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- PHYLLIDA:
Feminine form of Greek Phyllidos, meaning
"foliage." In use by the English.
- PHYLLIS
(Φυλλίς):
Feminine form of Greek Phyllidos, meaning
"foliage." In mythology, this is the name of
a girl who killed herself over love and was transformed
into an almond tree, meaning "foliage."
- PLÊIONÊ (Πλειόνη): Greek name meaning
"more, plenty." In mythology, this is the name of the Okeanid nymph
wife of Atlas.
- PODARGE
(Ποδαργη): Greek unisex name meaning "fleet-foot." In mythology, this
is the name of several characters: 1) one of the Harpies who was the mother
of Balios and Xanthos;
2) another name for the rainbow goddess Iris;
and 3) it was Priam's birth name; he
changed it after buying his life from Herakles.
- POLONA
(Πολωνα):
Short form of Greek Apollonia,
meaning "of Apollo."
- POLYMNIA
(Πολύμνια): Greek
name composed of the elements polys
"much" and hymnos "hymn, song," hence "very
musical" or "many hymns." In mythology, this is the name of
the muse of dance and sacred hymns.
- POLYXENE
(Πολυξένη):
Greek name
composed of the elements polys "much" and xenoi
"hospitable (esp. to foreigners),"
hence "very foreign" or "very hospitable (esp. to foreigners)." In mythology, this
is the name of a daughter of Priam
and Hekabe (Latin Hecuba).
- PRISKA
(Πρίσκα):
Greek name meaning "ancient." In the bible, this is a name used in the New
Testament to refer to Aquila's wife Priskilla
(Latin Priscilla).
- PRISKILLA (Πρίσκιλλα):
Pet form of Greek Priska, meaning "ancient."
In the New Testament bible, this is the name of Aquila's
wife.
- PROKRIS (Πρόκρις):
Greek name, possibly meaning either "dew" or "to
condemn." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of Kephalos
(Latin Cephalus).
- PSYKHE
(ψυχή):
Greek name
derived from the word psykhe ("soul, mind,
spirit, breath, life"), meaning "animating spirit." In
mythology, this is the name of a mortal princess who was loved by Eros.
- PTOLEMA:
Feminine form of Greek Ptolemy,
meaning "aggressive, warlike."
- REAH:
Variant spelling of Greek Rhea, meaning "ease, flow."
- RHAAB
(Ῥαάβ): Greek form of Hebrew
Rachab, meaning "ample,
broad, spacious, wide." In the bible, this
is the name of a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies in their escape and
was saved from destruction.
- RHACHAB
(ῬαΧάβ): Variant form of Greek
Rhaab, a
form of Hebrew Rachab, meaning "ample,
broad, spacious, wide." In the bible, this
is the name of a harlot of Jericho who aided the spies in their escape and
was saved from destruction.
- RHACHEL (Ῥαχήλ): Greek form of Hebrew
Rachel, meaning "ewe." In the bible, this is the name of Jacob's
wife.
- RHEA
(Ῥέα): Greek
name meaning "ease, flow." In mythology, this is the name of the wife of
Kronos (Latin Cronus)
and mother of Zeus.
- RHEBEKKA
(Ῥεβέκκα):
Greek form of Hebrew Ribqah, meaning "ensnarer." In the
bible, this
is the name of the wife of Isaák.
- RHEIA
(Ρεία): Variant spelling of Greek
Rhea, meaning "ease,
flow."
- RHODĒ (Ῥόδη):
Greek name meaning "rose." In the bible, this is the name of a servant in the house of
Mary.
- RHOUTH
(Ῥούθ):
Greek form of Hebrew Ruwth ("appearance"
or "friendship"), meaning "female friend." In the New
Testament bible, this is the name of an ancestor of David
and of Christ.
- SALŌMĒ
(Σαλώμη):
Greek form of Hebrew Shelomiyth, meaning "peaceful." In the
New Testament bible, this
is the name of a woman who witnessed Christ's
crucifixion. It is also said (by the historian Josephus)
to have been the name of the daughter of Herodias
(consort of Herod Antipas), who
demanded the head of John the Baptist
after dancing for Herod.
- SAPPHEIRE
(Σαπφειρη):
Variant form of Greek Sapphira, derived from the
word sappheiros, meaning "sapphire."
- SAPPHIRA
(Σάπφιρα):
Greek name meaning "sapphire." In the bible, this is the
name of the wife of Ananias.
- SAPPHO
(Σαπφώ): Greek name, possibly derived from the word sappheiros, meaning
"lapis lazuli; sapphire."
- SARRA
(Σάρρα): Greek form of Hebrew
Sarah, meaning "noble lady, princess." In the bible, this is the
name that God gave to Sarai, wife of Abraham.
- SATYRION
(Σάτυριον): Greek myth name of the nymph mother of
Tarasios,
meaning "hairy one (satyr)." This is also the name of an ancient
aphrodisiac made from ragwort.
