ALEXANDER

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ALEXANDER
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Alexander Alexandra (fem) ?????????S (ALEXANDROS) Greek ALEX/ALIX/ALEC/LEX English, German Sander German, Dutch, Scandinavian XANDER German LEKA Albanian ESKENDER Ethiopian ISKANDER Arabic XANDRE Catalan ALISSANDRU Sicilian OLEK Polish ALECU Romanian LISANDRO Spanish ALESSANDRO Portuguese ________________ Sandra Cassandra Xandra Olesia, Ola Lexy, Lexa Sasha Xana protector of man From ????a?d??? (Alexandros), a compound of the Gr. verb a???? (alexo) to defend, to hold off and the noun a?d??? (andros), genitive of (aner) man. The names popularity was spread throughout the Greek world by the conquests of Alexander III the Great. The name has been used by kings of Scotland, Poland and Yugoslavia, emperors of Russia, and eight popes.
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ANDREWANDREAS
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Andreas Andrea (fem) ??????S Greek ANDRÉ French, Portuguese ANDREA Italian, Albanian ANDY/DREW/ ANDERS Danish, Norwegian, Swedish ANDRÁS Hungarian ANDREI Russian, Romanian ANDREY Bulgarian ANDRZEJ or JEDRZEJ Polish ANDREW ________________ Andrianna Andrea Audrey Etheldreda, Ethel, Audie, Audra, Andy Andre Ann, Anna Hannah "manly" and strong from the Greek name ??d??a? (Andreas), from andreios manly St. Andrew (feast day Nov. 30) Saint Andrew is regarded as the patron of Scotland, Russia, Greece and Romania. In the New Testament the apostle Andrew was the first to join Jesus. According to tradition, he preached in the Black Sea region, with some legends saying he was crucified on an X-shaped cross.
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ANGELANGELOSEVANGELOS
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Angelos Angela (fem.) ANGELOS EVANGELOS Greek ANGELO, ANGELINO, ANGIOLO Italian ÁNGEL Spanish ANXO Galician-Portuguese ANZHELO Bulgarian ENGJELL Albanian ENGEL German ÁNXEL Austrian EVANGELUS L. form of Gr. Evangelos meaning "good angel" or "good messenger ________________ ???e????, Aggelike, Angelica, or ?????a, Aggéla, Ángela, Ángeles, Ángel Angie Angelina EVANGELINE ENGIE English ENZA Italian EVA, EVIE ANUSHKA, Russian ANUSIA, Polish ANUSKA, Czech ANYSSA, NIC English Messenger from the Greek word ???e??? - angelos ('messenger'), possibly related to angaros "mounted courier, Latin masculine angelus name of the heavenly creature Evangeline'gospel, good news' Angels are messengers of God in the Hebrew Bible (translating ????), the New Testament and the Quran. It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, where it is sometimes used as a feminine name in modern times. It is also used in Bulgaria
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BASIL
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Basil Basiliki (fem) ??S?????S VASSILIOS Greek BASILE French BASILIUS German BASILIO Italian, Galician, Spanish BASILEO Galician VASIL Bulgarian Albanian royal, kingly from the Greek ßas??e?? (basileus), meaning "king. Male Greek name Vassilios and words basilica and basilisk (via Latin), as well as the eponymous herb derive. In Arabic, the name means "brave". St Basil The Great (feast day 1st of January ) is the Greek Santa Claus. He was Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadoccia and an influential 4th centurytheologian. He was very thin with black beard. He is not the fat old man with the white beard and the red clothes from Finland. He was not married, he was monk. He did not have reindeers. St Vasileios shared gifts generously. He is considered a saintin the traditions of both eastern and western Christianity.
