Greek name meaning wanderer In mythology this is the name of the founder and first queen of Carthage.

Greek female names in greek. Greek Goddess Names - A to Z. In Greek mythology she was one of the nine Muses presiding over comedy and pastoral poetry. The Keres were female spirits the daughters of Nyx the goddess of night.

Persephone is the esoteric name of the Greek mythological daughter of Zeus by Demeter the queen of the harvest. After she was kidnapped by Hades to be Queen of the Underworld it was decreed by Zeus that she would spend six months of the year with her mother allowing crops to grow and six in mourning thus accounting for the seasons. In Greek mythology a goddess was just as important as a god - sometimes more so.

The following is a list of both major and minor goddess names. But there are so many other Greek girl names worth consideration from Acacia to Zephyrine that the entire list bears a closer look. Ker is the singular form and the name of a goddess of violent death.

Consequently feminine names will not usually end in an s there are exceptions. She is also known as one of the goddesses of the sea and the sky. Names do not normally end in s Names normally end in vowels or a dipthong In Greece a womans last name is the genitive form of her fathers surname or when she marries of her husbands surname.

A handsome young man loved by aphrodite in mythology. Alexia given name Alina. Greek goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods.

Shes so strong DC named a character after her. A female variant transcription of Greek name Adonis which means beautiful. Greek family names are most commonly patronymics but may also be based on occupation personal characteristics or location.