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Names with Greek origins — Page 6
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- Joachim♂May God raise up
- Joan♂♀English form of Joanna; God is gracious
- Joana♀Portuguese and Catalan feminine John-family form
- Joanna♀God is gracious
- Job♂Biblical Iyyov; associated with hostility or persecution
- Johanna♀God is gracious
- Johannes♂God is gracious; Latin-transmitted John form
- Jonam♂Biblical Greek form; possible graciousness history
- Jonas♂Dove
- Jorge♂Farmer; earthworker
- Jory♂Cornish form of George; earth-worker
- Josep♂Catalan Joseph: he will add
- Josephus♂Latinized Joseph; may God add
- Juris♀Latvian George: farmer or earthworker
- Kanor♂Clipped familiar form of Nicanor
- Kanoy♂Kano with oy, from Nicanor
- Karet♀Cebuano familiar form of Macaria
- Karya♀Cebuano Caria form, familiar to Macaria
- Karyo♂Clipped familiar form of Macario
- Kate♀Short form of Katherine or Catherine
- Katharina♀German form of Katherine
- Katherina♀Latinate form of Katherine
- Katherine♀English form of Greek Aikaterine
- Katie♀Familiar form of Catherine or Katherine
- Kaye♂♀Variant of Kay, a Katherine-family familiar form
- Kirk♂Church, through a surname
- Klaudia♀Claudia-family name through the Roman Claudius
- Klea♀Possibly a short form of Albanian Kleopatra
- Kolas♂Cebuano shortening of Nicolas
- Korina♀Maiden, through Greek Corinna
- Kristina♀Feminine Christian-name form; belonging to Christ
- Kristoffer♂Scandinavian Christopher: bearing Christ
- Krystal♀Crystal; ultimately associated with ice
- Kulas♂Nativized clipping of Nicolas
- Lazard♂A documented Lazare-family form, ultimately God has helped
- Leander♂Lion and man in the Greek Leandros tradition
- Leandro♂Lion and man; form of Leander
- Leocadio♂Masculine Leocadia, with a possible Leucadia or bright-word origin
- Leon♂Lion
- Leoncia♀A Leontios-family form: lion-like
- Leoncio♂Lion; through Latin Leontius
- Leonidas♂Son or descendant of Leon; lion-name family
- Leonides♂Leonidas form in the Greek lion-name tradition
- Leonides Theresa♂Leonides: Leonidas form in the Greek lion-name tradition; Theresa: From Teresa, earlier recorded as Therasia
- Leonido♂Leonidas-family formation: son of Leon or the lion
- Leonita♀A documented Leo-family form, with more than one possible longer base
- Lex♂♀Short form of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexia or Alexis
- Lexi♀Feminine short form of Alexandra or Alexis; defending
- Lilibeth♀Familiar form of Elizabeth
- Loida♀Spanish form of the biblical name Lois
- Lois♀Greek biblical name of Timothy’s grandmother
- Lucas♂Traditionally explained as from Lucania
- Luke♂Traditionally explained as from Lucania
- Lydia♀Woman from Lydia
- Lyra♀Lyre; also the constellation Lyra
- Macario♂Blessed or happy
- Maegan♀Variant of Megan, a Margaret-family form
- Maggie♀Pearl; familiar form of Margaret
- Maja♀Maria familiar form and independently documented May-name routes
- Makring♀Cebuano familiar form of Macaria
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