Greek Baby Names
Explore 514 greek names, each with its own meaning, history, and pronunciation. Find one that carries the stories you want your child to grow up with.
Greek names carry the weight of antiquity and the warmth of the Mediterranean. Many are mythological; many are saintly. Greek has given English more given names than any language except Hebrew.
A short history
Greek naming spans 3,000 years. The mythological names (Helena, Penelope, Theseus, Alexander) come from Homeric and classical sources. The saintly names (Georgios, Nikolaos, Katerina) come from Byzantine Christianity. The philosophical names (Sophia, Eugenia, Theophilus) draw on classical Greek virtue vocabulary.
Naming traditions
Greek families traditionally named the first grandchild on each side after the respective grandparent, producing dense family naming recurrence. Many Greek saints have specific name-days, which are celebrated rather than (or alongside) birthdays in Greek Orthodox tradition.
Sound and style
Greek names are vocalic and balanced, usually three or four syllables with stress on the penultimate. Alexander, Theodora, Elena, Nikolaos, and Sofia all demonstrate the characteristic rhythm.
Zephyros
“west wind or gentle spring breeze”
Zephyros (Ζέφυρος) was the ancient Greek god of the west wind and the personification of spring breezes. As a given name it carries the elemental beauty of the natural world combined with divine mythological status. The name is associated with gentleness, speed, fertility, and the life-giving transition from winter to spring, making it one of the most poetically resonant names in the Greek tradition.
Zoe
“Life”
Zoe comes directly from the ancient Greek word for life, carrying one of the most fundamental and joyful meanings of any name. It was used in the Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures as a rendering of Eve, linking it to the very first woman. The name speaks to vitality, energy, and the simple wonder of being alive.
Zografia
“painting or the art of depicting life”
Zografia (Ζωγραφία) is derived from the Greek word 'zographia,' which means painting or the pictorial arts, itself composed of 'zoe' (ζωή, life) and 'graphein' (γράφειν, to write or draw). Literally meaning 'writing life' or 'depicting living things,' the name connects its bearer to the ancient Greek concept of visual art as the capturing of living reality. It is a uniquely Greek given name with strong artistic and intellectual character.
Zoi
“life”
Zoi (Ζωή) is the Modern Greek spelling of the ancient word for life, from the Proto-Indo-European root 'gwei' meaning to live or to be alive. It is the direct Greek-script equivalent of the internationally used name Zoe, but Zoi preserves the authentic Greek orthography and pronunciation. As a name, it encapsulates the joy, beauty, and preciousness of life itself, a simple yet profound gift to a child.
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