Common Greek Names
Greek children do not celebrate birthdays instead they celebrate their “name day”. Their name day is the day of the Greek Orthodox saint they were named after. Traditionally, the eldest child in a Greek family is named for one of their grandparents.
Popular Girls’ Names
Maria
Eleni
Aikaterini
Katerina
Vasiliki
Basiliki
Sophia
Angeliki
Georgia
Dimitra
Popular Boys’ Names
Georgios
Konstantinos
Dimitrios
Ioannis
Nikolaos
Panagiotis
Christos
Vasileios
Athanasios
Evangelos
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