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Acacia (F)
the tree, from akakia=thorny (the acacia tree is a symbol of immortality and resurrection) or a-kakos=anti-evil (the flowers had the power to keep evil at bay)
-> Cacia, Cacie, Casey, Kacie, Casia, Keisha
Achilles (M)
Achileos, mythical hero
= Achille (fra), Achileo (sp)
Adonis (M)
phœnician mythology, the most handsome of all mortals.
= Adun (ar)
Aeneas (M)
Scotland, used to translate gaelic Aonghus (Trojan hero who founded the Roman empire)
-> F: Aenea
Agape (F)
from the word denoting the theologal virtue of Love, charity
-> F: Agapi
-> M: Agapios
Agatha (F)
Agathé, from agathos=good and brave in combat
= F: Agathe (fra), Agat (it), Agafia, Agafya, Agasha (rus), Agata (irel), Agt, Agte (fris), Agatá, Agá, Agatká (pol), Agotha, Àgota (hung), Agathi, Agathe, Agatha, Aggi (gr), Agafiia, Ogafiia (rus)
= M: Agaf, Agafon, Agafan, Ogaf, Ogafan, Ogafon (rus), Aagje (ned)
-> Aggie, Agace, Agathy, Aggiem, Agueda
Aglaia (F)
splendour, brilliance (one of the Three Graces)
= Aglaé (fra)
Agnes (F)
Hagné, from hagnos=chastity
= F: Agnesa, Agnese, Agnete, Agne, Agnella, Agnesca, Agnesina, Agnola (it), Ines, Ynes, Iñez, Ynez, Inessa, Ina (sp), Aigneis (Agnesh), Aghna (Enuh), Ina (irel), Agneta (swed), Agniya (lithua), Agnieszká (agneeESHka, pol), Agnessa (bulg), Àgnesa (cz), Nest (wales), Nesta (latinized), Agni, Agnis (mid-east)
= M: Agne (swed), Agnello, Aniello (it)
-> Ag, Aggie, Agna, Agnella, Agneta, Agnola, Annis, Nessa, Nessi, Nesta, Nevsa, Neysa, Anneyse
Airila (F)
airy, ethereal
Akakios (M)
Innocent
= Acace (fra)
Akrevoe (F)
?
Alcide (M)
The strong, original name of Herakles
Alcina (F)
strong-willed
= Alcine, Alcinia (fra)
Aldora (F)
winged gift
Alethea (F)
aletheia=truth
= F: Alèthe, Aleth, Alète, Alé (fra), Aleta, Aletea, Aleda, Alita (sp), Ales (bielorus), Alesh (eng), Ale (lithua), Ales (alesh, cs)
= M: Aleh (bielorus)
-> ALICE
Alexandros (M)
alexein=drive back, andros=man: he who drives back the enemy.
= M: Alexandre, Alcandre (fra) Alessandro, Sandro (it), Alexander, Lex, Alec, Alick (eng), Alejandro (sp), Alastair, Alasteir, Alasdair (ALLustir), Alistair, Allister, Allistir, Saunder (scot), Alexis, Sacha, Aleksandr(rus), Aleko, Alekko, Aleksandur (bulg), Alekos (gr), Iskandar (pers, ar), Alaister (gael), Alsandair (irel), Sasa, Aleksandar, Alexsandar (serb), Aksel (norw), Aleiseo (port), Aleksi, Aleksis (Fin), Alexandru, Alecu (rom), Aleksei (est), Alaksandr, Aleksiej (bielorus), Aleksanders (latv), Aleksander, Aleks, Aleská, Alká (pol), Alister, Alistryn (AWL-is-truhn) (manx)
= F: Alexandra, Aliocha, Alexiane, Alexa, Elexa, Alexina, Alexine, Lexine, Lexi, Alla, Alli, Alek, Zandra, Sondra, Alexandrine, Sandrine, Sande, Sandi (fra), Alessandra, Alessia (it), Alexandra, Alexandria (eng), Saundra (scot), Alejandra, Alejandrina (sp), Alexia, Aleksasha, Aleksandra (rus), Aleksi (bulg), Alastriona (irel), Aleksandra, Alexsa (serb)
-> F: Cesya, Chandra, Lesya
Alice (F)
alethea or alikea=truth (or maybe from Adelaide)
= Alissa (it), Allison, Lissy, Ailis (AYlish), Allsun (irel), Alys, (wales), Aliz, Alizka, (hung), Alike, Aleka (gr), Alice, Alicia, Alicea, Alysia, Alix, Aliette, Alyette, Alète, Aleth, Adelice (fra), Alis, Allyce, Alisha, Alison, Allsun (eng)
-> Ailis, Aleece, Ailkee, Elissa, Ilysa, Ilyssa, Lissa, Lyssa, Alithia
Alida (F)
from the city of beautiful clothing (?)
