Amalia given name Amaryllis given name Anastasia.

List of female names in greek. Some names of the Greek goddesses are well-known in the contemporary Western world such as Iris and Selene while others are used occasionally or have been asleep for centuries. Feminine form of Greek Adelphos and Latin Adelphus both meaning born of the same womb. Sibling ADONIA Αδώνια.

In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon. Well into the 9th century they were rare. Descending from Greek mythology of Zeus and his Gods represented by Socrates and Homer surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea and covered with olive orchards Greece bears the naming tradition as ancient as humanity itself.

Hereditary family names or surnames began to be used by elites in the Byzantine period. Girl Apollonia is a feminine form of. Astraea - The Star Maiden - a goddess of.

Angelina given name Anna given name Athena. Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. These names come from Ancient Greek the language of Homer and of classical Athenian historians playwrights and philosophers and holds an important place in Western history language and literature.

A variant of name Anthea. Girl Briseis derives from the Greek n. Along with Iris and Selene other Greek goddess names in the US Top 1000 include Calliope Persephone Athena Maia Daphne Penelope Irene and Phoebe.

Feminine form of Greek Adonis meaning my lord. Anadyomene Turan Venus Goddess of love and beauty. Girl This is a modern spelling of Ath.