Greek names

Xerxes

Xerxes, Xerses or Jerjes is a Greek boy name.

Greek form of the Persian name Khshayarsha which meant “ruler over heroes”.

Name of several Persian kings.

Yolanda

Yolanda is a girl name. There are three theories about its origin and meaning:

• Variant of the Germanic name Wioland, formed from the words “wiol” (wealth or possession) and “land” (land, country or territory), meaning “land of riches”. In the Middle Ages this name was adapted into French as Iolant, Iolanthe, Iolans or Iolanda.
• Name of Greek origin formed by the terms “ion” (violet) and “laos” (country). Its meaning would be “she who is from the violet lands” or “she who belongs to the country of violets”.
• Latin variant of the name Violante, Viola or Violeta, which in Latin means “she who gives rejoicing”.

Categorized into: colour names and flower names.

Zacharias

Zacharias is a greek boy name.

Greek form of Zechariah

Zenaida

Zenaida is a Greek girl name.

It comes from the name Zeus.

She was the daughter of Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte.

Zeneida

Zeneida is a Greek girl name.

Variant of Zenaida.

Zenia

Zenia is a Greek girl name.

Variant of Xenia.

Zephyrus

Zephyrus is a Greek sailboat name.

Greek god of the west wind.

Categorized into Mythologic names

Zeus

Zeus is a Greek boy name.

Supreme Greek God.

Categorized into: Mythologic names.

Zoe

Zoe is a Greek girl name. Meaning “life”.

Ancient Hellenized form of Eve.