Greek Girl Names

3035 greek girl names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

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Greek girl names have a natural elegance — lyrical, storied, and often tied to a goddess, muse, or myth. The polished classics lead: Sophia and Sofia, Penelope, Chloe and Zoe.

For something softer or more unexpected, Ella, Elena, Iris and Melody are gently romantic, while Maya, Lainey and Genesis feel fresh and current.

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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AndromacheFrom the Greek Andromache, 'battle of a man; fighter of men' (aner/andros, 'a man', + mache, 'b▶AthenagraceA modern compound of Athena (the Greek goddess of wisdom, war, and craft) and Grace ('grace; fa▶Chamomile'earth apple', the calming herb-flower▶ChryseisFrom the Greek Chryseis, 'daughter of Chryses; the golden one' (from chrysos, 'gold'); the Troj▶ClothoFrom the Greek klotho, 'the spinner' (from klothein, 'to spin'); the youngest of the three Fate▶ClytemnestraFrom the Greek Klytaimnestra, variously 'praiseworthy wooing; famed for her suitors' (klytos, '▶ElianoraA modern elaboration blending Eleanor - a name of Occitan origin, Alienor, whose meaning is gen▶EosFrom the Greek eos, 'the dawn; daybreak'; the goddess who rose each morning to bring the light;▶EratoFrom the Greek eratos, 'lovely; desired; beloved' (linked to Eros); the Muse of love poetry and▶EuphrosyneFrom the Greek euphrosyne, 'joy; mirth; good cheer' (eu, 'well', + phren, 'mind'); one of the t▶EuterpeFrom the Greek euterpes, 'well-pleasing; giver of delight' (eu, 'well', + terpein, 'to please')▶Geranium'little crane'; the geranium flower▶GretchellAn elaborated form of Gretchen, itself a German pet form of Margaret (from Greek margarites, 'p▶HecubaFrom the Greek Hekabe, of uncertain meaning; the queen of Troy, wife of Priam and mother of Hec▶HemeraFrom the Greek hemera, 'the day; daytime'; a primordial goddess, the personification of day, da▶HippolytaFrom the Greek Hippolyte, 'she who frees the horses; letter-loose of horses' (hippos, 'horse', ▶IlyanahA spelling of Iliana, tied to Helen ('bright; shining; sun ray') and the Eliana family ('my God▶IolantheViolet flower▶IphigeniaFrom the Greek Iphigeneia, 'born strong; of noble/mighty birth' (iphios, 'strong', + genes, 'bo▶IvykateA joined name pairing Ivy (the climbing plant; a symbol of faithfulness) with Kate (a short for▶KairisA short modern coinage echoing the Greek kairos ('the right moment') and Iris ('rainbow'). The ▶LachesisFrom the Greek lachesis, 'the allotter; disposer of lots' (from lanchano, 'to obtain by lot'); ▶MelpomeneFrom the Greek melpomene, 'to sing/celebrate with song; the songstress' (from melpein, 'to sing▶MeropeFrom the Greek Merope, variously 'eloquent; with a sparkling face; a bee-eater (a bird)'; one o▶MetisFrom the Greek metis, 'wisdom; skill; cunning/practical counsel'; the Titaness of wisdom, the f▶MnemosyneFrom the Greek mnemosyne, 'memory; remembrance'; the Titaness of memory and the mother of the n▶NepheliFrom the Greek Nephele, 'cloud' — a cloud-nymph of myth, shaped from cloud by Zeus. A modern Gr▶Phlox'flame'; the phlox flower▶SelyneA modern spelling echoing Selene (Greek, 'moon'; the moon-goddess) and Celine (French, from Lat▶SemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; under▶SylphieA whimsical coinage from sylph — an invisible spirit of the air in Renaissance lore (a term coi▶TerpsichoreFrom the Greek terpsichore, 'delighting in dance' (terpein, 'to delight', + choros, 'dance/chor▶TethysFrom the Greek Tethys, a Titaness of fresh water and the sea, wife of Oceanus; variously linked▶TigrisFrom the name of the Tigris River of ancient Mesopotamia, which comes to us through Greek and i▶ZoelaniA modern coinage joining Zoe (Greek, 'life') with the airy -lani ending of Leilani and Kehlani.▶

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What are popular Greek girl names?

Popular Greek girl names include Sophia, Penelope, Chloe, Zoe, Ella and Iris. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

What Greek girl name means wisdom?

Sophia (and its spelling Sofia) comes from the Greek word for wisdom — one reason it has ranked among the most popular girl names for years.