= Aleda, leda (eng), Lida, Lyda, Alyda (fra)
Althea (F)
from Althaia: healthy, healer (mother of Meleagre whose life depended on the life of a log)
= Althée (fra)
-> Thea, Aleta, Alitta, Letta, Altheta, Alathea
Alyssa (F)
sensible, logic (also a yellow flower)
-> Ilyssa, Lyssa
Amaranthe (F)
which does not wither (also an "immortal" flower, amaranthinus)
= F: Amarantha (eng), Amarante (fra), Amaron (ned), Amaris (isr)
= M: Amariah (isr)
-> Amara, Amargo, Mara
Amaryllis (F)
a flower
Ambrosios (M)
relative to the Immortals
= M: Ambroise (fra), Ambrosio, Ambrogio (it), Ambrose (eng), Ambrois (scot), Emrys (wales), Ambros (irel), Ambrosio (sp), Ambrosius (latinized)
= F: Ambrosine, Ambrosina, Ambrosia (fra)
Amethyst (F)
a purple precious stone
= Améthyste (fra)
Aminta (F)
protected
= Aminta (it)
Amintas (M)
protector
= Amintor (it)
Amphelisia (F)
amphilalos=bilingual?
-> Aunphelice, Amphelice, Amyfelyse, Anfelise, Amfelice, Amflisa, Amphillis
Amphitryon (M)
= Anfitriões (port)
Anastasia (F)
anastasis=return, resurrection: from the Resurrection, from the Springtime
= F: Anastasie, Anstice (fra), Anastasia, Tasia, Stace, Stacey (eng), Nastassja (rus), Anastasia (it), Anastacie (germ)
= M: Anastase (fra), Stacey (eng), Anastasio (it), Anastasius (germ), Anastasio (sp), Anastasi (rus)
Anatol (M)
anatolé=orient: from the east
= M: Anatole (fra), Anatol, Anatoli (est, rus), Anatolijs (latv)
= F: Anatola (fra)
Andreas (M)
andros=man
= M: André, Andrieu (fra), Andrew (eng), Andreas (germ), Andrea (rom), Andrei, Androniki (rus), Andreas (gr), Andrea (it), Andres (sp), Andra, Aindreas (scot), Anndra (Aoondra) (gael), Aindreas, Aindrea (irel), Andries (ned), Anders, Andreas (dan), Andras, Antti, Antero (fin), Andrus, Andi, Ando, Andu, Andres (est), Andríj, Ondríj (ukr), Andrius, Andrus (lithua), Andrzejs, Andris (latv), Andrzej (ahndrjey, pol), Andor, Andorás, András, Andris, Andor (hung), Andrej (cz), Andrija (croat), Andreays (ahn-DRAY-uhs) (manx)
= F: Andrée, Andréa (fra), Anders, Andreana, Andrina (scot), Andra (isr)
= M, F: Drew (scot)
-> M: Andy, Dandy
-> F: Andrea, Andria, Andriana
Andromeda (F)
a constellation as well as a Greek heroin
= Andromède (fra)
Andronike (F)
Greece, andros=man, nikê=victory
= M: Androniki (rus)
Angel (M, F)
angelos=messenger
= M,F: Ange (fra)
= M: Angelon (gr), Ange (scand), Angelo (it)
= F: Angelika, Angeliki (gr), Angèle, Angéline, Angélique (fra) Angie, Gelya (eng), Angela, Angelina, Angelica, Angeletta (it), Anja (balkans), Aingeal (Angel) (irel), Angelika, Geli (germ), Angelita (sp), Angelina (rus), Angele (lithua), Andela (cz)
Aniket (F)
a=privative prefix, niketos=vainquished: invincible
= F: Anicet (fra), Aniceta (sp), Nikita (rus)
= M: Aniceto (sp)
Antheia (F)
flower-like
-> Anthea, Anthia, Thea, Thia
Antigona (F)
anti=against, gona=born: born a rebel (daughter of Œdipus who rebelled in order to bury her brother)
= Antigone (fra)
Antioche (M)
France: a city that was once the capital of christianity.
