“azalea”
From Greek · Turkish
Unisex3 syllablesEditorial
Origin
64 Names of Greek Origin
64 published names carry a Greek part in our data: 37 girl names, 19 boy names and 8 unisex names. 17 have a Documented meaning, 0 a Likely one and 47 an Editorial one, and the label is shown on every card.
Greek names are used most in Turkish, Kazakh and Kyrgyz, and they fall most often under the themes nature and seasons, flowers and leadership and nobility. Browse the full list below, filter it, or read how Greek names came into Turkic naming.
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- “azalea”From Greek · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “Anatolia, the Asian part of Turkey”From Greek · TurkishBoy4 syllablesEditorial
- “blooming”From Greek · KazakhGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “angel, messenger”From Greek · KazakhGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “the Aras river”From Greek · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “peace”From Greek · KazakhGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “Asia”From Greek/Latin (place name) · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “atom”From Greek · TurkishBoy2 syllablesEditorial
- “azalea (flower)”From Greek · Kazakh, Tatar, BashkirGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “Asia”From Greek · KazakhGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “north wind”From Ancient Greek · TurkishBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “soul sapling”From Persian and Greek · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “soul sapling”From Persian and Greek · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesEditorial
- “bay laurel”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “brave person; elder brother”From uncertain (Turkic or Greek) · TurkishBoy2 syllablesDocumented
- “gentleman; master”From Greek · TurkishBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “pale violet”From Ancient Greek · Turkish, AzerbaijaniBoy3 syllablesEditorial
- “the Aegean (Sea)”From Greek · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesDocumented
- “sovereign, dominant”From Greek · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesDocumented
- “sapling”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “sprout, bud”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “jonquil”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “heather”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “calm, serene”From Greek · KazakhGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “beautiful as a rose”From Persian and Greek · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “rose sapling”From Persian and Greek · TurkishGirl3 syllablesEditorial
- “daydream, reverie”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “climate; region”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesEditorial
- “Elijah (name of the prophet)”From Arabic (from Greek and Hebrew) · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Tatar, BashkirBoy2 syllablesDocumented
What counts as a Greek name here
A published name belongs to this page when any part of its origin label matches the word "greek". Labels that also mention another language, for example Arabic + Turkic, count here too.
50 of the 64 names have only Greek parts. The other 14 combine Greek with Persian (7), Arabic (5) and Latin (2), so they also appear on those origin pages.
Background: Greek names in Turkic languages
Greek names entered Turkic usage through contact with the Hellenistic and Byzantine worlds and, later, through Arabic and Persian, which had already adopted some Greek names. A well-known example is Iskander, the Arabic and Persian form of Alexander, which became a given name across Turkic-speaking regions.
Greek is a small origin group in our data, and each entry shows its own label so you can see whether the Greek root is cited or comes from our editorial research.
Which languages use Greek names
Greek names are recorded most often for Turkish (43 names), Kazakh (17 names) and Kyrgyz (5 names). In all, 9 languages have at least one Greek name in our data. A name used in several languages is counted once for each, so these numbers add up to more than 64.
Use the language buttons above the list to see only one language; they appear when the language has at least 12 Greek names.
What Greek names mean
By documented meaning theme, Greek names fall most often under nature and seasons (7), flowers (5), leadership and nobility (2) and life and soul (2). Of the 64 names, 17 (27 percent) have a Documented meaning, 0 are Likely and 47 are Editorial.
Building blocks that recur in these names include gül (rose; flower); each one links to its own page with the other names that use it.
Girl, boy and unisex Greek names
The list holds 37 girl names, 19 boy names and 8 unisex names. Gender is recorded per language, so a name that is unisex in one language can be used for one gender only in another; the table on each name page shows this.
Choosing a Greek name
Names of Greek origin are often shared with European languages, so the same name may be familiar to relatives abroad. Check the spelling table for forms in Latin, Cyrillic or Arabic script, and use the compare tool to put two candidates side by side.
Example Greek names
A short selection of published names of Greek origin, such as Filiz, İskender and Ege, with documented meanings first. Open any card to read the meaning, the origin sentence and the sources.
- “sprout, bud”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “Alexander (Arabic-Persian form of the name)”From European · Turkish, Uyghur, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, BashkirBoy3 syllablesDocumented
- “the Aegean (Sea)”From Greek · TurkishUnisex2 syllablesDocumented
- “sovereign, dominant”From Greek · TurkishUnisex3 syllablesDocumented
- “diamond”From Persian and Arabic and Greek · UzbekUnisex2 syllablesDocumented
- “bee (via the Greek name Melissa)”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “small pearls; corals”From Arabic and Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek · KazakhGirl2 syllablesDocumented
- “bee, honey”From West Circassian and Ancient Greek · TurkishGirl3 syllablesDocumented
- “bay laurel”From Greek · TurkishGirl2 syllablesDocumented
Questions and answers
What is a Greek name on this site?
A published name whose origin record names Greek. Right now that is 64 names, and the number changes when names are published or corrected.
How many Greek names are girl names or boy names?
37 are girl names, 19 are boy names and 8 are unisex. The gender shown is the one recorded in our data, and it can differ between languages.
Which language has the most Greek names?
Turkish has the most, with 43 names, followed by Kazakh (17). These counts show how many names we have researched for each language, not how common the names are.
Are Greek-origin names also used as Turkic names?
Yes, when our data records them for a Turkic language. The origin describes the root of the name, while the spelling and pronunciation follow the Turkic language that uses it.
Do Greek names mix with other origins?
Yes: 14 of 64 names combine Greek with another origin, most often Persian (7 names). They appear on every origin page they belong to.
How reliable are the meanings of Greek names here?
17 of 64 have a Documented meaning backed by a cited source, 0 are Likely, and 47 come from our own editorial research. The label is shown on every name card and name page.
Did these names come directly from Greek?
Sometimes, but often through another language such as Arabic or Persian. The origin row records the language of the root, and the name page says what we know about the path.
Data & methodology
This page is built from the origin records of published names: 64 names match the Greek pattern, and 14 of them also carry another origin. 64 names have a meaning label.
- Published names
- 17,111 (17,111 with a meaning)
- Documented
- 7,386 · cited source
- Likely
- 376 · composed or plausible
- Editorial
- 9,349 · our own research
- Languages
- 10
- Sources listed
- 3,863
- Names on this page
- 64
- Languages
- 9
- Last data update
- 1 November 2026
Read more in Sources and methodology and the Editorial policy.
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