Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


German Names of Greek Origin

Male

Given Name and Variants

Diminutives English form if different
Agid    
Alexander Sander, Sascha  
Äneas   Aeneas
Anicho   Aniketos
Arsene   Arsenios
Asmus   Erasmus?
Cyrill   Cyril
Dionysius, Dionys, Denis    
Eustathius   Eustace
Gayorg, Georg, Jeorg, Jörg, Goeran, Jeroen? Jürgen, Juergen, Jorn   George
Gereon   Gerontius?
Hektor   Hector
Homerius   Homer
Horaz, Horazo   Horace
Ignaz Natius, Natz Ignatius
Isidor   Ignatius
Pheodor, Fedor, Tewdar, Theodor   Theodore
Phillipp, Filipp   Philip
Thilo    

Female

Given Name and Variants

Diminutives English form if different
Agatha, Agathe    
Agna, Agnethe   Agnes
Alexa   Fem of Alexius
Alexandra Lexi, Sandra Fem of Alexander
Aloisia, Aloysia, Alisha?   Fem of Aloysius
Arianne   Ariadne
Barbala, Barbara Bärbel  
Corinna    
Cosima   Fem of Cosmo
Diana    
Dora Dorchen, Dorette  
Doris    
Dorothea Dortas, Dörte, Dörthe, Thea Dorothy
Georgine   Fem of George
Helena, Helene    
Irene, Eirene Eirni?  
Iris    
Jolante   Yolanda
Katharina, Katharine, Katherina, Kathrine, Kathrin, Catharina, Karen, Karin, Carina Kathe, Kätchen, Käte, Käethe, Kati, Katya, Kitta? Trine  
Lenore, Leonore, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elena   Eleanor
Margareta, Margarete, Margaretha, Margarethe Margit, Margot, Marga, Greta, Gretal, Gretchen, Grete, Gretel, Grethe, Gretl, Gritt, Gritta, Marit, Marita, Meret, Meta, Rita Margaret
Melanie    
Olympie   Olympia
Persis    
Phillipine   Fem of Philip
Phöbe   Phoebe
Sibylle, Sybilla   Sibyl
Sophia, Sophie, Sofia, Sofie Sonja  
Theodosia    
Theresa, Theresia, Therese, Tereza Reserl, Resli, Resi  
Veronika, Veronike Vroni Veronica


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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