Greek name roots

45 names, with sourced facts.

  • StevenA male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Stephen.
  • MargaretA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • GeorgeA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • ChristopherA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • AndrewA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • DorothyA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • TimothyA male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
  • JasonA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • HelenA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • NicholasA male given name from Ancient Greek, notably born by St. Nicholas of Myre, on whom Father Christmas is based.
  • StephenA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • MelissaA female given name from Ancient Greek, popular in the latter half of the 20th century.
  • AlexanderA male given name from Ancient Greek, most famously held by Alexander the Great.
  • GregoryA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • CynthiaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • AngelaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • CatherineA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • KatherineA female given name from Ancient Greek, a popular spelling variant of Catherine.
  • DennisA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • NicoleA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • PeterA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • ChristineA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • ChristinaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • DorisA female given name from Ancient Greek, taken to regular use at the end of the 19th century.
  • KathrynA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Catherine.
  • AndreaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • SophiaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • TeresaA female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
  • AlexisA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • TheresaA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
  • EugeneA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • IreneA female given name from Ancient Greek, in regular use since the 19th century.
  • PhilipA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • LoisA female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin.
  • PhillipA male given name from Ancient Greek.
  • AlexA unisex given name from Ancient Greek.
  • TinaA female given name.
  • EllenA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • MarjorieA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • ElaineA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • MelanieA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • ChloeA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • AlexandraA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • VeronicaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
  • KristenA female given name from Ancient Greek.
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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).