Greek Names

Electra -Electra is the name of the heroine of Greek myth who helped her brother Orestes kill their mother Clytemnestra after she killed their father Agammemnon. It is also the name of one of the nine brightest stars of the Pleiades. The name means "shining" or "amber".

Emily -Emily may be derived from the Latin Aemilia meaning to rival, emulate, to try to equal or excel or it could come from the Greek Amalia meaning friendly, tender

Eos -In Greek lore, Eos is the Goddess of the Dawn who rises each day to open the gates of heaven and herald the arrival of Her brother Helios

Erebus -In Greek, Erebus means "deep shadow" or "darkness". It refers to the place of darkness between the Earth and Hades. In Greek myth, Erobus was born of Khaos and fathered Aether, Hemera, Nemesis, and Charon with Nyx.

Ersa -Ersa comes from herse, meaning "dew" in ancient Greek. It is the name of the daughter of Selene, Goddess of the Moon.

Essa -Essa is a variant of Isidoros meaning "gift of Isis".

Eugene -Eugene is a name of Greek origin meaning "well-born" or "noble". Literally, good birth.

Euphenia -The name Euphenia comes from the Greek meaning "musical" or "sweet voiced".

Euphrosyne -The name Euphrosyne is of ancient Greek origin. It means "mirth" or "merriment" and is the name of one of the three Graces.

Evander -Evander is a Greek name meaning "good man".

Gaia -The name Gaia means "Earth". Gaia is the name of the Greek primordial mother Goddess and personification of the Earth.

George -George is a name of Greek origin meaning "earth worker" or "farmer"

Gorgo -Gorgo was the name of a queen of Sparta who was widowed when her husband King Leonidas was killed at the Battle of Thermopylae, known also as the Battle of the 300. According to Plutarch "When asked by a woman from Attica, 'Why are you Spartan women the only ones who can rule men?', she said: 'Because we are also the only ones who give birth to men.'" She is also mentioned by Herodotus.

Grace -The three Graces of Greek lore are Goddesses of charm, beauty, fertility and nature and attended Aphrodite.
Their names are Aglaia, Thalia and Euphrosyne

Gretel -Gretel is an Eastern European variant of the name Margarite which derives from the Greek meaning "pearl".

Hades -Hades is the Greek Lord of the Underworld and ruler of the dead.

Halcyon -The name Halcyon comes from Greek myth. She is a daughter of Aeolus and Ceyx who threw herself into the sea when her husband was drown. She and he were turned into kingfishers which are symbols of tranquility. It is also the name of the brightest of the Pleiades.

Harmony -The name Harmony refers to the English word meaning "in concord" and also musical harmony. It originates with the Greek Harmonia, the daughter of Aphrodite and Ares.

Hebe -Hebe is the Greek Goddess of youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera and cupbearer of the Gods of Olympus.

Hecabe -Hecabe is the name of the Queen of Troy who threw herself into the sea after the fall of the city to the Greeks. She was then turned into a black dog and kept as a familiar companion by Hecate.

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