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Pages in category "Greek masculine given names" The following 139 pages are in this category, out of 139 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acamas;
History. Ancient Greeks generally had a single name, often qualified with a patronymic, a clan or tribe, or a place of origin. Married women were identified by the name of their husbands, not their fathers. Hereditary family names or surnames began to be used by elites in the Byzantine period. Well into the 9th century, they were rare.
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.
A list of 55 of the most popular Greek baby names for boys and girls with meanings from a baby naming consultant. ... Top 5 Greek Girl Names With Meanings. ... Top 5 Greek Boy Names With Meanings.
Greek name English name Description The Twelve Titans Κοῖος (Koîos) Coeus: God of intellect and the axis of heaven around which the constellations revolved. Κρεῖος (Kreîos) Crius: The least individualized of the Twelve Titans, he is the father of Astraeus, Pallas, and Perses. Implied to be the god of constellations. Κρόνος ...
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Theodore (given name) Theodore is a masculine given name. It comes from the Ancient Greek name Θεόδωρος ( Theódoros ), meaning "gift of God (s)" ( from the Ancient Greek words θεός, ( theós) "God/Gods" and δῶρον ( dṓron) "gift". [ 1] The name was borne by several figures in ancient Greece, such as Theodorus of Samos and ...
Nicholas is a male name, the Anglophone version of an ancient Greek name in use since antiquity, and cognate with the modern Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos. It originally derived from a combination of two Greek words meaning 'victory' and 'people'. In turn, the name means "victory of the people." The name has been widely used in countries ...