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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;
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.
Within Greek names, mythological names are particularly popular, and old-fashioned Greek names are back in style. “Isadora, Linus, George and Cynthia getting more attention,” Redmond says ...
Since then, names of both deities and mortals from antiquity have been popular as well. [5] Male names usually end in -ας, -ης, ούς, and -ος, but sometimes ancient forms are also used. Female names almost always end in -α and -η, though a few end in -ώ with -ου being possible.
Panagiotis or Panayiotis (Greek: Παναγιώτης, IPA: [panaˈʝotis]), "Παν" (all) "άγιος" (holy or saint) suffix "-της" (which can mean "of the"), is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or Panayia ("All-Holy") for Mary, mother of Jesus . [ 1 ]
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Greek given names (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Given names of Greek language origin" The following 148 pages are in this category, out of 148 total.
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.