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Beautiful Greek Girl Names and Their Meanings

From myth, philosophy and the classical world.

July 5, 20267 min readBaby Names for Girls

Greek girl names carry the weight and beauty of the classical world — names of goddesses and virtues, of light, wisdom and the sea. Many are familiar the world over, and every one has a meaning worth knowing.

Beautiful Greek Girl Names — a selection

SophiaGreek · Wisdom SofiaGreek · Wisdom AdamantiaGreek · Diamond-hard AedonGreek · Nightingale AegleGreek · Radiance, dazzling light AeropeGreek · Cretan princess AesaraGreek · Lucanian Pythagorean philosopher AgapeGreek · Divine love AgapiGreek · Love AgapoulaGreek · A little love AgataGreek · Good AgathaGreek · Good, kind AgathiGreek · Good and kind AgathonikiGreek · A good victory AggelikiGreek · Angelic AggelinaGreek · A little angel AglaiaGreek · Splendor, brightness AglaonikeGreek · A splendid victory AgnesGreek · Pure / lamb AikaterinaGreek · Pure AikateriniGreek · Pure AilishGreek · Alice variant AlaynaGreek · Bright, shining light AlcmeneGreek · Heracles's mortal mother AlcyoneGreek · Kingfisher; a star of the Pleiades AleighnaGreek · Bright, shining light AleksandraGreek · Defender of man AlenaGreek · Bright, shining light AlexaGreek · Defender AlexandraGreek · Defender of mankind AlexandriaGreek · Defender of men AlexiaGreek · Defender AlexisGreek · Defender AlissaGreek · Alyssum flower AlkmeneGreek · Mother of Heracles AlkminiGreek · Strong and mighty AlkyoneGreek · Kingfisher AltheaGreek · Healer AlyssaGreek · Rational / sweet alyssum AlyssiaGreek · Alyssum flower AmaryllisGreek · Sparkling AmethystGreek · A purple gemstone AmphitriteGreek · Greek queen of the sea AnankeGreek · Goddess of necessity and fate AnastaciaGreek · Resurrection AnastasiaGreek · Resurrection AnastasoulaGreek · A little resurrection AnastaziaGreek · Resurrection AndreaGreek · Manly, brave, strong AndromacheGreek · Battle of men AndromachiGreek · A brave warrior AndromedaGreek · Ruler of men AnemoneGreek · Windflower AngelaGreek · Messenger AngelikiGreek · Angelic AnteiaGreek · Antaeus's tribe AnthiGreek · A flower AnthimiaGreek · Blooming, full of flowers AnthoulaGreek · A little flower AnthousaGreek · Blooming, in flower

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