Afroditi or Aphrodite is a female Greek name whose origins are found in ancient Greece.

Greek and roman female names. One of the most enduring popular Greek names for girls in recent times not only in the US but around the world is Sophia the name of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. Latin form of Greek Athene of unknown etymology fancifully rendered mind of God by Plato. 16 rows Greek Name Roman Name Description.

Her Roman name is Minerva intellect. 28 rows Most of the Greek Gods and Goddesses were adopted by the ancient Romans although in. 0 Mons Palatium - The Palatine Hill Mons Aventinus.

The better-known ones as you can see by the following table survive to this day as the basis for a number of names in the naming pool or as in the case of names like Diana Minerva Flora and Selene as the actual names themselves. Ares was an ancient Greek god of war and one of the 12 Olympians he was the son of Zeus and Hera. Roman Latin form of Greek Nyx meaning night OCYRHOE.

This was the family name of the Roman emperor Hadrian. In mythology this is the name of a goddess of wisdom. Latin form of Greek Okyrhoe meaning fast-flowing In mythology this is the name of a Naiad nymph the daughter of Chiron.

1 Campus Martius Mons Aventinus. Feminine form of Latin Athanasius Greek Athanasios meaning immortal ATHENA. Feminine form of Latin Nigellus meaning champion NOX.

Afroditi was the Greek Goddess of love and eros also known as Venus which is her Roman name. Greek names for girls include several classic names that have ranked highly in the the US for its entire history most notably Catherine Helen and Margaret. Roman females usually took their fathers gens names with -a or -ia at the end eg Flavius would be converted to Flavia.