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DEMETRIUS
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Demetrius, Demetrios, Dimitrios, Demitri or Dimitri Demeter (fem.) ????????S, DEMETRIOS Greek JAMES , JIM, JIMMY anglicized by Greek-Americans DIMI JIMMY DMITRI, DMITRY or DMITRIY Slavic form DIMA, DIMKA, DIMOCHKA, DIMULYA MITYA, MITYAY, MIT'KA, MITEN'KA Short forms MITRI, M ITRO Finnish DEMETRIO Italian, Portuguese DUMITRU, DIMITRIE Romanian DMITRIY Hebrew devoted to," "dedicated to, or "follower of Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture Gk. Damater, lit. "Earth-Mother," from da, Doric form of Gk. ge "earth" mater St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki is celebrated on October 26 A Christian martyr, who lived in the early 4th century. During the Middle Ages, he was refered as one of the most important Orthodox military saints, often paired with St George. The Serbian Orthodox Church reveres St. Demetrius as Mitar, having a feast of Mitrovdan on 8 November. He is known in Lebanon as Mar Dimitri or Mitri for short
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HERACLESHERCULIS
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HeraclesHerculis HERACLES HERCULES ÈRACLE Italian HERACLE Romanian ERCULI Sicilian from Hera, "Hera", and kleos, "glory" The son of Zeus (?e??) and Alcmene, the greatest of the Greek heroes. In Rome and the modern West, he is known as Hercules. Many popular stories were told of his life, the most famous being The Twelve Labours of Heracles.
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GEORGE
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George Georgia (fem.) G?O?G??S/G?O?G?S (Georgios) Greek GJERGJ, JORGO Albanian JURJ Arabic GEÒRGI Bulgarian GEORG German GIORGIO Italian JERZY Polish JORGE Portuguese GHE ORGHE Romanian CIRCIS, CORC Turkish JIRÍ Czech JORIS/ SJORS Dutch Farmer / Earth-worker from the Greek word ?e????? (georgos, "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"), a compound of ?? (ge, "earth", "soil") and ????? (ergon, "task". St George (memorial 23 April). a Roman soldier and priest in the Guard of Diocletian who is venerated as a Christian martyr. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints. Saint George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities Genoa, Ljubljana, Goz, Milan, Barcelona and Moscow.
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IOANNISJOHN
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IoannisJohn ???????, IOANNIS Greek GIOVANNI Italian JOHANN German JÁNOS Hungarian IVAN, JAN, JÁN, HONZA , JOVAN, Slavic ION , JOAN Romanian EOIN Irish JUAN Spanish JUO/JOANE (now JOÃO) and IVO Portuguese JEAN French GJON, GJIN Albanian From Greek ???????, from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". John is the most popular name in Greece. John the Baptist was a major religious figure who baptised Christ in the Jordan River. John has been one of the saints most frequently appearing in Christian art.
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NIKOLAOS
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Nickos Nike fem. NIKOLLA, NIKOLLË, KOLL, KOL Albanian NIKOLAI KOLYA MIKOLA Belarusian NIKOLAY KOLYO Bulgarian NICOLAU Catalan MIKULÁŠ, NIKOLA Czech Claus, Klaus, Niels, NICOLAI, NICKLAUS, NIKOLAUS, NIKOLAJ, NILAUS, NIS, NARKOLARS, NIKOLAS Danish LAUNO, NIILO, NIKLAS, NIKO Finnish COLIN French, CLAUS, NIKO German NIKOLAOS, NIKOLAS, NIKOS NIKOLIS Greek NICCOLÒ Italian NIKKU, NIKKII, NIKORASU Japanese NIELS Norwegian MIKOLAJ, MIK, MIKOLAJEK Polish NICOLAU, NICOLAS Portuguese NECULAI, NICOLAE, NICU, NICU?OR, NICULAE Romanian derived from the Gr. ?????a??, Nikólaos, a combination of the words for "victory" (???? níke) and "people" (?a?? laós). The name can be understood to mean victory of the people or "power of the people". In addition, "laos" or "?a??" in Greek, originates from the word root "-las", as found in the word "?a-t?µe??" meaning "stone" or "rock". The Greek Orthodox Church - as well as the Roman Catholic Church - celebrates Saint Nicholas every year on December 6 which is the name day for "Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, Defender of Orthodoxy, Wonderworker, Holy Hierarch. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. In Greece, the name and its derivatives are especially popular in maritime regions, as St. Nicholas is considered the protector saint of seafarers.
