Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
ACHAIKOS
Greek form of ACHAICUS.
ACACIUS
Latinized form of AKAKIOS.
AGAPE
Derived from Greek αγαπη (agape) meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.
AGAPETUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Agapetos (see AGAPITO).
AGATHA
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good". Saint Agatha was a ...
AGATHE
Cognate of AGATHA.
AGNES
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste". Saint Agnes was a v...
AIKATERINE
Ancient and modern Greek form of KATHERINE.
AESCHYLUS
From the Greek name Αισχυλος (Aischylos), derived from αισχος (aischos) "shame". This was the name of a 5th-century BC A...
AESOP
From the Greek Αισωπος (Aisopos), which is of unknown meaning. This was the name of a Greek fabulist of the 6th century ...
AGAPETOS
Original Greek form of AGAPITO.
AGAPIOS
Masculine form of AGAPE. This was the name of a saint from Caesarea who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roma...
AGATHON
Greek masculine form of AGATHA.
AKAKIOS
From a Greek word meaning "innocent, not evil", derived from α (a), a negative prefix, combined with κακη (kake) "evil"....
ALCAEUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλκαιος (Alkaios), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength". This was the name of a 7th-cent...
ALEXANDROS
Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER.
ALEXIS
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to...
ALKAIOS
Greek form of ALCAEUS.
ALCIBIADES
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλκιβιαδης (Alkibiades), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength" and βια (bia) "force" with...
ALEXANDER
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defen...
ALEXANDRA
Feminine form of ALEXANDER. In Greek mythology this was a Mycenaean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name o...
ALEXIOS
Original Greek form of ALEXIUS.
ALEXIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξιος (Alexios), a derivative of Αλεξις (see ALEXIS). This was the name of five Byzan...
ALKIBIADES
Greek form of ALCIBIADES.
AMBROSIA
Feminine form of Ambrosios (see AMBROSE).
AMBROSIOS
Greek form of AMBROSE.
AMPELIOS
Original Greek form of AMPELIO.
ANACLETUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ανακλητος (Anakletos), derived from ανακλητος (anakletos) meaning "invoked". This was t...
ANAKLETOS
Original Greek form of ANACLETUS.
ANASTASIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Αναστασιος (Anastasios) which meant "resurrection" from Greek αναστασις (anastasis) (co...
ANATOLIOS
Greek form of ANATOLIUS.
AMBROSIUS
Latinized form of AMBROSIOS.
AMPELIUS
Latinized form of Ampelios (see AMPELIO).
AMYNTAS
Derived from Greek αμυντωρ (amyntor) meaning "defender". This was the name of several kings of Macedon.
ANASTASIA
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions...
ANASTASIOS
Original Greek form of ANASTASIUS.
ANATOLIUS
From the Greek Ανατολιος (Anatolios), derived from ανατολη (anatole) meaning "sunrise". Saint Anatolius was a 3rd-centur...
ANAXAGORAS
Derived from Greek αναξ (anax) "master, lord" and αγορα (agora) "assembly, marketplace". This name was borne by a 5th-ce...
ANDREAS
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW. It is also the form used in modern Greek, German and Welsh.
ANDROCLES
Latinized form of the Greek Ανδροκλης (Androkles) which meant "glory of a man", derived from ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive...
ANDRONICUS
Latinized form of Greek Ανδρονικος (Andronikos) which meant "victory of a man", from ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive...
ANIKETOS
Greek form of ANICETUS.
ANTIGONUS
From the Greek name Αντιγονος (Antigonos), derived from αντι (anti) "against, compared to, like" and γονευς (goneus) "an...
ANTIOCHUS
From the Greek name Αντιοχος (Antiochos), derived from Greek αντι (anti) "against, compared to, like" and οχη (oche) "su...
ANTIPATER
From the Greek name Αντιπατρος (Antipatros), which meant "like the father" from Greek αντι (anti) "against, compared to,...
ANDROKLES
Greek form of ANDROCLES.
ANDRONIKOS
Greek form of ANDRONICUS.
ANICETUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ανικητος (Aniketos), meaning "unconquerable". This was the name of an early pope.
ANTHOUSA
Ancient Greek form of ANFISA.
ANTIGONOS
Greek form of ANTIGONUS.
ANTIOCHOS
Greek form of ANTIOCHUS.
