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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.
[1] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule. A moniker also means a nickname or personal name. The word often distinguishes personal names from nicknames that became proper names out of former nicknames. English examples are Bob and Rob, nickname variants for Robert.
Since then, names of both deities and mortals from antiquity have been popular as well. [5] Male names usually end in -ας, -ης, ούς, and -ος, but sometimes ancient forms are also used. Female names almost always end in -α and -η, though a few end in -ώ with -ου being possible.
Places whose names originate from the Greek language, even if they were never involved in Greek history or culture. Αlthough this list includes toponyms from Roman times, this list does not include later wholly Latin -derived names that have (nor had) no Greek linguistic involvement, involvement with the Greek world, nor significant Greek ...
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
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.
Babrius – fabulist; Bacchylides – poet; Basil of Caesarea – Christian saint; Basilides – philosopher; Bathycles of Magnesia – sculptor; Battus – founder of Cyrene; Berenice I of Egypt – Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt
Pages in category "Greek feminine given names" The following 127 pages are in this category, out of 127 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aella;