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ODYSSEUS
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Odysseus or Ulysses ???SS??S, ODYSSEUS Greek, German, Australian ULIXES, ULYSSES Latin Olysseus ( Oulixeus Oulixes From the Gr. verb odussomai (od?ss?µa?), meaning "hate", 6 suggests that the name could be rendered as "the one who is wrathful/hated". This interpretation is reinforced by Odysseus's and Poseidon's mutual wrath. Son of Laertes wisest Greek leader during the Trojan War, and resposible for the Trojan horse king of Ithaca hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey
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PETER
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Peter ?????S (PETROS) Greek PIERRE French PETRO, PJETËR, PJETRI Albanian BU?RUS Arabic PETAR Bosnian ????, ???? Bulgarian PETER German PEADAR Irish PIETRO, PIERO Italian PITA Japanese PIOTR Polish PÊRO Portuguese PETRU Romanian PETROS Hebrew from the Greek word ??t??? (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock" Simon Peter was a leader of the early Christian Church. ?e is venerated in multiple churches. After working to establish the church of Antioch in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, Peter went to Rome. At the hand of Nero, he is said to have been put to death. 29 June ?s the feast day of both Peter and his brother Paul.
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PHILIP
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Philip F??????S PHILIPPOS Greek FILIPE Portuguese FELIPE Spanish FILIPPO Italian PHIL American PHILIP English PHYLYP Ukraine from the Greek Philippos (F???pp??), "lover of horses" or "friend of horses". From f???? (philos) "lover" and ?pp?? (hippos) "horse". This was the name of five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great. Philip the Apostle in the New Testament This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians, though it came to the West by the Middle Ages. It was borne by six kings of France and five kings of Spain. It was regularly used in England during the Middle Ages, although the Spanish king Philip II, who attempted an invasion of England, helped make it less common by the 17th-century.
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ARTEMIS
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Artemis Artemis The name could be related to a?teµ?? ("safe") or ??taµ?? ("a butcher"). She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and that she was the twin sister of Apollo. She was the Hellenic goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity, fertility, young girls and disease in women and often was depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. She was also identified with the Roman goddess Diana.
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DESPOINA
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Despina Despoina Despina Gk. ??sp???a, "miss", "damsel" or "queen" In the myth, Demeter was searching for her lost daughter Persephone when Poseidon saw and desired her. To avoid him, she took the form of a mare, but he took the form of a stallion and forced his attentions on her. From this union Despina was born, as was the fabulous horse Arion. Despoina was also used as an epithet for several goddesses, especially Aphrodite, Persephone, Demeter and Hecate. Despina Neptunes moon
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DEMETER
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Demeter Demetrius (masc.) DEMETRIA DEMI DEMETRA CERES Roman Gk. Damater, lit. "Earth-Mother," from da, Doric form of Gk. ge "earth" mater. The name Demetrius means "son of Demeter." The goddess of the harvest, who presided over grains, the fertility of the earth, the seasons (personified by the Hours), and the harvest. Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she presided also over the sanctity of marriage, the sacre law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries that also predated the Olympian pantheon.
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HELEN
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Helen ????? Greek HELENA ELENA, ELAINE, HELEN, HELLEN, ELLEN English HELÉNE Hungary ELENA Slavic Spanish Romanian Italian ALENA German, Czech, Slavic ALENKA Slovenian ALINA, ALYONA Russian ILEANA Romanian Spanish ILONA Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian JELENA Latvian, Croatian, Serbian OLENA Ukrainian YELENA Russian from the Gr ?????, meaning 'light', 'torch and "beautiful Saint Helena (Latin Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta) also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople (ca. 246/50  18 August 330) was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I. She is traditionally credited with finding the relics of the True Cross.
