How to write a name in Greek. Male Greek names and meanings - choosing the best name for a boy. The rarest Greek boy names

Church notes, in essence, can be called liturgical books, because they are brought into the altar, read during Divine Liturgy before the Holy See. So I thought before going to Greece, how to write and submit notes in Greek temples? From their pilgrimages in Diveevo, Trinity-Sergius Lavra, Optina Pustyn, Pskov-Caves Monastery, I made a firm conviction on Valaam and Solovki - notes must be prepared in advance so as not to waste precious time in the bustle, tearing it away from prayer and contemplation ... In the Holy Land, in Germany and France, I submitted notes written in Latin, and at first I also thought enroll in Greece. But then the Internet suggested that if this is acceptable in big cities, then in rarely visited monasteries it is not. In other words, count on what the Greek monks know English language, not worth it.

So I set about writing notes in Greek, using Latin letters only when a Greek version could not be found. All notes were made electronically. Intuition prompted - nothing will work out manually, here you have to be a calligrapher or be able to draw to the extreme ... I have neither one nor the other talent, so I used the printer without embarrassment, which I never regretted. Rather the opposite. When 15 sets of my notes ended on Euboea, it took Andrey the whole evening to copy one single set, which, however, consisted of 9 notes of 13-14 names ...
In the course of the pilgrimage, I became convinced that notes in Greek significantly "make life easier" for the Greek priests, they immediately read them, serve prayers or calmly take them to the altar.

On the note "On health" it is written ΥΠΕΡ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ, on the note "On repose" - ΥΠΕΡ ΑΝΑΠΑΥΣΕΩΣ. The cross is placed only on a note of repose. When the Greeks see a cross in a note, they pray for the dead. Names are written in the genitive case. Female names ending in -α or -η in the genitive case have the endings -ας and -ης. Male names ending in -ος in the genitive case end in -ου. If it is difficult, you can simply write the names in the nominative case, the Greeks will understand. Near the names it is not written “sick”, “ladies”, etc. Our Heavenly Father already knows everything. Most often, notes are placed in a basket or on a tray, next to which you can find the inscription "ΟΝΟΜΑΤΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΘΕΙΑ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ" (names for the Divine Liturgy).

Donations are placed in slotted boxes that are everywhere in the temples. Before the trip, on some sites I met strict instructions on the number of names in notes, on the size of donations, and so on, and in Greece itself I saw that all this, to put it mildly, was not true. In no monastery did the Greeks count the names in my notes, and with regard to the money pinned to the notes with a paper clip, they immediately showed that they should be put into the donation box. Another thing is that, while looking up to my parish church, I myself tried to limit my notes by the number of names, so that it would be easier for the priests to read them. So feel free to write the names of your relatives and friends with a heartfelt prayer for them. And you, Greek monks, will also pray, and prayer, as St. Demetrius of Rostov wrote, “not only conquers the laws of nature, not only is an invincible shield against visible and invisible enemies, but even holds back the hand of the Almighty God Himself, raised to defeat sinners.”

Donations for notes are determined only by your possibilities and only by your desires. Donations for candles are also often arbitrary.
There is no requiem table in Greek churches, candles are placed together - both for the living and for the dead: "God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for with Him all are alive" (Luke 20:38). Candlesticks are not at every icon, but in the porch of the temple or on the street. During the service, it is not customary to walk around the temple, talk (even quietly), especially during the Sacrament of Communion. The Greeks don’t kiss the cup, they revere it as the greatest shrine, which is absolutely forbidden to touch, they don’t have warmth as a drink, but at the end of the Liturgy, when everyone kisses the Cross, large pieces of Antidor are distributed. In order not to bring fuss to the Greek temple, it is best to submit notes and light candles before or after the service.

Another feature is that the Greeks do not have a tradition of submitting notes for a long time, they have a note for the Liturgy and a note read at the shrines - miraculous relics and icons. On the relics of saints and icons, you cannot independently place objects for consecration. Give everything that you want to sanctify into the hands of a Greek priest, you don’t have to voice the request itself, the priest will understand you.
For a purely commemoration, you can buy a prosphora in a bakery and transfer it to the altar before the start of the service, along with a note. Prosphora (in Greek το πρόσφορο) is an offering, and bringing prosphora to the temple on the proskomedia is an ancient Christian tradition. And recently, due to the large influx of pilgrims from Russia and Ukraine, in some monasteries, for example, in the church of St. Spyridon of Trimifuntsky, to our great joy, you can order both a magpie (ΓΙΑ 40 ΜΕΡΕΣ, sounds like Sarandaliturgo), and an annual commemoration (ΓΙΑ ΕΝΑ ΧΡΟΝΟ).

