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History. [edit] 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.
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 masculine given names" The following 141 pages are in this category, out of 141 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acamas;
The original male Greek name, Andréas, represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the andr-prefix, like Androgeos (man of the earth), Androcles (man of glory), Andronikos (man of victory). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. [1]
Alexis is a given name of Greek origin. Like the name Alexander, Alexis derives from the Greek verb: ἀλέξειν, romanized: aléxein, lit. 'defend'. While the name is traditionally male, it has been predominantly given to females in the United States since at least the 1940s, when actress Alexis Smith began appearing in films. [1]
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (eugenēs), "noble", literally "well-born", [1] from εὖ (eu), "well" [2] and γένος (genos), "race, stock, kin". [3] Gene is a common shortened form. The feminine variant is Eugenia or Eugenie. Egon, a common given name in parts of central and northern Europe ...
The name Anastasia originated during the early days of Christianity and was given to many Greek girls born in December and around Easter. [1] It was established as the female form (Greek: Ἀναστασία) of the male name Anastasius (Greek: Ἀναστάσιος Anastasios pronounced [anaˈstasi.os]), [2] and has the meaning of "she/he of the resurrection".
Pages in category "Greek given names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.