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The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.
Pages in category "Greek-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 507 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
History. Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, a clan or tribe, or a place of origin. Married women were identified by the name of their husbands, not their fathers. Hereditary family names or surnames began to be used by elites in the Byzantine period. Well into the 9th century, they were rare.
28. Karamanlis. “Man from Karamania” is the straightforward meaning of this Greek last name. 29. Simopoulos. “Son of Simon” is what this last name breaks down to mean. 30. Argiros. With a ...
The Greeks (Greek: Έλληνες) have been identified by many ethnonyms. The most common native ethnonym is Hellene (Ancient Greek: Ἕλλην), pl. Hellenes (Ἕλληνες); the name Greeks (Latin: Graeci) was used by the ancient Romans and gradually entered the European languages through its use in Latin. The mythological patriarch ...
Pages in category "Greek masculine given names" The following 141 pages are in this category, out of 141 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acamas;
Greek-language surnames (1 C, 500 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Greek origin" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Explore the names of women from ancient and modern Greece, their meanings and origins, and their cultural and historical significance.