- SELENE
(Σελήνη): Greek myth name of a moon goddess, meaning "moon."
- SEMELE
(Σεμέλη):
Greek name meaning "of the earth (or underworld)." In mythology, this
is the name of a daughter of Kadmos
(Latin Cadmus),
the mortal mother of Dionysos. Also
known as Thyone.
- SIBYL
(Σίβύλ):
Short form of Greek Sibylla, meaning "prophetess."
The sibyls are first mentioned by Heraclitus
in the 5th century BC. "The
Sibyl, with frenzied mouth uttering things not to be laughed at, unadorned
and unperfumed, yet reaches to a thousand years with her voice by aid of the
god," originally one of the chthonic earth-goddesses.
- SIBYLLA
(Σίβύλλα):
Greek name derived from the word sibylla, meaning
"prophetess."
- SKYLLA
(Σκύλλα): Greek name meaning "tear and rend." In mythology, this is
the name of a sea
goddess resembling a mermaid but having numerous ravenous canine
foreparts.
- SOFIA:
Variant spelling of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom."
This form of the name is in wide use throughout Europe by the Finnish,
Italians, Germans, Norwegians,
Portuguese and Swedish.
- SOFRONIA
(Σωφρονία):
Variant spelling of Greek Sophronia, meaning
"self-controlled."
- SOPHIA
(Σoφ�α): Greek name meaning "wisdom."
- SOPHIE:
French form of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom."
- SOPHRONIA
(Σωφρονία): Feminine form of Greek
Sophronios,
meaning "self-controlled."
- SOSTRATE
(Σωστράτη): Feminine form of
Greek Sostratos,
meaning "safe army."
- SOTIRIA
(Σωτηρία): Feminine form of Greek
Sotiris,
meaning "salvation."
- SOUSÁNNA
(Σουσάννα):
Greek name derived from Hebrew shuwshan, meaning "lily." In the bible, this is the name of
a woman who ministered to Christ.
- SPYRIDOULA
(Σπυριδούλα): Feminine form of Greek
Spyridon,
meaning "spirit."
- STAMATIA
(Σταματία): Feminine form of Greek
Stamatios,
meaning "stop."
- SYNTYCHE
(Συντύχη): Greek name meaning "common
fate" or "with fate." In the bible, this is the
name of a woman belonging to the church at Philippi mentioned by Paul
in one of his epistles.
- TABITHA
(Aramaic:
טַבְיְתָא, Greek: Ταβιθά,
Hebrew: צְבִיָּה): Greek name of Aramaic origin,
meaning
"female gazelle." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman
restored to life by Peter. The name
was translated as Dorkas in Acts
9:36.
- TALITHA
(Greek:
Ταλιθά,
Aramaic: טלתא):
Greek name derived from the word talitha, "damsel, maiden,"
from Aramaic taleh (טָלֶה,
"young lamb"). In the bible, Jesus
spoke the words talitha koum(i) ("damsel, get up") to
a little girl that he healed.
- TANIS
(Τάνις): Greek form of Phoenician
Tanith,
possibly meaning
"serpent lady. In Egyptian her name means "land of Neith."
- TASOULA
(Τασούλα):
Short form of Greek Anastasoula,
meaning "resurrection."
- TERPSIKHORE
(Τερψιχόρη): Greek myth name of a muse of dance, meaning "enjoying the dance."
- TETHYS
(Τηθύς): Greek name
meaning "grandmother; nurse." In mythology, this is the name of a Titaness and sea goddess,
the daughter of Ouranos
(Latin Uranus) and Gaia
(Latin Gæa).
- THAÏS
(Θαΐς): Greek name, possibly meaning "bandage."
This was the name of a famous Greek hetaera who lived during the time of
Alexander the Great and accompanied him on his campaigns.
- THALASSA
(θάλασσα): Greek name meaning
"sea." In mythology, this is the name of a daughter of Aither
(Latin Æther) and Hemera. She was a feminine personification of
the Mediterranean Sea.
- THALEIA (Θάλεια):
Greek name derived
from the word thallein, meaning "blooming,
flourishing." In mythology, this is the name of the muse of comedy and pastoral
poetry.
- THANA
(θάνα): Feminine form of Greek
Thanatos,
meaning "death." Compare with another form of Thana.
- THEA: Short form of Greek and Latin
Dorothea, meaning "gift of God."
Compare with another form of Thea.
- THEKLA
(Θέκλα):
Contracted form of Greek Theokleia, meaning
"glory of God."
- THEMIS
(Θέμις): Greek
name meaning "law." In mythology, this is the name of the Titan mother
of the three original Fates.
- THEODORA
(Θεοδώρα): Feminine form of
Greek Theodoros, meaning
"gift of God." Compare with another form of Theodora.
- THEODOSIA
(Θεοδοσία): Feminine form of Greek
Theodosios,
meaning "god-giving." Compare with another form of Theodosia.
- THEOKLEIA
(Θεόκλεια):
Feminine form of Greek Theoklés,
meaning "glory of God."
