Character Name Ideas

Greek Names

Male:
Abderus- friend of Heracles
Achilles
Acis- son of Faunus
Acrisius- king of Argos
Actaeon- hunter who stumbled upon Artemis and was turned into a stag
Adonis- 'extremely handsome'
Aeacus- grandfather of Achilles
Aegeus- husband of Medea
Aegis- 'shield'
Aegisthus- cousin of Agamemnon
Aegyptus- father of the Danaides
Aeneas- 'praiseworthy'
Aeolus- god of the winds
Aesculapius- god of medicine
Aeson- father of Jason
Agamedes
Aindriu- 'manly'
Ajax- 'eagle'
Aleko- variant of Alexander
Alessandro- 'defender of man'
Alexander
Alexius- 'defender' or 'helper'
Ambrose- 'immortal'
Amphiaraus
Amphion- son of Zeus and Antiope. King of Thebes
Amphitryon- husband of Alcmene
Amycus- son of Poseidon and Melia
Anchises- father of Aeneas
Andor- 'manly'
Andrea- 'manly'
Andreas
Andres- 'manly'
Andrew- 'manly'
Andries
Angel- 'messenger from God'
Angell
Aniol- 'manly'
Anthony
Antilochus- son of Nestor
Antinous- one of Penelope's suitors
Antiphates- a cyclops
Antony
Apollo- god of medicine, poetry, music, and the sun
Arcas- son of Zeus and Calisto
Ares- god of war
Argo- ship used by Jason
Arion- magic horse born to Poseidon and Demeter
Arien
Arkadios- 'native of Arcadia'
Arsenios- 'strong'
Artemus- 'gift from Artemis'
Ascalaphus- was turned into an owl by Persephone
Athamas- father of Phrixus and Helle
Atlas- man who holds up the heavens
Atreus- father of Agamemnon
Attis- son of Manes
Avernus- Gate to Hades

Baruch- 'goodly'
Basil
Basile- 'kingly'
Bazyli- 'royal'
Bellerophon

Calais- son of Boreas
Cecrops- founder of Athens
Cephalus
Charon- ferryman for the River Styx
Charybdis- sea monster
Christopher
Christos
Cy- 'master'
Cyprian- 'from Cyprus'
Cyrano
Cyril- 'lordly'
Cyrus

Damian
Danaus- father of the Danaides
Daphnis- mythological musician who was blinded by his lover for being unfaithful
Dardanus- founder of Troy
Deacon- 'servant' or 'church official'
Deiphobus- son of Priam
Demetri
Demetrius- 'of Demeter'
Demitri
Demodocus
Demophon- son of Theseus'
Dennis- 'follower of Dionysus'
Deon
Dion
Dionysus- god of wine
Dorian- 'descendent of Dorus'
Dorien
Dorion

Eli
Elias
Ellery- 'island with elder trees'
Enceladus- giant
Endymion
Erysichthon- was cursed with an insatiable hunger that caused his death
Eugene- 'noble'
Eumaeus- fought with Odysseus
Eupeithes- father of a suitor for Penelope
Eurylochus- was turned into a pig by Circe
Eurypylus- soldier in the Trojan war
Eurystheus- cousin of Heracles
Eustachy- 'fruitful'
Eustis- 'fruitful'

Farris- 'iron strong'

Gaelan- 'tranquil'
Galen- 'tranquil'
Gelasius- 'laughter'
George
Gergely- 'vigilant'
Gergor- 'vigilant'
Glaucus- son of Minos
Gorka- 'farmer'
Gregoly- 'vigilant'
Gregorie
Gregory- 'vigilant'
Gregorior
Gregos- 'vigilant'

Haemon- betrothed to Antigone
Halcyon- 'Time of peace'
Halirrhothius
Harpocrates
Hector- 'steadfast'
Helios- 'sun.' Sun god
Hephaestus- god of fire and craftsmen
Hippolytus- 'frees the horses.' Son of Zeus and Hippolyta
Hyacinth- flower
Hyacinthus- lover of Apollo
Hyperion- 'he who goes before the sun.' A titan

Iapetus- father of Atlas
Icarius
Icarus
Ilias- 'the Lord is my God'
Irus- challenges Odysseus
Isaak
Ivan
Ixion

Jace
Jason- led the Argonauts
Jaison
Jase
Jasen
Jayce
Jayson
Jeremias
Jerome- 'sacred name'
Jirkar- 'farmer'
Jonas
Judas

Ladon- dragon of Hera'
Laertes
Laestrygones
Laius- father of Oedipus
Laomedon- father of Priam
Leander- 'lion man'
Leandros- 'lion'
Leonidas
Lethe- 'forgetfulness'
Liander- 'lion man'
Lichas- servant of Heracles
Linus- 'flax'
Linos- son of Apollo
Loxias- 'Oracle'
Luke
Lysander