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Greek names - Baby names with the origin Greek

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Phylyp Lover of horses Greek Boy
Phyrne From Greek Φρύνη (phryné), originally meaning "toad" (likely a nickname) Greek Girl
Pietr Rock, stone Greek Boy
Pilade From Greek Πυλάδης (Pyladēs), commonly interpreted as "of the gates" or "gate-guardian". Greek Boy
Pilou Rock, stone French, Greek, Latin Boy
Pippah Lover of horses Greek Girl
Pirithous Name of a mythological Lapith king and close friend of Theseus; exact etymology uncertain. Greek Boy
Pirra Fiery; flame-colored; red-haired Greek Girl
Pirrhus Flame-colored; red-haired; fiery. Greek Boy
Pirro Flame-colored; red; fiery Greek Boy
Pisis Drinking; drink Greek Girl
Pisistratus From Greek elements meaning 'persuader of the army' or 'one who persuades/commands the army.' Greek Boy
Pitirim UNKNOWN Greek, Russian Boy
Pittheus Meaning uncertain; name of a mythological king of Troezen (grandfather of Theseus). Greek Boy
Pityocamptes Pine-bender - one who bends or breaks pines; an epithet suggesting great strength associated with pine trees Greek Boy
Platan Plane tree (the sycamore/plane tree) Greek Boy
Plato From Greek plátōn (from platýs) meaning "broad, wide". Greek Boy
Platonas From Greek 'plátōn'/'platos' meaning 'broad' or 'wide', often interpreted as 'broad-shouldered'. Greek Boy
Plexippus 'He who strikes horses' (horse-striker, conqueror of horses) Greek Boy
Plutarco From Greek 'Ploutarchos' meaning 'ruler of wealth' or 'wealthy ruler'. Greek Boy
Plutus Wealth, riches; name of the Greek god/personification of wealth Greek Boy
Podarge Swift-footed Greek Girl
Polemon One waging war Greek Boy
Poli Diminutive/nickname. Depending on root, either 'little/small' (from Paulina/Paulus) or 'of Apollo' (from Apollonia) English, Greek Girl
Polibio Many-lived; long-lived (from Greek poly 'many' + bios 'life') Greek Boy
Polikarp Very fruitful; much fruit Greek Boy
Polikarpos Very fruitful / much fruit Greek Boy
Polites City-dweller; "citizen" Greek Boy
Polixeni Very hospitable; 'many guests' Greek Girl
Polonah Possibly 'belonging to Apollo' (from Apollonia) or 'Polish / from Poland' (from Polonia); rare feminine name Greek Girl
Polux From Greek Polydeukes (Πολυδεύκης); commonly interpreted as 'much/very sweet' (etymology uncertain) Greek Boy
Polycarp "much fruit" or "very fruitful" (from poly- 'many' + karpos 'fruit') Greek Boy
Polycarpos Very fruitful; bearing much fruit Greek Boy
Polycarpus Many-fruited; very fruitful Greek Boy
Polydamas He who subdues many (from Greek poly 'many' + damázō 'to subdue/tame') Greek Boy
Polydeuces From Greek polu- 'many/very' + deukos 'sweet' - often interpreted 'very sweet'; name of Pollux, one of the Dioscuri (twin of Castor). Greek Boy
Polyeidus “much-seeing” or “very knowing” (a seer) Greek Boy
Polyhymnia Muse of sacred hymns; "many praises" or "full of hymns" Greek Girl
Polyidus 'much-seeing' or 'many-sighted' (a seer) Greek Boy
Polykarpos Many-fruited; very fruitful Greek Boy
Polymestor From Greek poly- “many” + -mestor (guardian/advisor) - roughly “many-counselor” or “much-adviser”; name of a Thracian king in Greek myth. Greek Boy
Polynices Literally 'much strife' or 'many quarrels' (from Greek polu- 'many' + neikos 'strife') Greek Boy
Polyphemus Much spoken-of; very famous Greek Boy
Polyxena From Greek poly- 'many' + xenos 'guest/stranger' - 'very hospitable' or 'many guests' Greek Girl
Polyxene Very hospitable (literally 'many guests') Greek Girl
Polyxeni Very hospitable / much hospitality (from poly- 'many' + xenos 'guest/stranger') Greek Girl
Pompeia Of the Pompeius family; associated with pomp, procession, splendor Greek, Latin Girl
Pontus Sea; associated with the sea and a Greek sea deity Greek Boy
Popi Diminutive of Calliope/Kalliopi - "beautiful-voiced" Greek Girl
Porfirij From Greek 'Porphyrios' meaning 'purple' or 'clad in purple' (associated with imperial purple). Greek Boy

Greek name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Greek-origin name in our dataset.

5,562
Names in this origin
102
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
927,318
Peak year 0