Mythical, ethereal, and something fierce… Greek girl names have a specific magic to them. Many inspired by goddesses, mythical heroines, nymphs, and muses, these names feel elevated. They can be ornate and elaborate while others short yet striking.
If you are searching for a beautiful Greek girl name for your little one on the way (or perhaps a character in your latest creative endeavor), here are over 100 gorgeous choices.
Greek Goddess Names
- Aphrodite — goddess of love
- Artemis — goddess of the hunt
- Asteria — goddess of the stars
- Athena — goddess of wisdom
- Bia — goddess of force
- Cora — maiden (epithet of Persephone)
- Cybele — mother goddess
- Eirene — peace
- Eos — dawn
- Eris — goddess of discord
- Gaia — mother earth
- Harmonia — goddess of harmony
- Hebe — youth
- Hecate — goddess of magic and crossroads
- Hera — queen of the gods
- Hestia — goddess of the hearth
- Maia — mother, nurse
- Nyx — goddess of the night
- Persephone — goddess of spring
- Phoebe — bright, radiant
- Rhea — flowing, ease
- Selene — goddess of the moon
- Selina — variant of Selene, moon
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Modern Greek Girl Names
- Adriani — from Adria
- Agatha — good, kind
- Agnes — pure, chaste
- Alexandra — defender of mankind
- Aliki — form of Alice, noble
- Alina — bright, beautiful
- Amalia — work
- Anastasia — resurrection
- Anatolia — sunrise, the east
- Cassia — cinnamon
- Chloe — young green shoot
- Damara — gentle
- Delphi — from the oracle site of Delphi
- Demi — short form, from Demeter/Demetria
- Diantha — divine flower
- Dimitra — earth mother
- Elena — light, torch
- Eleni — light, torch
- Eugenia — well-born, noble
- Eulalia — sweetly speaking
- Eva — life
- Evangelia — good news
- Georgia — farmer, earth worker
- Ioanna — God is gracious
- Irina — peace (Slavic form of Eirene)
- Isadora — gift of Isis
- Katerina — pure
- Lydia — from Lydia (ancient region)
- Maria — beloved, wished-for child
- Marina — of the sea
- Melina — honey
- Odessa — from the ancient Greek colony Odessos
- Petra — rock
- Rania — queenly
- Sofia — wisdom
- Theodora — gift of God
- Thessaly — Greek region name
- Vasiliki — royal, queenly
- Zoe — life
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Mythical Heroine & Nymph Names
- Althea — healer
- Amaryllis — to sparkle
- Andromeda — ruler of men
- Antigone — worthy of one’s parents
- Ariadne — most holy
- Briseis — captive woman of the Iliad
- Calista — most beautiful
- Calliope — beautiful voice
- Calypso — she who conceals
- Cassandra — one who entangles men
- Cassiopeia — she whose words excel
- Circe — bird, enchantress
- Cleo / Clio — pride, glory
- Danae — she who judges
- Daphne — laurel tree
- Delphine — dolphin
- Doris — gift of the sea
- Echo — reflected sound
- Elara — mother of the giant Tityos
- Electra — amber, shining
- Elysia — of Elysium, blissful afterlife
- Evadne — pleasing one
- Galatea — milk-white
- Helen — light, torch
- Helena — light, torch
- Hermione — messenger, earthly
- Ianthe — violet flower
- Ione — violet
- Iris — rainbow
- Jocasta — shining moon
- Larissa — citadel, fortified place
- Leda — lady
- Nephele — cloud
- Nerissa — sea nymph, sea sprite
- Oceana — of the ocean
- Pandora — all-gifted
- Penelope — weaver
- Phaedra — bright
- Thalia — to flourish, bloom
- Thisbe — mythological lover of Pyramus
- Xanthe — golden, fair-haired
- Xanthia — golden
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