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1. ADELPHA: Greek name meaning "dear sister."
2. ADELPHE: Variant of Greek Adelpha, meaning "dear sister."
3. ADELPHIE: Variant of Greek Adelpha, meaning "dear sister."
4. ADONIA: Feminine form of Greek Adonis, meaning "my lord."
5. ADRASTEIA: Feminine form of Greek Adrastos, meaning "he who stands his ground," in other words "courageous."
6. AELLA: "Whirlwind." Greek myth name of an Amazon warrior who was killed by Herakles. She was known for wielding a double-axe. 
7. AGAPE: Greek name meaning "love."

8. AGATHANGELOS: "Good angel." Ancient Greek name composed of the elements agathos "good" and angelos "angel." 

9. AGATHE: Original Greek form of English Agatha, derived from the Greek word agathos, meaning "good."

10. AGAUE: "Illustrious; noble." Greek myth name of one of the four daughters of Kadmos, king of Theben in Boiotia, and his wife Harmonia. The name derives from agauos "noble," itself possibly from agasthai "to wonder at," from gaiein "to rejoice," with the intensive prefix a-. 

11. AGLAIA: Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty, splendor." The other two are Thalia, "blossoming, luxuriant," and Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment."
12. AGLEA: Variant of Greek Aglaia, meaning "beauty, splendor."
13. AIGLE: Greek form of Latin Aegle, meaning "light, radiance." 

14. AIKATERINA: Variant of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure."

15. AIKATERINE (Aikaterinē): Greek name from which we got the name Katherine. The name is of unknown etymology, but the earliest sources that mention the name are in Greek and associate it with the Greek adjective katharos, meaning "pure." The suggestion that it may have been derived from Hekate, the pagan goddess of sorcery, is not convincing.

16. AIRLA: Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal."

17. AIRLEA: Greek name meaning "ethereal." 

18. AIRLIA: Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal."

19. AKANTHA: Greek myth name of a nymph loved by Apollo, meaning "thorn."

20. ALALA: Greek myth name of the personification of the "war cry."
21. ALCESTIS: Greek myth name of a princess who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her husband, meaning "might of the home."
22. ALCMENE: Greek myth name of the mortal mother of Hercules by Zeus, meaning "might of the moon."
23. ALEKTO: Original Greek form of Latin Alecto, meaning "unceasing." 
24. ALEXA: Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender." 

25. ALEXIA: Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender."

26. ALEXINA: Pet form of Greek Alexia, meaning "defender."

27. ALEXIS: Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender."

28. ALEXUS: Variant of Greek Alexis, meaning "defender."

29. ALKIPPE: Original Greek form of Latin Alcippe, meaning "mighty mare." 

30. ALKYONE: Original Greek form of Latin Alcyone, meaning "kingfisher."

31. ALTHAIA: Original Greek form of Latin Althea, possibly meaning "healing."
32. AMALTHEIA: Original Greek form of Latin Amalthea, meaning "to soothe."
33. AMARANTOS: Old Greek flower name derived from the name of the amaranth flower, amarantos, meaning "unfading."
34. AMBROSIA: Feminine form of Greek Ambrosios, meaning "immortal."

35. AMINTA: Variant of Greek Amynta, meaning "defender."

36. AMINTAH: Variant of Greek Amynta, meaning "defender."

37. AMYNTA: Feminine form of Greek Amyntas, meaning "defender."
38. ANAITIS: Greek form of Persian Anahita, meaning "immaculate."

39. ANDROMACHE: "Man/warrior battle." Greek myth name of the kidnapped wife of Hector, derived from the elements andros "of a man/warrior" and mache "battle."

40. ANDROMEDA: "Thinks like a man/warrior." Constellation name, and Greek myth name of the daughter of Cassiopeia who was to be sacrificed to the sea monster Medusa but was rescued by Perseus. Andromeda was said to be an Ethiopian princess. Ancient Ethiopians considered Perseus and Andromeda the progenitors of the black race. Derives from Greek andros "man/warrior" and medomai "to think."

41. ANEMONE: Greek myth name of a nymph who was turned into a wind-flower, derived from the Greek word anemos, meaning "wind."
42. ANTHEIA: "Flower." Greek myth name of a goddess of flowers, gardens, love, marshes, and swamps. She was worshiped on Crete.
43. ANTHOUSA: Greek name derived from the word anthos, meaning "flower."

