Greek Names

Sparta -Sparta is the name of a famous Greek city that in ancient times was a city state known for its powerful warriors and strong women famously home to Helen of Sparta.

Tansy -The name Tansy derives from the Greek meaning "immortal". It is also a useful plant. See The Witchipedia for more information on the tansy herb.

Tethys -Tethys is the name of a Greek Sea Nymph and the wife of Oceanus. Her name means "to dispose" or "to order"

Thalia -Thalia is one of the Graces in Greek lore as well as the Muse of idyllic poetry and comedy. A Grace Thalia is in charge of banquets and celebrations. The name means "blooming, flourishing, abundant."

Themis -The name Themis derives from the Greek tithenai meaning "to order" or "to dispose". Themis is the Goddess of divine order who divided the ancient Greek year into 13 months marked by the new moon and two seasons, marked by the solstices.

Theodore -Theodore is a Greek name from theos meaning "God" and doron meaning gift.

Theron -Theron is a name of Greek origin meaning "hunter". Note one of Artemis's epithets is Potnia Theron.

Titan -In ancient Greek lore, the Titans were the children of Gaia and Ouranos, the primordial parents of the Gods and their children, with the exception of the children of Chronos and Rhea who came to be the Olympians. It is also the name the largest of Saturn's moons.

Titania -Titania may related to the Titans, the elder Gods of ancient Greece. It is the name of the Faerie Queen in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream

Troy -Troy was an island city destroyed by the Greeks Homer's Iliad.

Umbra -Umbrae comes from the Greek meaning shadow or shade, as in a ghost. It now refers to an area of darkness, particularly the shadow over the moon.

Urania -Urania is a Greek name from ouranios meaning "heavenly. In myth She is the muse of Astronomy, the daughter of Mnemosyne and mother of Linus by Apollo. Also an epithet of Aphrodite.

Vasilis -Vasilis is a name of Greek origin meaning "royal, kingly".

Xantha -Xantha is a name of Greek origin meaning "golden haired".

Xanthus -Xanthus is a name of Greek origin meaning "golden-haired".

Xena -Xena is a Greek name meaning "stranger".

Xeno -Xenos is a name of Greek origin meaning "stranger" and refers to offering hospitality to strangers.

Xenophon -Xenophon is a name of Greek origin meaning "foreign voice".

Zale -Zale is a name of Greek origin meaning "sea-strength"

Zena -Zena is a name of Greek origin meaning "gift from Zeus"

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