ANTIPATROS
Greek form of ANTIPATER.
APHRODISIA
Feminine form of APHRODISIOS.
APOLLINARIS
Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the god APOLLO. This was the name of several early saints and martyrs, inclu...
APOLLODOROS
Means "gift of Apollo" from the name of the god APOLLO combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".
APOLLONIA
Feminine form of APOLLONIOS. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Alexandria.
ARCADIUS
Latinized form of ARKADIOS.
ARCHELAOS
Greek form of ARCHELAUS.
ARCHIPPOS
Means "master of horses" from the Greek elements αρχος (archos) "master" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".
ARISTARCHUS
From the Greek name Αρισταρχος (Aristarchos), derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and αρχος (archos) "master". This na...
ARISTEIDES
Ancient Greek form of ARISTIDES.
ARISTOCLES
Latinized form of the Greek name Αριστοκλης (Aristokles) which meant "the best glory", derived from αριστος (aristos) "b...
ARISTOKLES
Greek form of ARISTOCLES.
ARISTON
Derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "the best".
ARISTOTELES
Ancient Greek form of ARISTOTLE.
ARISTOTLE
From the Greek name Αριστοτελης (Aristoteles) which meant "the best purpose", derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and ...
ARKADIOS
From an ancient Greek name meaning "of Arcadia". Arcadia was a region in Greece, its name deriving from αρκτος (arktos) ...
ARSENIUS
Latinized form of ARSENIOS.
ARTEMIDOROS
Means "gift of Artemis" from the name of the goddess ARTEMIS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift". This was the name...
ARTEMIOS
From an ancient Greek name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS. This was the name of a 4th-cent...
ARTEMISIA
Feminine form of ARTEMISIOS. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders ...
ARTEMIUS
Latinized form of ARTEMIOS.
ARTEMON
From an ancient Greek name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS.
APHRODISIOS
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess APHRODITE.
APOLLONIOS
From an ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek god APOLLO. It was borne by a Greek poe...
ARCHELAUS
Latin, BiblicalLatinized form of the Greek name Αρχελαος (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from αρχος (arc...
ARCHIMEDES
Derived from the Greek elements αρχος (archos) "master" and μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan". This was the name of ...
ARGYROS
Means "silver" in Greek.
ARISTARCHOS
Greek form of ARISTARCHUS.
ARISTIDES
From the Greek name Αριστειδης (Aristeides), derived from αριστος (aristos) "best" and the patronymic suffix ιδης (ides)...
ARISTODEMOS
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and δημος (demos) "the people". This was the name of a descenda...
ARISTOMACHE
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and μαχη (mache) "battle".
ARISTOPHANES
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and φανης (phanes) "appearing". This was the name of a 5th-cent...
ARSENIOS
Means "virile" in Greek. Saint Arsenius was a 5th-century deacon who was tutor to the two sons of Roman emperor Theodosi...
ARTEMISIOS
From an ancient Greek name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ARTEMIS.
ASPASIA
Derived from Greek ασπασιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome, embrace". This was the name of the lover of Pericles.
ATHANAS
Short form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).
ATHANASIA
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).
ATHANASIUS
From the Greek name Αθανασιος (Athanasios) meaning "immortal", from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with θανατο...
AUXENTIUS
Latinized form of AUXENTIOS.
ASKLEPIADES
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek god ASKLEPIOS combined with the patronymic suff...
ATHANASIOS
Original Greek form of ATHANASIUS.
ATHENAIS
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ATHENA.
AUXENTIOS
Derived from Greek αυξανω (auxano) meaning "to increase, to grow". This name was borne by a few early saints.
BASILEIOS
Ancient Greek form of BASIL (1).
BASILIUS
Latinized form of BASILEIOS.
BERENIKE
Ancient Macedonian form of BERENICE.
BERENICE
Latinized form of Βερενικη (Berenike), the Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing...
BION
Ancient Greek name derived from βιος (bios) meaning "life".
CALLIAS
Latinized form of KALLIAS.
CASSANDER
Latinized form of Greek Κασσανδρος (Kassandros), the masculine form of CASSANDRA. This was the name of a 3rd-century BC ...
CHARES
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian general. It ...
CHARIS
Feminine form of CHARES. It came into use as an English given name in the 17th century.