= Antioch (ukr)
Aphrodite (F)
goddess of love
Apollo (M)
god of youth and beauty
= Apollon (fra)
Apollonia (F)
relative to Apollo
= F: Appoline, Apolline, Appolina (fra)
= M: Apollinaire (fra)
Apphia (F)
?
Aretas (M)
Arethas, from arabic Harita, a Nabatean dynasty
= Arethi, Arete (gr)
-> Aretha
Ariadne (F)
Ariadné, ar-=intensifying prefix, adnos=saint: very holy
= Arianna (it), Ariane, Ariana (fra), Ariane, Arina, Arinka (rus)
Aristide (M)
fra; aristos=the best, eidos=son of: the son of the best
= Aristides (sp, gr)
Arkadi (M)
courageous, bold
= Arkady, Arkadiy (georg)
Arsène (M)
France; arsenias=manly
= Arcénio (sp), Arseni (rus), Arsenna (georg), Arsenije (arseney, serb)
Artamène (M)
?
Artémis (F)
France; hunt-goddess
= F: Artemisia (Artemisia belonging to Artemis; it)
= M: Artém, Artemius, Artemko (ukr), Artemus (latinized)
-> M: Artemas,
Artemidore (F)
France; Artemidoros=gift of Artemis
Artemisthène (F)
France; Artemisthenes=strength of Artemis
Aspasia (F)
welcome
-> Spash
Athanasios/Athanasia
thanatos=death, a-=privative suffixe: immortal
= M: Athanase (fra), Atanazy, Atek (pol), Atanas (bulg), Afanasii, Afanas, Afanasei, Afonasei, Afonasii, Afon, Afonas, Afonik, Afonika, Afonka, Afonos, Ofanas, Ofanasei, Ofonas, Ofonaska, Ofonasko, Ofonia, Ofonka, Ofonko, Ofonos, Ofonosko, Ofanasii, Offenoes, Ofonasei, Ofonasii (rus)
= F: Athanasia (fra), Afanasiia (rus)
Athene (F)
Goddess of wisdom and war
= F: Athena, Athina (fra, eng)
= M: Afin, Afinodor (gift of Athena), Afinogen (offspring of Athena) (rus)
Aurora (F)
Goddess of dawn
= Aurore (fra), Aurora (fin)
Azalea (F)
dry (it's a flower which blooms in dry soil)
= Azalée (fra), Azalea, Aza (eng)
-> Azalia, Azelia
Ballas (F)
?
= Ballas (hung)
Baptist (M)
= M: Baptiste, Baptistin (fra), Giambattista, Battisto (it), Bautista (sp)
= F: Baptistine (fra), Battista (it), Baptista (eng)
Barbara (F)
stranger
= F: Barbe, Barbra, Barberine, Babara, Babette (fra), Barbarina (it), Varvara (rus), Barbary, Barbra, Babb, Babbie, Babs, Babita, Barbee, Barbey, Barbie, Barbette, Bobbee (eng), Baubie (scot), Barbro (sw), Barbora (cz)
= M: Barbu, Barbo (rom)
-> Bonnie, Varina
Basil (M)
Basileios: royal
= M: Basile (fra), Basilo (sp), Basilio (it), Vassili (slav), Basle (germ), Basilius (sw), Pasi (fin), Bazel (hung)
= F: Basilia, Basilie (fra)
Belen (M)
?
Berenice (F)
pherein=bring, nikê=victory: she who brings victory
-> Veronica (latinized)
= F: Bérénice, Véronique, Véra (fra), Bernice, Bernelle, Berni, Bunnie, Nixie, Veronica (eng), Berenike, Berek (gr), Vroni (germ)
= M: Berenkios (gr)
Binkentios (M)
?