44. ANTIGONE: "Counter-generation." Greek myth name of the sister of Priam, daughter of Oedipus, derived from the elements anti "against; counter" and gone "birth; generation."

45. ANTIOPE: Greek myth name of a daughter of Ares and Hippolyte (a queen of the Amazons) who was kidnapped and married by Theseus, making her the first Amazon ever to marry. The meaning of her name is debatable. The first half, Anti-, could have derived from anti "against; counter," or antios "set against." The second half, -ope, could have derived from ope "hole," ops "voice," or opsis "face." 
46. AOEDE: Variant of Greek Aoide, meaning "to sing."
47. AOIDE: Greek myth name of the one of the three original Muses before their number was increased to nine, meaning "to sing."

48. APHRODISIA: Feminine form of Greek Aphrodisios, meaning "risen from the foam."

49. APHRODITE: "Risen from the foam." Greek myth name of the goddess of love and mother of Eros, composed of the elements afros "foam" and dity "dive; rise."

50. APOLLONIA: Feminine form of Greek Apollonios, possibly meaning "destroyer."
51. APPHIA: Greek biblical name mentioned in the New Testament, meaning "increasing."
52. APPOLONIA: Variant of Greek Apollonia, possibly meaning "destroyer."
53. ARACHNE: Greek myth name of a young girl who was turned into a spider by Athena, meaning "spider."
54. ARCADIA: Feminine form of Greek Arkadios, meaning "of Arcadia." The place name Arcadia was derived from the word arktos, meaning "bear."
55. ARETHOUSA: "The waterer." Greek myth name of one of the Hesperides, and a water nymph (Nereid), daughter of Nereus, who was pursued by Alpheus, the river god. Artemis changed her into a fountain.
56. ARIADNE: Greek myth name of the daughter of King Minos, meaning "utterly pure."
57. ARISTODEME: Greek myth name of a daughter of Priam, king of Troy, derived from the elements aristos "excellence" and demos "the people."
58. ARISTOMACHE: "Excellent battle." Greek name derived from the elements aristos "excellence" and mache "battle."
59. ARTEMIS: Greek myth name of a daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo. The name is of uncertain origin. It may be related to the word artamos "a butcher" or artemes "safe."
60. ARTEMISIA: Feminine form of Greek Artemisios, a name derived from the name Artemis, meaning either "safe" or "butcher."
61. ASPASIA: Greek name derived from the word aspasios, meaning "welcome."
62. ASTARTE: Greek form of Phoenician Ashtoreth, myth name of a goddess of fertility and war, equivalent to the Semitic goddess Ishtar. Meaning is unknown.
63. ASTRAIA: Greek myth name of a goddess of justice, derived from the word aster, meaning "star."
64. ATALANTE: Greek myth name of the fleet-footed maiden who refused to marry any man who could not beat her in a foot-race.

65. ATHANASIA: Feminine form of Greek Athanasios, meaning "immortal."

66. ATHENA: Greek myth name of the goddess of wisdom. Plato fancifully derived her name from A-theo-noa, meaning "mind of God," but the true meaning is unknown.

