Greek Baby Names for Modern Kids

Ares

The name Ares is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "ruin, bane".

Balthazar

The name Balthazar is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "Baal protects the King".

Adonis

The name Adonis is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "lord".

Anastasia

The name Anastasia is a girl's name of Greek, Russian origin, meaning "resurrection".

Helen

The name Helen is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "torch; shining light".

Eros

The name Eros is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "desire".

Leda

The name Leda is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "happy".

Demetrius

The name Demetrius is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "follower of Demeter".

Calypso

The name Calypso is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "she who hides".

Sybil

The name Sybil is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "prophetess".

Nico

The name Nico is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "people of victory".

Lazarus

The name Lazarus is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "God is my helper".

Xanthe

The name Xanthe is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "golden, yellow".

Myra

The name Myra is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "sweet-smelling oil".

Ianthe

The name Ianthe is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "purple flower".

Zeus

The name Zeus is a boy's name of Greek origin.

Hermione

The name Hermione is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "messenger, earthly".

Cassia

The name Cassia is a girl's name of Greek, Latin origin, meaning "cinnamon".

Hyacinth

The name Hyacinth is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "blue larkspur; precious stone".

Delia

The name Delia is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "born on the island of Delos".

Ione

The name Ione is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "violet flower".

Elena

The name Elena is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian, Greek origin, meaning "bright, shining light".

Sapphira

The name Sapphira is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "sapphire".

Maia

The name Maia is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "mother".

Thea

The name Thea is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "goddess, godly".

Artemis

The name Artemis is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin.

Cyprian

The name Cyprian is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "man of Cyprus".

Matthias

The name Matthias is a boy's name of Greek origin, meaning "gift of God".

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