Greek-rooted Baby Names

41 Greek-rooted names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

Explore 41 baby names with a greek-rooted feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.

Greek-rooted Girl Names

Ariani#3444 in the U.S.Variant of Ariana/Arianna, from Ariadne, Greek for 'most holy'▶Cleta#8329 in the U.S.A feminine of Cletus, itself a short form of the Greek Anacletus, 'called back; summoned; invok▶Zandra#8935 in the U.S.A Z-spelling of Sandra, itself short for Alexandra, from the Greek for 'defender; protector of ▶Kathey#8961 in the U.S.An -ey respelling of Kathy, a pet form of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine, traditionally r▶Meta#10068 in the U.S.A German and Scandinavian short form of Margareta (Margaret), from the Greek for 'pearl.' The o▶Pamala#10788 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Pamela, a name coined by Sir Philip Sidney in the 1580s and often explain▶Dortha#10863 in the U.S.A variant of Dorothea (and its short form Dorothy), from the Greek 'doron' ('gift') plus 'theos▶Phillis#11523 in the U.S.A spelling of Phyllis, from the Greek 'phyllon,' 'leaf; foliage; green bough.' In myth Phyllis ▶Sandie#13249 in the U.S.An -ie pet form of Sandra, itself short for Alexandra, from the Greek for 'defender; protector ▶Terese#13343 in the U.S.A variant of Teresa (Therese), a name of Greek origin whose sense is uncertain — often read as ▶Aksana#13496 in the U.S.Aksana is the Belarusian form of Oksana, the Ukrainian name that goes back through Church Slavo▶Aleja#13504 in the U.S.Aleja is a Spanish short form of Alejandra, the Spanish form of Alexandra — from Greek alexein,▶Alesandra#13508 in the U.S.Alesandra is a single-S spelling of Alessandra, the Italian form of Alexandra: from Greek alexe▶Alexcia#13511 in the U.S.Alexcia is a modern respelling of Alexia, the feminine of Alexis, from Greek alexein, 'to defen▶Alexsandra#13512 in the U.S.Alexsandra is a modern respelling of Alexandra, from Greek Alexandros: alexein ('to defend') pl▶Alexy#13513 in the U.S.Alexy is a modern respelling of Alexi/Alexis, from Greek alexein, 'to defend; to help'. Note th▶Alexzandria#13514 in the U.S.Alexzandria is a modern respelling of Alexandria, the feminine form built on Alexander (Greek '▶Andreia#13563 in the U.S.Andreia is the Portuguese form of Andrea, the feminine of Andrew — from Greek andreios, 'manly;▶Andreya#13564 in the U.S.Andreya is a modern respelling of Andrea, the feminine of Andrew, from Greek andreios ('brave; ▶Angelis#13571 in the U.S.Angelis is a modern coinage built on Angel/Angela — from Greek angelos, 'messenger; angel' — wi▶Angeliz#13572 in the U.S.Angeliz is a coined name used especially among Puerto Rican families, built on Angel/Angeles (f▶Angella#13573 in the U.S.Angella is a doubled-L spelling of Angela, from Latin angelus and Greek angelos, 'messenger; an▶Angelyne#13574 in the U.S.Angelyne is a modern elaboration of Angel/Angeline, from Greek angelos, 'messenger; angel', fin▶Dorris#13578 in the U.S.A doubled-r spelling of Doris, from the Greek for 'Dorian woman.' In Greek myth Doris is a sea ▶Peggie#14870 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Peggy, a pet form of Margaret, from the Greek 'margarites,' 'pearl.' The ▶Nikia#15085 in the U.S.A name that emerged in 1970s America, most often linked to Nike, the Greek for 'victory,' or re▶Coretta#15744 in the U.S.An -etta elaboration of Cora, from the Greek 'kore,' 'maiden.' The name is inseparable from Cor▶Crissy#15752 in the U.S.A pet form of Christine or Christina, from the Greek for 'follower of Christ' (a Christian). A ▶Dalexa#15772 in the U.S.A modern blend name joining the Da- opening common in American and Latino naming to Alexa, a sh▶Cristine#15831 in the U.S.A spelling of Christine, from the Latin Christina, 'follower of Christ; a Christian,' rooted in▶Melissia#16687 in the U.S.An elaborated spelling of Melissa, from the Greek 'melissa,' 'honeybee' (from 'meli,' honey). A▶Treena#16691 in the U.S.A double-e spelling of Trina, a short form of Katrina or Catherine, from the Greek read as 'pur▶Lasonya#17213 in the U.S.A genuine 1970s coined name, joining the popular La- prefix with Sonya, a Russian pet form of S▶Mellissa#17327 in the U.S.A doubled-l spelling of Melissa, from the Greek 'melissa,' 'honeybee' (from 'meli,' honey). A l▶Mindi#18378 in the U.S.An -i spelling of Mindy, itself a pet form of Melinda, whose '-inda' pairs with the Greek 'meli▶Dorene#18409 in the U.S.A variant of Doreen, usually explained as Dora (from the Greek 'doron,' 'gift') plus the -een e▶Trena#19999 in the U.S.A short form (or respelling of Trina), drawn from Katrina, a form of Catherine, from the Greek ▶

Greek-rooted Boy Names

Jayzon#10271 in the U.S.Jayzon is a modern respelling of Jason, the Greek name Iason, traditionally connected to the ve▶Aundre#12488 in the U.S.Aundre is a variant spelling of Andre, the French/English form of Andrew, from the Greek andrei▶Steffen#13926 in the U.S.The German, Norwegian and Danish form of Stephen, from Greek Stephanos, 'crown; garland'. Steff▶Stephone#13928 in the U.S.A modern American form of Stephon, itself a reshaping of Stephen — from Greek Stephanos, 'crown▶

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Popular Greek-rooted baby names include Ariani, Cleta, Zandra, Kathey, Meta, Jayzon. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.

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