CHARMION
Greek name derived from χαρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded ...
CHARITON
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek novelist.
CHRYSANTHE
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS.
CHRYSANTHOS
Means "golden flower" from Greek χρυσεος (chryseos) "golden" combined with ανθος (anthos) "flower". This name was borne ...
CLEITUS
Latinized form of KLEITOS.
CLEON
Latinized form of Κλεων (Kleon), a Greek name derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory".
CLEOPATRA
From the Greek name Κλεοπατρα (Kleopatra) which meant "glory of the father", derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined...
CHLOE
Means "green shoot" in Greek, referring to new plant growth in the spring. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Deme...
CLEISTHENES
Latinized form of the Greek name Κλεισθενης (Kleisthenes), derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" and σθενος (sthenos) "stre...
CLITUS
Latinized form of KLEITOS.
CORINNA
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden". This was the name of a ...
CYRUS
From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush, which may mean "far sighted" or "young". The name is some...
COSMAS
From the Greek name Κοσμας (Kosmas), which was derived from κοσμος (kosmos) meaning "order, decency". Saint Cosmas was m...
CYRILLUS
Latinized form of KYRILLOS.
DAMIANUS
Latinized form of DAMIANOS.
DAMIANOS
Greek form of DAMIAN.
DAREIOS
Greek form of DARIUS.
DEMETRIA
Feminine form of DEMETRIUS.
DEMETRIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Δημητριος (Demetrios), which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess DEMETER (1...
DEMOKRITOS
Greek form of DEMOCRITUS.
DEMOSTHENES
Means "vigour of the people" from Greek δημος (demos) "the people" and σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength". This was the...
DIODOROS
Greek form of DIODORUS.
DIODOTOS
Greek form of DIODOTUS.
DIOGENES
Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and γενης (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of a G...
DIOKLES
Means "glory of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".
DION
Short form of DIONYSIOS and other Greek names beginning with the Greek element Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS". This was t...
DIONYSIOS
Greek personal name derived from the name of the Greek god DIONYSOS. Famous bearers include two early tyrants of Syracus...
DIONYSODOROS
Means "gift of Dionysos" from the name of the god DIONYSOS combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".
DEMETRIOS
, GreekOriginal Greek form of DEMETRIUS.
DEMOCRITUS
Latinized form of Δημοκριτος (Demokritos), a Greek name meaning "judge of the people" from the elements δημος (demos) "t...
DEMON
Ancient Greek name derived from δημος (demos) "the people".
DEMOSTRATE
Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements δημος (demos) "the people" and στρατος (stratos) "army".
DIOCLES
Latinized form of DIOKLES.
DIODORUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Διοδωρος (Diodoros) which meant "gift of Zeus", derived from the elements Διος (Dios) m...
DIODOTUS
Latinized form of Διοδοτος (Diodotos), a Greek name which meant "given by Zeus" from Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and δ...
DIONYSIUS
Latin form of DIONYSIOS. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Chris...
DRACO
From the Greek name Δρακων (Drakon) which meant "dragon, serpent". This was the name of a 7th-century BC Athenian legisl...
DRAKON
Greek form of DRACO.
DORIS
From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman". The Dorians were a Greek tribe who occupied the Pe...
EIRENE
Original Greek form of IRENE.
EIRENAIOS
Greek form of IRENAEUS.
ELPIS
Means "hope" in Greek. In Greek mythology Elpis was the personification of hope. She was the last spirit to remain in th...
EPAPHRAS
Derived from Greek επαφρος (epaphros) meaning "foamy". In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers...
EPIKTETOS
Ancient Greek name meaning "newly acquired". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek stoic philosopher.
EPIPHANES
Means "appearing, manifesting" in Greek. This was an epithet of two 2nd-century BC Hellenistic rulers: the Seleucid king...
EPIPHANIUS
Latinized form of Epiphanios (see EPIFANIO).
ERASMOS
Greek form of ERASMUS.
ERASTOS
Greek form of ERASTUS.
EUANTHE
Derived from Greek ευανθης (euanthes) meaning "blooming, flowery", a derivative of ευ (eu) "good" and ανθος (anthos) "fl...
EUCLID
From the Greek name Ευκλειδης (Eukleides), derived from Greek ευ (eu) "good" and κλεος (kleos) "glory" with the patronym...
