Iris was the name of the Greek goddess of the rainbow also serving as a messenger to the gods.

Feminine names greek. One of the three original muses meaning practice or exercise. Click here to see names from I to Z Acacia Thorny Naive Ancient Greek origin - Ακακία Acathi Standing Modern Greek origin - Ακαθή. Feminine form of Anastasius.

Anastasia Αναστασία f Greek Russian Ukrainian Belarusian English Spanish Italian Georgian Ancient Greek. Girl Names Inspired by Greek Mythology. So for example Mr.

Greek name derived from the word agapē meaning divine love AGATHE Αγάθη. Greek name derived from the word agathos meaning good It is the feminine form of Agathias. 76 rows 73 Ancient Greek Baby Girl Names With Meanings.

A handful of nouns referring to people or gods however can be either MASCULINE or FEMININE depending on the gender of the persondivinity. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. The feminine version is usually the genitive of the family name of the womans father or husband.

Amalia given name Amaryllis given name Anastasia. This name can also be given in reference to the word which derives from the same Greek source for the iris flower or the coloured part of the eye. Anastasia Ἀναστασία f Greek Russian Ukrainian Belarusian English Spanish Italian Georgian Ancient Greek.

Thea is a diminutive of names ending in -thea including Dorothea Althea and Anthea. Latinized form of the Greek name Ἁγνή Hagne derived from Greek ἁγνός meaning chaste. In such instances the vocabulary entry includes both the masculine and feminine article.