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NIKENICHOLINA
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Nike NIKOLINA, NIKOLETA, NIKOL, NINA, NIKA Bulgarian, Croatian Czech KLASINA, KLAZINA, Dutch NIKOLINE Danish NICOLE/COLETTE, NICKY English COLINE French NICOLE, NICOLA, German NIKOLÉTA ?IKOLÍNA Greek NIKOLET tHungarian NICOLETTA, NICLA, NICOLE, NICOLINA, Italian NICOLE Portuguese NICULINA, NICOLETA, NICOLINA, NICO Romanian NIKOLIJA Serbian NIKOLA Slovak NIKA Slovene NICOLASA, NIKOLETTA, NICOLÁ Spanish from the Gr. ?????a??, Nikólaos, a combination of the words for "victory" (???? níke) and "people" (?a?? laos). In Greek mythology, Nike (Greek ????, "Victory", pronounced ní?k??) was a goddess who personified victory throughout the ages of the ancient Greek culture. She is known as the Winged Goddess of Victory. The Roman equivalent was Victoria.
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ZOE

Zoe Zois (masc.) ZOE, Italian ZOE, ZOJA Polish, Slovenian ZOWIE Netherlands ZOE, ZOÍ, ZOË English Zoí, Zoé, Zoa, Zoë, Zoey, Zooey, Zoee, from Gk. ??? (zoe) "life" Zoodochos Pigi Well of life (zoe) She was married to Exuperius, and they had two sons Cyriacus and Theodulus. The whole family was Christian, all slaves of an illustrious Roman named Catullus, living in Attalia, Asia Minor, and for this they were killed when they refused to worship their master's gods.Orthodox nameday 2/5 (not fixed)
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PARASKEVI
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Paraskevi Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva Voula. in Greek, literally "Preparation" and also the day of preparation for Sabbath, "Friday") Greek Aghia Paraskevi Bulgarian ????? ????? ????????? Romanian Sfânta Cuvioasa Parascheva Russian ?????? ?????????-??????? Serbian ????? ????? ????????? Saint Paraskevi of Rome a Christian martyr of the 2nd century (feast day July 26). She was born on a Friday.
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SOPHIA
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Sofia ZOFIA Polish CHOFA, FIFI, SOFÍA Spanish SOFFIA Icelandic Welsh SOFIA Romanian, Catalan, Finnish, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese SOFICITA Spanish SOFIE Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish SOFIJA Slovene, Croatia, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian SOFIYA Russian), Ukrainian SOFYA Turkish SOHVI Finnish, Estonian SONA Czech, Slovak SONIA English, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish SONJA Danish Finnish, German, Norwegian, Serbian Slovene, Swedish SONJE German SONYA English Russian SOPHEAP Khmer SOPHI Persian SOPHIAA Urdu SOPHIE Dutch, English , French, German TZOPHIAH Hebrew ZOCHA Polish ŽOFIA Slovak ŽOFIE Czech ZOFIJA Slovene ZOSIA, ZOCHA Polish ZSÓFIA Hungarian ZSÓFIKA Hungarian from Gr. s?f?a meaning ?wisdom "Sophia" means wisdom in Greek, and for this reason this saint is often regarded as a personification of the wisdom of God, rather than an actual person. Saint Sophia had three daughters Faith, Hope and Agape Hagia Sophia from the Greek ???a S?f?a, "Holy Wisdom"is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. Orthodox name day 17/9
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THEODORA
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Theodora Theodoros (masc.) DORA English, Spanish THÉODOR E French FEODORA, FEDORA - ???????, ?????? Russian TEA Finnish, German Scandinavian, Slovenian TEDDI, TEDDIE, TEDDY English TEODÓRA Hungarian TEODORA Bulgarian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish TEODORY Polish THEA English, German, Scandinavian THEDA German TODORKA Bulgarian Theodora fem. version of Theodoros, which is derived from the Gr words ???? or theos, meaning "god" and d???? or doron, meaning "gift." Dorothy contains the same word elements in reverse order. It was the name of several saints and queens, including Theodora, a 6th century Byzantine Empress honored as a saint in the early Christian Church