Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | Greek or English forms |
Alejandro | Alexander | |
Alejo | Alexius | |
Aloisio | Aloysius | |
Ambrosio | Ambrose | |
Anacleto | Cleto | Gk Anakletos, called on/invoked |
Anastacio | Gk Anastasios | |
Aniceto | Gk Aniketos, unconquered | |
Apolo | Apollo | |
Aquiles | Aquilino | Achilles |
Arcadio | ||
Argenis | ||
Aristeo | ||
Arsenio | Gk Arsenios male/virile | |
Artemio | Gk Artemios from Artemis | |
Basilio | Basil | |
Calisto, Calixto | Callistus (Gk kalos fair) | |
Cebrián, Cipriano | Cebo | Cyprian |
Ciriaco | Gk Kyriakos lord | |
Cirilo | Cyril | |
Ciro | Gk from Pers Cyrus | |
Cosme | Cosmo | |
Damaso | Gk Damasus daman to tame | |
Damián | Damian | |
Delfino | From Delphi | |
Demetrio | Demetrius | |
Dionicio, Dionisio | Dionysos | |
Eleuterio | Gk Eleutherios | |
Elpidio | Gk Elpidios elpis hope | |
Eneas | Aeneas | |
Erasmo | Erasmus | |
Erasto | Erastus | |
Eudoxio | ||
Eufemio | ||
Eufrasio | ||
Eugenio | Eugene | |
Eulalio | ||
Eusebio | Gk Eusebios | |
Eustacio, Eustaquio | Eustace | |
Eutropio | ||
Evaristo | Gk Euarestos well + please | |
Felipe, Phelipe | Felipillo | Philip |
Feo | Theo | |
Filomeno | Gk Philomenes love + stength | |
Geronimo, Jeronimo | Hieronymus | |
Héctor | Gk Hektor | |
Heliodoro | ||
Hipolito | Gk Hippolytos | |
Ignacio, Inigo | Nacho, Nacio | Ignatius |
Ilalio | ||
Ireno | Gk Eirenaios 'peaceable' | |
Isadore, Isidoro, Isidro, Ysidro | Gk Isidoros, Isis + gift | |
Isauro | masc of Isaura | |
Jacinto | Hyakinthos | |
Jorge | George | |
Leandro | Leander | |
Leocadio | Gk leukas light/clear | |
Macario | Gk Macarios 'blessed' | |
Narciso | Gk Narkissos | |
Nereo | Gk Nereus, a sea-god | |
Nestor | Gk nostos 'homecoming' | |
Nicanor | Gk Nikanor 'victory + man' | |
Nicasio | Gk Nikasios, 'from Nikasia' | |
Niceto | Gk Nicetas | |
Nicodemo | Gk Nikomedes victory + to ponder/scheme | |
Nicolás, Nicolao | Nicholas | |
Omero | Homer | |
Pelayo | Peyo | Gk Pelagios |
Porfirio | Gk Porphyrios | |
Rito | masc of Rita | |
Telesforo | Gk Telesphoros | |
Telmo | ||
Teodoro | Ted | Gk Theodoros |
Teodosio | Theodosius | |
Teofilo, Teofilio | Theophilus | |
Ticho | Gk Tychon | |
Tirso | Gk Thyrsos | |
Ulises | Gk Ulysses | |
Zenaido | ||
Zosimo |
Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | Greek or English forms |
Aglaya | Gk Aglaia | |
Águeda, Agata | Agatha | |
Alejandra, Alejandrina | Sandra, Xandra | Alexandra |
Apolonia | Appollonia | |
Ariadna, Ariana | Gk Ariadne | |
Artemisa | Gk Artemis | |
Barbara, Barbola | Barbara | |
Basilisa | Fem of Basil | |
Calixta | Callista | |
Catalina, (Karina, Katia) | Katherine | |
Cintia | Cynthia | |
Cirila | Fem of Cyril | |
Corina | Corinna | |
Dalia | ||
Damiana | Damita | Fem of Damian |
Delfina | Delphine | |
Delia | ||
Demetria | ||
Deyanira | Gk Deianira | |
Dora | ||
Eudoxia | ||
Eufemia | Euphemia | |
Eufrasia | Euphrasia | |
Eugenia | ||
Eulalia, Olalla | ||
Eustaquia | Eustacia | |
Felipa | Philippa | |
Filomena | Philomena | |
Elena, Helena, Leonor, Leonora | Norah | Eleanor/Helen |
Hermosa | ||
Inés, Ynez | Inesita | Agnes |
Irene | Gk eirene 'peace' | |
Isaura | Lat 'woman from Isauria' | |
Jacinda, Jacinta | Gk Hyacinth | |
Jorgelina | Georgina | |
Jovita | ||
Leocadia | Lat from Gk leukas light/clear | |
Leocritia | ||
Leonila | ||
Lidia | Lydia | |
Macarena | ||
Margarita | Rita | Margaret |
Melisa | Melissa | |
Melosa | ||
Minerva | ||
Naida | nayad | |
Nemesia | ||
Nerea | ||
Nereida | Gk daughter of Nereus | |
Nicolasa | Nicola | |
Nidia | ||
Nympha | 'nymph' | |
Ofelia | Ophelia | |
Olimpia | Gk Olympias | |
Paloma | 'dove' | |
Sofia | Rus: Sonia | Sophia |
Teodora | Theodora | |
Teodosia | Theodosia | |
Teofila | Theophila | |
Teresa | Teresita, Tete | Theresa |
Veronica, Berenice | Lat from Gk Pherenike | |
Xenia | Gk 'hospitality' | |
Ximena, Jimena | ||
Xiomara | ||
Xonia | ||
Zenaida |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.