Suggested Names (PART 1)

Ancient Greek Female Names A-G

ANCIENT GREEK
FEMALE NAMES
(Greek Community)

ADONI
(Greek: ¨Αδωνς): Feminine form of Greek Adonis, meaning "she who fights dragons."

ADRASTEIA
(Greek: Αδράστεια): Feminine form of Greek Adrastos, meaning "he who stands his ground," in other words "coucrageous."

AGATHE
(Greek: Αγαθη): Original Greek form of English Agatha, derived from the Greek word agathos, meaning "good."

AGAUE
(Greek: Αγαθε): "Illustrious; noble." Greek myth name of one of the four daughters of Kadmos, king of Theben in Boiotia, and his wife Harmonia. The name derives from agauos "noble," itself possibly from agasthai "to wonder at," from gaiein "to rejoice," with the intensive prefix a-.

AGLAIA
(Greek: Αγλαια): Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty, splendor." The other two are Thalia, "blossoming, luxuriant," and Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment."

AGLEA
(Greek: Αγλεα): Variant of Greek Aglaia, meaning "beauty, splendor."

AIGLE
(Greek: Αιγλε): Greek form of Latin Aegle, meaning "light, radiance."

AIKATERINA
(Greek: Αικατερινα): Variant of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure."

AIKATERINE
(Aikaterinē) (Greek: Αικατερινη): Greek name from which we got the name Katherine. The name is of unknown etymology, but the earliest sources that mention the name are in Greek and associate it with the Greek adjective katharos, meaning "pure." The suggestion that it may have been derived from Hekate, the pagan goddess of sorcery, is not convincing.

AIRLA
(Greek: Αιρλα): Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal."

AIRLEA
(Greek: Αιρλεα): Greek name meaning "ethereal."

AIRLIA
(Greek: Αιρλια): Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal."

AKANTHA
(Greek: Άκανθα): Greek myth name of a nymph loved by Apollo, meaning "thorn."

ALALA
(Greek: Αλαλα): Greek myth name of the personification of the "war cry."

ALCESTIS
(Greek: 'Αλκηστις): Greek myth name of a princess who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her husband, meaning "might of the home."

ALCMENE
(Greek: Αλκμήνη): Greek myth name of the mortal mother of Hercules by Zeus, meaning "might of the moon."

ALEKTO
(Greek: Αλεκτο): Original Greek form of Latin Alecto, meaning "unceasing."

ALEXA
(Greek: Αλέξα): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender."

ALEXIA
(Greek: Αλεξία): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender."

ALEXINA
(Greek: Αλεχινα): Pet form of Greek Alexia, meaning "defender."

ALEXIS
(Greek: Αλεξις): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender."

ALEXUS
(Greek: Αλεξ): Variant of Greek Alexis, meaning "defender."

ALEXANDRA
(Greek: Αλεξάνδρα): Feminine form of Greek Alexandros, meaning "defender of men."

ALKIPPE
(Greek: Αλκιππε): Original Greek form of Latin Alcippe, meaning "mighty mare."

ALKYONE
(Greek: Αλκυόνη): Original Greek form of Latin Alcyone, meaning "kingfisher."