- THEOPHANIA
(Θεοφάνια): Feminine form of Greek
Theophanes,
meaning "manifestation of God." This name
used to be given to girls born on the Epiphany (January 6)--also called the 12th
day of Christmas--which commemorates the visit of the three wise men (the Magi)
to the infant Jesus.
- THEOPHILA
(Θεοφιλά):
Feminine form of Greek Theophilos,
meaning "God's friend."
- THERA
(Θήρα): Greek name meaning
"lustrous." In mythology, this is the name of one of Amphion's
seven daughters. Compare with another form of Thera.
- THETIS
(Θέτις): Greek name
meaning "one who places." In mythology, this is the name of a sea goddess, one of the fifty
Nereids.
- THYIA
(Θυία): Greek
name meaning "Bacchic frenzy." In mythology, this is the name of a nymph of Mount Parnassus loved by
Apollo.
She is said to have been the first to
have celebrated orgies in honor of Dionysos.
She was the mother of Makedon by
Zeus.
- THYONE
(Θυώνη): Greek name meaning "inspired frenzy." In mythology, this is
the name Semele was called when her son Dionysos
fetched her from Hades and brought her to Olympus.
- TIMO
(Τίμω):
Feminine form of Greek Timon, meaning
"honor." Compare with masculine Timo.
- TIMOTHEA
(Τιμοθέα): Feminine form of Greek
Timotheos,
meaning "to honor God." Compare with other forms of Timothea.
- TISIPHONE
(Τισιφόνη):
Greek name composed
of the elements tisis "retribution" and phone
"murder," hence "murder-retribution." In mythology, this is
the name of one of the Erinyes, messengers of ill-omen. Virgil named
two others: Megaira
"grudge," and Alekto "unceasing."
- TITAIA: Greek name,
said to be cognate with Sanskrit tithá, "fire," from Aryan tith, "to
burn." In mythology, this is the name of the mother of the Titans
who were named after her; therefore possibly another name for Gaia
(Earth).
- TITANIA
(Τιτάνια): Feminine form of Greek
Titanos,
meaning "of the Titans." Compare with another form of Titania.
- TRYPHAINA
(Τρύφαινα): Greek name derived from the word tryphe, meaning "luxurious
living; softness." In the bible, this is the name of a woman greeted by Paul
in Romans 16:12.
- TRYPHOSA
(Τρυφωσα):
Variant form of Greek Tryphaina,
meaning "luxurious living; softness." In the bible, this is the name of a
certain Christian woman mentioned by Paul
in Romans 16:12.
- TYRO (Τυρώ):
Greek name meaning "like cheese." In mythology, this is the name
of a Thessalian princess who was the mother of Nileas
(Latin Neleus).
- VASILIKI
(Βασιλική): Feminine form of Greek
Vasilis
("king"), meaning
"queen."
- XANTHÊ
(Ξάνθη): Greek name derived from the word xanthos, meaning "blonde, yellow."
In mythology, this is the name of an Oceanid, water nymphs presiding over
the fresh waters. It is also the name of an Amazon.
- XANTHIPPE
(Ξανθίππη): Feminine form of Greek
Xanthippos,
meaning "yellow horse." In mythology, this is the name of a
daughter of Doros.
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XENA
(Ξένα): Feminine form of
Greek Xenon, meaning "foreigner; stranger."
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XENE
(Ξένη): Feminine form of
Greek Xenon, meaning "foreigner; stranger."
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XENIA
(Ξενία):
From the ancient Greek word xenia, from xenos
"stranger, foreigner," but sometimes rendered "hospitable (esp. to foreigners)."
Zeus
was sometimes referred to as Zeus Xenia because he was also a god of
"travelers." For this reason the ancient Greeks considered it a
religious obligation to be "hospitable" to travelers. It is said
that the Trojan war began as a result of a violation of Xenia, for Paris
had been a guest of Menelaos
(Latin Menelaus) and
violated Xenia by abducting his host's wife.
- ZENA
(Ζένα): Contracted form of Greek
Zenia,
meaning
"stranger, foreigner," but sometimes rendered "hospitable (esp. to foreigners)."
- ZENAIS
(Ζηναις): Greek name,
possibly meaning "of Zeus."
- ZENIA
(Ζένια): Variant spelling of Greek
Xenia, meaning
"stranger, foreigner," but sometimes rendered "hospitable (esp. to foreigners)."
- ZENOBIA
(Ζηνοβία): Old Greek name
meaning "life
of Zeus."
- ZENOVIA:
Variant spelling of Greek Zenobia, meaning "life
of Zeus."
- ZEPHYRA
(Ζεφύρα): Feminine form of
Greek Zephyros,
meaning "west wind."
- ZOE
(Ζωή): Greek name meaning "life."
- ZONA
(Ζώνα): Greek name meaning "belt;
girdle." Compare with another form of Zona.
- ZOSIME
(Ζώσιμη):
Feminine form of Greek
Zosimos, meaning "likely to
survive; survivor."
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