67. ATHENAIS: Greek name derived from the name of the goddess Athena, the meaning of which is unknown.

68. ATROPOS: Greek myth name of one of the original three Fates, known as the "inevitable" or "inflexible."
69. BARBARA: "Foreign; strange." This popular Greek name found also in English, French, German, Polish, and many other languages, derives from Greek barbaros, a word once used to refer to the unintelligible chatter of foreigners which sounded like "bar-bar" to the Greeks. 
70. BERENIKE: Original Greek form of Berenice. It is most likely a Macedonian form of Greek Pherenike, meaning "bringer of victory," which probably originated in the Egyptian royal house of Macedon. 
71. CALISTO: Variant of Greek Callisto, meaning "most beautiful." 
72. CALLIDORA: Greek name meaning "gift of beauty," from kallos "beauty" and doron "gift."
73. CALLIGENIA: Greek name meaning "beauty-born," from kallos "beauty" and genes "born."
74. CALLISTO: Greek myth name of the daughter of Lycaon, king of Arcadia. She may also have been a nymph. The name derives from the Greek word kalliste, meaning "most beautiful."
75. CELANDINE: Greek bird and flower name. It is the name of a yellow wildflower whose name derives from chelidon, meaning "a swallow bird." 
76. CHARA: Greek name meaning "happiness."
77. CHLOE: "Green shoot." In Greek mythology, this is another name of the goddess Demeter. This name is also mentioned in the bible by Paul.
78. CHLORIS: Greek myth name of a goddess of vegetation, derived from the word chloros, meaning "green."
79. CHRYSANTHE: Feminine form of Greek Chrysanthos, meaning "golden flower."
80. CHRYSEIS: Greek myth name of the daughter of Chryses, meaning "golden."
81. CYANEA: Greek name meaning either "sky blue" or "bluish green."
82. CYBELE: Myth name of a Phrygian goddess of fertility adopted by the Greeks and Romans. The true meaning of the name is uncertain; the traditional derivation is "she of the hair."
83. CYMONE: Feminine form of Greek Simon, meaning "hearkening."
84. DAMALI: Variant of Greek Damalis, meaning "calf."
85. DAMALIS: Greek name meaning "calf."
86. DAMARIS: Greek biblical name of a woman Paul converted to Christianity. Possibly a late Greek form of Damalis, meaning "calf."
87. DANAE (Danaë): Greek myth name of the mother of Perseus, meaning "parched."
88. DAPHNE: Greek myth name of a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree by her father so that she might escape Apollo's unwanted attentions, meaning "laurel."
89. DAREIA: Feminine form of Greek Dareios, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
90. DELIA: Greek myth name borne by Artemis, referring to her place of birth, meaning "of Delos." 
91. DELPHINIA: "Of Delphi." Greek myth name borne by Artemis, referring to Delphi, where she had a shrine. 
92. DEMETER (Dêmêtêr): Greek myth name of a goddess of agriculture, derived from Doric Da-mater, meaning "mother earth."
93. DEMETRA: Variant of Greek Demeter, meaning "earth mother."
94. DESMA: Greek name meaning "pledge, vow."
95. DESPOINA: Variant of Greek Despoine, meaning "mistress."
96. DESPOINE (Despoinê): Greek myth name of a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, meaning "mistress."
97. DIANTHA: "God-flower." From the flower name Dianthus, itself from Greek dios "god" and anthos "flower."
98. DIANTHE: Variant of Greek Diantha, meaning "God-flower."
99. DIONA: Variant of Greek Dione, meaning "the goddess."
100. DIONE: "The goddess." Greek myth name of the mother of Aphrodite. The name is a feminine form of Zeus.
101. DIONYSIA: Feminine form of Greek Dionysos, meaning "Zeus-Nysa."
102. DORCAS: Greek biblical form of Aramaic Tabitha, meaning "gazelle." See Acts 9:36 in the New Testament.
103. DORCIA: Variant of Greek Dorcas, meaning "gazelle."
104. DORIS: Greek myth name of a goddess of the sea, consort of Nereus and mother of the Nereids (sea nymphs). The name was derived from a Greek ethnic name meaning "Dorian woman."
105. DORKAS: Variant of Greek Dorcas, meaning "gazelle."
106. ECHO: "Echo; sound." Greek myth name of an Oread (mountain nymph) who loved her own voice. From the Greek word eche, meaning "sound."
107. EFIMIA: Modern Greek form of Eupheme, meaning "well-spoken."
108. EFROSYNI: Variant of Greek Euphrosyne, meaning "joy, mirth."
109. EFTHALIA: Variant of Greek Euthalia, meaning "blooming, flourishing."
110. EILEITHYIA: Greek myth name of a goddess of childbirth, derived from the word eilelythyia, meaning "the ready-comer."
111. EIRENE: Greek myth name of a goddess of peace, meaning "peace."