Brontë (F)
From a surname, greek brontê=thunder (used after the Brontë sisters)
Bryony (F)
Bryonia, a flower
-> Briony
Calliope (F)
One of the Muses
Calypso (F)
A nymph who kept Ulysses on her island
Candia (F)
Used for the first time on the road to Candia (capital of Crete, now Heraklion) when the child was born on the way
Charis (F)
kharis: Grace
-> Charissa, Charisse, Sharisse
Charmian (karmeAN) (F)
kharmion: Delight, Little Joy, diminutive of carma=joy, delight
-> Charmaine
Chloe (F)
khloe: young green shoot (epithet of Demeter goddess of fertility)
= Chloé, Cloé (fra)
Chloris (F)
A minor vegetation goddess, Clwrox : Blooming, fresh
Christopher (M)
pherein=carry: He who Bears Christ
= Cristóbal, Cristóval (sp), Christophe (eng), Christoforo (it), Kristof, Kristofor (balk), Christoph (ned), Christoffer (dan), Christov, Kristof, Kristofor (rus), Kester (medieval scot), Kristof, Stoffel (germ), Quisdoquv (cherokee)
Chrysogon (F)
Khrisogonos: Born of Gold
-> Grisigon
Clematis (F)
A climbing plant
Cléophante (M)
Kleos=glory
= Cleofonte (it)
Cleopatra (F)
Kleopatra, kleos=glory, pater=father, after the famous Egyptian queen
Clio (F)
Kleio, greek nymph and one of the Muses
-> Cleo
Concordia (F)
Harmony, greek goddess governing peace after war
Cyriack (M)
kyriakos: lordly
-> Cyr
Damalis (F)
Calf; in the new testament, a woman converted by St Paul
-> Damaris
Damianos (M)
Greek martyr of the 4th century, from damaso=to tame
= M: Damien (fra), Damiano (it), Damian (rom), Damian, Damon (eng)
= F: Damienne (fra)
Daphné (F)
Laurel, a nymph changed into that tree to escape Apollo
Delia (F)
An epithet of Artemis: From Delos
Delphin (M)
France; from latin name Delphinius, greek delphis=dolphin
-> F: Delphine
= M: Dauphin (fra)
= F: Delfina (it)
Demeter (F)
Goddess of vegetal life and harvest
-> F: Dimitra
-> M: Demetrius, Dimitri
Dimity (F)
Ireland, name of a fabric introduced from Italian, gr di-=double, mitos=warp thread
Diodoros (M)
Gift from Zeus
= Diodore (fra)
Diogenês (M)
Born of Zeus
= Diogène (fra)
Dion (M)
French shortened form of names starting in Dio- (Zeus)
-> M: Deon
-> F: Dionne
Dionysos (M)
Son of the God
= M: Denis (fra), Dionisio (it), Dyonisius (germ), Dennis, Denys, Dwight (eng)
= F: Denise, Denice, Dionise, Dionysia (fra)
-> M, F: Sydney (English contraction of St Denis)
Dora (F)
dôron: Gift
Dorcas (F)
Doe, Gazelle
Dorian (M)
Latin name Dorianus, from gr Dôrieus: Dorian, with Doris: Dorian (feminine), also a minor sea goddess mother of the Nereids
= Dorien (fra)
Dorothy
doron=gift, theos=god (inversion of Theodore)
= Dorothée (fra), Dorotea (it), Dorothea (germ), Doreen (irel), Dorotea (sp)
-> Dodie (from the fruitless efforts of a child to pronounce it), Dolly, Dorinda, Doris, Dora, Dorina, Dotty
Eudoxia (F)
Good Doctrine, a Lebanese saint from Baalbek and also the wife of Theodose 2, Emperor of the Orient
= Eudoxie (fr), Efdokia, Evdokia, Afdoukia, Afdokia (leb)
Endymion (M)
Endumiwn, Latmian shepherd beloved of Artemis; king beloved of Selene who gave him eternal youth and sleep to conserve his beauty
Epiphania (F)
= Epiphany (eng), Épiphanie (fr)
Erasmos (M)
Erasmios, erân=to love: Loved, Desired
= Erasmus (eng), Érasme (fr), Asmus (den)
Euandros (M)
Eu=good, anêr=man
= Evander (eng; used in Scotland as the englicised version of Íomhair)
Eubule (M)
France; Euboulos: The One who is of Good Counsel, an epithet of Zeus.
