Friday, February 19, 2016

"Behind the Name" website discovery

After messing around on buzzfeed for a while I saw an advertisement for a Greek Myth name website and  decided to take a look, as it related to our class.


http://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/greek-mythology

ACANTHA   Ακανθα   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ακανθα (Akantha), which meant "thorn, prickle"... [more]
ACHILLES   Αχιλλευς   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αχιλλευς (Achilleus) which is of unknown meaning, perhaps derived from Greek αχος (achos) "pain" or else from the name of the Achelous River... [more]
ACHILLEUS   Αχιλλευς   m   Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of ACHILLES
ADONIS   Αδωνις   m   Greek Mythology
From the Semitic Adonai, which means "lord"... [more]
ADRASTEIA   Αδραστεια   f   Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ADRASTOS... [more]
ADRASTOS   Αδραστος   m   Greek Mythology
Means "not inclined to run away" in Greek... [more]
AEGLE   Αιγλη   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Αιγλη (Aigle) which meant "light, radiance, glory"... [more]
AELLA   Αελλα   f   Greek Mythology
Means "whirlwind" in Greek... [more]
AEOLUS   Αιολος   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of AIOLOS
AESON   Αισων   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αισων (Aison), which is of unknown meaning... [more]
AGAMEMNON   Αγαμεμνων   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly meaning "very steadfast" in Greek... [more]
AGAUE   Αγαυη   f   Greek Mythology
Means "illustrious, noble" in Greek... [more]
AGLAEA   Αγλαιη   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of AGLAIA
AGLAIA   Αγλαιη   f   Greek Mythology, Greek
Means "splendour, beauty" in Greek... [more]
AIAS   Αιας   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of AJAX
AIGLE   Αιγλη   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of AEGLE
AINEIAS   Αινειας   m   Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of AENEAS
AIOLOS   Αιολος   m   Greek Mythology
Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek... [more]
AJAX   Αιας   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αιας (Aias), perhaps deriving from Greek αιαστης (aiastes) "mourner" or αια (aia) "earth, land"... [more]
AKANTHA   Ακανθα   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of ACANTHA
ALCIDES   Αλκειδης   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Portuguese, Spanish
Latinized form of Greek Αλκειδης (Alkeides), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength" and ειδος (eidos) "kind, type"... [more]
ALCIPPE   Αλκιππη   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Αλκιππη (Alkippe), derived from αλκη (alke) "strength" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]
ALCYONE   Αλκυονη   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αλκυονη (Alkyone), derived from the word αλκυων (alkyon) meaning "kingfisher"... [more]
ALECTO   Αληκτω   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αληκτω (Alekto) which was derived from αληκτος (alektos) "unceasing"... [more]
ALEKTO   Αληκτω   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of ALECTO
ALEXANDER   Αλεξανδρος   m   English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]
ALEXANDRA   Αλεξανδρα   f   German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech,Slovak, Hungarian, Spanish, Russian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALEXANDROS   Αλεξανδρος   m   Greek, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient and modern Greek form of ALEXANDER
ALKEIDES   Αλκειδης   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of ALCIDES
ALKIPPE   Αλκιππη   f   Greek Mythology
Greek form of ALCIPPE
ALKYONE   Αλκυονη   f   Greek Mythology
Original Greek form of ALCYONE
ALTHEA   Αλθαια   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Αλθαια (Althaia), perhaps related to Greek αλθος (althos) "healing"... [more]
AMALTHEA   Αμαλθεια   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Αμαλθεια (Amaltheia), derived from μαλθασσω (malthasso) meaning "to soften, to soothe"... [more]
ANDROMACHE   Ανδρομαχη   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek elements ανηρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ανδρος) and μαχη (mache) meaning "battle"... [more]

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