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Pages in category "Greek feminine given names" The following 125 pages are in this category, out of 125 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aella;
Agape (ἀγάπη, agápē [1]) means "love: esp. unconditional love, charity; the love of God for person and of person for God". [2] Agape is used in ancient texts to denote unconditional love, and it was also used to refer to a love feast. [3] Agape is used by Christians to express the unconditional love of God for His children.
This love term has to do with spirituality, and originates in the seventh or eighth century B.C.E., when it was mostly used by Christian authors to describe the love among brothers of the faith ...
Cynthia was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, who according to legend was born on Mount Cynthus on Delos. Selene, the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana were also sometimes called "Cynthia". [4] In Ancient Roman literature 'Cynthia' is the name of Propertius' love.
In the past, women would change their surname on first marrying to that of their husband in the genitive case, so marking the change of dependence to husband from father. In early Modern Greek society, women were named with -aina as a feminine suffix on the husband's given name, for example "Giorgaina" signifying "wife of George". Nowadays, a ...
Athena is a female given name of Greek origin, especially in reference to the Greco-Roman goddess Athena.The name has been among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States since the mid-1950s and was the 78th most popular name for newborn American girls in 2022.
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.
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