Greek names

Perseus

Perseus is a Greek boy name.

Possibly this name derived from Greek verb “pertho” (to destroy).

In Greek mythology he was a hero who founded the ancient city of Mycenae.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Phoenix

Phoenix is a Greek pet name for male bird.

In Greek mythology it is a legendary bird that cyclically reborn from the ashes of its predecessor.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Pluto

Pluto is a Greek pet name for male dog.

Mickey Mouse´s dog.

Greek God of the wealth and money.

Categorized into: Mythologic names and Fictional characters names

Poseidon

Poseidon is a Greek sailboat name.

God of the seas and earthquakes.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Prometheus

Prometheus is a Greek transatlantic name.

Name of a mysterious ship whose crew has disappeared that is the focus of the television series “1899”.

According to Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who stole fire from the gods to give it to humans.

Categorized into: Mythologic names

Quiteria

Quiteria is a Greek girl name.

Derived from the Greek term “kythere” or “kuteria” (the red one).

Virgin and martyr of the second century.

Rhoda

Rhoda is a Greek girl name.

It derives from the term “rhodon” which means “rose”.

In the New Testament she is a maid who serves in the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark.

Sandra

Sandra is a greek girl name. Meaning “defender of mankind”.

Short form of Alexandra

Scylla

Scylla is a Greek sailboat name.

According to Greek mythology it is a sea monster that was previously a beautiful nymph daughter of Forcis and Keto.

There are several descriptions about this monster. Some consider that it was a creature with torso of woman and fish tail of whose waist they left six dogs of two legs each. For others, it was a being with six necks and six heads with sharp teeth. There is also another version that mixes elements of both.

Scylla crossed the Straits of Messina (separation between Italy and Sicily) along with Charybdis, another sea monster, which forced the boats to approach and face one or the other being to cross the pass.

Subsequently, Scylla was converted by the gods into a dangerous rock, which still exists today, and complicates the passage of ships.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Sebastian

Sebastian is a Greek boy name. Meaning “honored, revered”.

From the Greek term “sevastiás“.