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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;
Though his mother was an American Quaker and he attended some meetings, he was baptized and primarily raised an Anglican. [359] Maria Mitchell (1818–1889), an Australian, one of the first women in astronomy, who retained ties to the Quakers but became a Unitarian [360] Russ Nelson (b. 1958), American open-source software developer [361]
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.
Thus the name Quaker began as a way of ridiculing Fox's admonition, but became widely accepted and used by some Quakers. [33] Quakers also described themselves using terms such as true Christianity, Saints, Children of the Light, and Friends of the Truth, reflecting terms used in the New Testament by members of the early Christian church.
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 ...
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.
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek Πέτρος, Petros (an invented, masculine form of Greek petra, the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic Kefa ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. [1] An Old English variant is Piers.