112. ELEFTHERIA: Feminine form of Greek Eleftherios, meaning "the liberator."
113. ELEKTRA: "Bright, shining." Greek myth name of a Pleiad, an Oceanid, and the sister of Orestes who helped him kill their mother Clytemnestra. 
114. ELENE: Modern Greek form of Helen, meaning "torch" or "moon" or more likely "to elope."
115. ELENI: Variant of Greek Elene, meaning "torch" or "moon" or more likely "to elope."
116. ELISAVET: Greek form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
117. ELISSA: Greek myth name of a queen who fell in love with Aeneas, and set herself on fire when he left her. She is also known by the Phoenician name Dido, meaning "wanderer."
118. ELPIDA: Feminine form of Greek Elpidios, meaning "hope."
119. ELPIS: Ancient Greek name meaning "hope."
120. ENYO: "Horror." Greek counterpart of Roman Bellona, myth name of a goddess of war known as the "waster of cities" and depicted as being covered in blood and carrying weapons. She was a companion of Ares and is sometimes said to be his sister or mother.
121. EOS: Greek myth name of the goddess of dawn, meaning "dawn."
122. ERATO: Greek myth name of the muse of poetry, derived from the Greek word arastos, meaning "lovely."
123. ÉRIKA: Feminine form of Greek Erríkos, meaning "work-power."
124. ERIS: Greek myth name of the personification of "strife." She is the sister of Ares. Her Roman name is Discordia.
125. EUADNE: "Good and holy." Greek myth name of the wife of Capaneus who burned herself alive on her husband's pyre. The name is composed of the elements eu "good, well" and adnos "holy."
126. EUDOKIA: "To seem well." Greek name derived from the elements ευ "good, well," and dokeo "to seem."
127. EUDORA: "Good gift." Modern Greek name composed of the elements eu "good" and doron "gift." 
128. EUDOXIA: "Good glory." Ancient Greek name composed of the elements eu "good" and doxa "fame, glory."
129. EUGENEIA: Feminine form of Greek Eugenios, meaning "well born."
130. EUMELIA: Ancient Greek name derived from the Greek word eumeleia, meaning "melody."
131. EUNIKE: "Good victory." This is the original Greek form of Eunice, composed of the elements eu "good" and nike "victory." 
132. EUPHEME: "Well-spoken." Greek myth name of a goddess of good omen, praise, and shouts of triumph, composed of the elements eu "good, well" and phemi "I speak."
133. EUPHROSYNE: Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "joy, mirth."
134. EUPRAXIA: "Good action/exercise/practice." Greek name composed of the elements eu "good," and praxis "action, exercise, practice." 
135. EURYBIA: Greek myth name of the goddess of the seas, and wife of Krios, meaning "wide violent force."
136. EURYDIKE: "Wide justice." Greek myth name of several characters. The wives of Acrisius, Creon, Nestor, and Orpheus all bore this name. It is composed of the elements eurys "wide" and dike "justice."
137. EUTERPE: Greek myth name of one of the Muses fathered by Zeus. She is called the "giver of pleasure," and her name means "delight."
138. EUTHALIA: "Well-blooming/flourishing." Greek name composed of the element eu "good, well" and the Greek myth name Thalia "blooming, flourishing." Some species of butterflies bear this name, too. 
139. EUTROPIA: Feminine form of Greek Eutropios, meaning "versatile."
140. EVDOKIA: Variant of Greek Eudokia, meaning "to seem well."
141. EVGENIA: Modern Greek form of Eugenia, meaning "well born."
142. FRONA: Nickname for Greek Sophronia, meaning "self-controlled."
143. GAIA: Greek myth name of the goddess of earth, wife of Uranus and mother of the Titans, meaning "earth."
144. GLYKERIA: Greek name derived from the element glykys, meaning "sweet."
145. GORGOPHONE: "Gorgon slayer." Greek myth name of a daughter of Perseus, composed of the name Gorgon and the element phonos "murderer, slayer." 
146. HAGNE: Greek name meaning "chaste; pure," from hagnos "holy." This is the original Greek form of English Agnes.
147. HALKYONE: Variant of Greek Alkyone, meaning "kingfisher."
148. HARMONIA: Greek myth name of the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, meaning "concord, harmony."
149. HATHOR: Greek form of Egyptian Het-Heru, meaning "house of Horus."
150. HEBE (Hêbê): Greek myth name of a goddess of youth, derived from the word hebos, meaning "young."
151. HECUBA: Variant of Greek Hekabe, myth name of the mother of Cassandra and Polydorus by Priam, possibly meaning "far off." 
152. HEKABE: Original form of Greek Hecuba which may be a variant of Latin Hecate, meaning "far off."

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