Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Spanish Names of Greek Origin

Many of these are the names of Christian saints.

Male

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    

Female

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.

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