Message: "favorite Ancient Greek name"

[Opinions] favorite Ancient Greek name

by Ohad Yigal

12/5/2023, 9:39 AM

I wanted to ask, what name from Ancient Greece (real and/or mythological. I have no idea if there was a poet named Orpheus or a strongman named Herakles, I just know they have cool names and that's enough for me).Mine is probably Leon but Orpheus is a close second.

#Greek

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- Rainya

1/3/2024, 10:54 AM

My favorite is either Andromeda, Kalliope, or Cassandra.

- LemonBamboo

12/13/2023, 6:16 PM

Hestia, Arcturus, Zephyrus, Leon, Aris, Lyris, Cassandra

This message was edited 12/13/2023, 6:16 PM

- Kirke

12/5/2023, 9:33 PM

My absolute favorite is Thessalonike / Thessalonica / Θεσσαλονίκη.

The name was created by Phillip II of Macedon(father of Alexander the Great) for one of his daughters.

- LydiaZhang

12/5/2023, 8:13 PM

Girls:
Anastasia
Callithea
Artemisia
Kallia
Arsinoe
Charikleia
Menodora
Sophronia
Philoumene
Xenia
Soteris
Theophania

Boys:
Andronikos
Serapion
Lysander
Alexius
Kallinikos
Ophelion

From Greek mythology, I like :
Alcyone
Aoide
Artemis
Athena
Asteria
Astraea
Cassiopeia
Eurydice
Eirene
Galatea
Hesione
Kleio
Lyssa
Ismene
Phoebe
Melaine
Melaina
Pleione
Rhea
Selene
Alastor
Aristaios
Helios
Hyperion
Zephyros

This message was edited 12/5/2023, 11:55 PM

- Cinnabar

12/5/2023, 1:07 PM

I like a lot of ancient and mythological Greek names. Of ancient Greek names, my favorites are probably Sophia and Damianos. My favorites that aren't currently common or have common variants are Athenais, Pantaleon, Pantheras, and Serapion.

From Greek mythology, I like Calypso, Psamathe, Sarpedon, and Tethys.

This message was edited 12/5/2023, 1:18 PM

- Rosebeth (Rosanne) +1

12/5/2023, 12:15 PM

Pythagoras, Zakynthos and Endymion are ancient Greek names we used for our children (first or middle).

Some other favorites:

Alastor
Boreas
Daedalus
Eurus
Euthymios
Laertes
Menelaos
Nikias
Odysseus
Olyntheus
Patroclus
Pollux
Sophron
Symphoros
Zephyros

Amphyro
Antigone
Artemis
Europe / Europa
Eurydice
Iokaste / Jocasta
Nyx
Polyxo

- Ohad Yigal

12/5/2023, 1:35 PM

Interesting. Had I lived abroad (In Europe or the anglosphere, I mean), I would seriously consider using Maxime and Theodosius as names for my kids (Mentioned as Jewish names in the Talmud).