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Pages in category "Greek masculine given names" The following 142 pages are in this category, out of 142 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acamas;
Most Greek first names in Katharévousa (which can be considered the "official" form of the first name) generally correspond to a demotic form, as well as customary shortened and/or diminutive variations. The Katharévousa form, itself equivalent to the name's form in Ancient Greek, is used in official papers, while the demotic form or the ...
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 given names" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Greek given names (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Given names of Greek language origin" The following 148 pages are in this category, out of 148 total.
Taylor. The name Taylor is a gender-neutral name, though in the 1990s, it was far more popular as a female name than a male one.It has French origins and means "tailor" or "to cut." This classic ...
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]
Sixteen popes and two antipopes have used the name Gregorius, starting with Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). It is tied with Benedict as the second-most popular name for popes, after John . Although the name was uncommon in the early 20th century, after the popularity of the actor Gregory Peck it became one of the ten most common male names ...