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[Opinions] Your Favorite Greek Names?
Hi everyone,We are hoping for baby #2. DH is of Greek heritage and would like a Greek name, but we're having a hard time agreeing on any that aren't too "out there." Especially boy names! Baby #1's name is Moses, which fits him very well but I don't think we'd want to go any weirder than that. :) A couple parameters:--DH is Douglas and DS is Moses, so although I gravitate towards masculine -s names, I think we should probably avoid a third.
--Last name is -er so I don't want an -er first name as well.
--I get the idea that DH doesn't care how "Greek" it sounds, as long as it just is of Greek origin.
--Most of DH's male ancestors were named Stephen, but I don't care for it.Here are some we've liked so far (but not sold on any of them in particular):Male:
Simon
OrionFemale:
Penelope
Persephone
Echo
Cleo
Iris
Eleni
Corinna (I prefer Corinne but then it's not Greek)Any suggestions? What Greek names do you like?

This message was edited 9/8/2020, 9:03 AM

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From your list, I like Simon, Penelope, Cleo, and Iris. Some other Greek names I like are Andreas, Elias, Leonidas, Thomas, Viktor - nearly all of them end in s, though. For girls, my favourites are Antonia, Eva, Evelina, Marianna, Olympia, Theodora, and Xenia.
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I don't have a favourite Greek name but I prefer non christian native Greek names

This message was edited 9/9/2020, 2:28 AM

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I would go with Orion or Persephone / Iris / Eleni. Penelope is a bit too trendy, and Echo might seem a bit "hippie" to people unfamiliar with mythology.Some of my favorites that you might possibly like:Persephone
Callisto / Calypso
Ariadne
Hermione
Dione
Chrysanthe
Eirene
Sappho
Ismene
Ione
Selene
Melete
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I love Simon, and Orion is nice too. A lot of my favorite names are Greek. Some of my favorite Greek boy names are Gregory, Theodore, Philip, Alexander, Nicholas, Cyril, Eugene, Cleopas, Anthony and Leon. I guess no Alexander, Nicholas or Cleopas since they're -s and -er names. I like some other Greek names, but these are the most common ones I like. The other ones can be pretty weird hehe.

This message was edited 9/8/2020, 12:25 PM

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Leon was my granddad's middle name! We were very close. I didn't realize it was Greek. Thank you for suggesting that!
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You're welcome! And girl's namesWow you're welcome! Sorry, I forgot to put girl names too. I really love Iris and Penelope! Persephone does have a pretty sound, but you should know it means "destroy and murder" or something like that. That puts me off of it. Eleni and Cleo are nice. I don't like Echo, but it is okay. My favorite Greek female names are Evangeline, Phoebe, Zoe, Leona which I love, and it's like Leon! Barbara, Katherine, Dorothy, Theresa, and I really love the name Eunice too, but I don't know if you'd like it.

This message was edited 9/8/2020, 8:35 PM

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Simon is nice. While it is used in Greece, I think of it as more Biblical, which ties in well with Moses. Most of the Greek boy names that I like end with “s.” Here are a few names that fit your qualifications.
Zeno
Jason (anglicized Iason)
Spyridon
Theron
TryphonAlexandra
Anastasia
Ismene
Lydia
Phaenna
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I don’t mind Simon. Orion isn’t really my style. For female names, I really like Penelope, Persephone, Cleo and Iris. How about:
Athena
Aphrodite
Daphne
Evangeline
Olympia
Phoebe
Selena
Theodora
Voula Alessandro
Apollo
Calix
Demetrius
Elias
Isidore

Sorry I couldn’t find so many boy names, a lot of them end in s.
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Too bad, my two favorites Charis and Thais are out of the question then ;)Simon is the Greek form of a Hebrew name. It feels much more Hebrew than Greek to me and I never cared for the sound. I love Orion, but I guess many people find it too close to Oreos.Penelope is way too trendy. Persephone is kind of cool but has one of the most awful meanings a name could possibly have. Echo is an invitation for endless teasing even though I do like it. Cleo is nice but kind of trendy. Iris just doesn't sound nice to me. Eleni is very mainstream in Greece, I think every other woman in Greece is named Eleni. I still like it. Corinna is boring.Out of yours I'd choose Orion and Eleni. Or Persephone if meanings don't matter to you (I personally couldn't bring myself to bestow a name with the meaning "murder", "destroy" on my baby girl. But I know that meanings don't matter to everyone and I'd like to meet a little Persephone).How about:Thalia
Kali (or Kale, from Greek meaning "beautiful")
Athena
Danae
MelinaFor boys I also like Alexis but it ends in -s. So I'd go with Orion.
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Orion, I just realized...that in English it seems to be pronounced o-RY-on. I dislike that, it sounds like "Oh, Ryan" :( I pronounce it the Greek way oh-ree-on.
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