lifetime'; also a spelling of Eoin (the Irish John, 'G▶Helix#4752 in the U.S.From the word helix — Greek helix, 'a spiral, a coil, a twist' (as in the DNA double helix)▶Aristede#4763 in the U.S.Aristede is a form of Aristide, the French and Italian version of the Greek Aristides, from ari▶Jayceion#4764 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining Jayce/Jason ('healer', Greek) to an -ion ending; no single fixed root▶Jhace#4771 in the U.S.Jh-spelling of Jace — a short form of Jason, from Greek iasthai, 'to heal' — 'healer'; routes l▶Karas#4780 in the U.S.From Greek Karas — a surname (linked to 'dark' or 'beloved'); also a modern name (echoing Caras▶Khaos#4788 in the U.S.K-spelling of Chaos — from Greek khaos, 'the primordial void, the first emptiness from which al▶Luisangel#4796 in the U.S.Compound of Luis ('famous warrior') and Angel ('angel, messenger'); a Latino double name▶Lukasz#4797 in the U.S.Polish form of Lucas/Luke — from Greek Loukas, 'from Lucania' (and linked to 'light')▶Michaelangelo#4810 in the U.S.English spelling of Michelangelo — Michael ('who is like God?') plus Angelo ('angel, messenger'▶Poet#4822 in the U.S.From the word poet — Greek poietes, 'a maker, a creator; one who writes verse'▶Prophet#4825 in the U.S.From the word prophet — Greek prophetes, 'one who speaks for God/the gods; a seer, a foreteller▶Spero#4844 in the U.S.Spero is best known as an anglicized short form of Spyridon, a Greek name of much-loved saintly▶Timofey#4847 in the U.S.Russian form of Timothy — from Greek time, 'honor', plus theos, 'God' — 'honoring God; honored ▶Lugene#4849 in the U.S.Lugene fronts a Lu- syllable onto Eugene, the Greek eugenes name meaning well-born or noble, fo▶Xylon#4860 in the U.S.From Greek xylon, 'wood, forest; dweller in the forest'▶Andrick#4880 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining Andr- (from Andrew/Andres, 'manly, brave') to an -ick ending; no single ▶Anubis#4881 in the U.S.From the Greek form of Egyptian Anpu — the jackal-headed god of mummification and the afterlife▶Apollos#4883 in the U.S.From Greek Apollos — 'belonging to Apollo' (the sun god); a learned, eloquent New Testament eva▶Arris#4884 in the U.S.Spelling of Aris/Harris — from Greek aristos, 'the best' (Aristotle), or 'son of Harry'; routes▶Ulysees#4885 in the U.S.Ulysees is a respelling of Ulysses, the Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus of Homer's Odyss▶Bastion#4893 in the U.S.From Bastian (a short form of Sebastian, 'from Sebaste; venerable') and the word bastion, 'a fo▶Darrian#4905 in the U.S.Double-r spelling of Darian/Darius — from Old Persian Daryavush, 'possessor, holder of the good▶Deakon#4910 in the U.S.-ea- spelling of Deacon — from Greek diakonos, 'a servant, a messenger; a minister of the churc▶Eladio#4915 in the U.S.Spanish form of Helladius — from Greek Hellas, 'Greece' — 'from Greece; a Greek'▶Kaylon#4957 in the U.S.Modern coinage joining a Kay- sound to a -lon ending (echoing Kalon, 'beautiful', Greek, and Di▶Khristopher#4962 in the U.S.Kh-spelling of Christopher — from Greek Christophoros, 'bearing Christ; Christ-bearer'▶Lotus#4969 in the U.S.From the word lotus — Greek lotos, the sacred water-lily, a symbol of purity, enlightenment, an▶Neiko#4976 in the U.S.Spelling of Niko/Neiko — a short form of Nicholas, from Greek, 'victory of the people'; routes ▶Nicklaus#4978 in the U.S.Spelling of Nicholas/Niklaus — from Greek nike, 'victory', plus laos, 'people' — 'victory of th▶Nils#4979 in the U.S.Scandinavian short form of Nicholas/Nikolas — from Greek, 'victory of the people'▶Orian#4983 in the U.S.Spelling of Orion — the hunter constellation (Greek myth); also a Hebrew name linked to or, 'li▶Phoenyx#4987 in the U.S.-y- spelling of Phoenix — from Greek phoinix, 'the phoenix (the reborn firebird); dark red, dee▶Stiven#5015 in the U.S.Latina phonetic spelling of Steven/Stephen — from Greek Stephanos, 'a crown, a garland'▶Alekzander#5050 in the U.S.-kz- spelling of Alexander — from Greek alexo, 'to defend', plus aner, 'man' — 'defender of the▶Alexey#5052 in the U.S.Spelling of Aleksei — the Russian form of Alexis, from Greek alexo, 'to defend, to help' — 'def▶Andrea#5055 in the U.S.Italian (masculine) form of Andrew — from Greek andreios, 'manly, brave'; here for boys▶Bastien#5069 in the U.S.French short form of Sebastien (Sebastian) — from Greek Sebastos, 'venerable, revered' (a man o▶Calixto#5077 in the U.S.Spanish form of Callistus/Calixtus — from Greek kallistos, 'most beautiful' (also linked to Lat▶Cosimo#5081 in the U.S.Italian form of Cosmas — from Greek kosmos, 'order, beauty; the universe, the world'▶Cyprian#5083 in the U.S.From Latin Cyprianus, 'from Cyprus' (the Mediterranean island, sacred to Aphrodite/Venus)▶Giles#5104 in the U.S.From Latin Aegidius (via Greek aigidion, 'a young goat', or aigis, 'a shield') — 'young goat; s▶Judas#5129 in the U.S.Greek form of Judah — from Hebrew Yehuda, 'praised; let God be praised'; we note its associatio▶Egidio#5131 in the U.S.Egidio is the Italian form of the Latin Aegidius, from the Greek aigidion 'young goat' and aigi▶Khyri#5150 in the U.S.Spelling of Kyrie/Khyri — echoing Greek kyrios, 'Lord' (the prayer 'Kyrie eleison'), and the -r▶Logic#5155 in the U.S.From the word logic — Greek logike, 'the science of reasoning' (from logos, 'word, reason')▶Monaco#5167 in the U.S.From the place-name Monaco — from Greek monoikos, 'single dwelling; a solitary one/monk' (the M▶Neeko#5170 in the U.S.-ee- spelling of Niko/Nico — a short form of Nicholas/Nikolas, from Greek, 'victory of the peop▶Nikolay#5172 in the U.S.Russian form of Nicholas — from Greek nike, 'victory', plus laos, 'people' — 'victory of the pe▶Bernis#5175 in the U.S.Bernis is a rare early-American name, here given to boys. It most likely reflects a masculine u▶Pearce#5180 in the U.S.-ear- spelling of Pierce — from a medieval form of Peter, Greek petros, 'rock, stone'▶Sebastion#5193 in the U.S.-ion spelling of Sebastian — from Greek Sebastos, 'venerable, revered' (a man of Sebaste)▶Timmy#5203 in the U.S.Pet form of Timothy — from Greek time, 'honor', plus theos, 'God' — 'honoring God; honored by G▶
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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.