Every Girl Name

Greek girl names

Most widely given today: Sofia, Sophia and Chloe.

119 girl names whose etymology traces to Greek, with the rank in the home country where one publishes a list.

Greece publishes no official list of baby names, so there is no home-country column.

  1. wisdom, especially divine wisdom

  2. wisdom

  3. young green shoot

  4. illusion; supernatural power (Sanskrit maya)

  5. from Zoë, life

  6. from Sarah, lady, princess

  7. 1 in 852 in Scotland

  8. 1 in 471 in Scotland

  9. from Margaret, pearl

  10. 1 in 1,243 in Ireland

  11. bright

  12. rainbow

  13. possibly duck

  14. goddess

  15. farmer

  16. 1 in 754 in Ireland

  17. from Zoë, life

  18. possibly maiden

  19. 1 in 488 in England and Wales

  20. most holy

  21. from Catherine, possibly each of the two

  22. to defend + man

  23. resurrection

  24. beautiful one, noble one

  25. help, aid, succour

  26. 1 in 599 in England and Wales

  27. possibly lady

  28. 1 in 4,225 in Ireland

  29. bee, honey, or honeybee

  30. wisdom

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  1. wisdom

  2. from Nicholas, victory + people

  3. pure, chaste

  4. ground, earth

  5. 1 in 394 in England and Wales

  6. from Philip, fond of horses

  7. 1 in 4,966 in England and Wales

  8. from Penelope, possibly duck

  9. from Eleanor, perhaps other

  10. Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess

  11. from Margaret, pearl

  12. God is gracious

  13. from Alexandra, to defend + man

  14. 1 in 150 in Scotland

  15. 1 in 919 in Ireland

  16. 1 in 1,118 in Scotland

  17. to ward off, defend

  18. laurel, bay

  19. from Margareta, pearl

  20. heavenly

  21. woman from Magdala

  22. 1 in 607 in Northern Ireland

  23. 1 in 251 in Northern Ireland

  24. from Alexis, helper, defender

  25. pearl

  26. 1 in 1,041 in Northern Ireland

  27. good

  28. 1 in 304 in Northern Ireland

  29. from George, farmer, earth worker

  30. from Stephen, crown, wreath

  31. possibly each of the two

  32. from Isabel, my God is an oath

  33. peace

  34. 1 in 12,061 in England and Wales

  35. resurrection

  36. 1 in 36,183 in England and Wales

  37. flourish, to be verdant

  38. messenger, angel

  39. black, dark

  40. 1 in 84,427 in England and Wales

  41. possibly each of the two

  42. fond of horses

  43. true image

  44. god + gift

  45. from Alexius, helper, defender

  46. stone

  47. possibly each of the two

  48. 1 in 3,018 in Ireland

  49. from Theodore, god + gift

  50. from Chloe, young green shoot

  51. peace

  52. 1 in 7,042 in Ireland

  53. black, dark

  54. from Lydia, beautiful one, noble one

  55. crown, wreath

  56. 1 in 6,494 in England and Wales

  57. to ward off, defend

  58. possibly pure, chaste

  59. 1 in 316 in Catalonia

  60. 1 in 7,915 in England and Wales

  61. anointed

  62. pearl

  63. 1 in 1,082 in Austria

  64. 1 in 16,885 in England and Wales

  65. peace

  66. 1 in 50,656 in England and Wales

  67. pearl

  68. possibly each of the two

  69. 1 in 36,183 in England and Wales

  70. possibly each of the two

  71. 1 in 291 in Norway

  72. 1 in 50,656 in England and Wales

  73. hospitable

  74. from Daphne, laurel, bay

  75. possibly each of the two

  76. pearl

  77. from Esther, star

  78. 1 in 7,144 in Austria

  79. wisdom

  80. 1 in 744 in Poland

  81. whiteness

  82. from Irene, peace

  83. from Christina, Christian (woman)

  84. pure, chaste

  85. hospitable

  86. 1 in 1,996 in Poland

  87. pearl

  88. 92nd in Hungary

  89. 89th in Hungary

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