EUDOCIA
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευδοκια (Eudokia), derived from the word ευδοκεω (eudokeo) meaning "to be well pleased,...
EUGENEIA
Ancient Greek feminine form of EUGENE.
EUGENIA
Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE). It was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century saint who escaped persecution by di...
EUGENIUS
Latinized form of Eugenios (see EUGENE).
EUPHEMIA
Means "to use words of good omen" from Greek () "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak, to declare". Saint Euphemia was an e...
EUPHRANOR
Derived from Greek ευφραινω (euphraino) meaning "to delight". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian artist.
EUPRAXIA
From a Greek word meaning "good conduct", derived from ευ (eu) "good" and πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise".
EPAPHRODITOS
Means "lovely, charming", derived from Greek επι (epi) "on" combined with the name of the Greek love goddess APHRODITE.
EPIPHANIOS
Original Greek form of EPIFANIO.
EUARISTOS
Greek form of EVARISTUS.
EUDOKIA
Ancient Greek form of EUDOCIA.
EUDOXIA
Means "good repute, good judgement" from Greek ευδοξος (eudoxos), itself derived from ευ (eu) "good" and δοξα (doxa) "no...
EUGENIOS
Ancient Greek form of EUGENE.
EUKLEIDES
Greek form of EUCLID.
EULALIA
Derived from Greek ευλαλος (eulalos) meaning "sweetly-speaking", itself from ευ (eu) "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk"....
EUMELIA
Derived from Greek ευμελεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".
EUNIKE
Greek form of EUNICE.
EUPHEMIOS
Masculine form of EUPHEMIA.
EUPHRASIA
Means "good cheer" in Greek.
EURIPIDES
Derived from Greek Ευριπος (Euripos), referring to the strait between Euboea and Boeotia, combined with the patronymic s...
EUSEBIUS
Latinized form of EUSEBIOS. This was the name of a 4th-century historian of the Christian church.
EUSTATHIUS
Latinized form of Greek Ευσταθιος (Eustathios), derived from the Greek word ευσταθης (eustathes) meaning "well-built, st...
EUSTORGIOS
Greek form of EUSTORGIO.
EUTHYMIA
Feminine form of EUTHYMIUS.
EUTHYMIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευθυμιος (Euthymios) which meant "in good spirits", derived from the word ευθυμος (euth...
EUTROPIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευτροπιος (Eutropios), which was derived from the word ευτροπος (eutropos) "versatile",...
EUTYCHIOS
Greek form of EUTYCHIUS.
EUTYCHOS
Greek form of EUTYCHUS.
EVARISTUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευαριστος (Euaristos) meaning "well pleasing" from the Greek word ευαρεστος (euarestos)...
EUSEBIOS
Derived from Greek ευσεβης (eusebes) meaning "pious", itself derived from ευ (eu) "good" and σεβω (sebo) "to worship, to...
EUSTACHYS
Means "fruitful" in Greek. It is ultimately from ευ (eu) "good" and σταχυς (stachus) "ear of corn".
EUSTATHIOS
Greek form of EUSTATHIUS.
EUSTORGIUS
Latinized form of Eustorgios (see EUSTORGIO).
EUTHALIA
Means "flower, bloom" from the Greek word ευθαλεια (euthaleia), itself derived from ευ (eu) "good" and θαλλω (thallo) "t...
EUTHYMIOS
Greek form of EUTHYMIUS.
EUTROPIA
Feminine form of Eutropios (see EUTROPIUS).
EUTROPIOS
Greek form of EUTROPIUS.
EUTYCHIA
Feminine form of Eutychios (see EUTYCHIUS).
EUTYCHIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευτυχιος (Eutychios), a variant of Eutychos (see EUTYCHUS). This was the name of severa...
GAIANE
Greek form of GAIANA.
GALENE
Greek feminine form of GALEN.
GAIANA
Latinized form of the Greek name Γαιανη (Gaiane), a derivative of GAIA. This was the name of a (perhaps fictional) marty...
GAIOS
Greek form of GAIUS.
GALENOS
Original Greek form of GALEN.
GENNADIUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Γενναδιος (Gennadios), which was derived from Greek γενναδας (gennadas) "noble, generou...
GEORGIOS
Greek form of GEORGE.
GENNADIOS
Greek form of GENNADIUS.