Euchaire (M)
France; eucharis=grace
Eudora (F)
eu=good, doron=gift
Eugenios
eugenios=well born, noble
=M: Eugène (fr), Eugene (eng), Eugenio (it, sp), Eugenius (latin)
=F: Eugénie (fr), Eugenia, Genia (it, sp), Evguenia (rus)
Eulalia (F)
Beautiful Song, Sweet Word
= Eulalie (fr)
Eunice (F)
Eunikê eu=good, nikê=victory
-> Unice
Euphemia (F)
Eu=good, phémê=to speak: Eloquent
= Effric, Effie (scot), Afamia (ar)
Europa (F)
Phoenician princess kidnapped by Zeus in the shape of a bull, mother of Minos
= Europe (fr)
Eusebius (M)
Pious
= Pius (switz)
Eustathius (M)
Eu=good, stênai=to be standing up: Stable, Tranquil
Eutyche, Eutyque (M)
eutuchos:prosperous
= Aftikos, Aftikhos (mid-east)
Euthyme
Correctly put.
-> Efthyme/Efthymia
= Aftimos/Aftimia (mid-east)
Evadne (F)
Eu=good, legendary character who threw herself in her husband's funeral pyre and is regarded as a model of marital piety
Evangelia (F)
Eu=good, angelma=news: Good News, Gospel
-> Evangeline, Evangelina (fr, Bearer of the Good News)
Évariste (M)
France; gr eu=good, aristos=the best
George
-> Deorsa
Hesperos (M)
evening star
Kassandra (F)
daughter of Priam and Hecube, gifted with a prophetic sight but without ever being believed
= Cassandre (fra), Cassandra (eng), Casandra (sp)
-> Cass
Kleitos (M)
General of Alexander the Great
= Clitus (latinized, usa)
Korinna (F)
From Korê: Virgin, daughter of Persephone queen of the underworld
= Corinne (fra), Corinna (it), Corene (eng)
-> Corena, Corabel, Corabella, Corella, Coretta, Corette, Corey, Cori, Coriss, Corissa, Corrine
Kosmos (M)
order, beauty
= M: Kosmas (gr), Cosmo (eng), Cosmos (latin), Côme (fra), Como, Cosimo (it)
= F: Cosima (it)
Kynthia (F)
From Mount Kynthos, a title of Artemis
-> Cynthia, Cindy, Sindee, Cynthie, Cinda
Kyrillos (M)
kyrios=lord: Consecrated to the Lord
= M: Cyril, Cyrille, Cyriel (fra); Cirilo (sp), Cirillo (it)
= F: Cyrielle, Cyrilla (fra)
Margaret (F)
= Kreeta, Kreetta (fin)
Philoxenes (M)
philos=love, euxenos=foreigner: Friend of foreigners, hospitable; Aksnaya of Manbij was one of the great masters of Syriac prose
= Aksnaya (mid-east)
Theocleia (F)
theos=god, cleia=glory: Divine Fame
= Thekla (gr), Thècle, Thècla (fr), Taqla (ar), Thecla (eng), Tekla (gypsy)
Xanthe (F)
Xanthos=yellow, light, mythological figure
Xenia (F)
Hospitality
Zénais (F)
Derived from Zeus
= Zénaïde (fr), Zinaida, Zina (rus)
Zénobia (F)
Zeus, bios=life, queen of Palmyra
= Zénobie (fr), Zenobia (eng), Zinovia, Zina (rus)
-> M: Zénobe (fr)
Zephyros (M)
The west wind
= M: Zéphyr (fr)
= F: Zéphyrine (fr), Zephyrine (eng)
Zoé (F)
Zoos=life
= Zoé (fr), Zoë, Zoe (eng)
-> Zola
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