If you want to receive a blessing from a Greek priest, then you need to come up and say: Πατερ, ευλογειτε! / Pater, evlogite (Father, bless). In response, hear: ο Κυριος / o Kirios (God bless).

Attention! On this site, Leonard Boyard shows how to choose a beautiful name from love. And explains how stop killing the uniqueness of the child by the theme of the meaning of the name. Parents, be aware! Don't betray the child choosing a name by generalizations and meanings. The theme of the meaning of the name is an outrage on the principle of love and uniqueness of your child.

Show mercy - choose a name with your heart, parental instinct or scientific method.

A correctly chosen name has a strong positive impact on the character and fate of a person. Actively helps to develop, forms positive qualities of character and state, strengthens health, removes various negative programs unconscious. But how do you pick the perfect name?

Despite the fact that there are interpretations in culture of what male names mean, in reality, the influence of the name on each boy is individual.

Sometimes parents try to choose a name before birth, making it difficult for the baby to form. Astrology and numerology of choosing a name have squandered all serious knowledge about the influence of a name on fate through the ages.

Calendars of Christmas time, holy people, without consulting a seeing, perspicacious specialist, do not provide any real help in assessing the influence of names on the fate of a child.

And the lists of ... popular, happy, beautiful, melodious male names completely turn a blind eye to the individuality, energy, soul of the child and turn the selection procedure into an irresponsible game of parents in fashion, selfishness and ignorance.

Beautiful and modern Greek names should first of all suit the child, and not the relative external criteria of beauty and fashion. Who don't care about your child's life.

Various characteristics according to statistics - positive features name, negative traits of a name, choosing a profession by name, the impact of a name on business, the impact of a name on health, the psychology of a name can only be considered in the context of a deep analysis of subtle plans (karma), energy structure, tasks for life and the kind of a particular child.

The topic of compatibility of names (and not the characters of people) is an absurdity that turns inside out on interactions different people internal mechanisms of influence of the name on the state of its bearer. And it cancels the entire psyche, the unconscious, energy and behavior of people. It reduces the entire multidimensionality of human interaction to one false characteristic.

The meaning of the name has no literal effect. For example, Olkimos (strong), this does not mean that the young man will be strong, and the bearers of other names will be weak. The name may cover it heart center and he will not be able to give and receive love. On the contrary, it will help another boy to solve problems for love or power, it will greatly facilitate life and achieve goals. The third boy may not bring any effect at all, whether there is a name or not. Etc. Moreover, all these children can be born on the same day. And have the same astrological, numerological and other characteristics.

The most popular Greek names for boys in 2015 are also misleading. Despite the fact that 95% of boys are called names that do not make life easier. You can focus only on a specific child, deep vision and wisdom of a specialist.

The secret of a male name, as a program of the unconscious, a sound wave, vibration, is revealed by a special bouquet, primarily in a person, and not in the semantic meaning and characteristics of the name. And if this name destroys the child, then there would be no beautiful, melodious with a patronymic, astrological, blissful, it would still be harm, destruction of character, complication of life and aggravation of fate.

Below are a hundred Greek names. Try to choose a few, the most suitable in your opinion for the child. Then, if you are interested in the effectiveness of the impact of the name on fate, .

List of male Greek names in alphabetical order:

Amazon is good
Agamemnon - very determined
Agapios - love
Ageiptos - Beloved
Adonis - exaltation
Adrastos - brave
Adrastus - brave
Aejidios - a child, a young goat
Azarias - God's Help
Akakayos - not evil, kind
Actaeon - coast
Alexio - defender
Alexios - defender
Alexandros - protector of mankind
Alexis - protector
Alexius - protector
Alfeios - change
Ambrosios - immortal
Amenophis - one who works for the Aten
Amintas - defender
Amon - hidden
Ampelios - vine
Anakletos - called back
Anaxagoras - Master of Speech
Ananias - God's Compassion
Anargyros - poor
Anastasios - recovery
Anatolaios - East and Sunrise
Angelos - angel, messenger
Andonis - invaluable
Andreas - man, warrior
Androcles - glory of man, warrior
Andronikos - victory of man, warrior
Aniketos - invincible
Annas - God's Compassion
Antigonos - against the ancestor
Antipatros - against the father
Antonios - invaluable
Anubis is a royal child
Apollinaris - destroyer
Apollodoros - a gift from Apollo
Apollo the Destroyer
Apollonius - Destroyer
Apostolis - apostle, messenger
Argyris - silver
Argyros - silver
Argos - shining
Ares - fighting battles, destruction
Aristarchos - excellence and origin / source
Aristeides - superior physique
Aristodemos - superiority of people
Aristocles - excellent fame, excellence and glory
Ariston - superiority
Aristoteles - excellence and purpose
Aristophanes - excellence and appearance
Aristaeios - superiority
Arcadios - from Arcadia
Arsenios - mature
Artaxerxes - just ruler
Artemidoros - a gift from Artemis
Artemisios - butcher
Archilaos - owner of people
Archimedes - owner of thought
Archippos - owner of horses
Asklepaios - giver of wealth
Asklepiades - giver of wealth
Asclepius - giver of wealth
Athamus - rich harvest
Athanasios - immortal
Atanas - immortal
Atlas - the one who could not resist
Atreus - fearless
Auranos - heaven
Aphrodisios - out of the foam
Achilleus - Painful
Achaikos - from Achaya

bayon - life
Bakchos - screaming
Barnabas - son of exhortation
Bartholomeios - son of Talmay

Vasilios - king
Vasilis - king
Vangelis - good news
Vlasis - bad diction
Vlassis - bad diction

Gennadios - noble
Gregorios - careful, vigilant

Diogenes - born of Zeus
Diodoros - a gift from Zeus
Diodotos - given by Zeus
Diocles - glory of Zeus
Daiomedes - the cunning of Zeus
Dionysios - follower of Dionysus
Dionysodoros - a gift from Dionysus
Daionisos - the name of the god of revelry and drunkenness
Damianos - taming, subjugating and killing
Damocles - the glory of the people
Dareaios - possesses many, rich
Deimos - fear, terror
Demetrios - loves the earth
Democritus - judge of people
Demon - people
Demostrayt - army of people
Demostenes - the strength of the people
Deukalion - the new wine sailor
Gerazimos - old age
Josias - Supported by God
Jonas is a dove
Georgios - farmer
Judas - one who is praised
Jude - one who is praised
Diabolos - accuser, slanderer
Dimitrios - loving the earth
Dimitris - loving the earth
Dimostanis - strength of people
Doraseos - a gift from God
Dorius - from the Dorian tribe
Doros is a gift
dragon - dragon
Daidalos - cunning worker
Damon - taming, subjugating and killing

Euripides - good and hesitant, throwing
Erias - god - my lungs

Zakchaeus - pure
Zacharias - God remembered
Zebedee - God gave
Zeus - Godfather god
Zen - death
Zenobios - Life of Zeus
Zeno - from Zeus
Zephyr - west wind
Zephyros - west wind
Zozymos - Survivor
Zopyros - flaming
Zoroaster - one who has golden/yellow camels
Zotikos - full of life
Themistocles - glory of the law
Theodosios - granting god
Theodoros is a gift from God
Theodotos - given by God
Theodoulos - Slave God
Theokritos - Judge God
Zeophanes - Manifestation of God
Zeophylaktos - God's guard
Theophilos - God's friend

Iazon - to heal
Iyorgos - peasant
Iakchos - screaming
Iduma - red
Isidoros - a gift from Isis
Isocrates - Equal Power
Iianni - good god
Iiannis - good god
Ikaros - Follower
Ioannes - good god
Ioannis - good god
Iorgos - peasant
Isos - god - salvation
Jesus - god - salvation
Ieros - shining

Kadmos - eastern
Cadmus - eastern
Callas - beauty
Cambyses is a handsome king
Capaneus - arrogant
Karpos - fruit, profit
Castor - beaver
Kerberos is a demon
Kefalos - head
Kefeus - gardener
Kyprianos - from Cyprus
Kyriakos - from the lord
Kyros is like the sun
Cleisthenes - magnificent strength
Cleitos - glory
Collicrates - the power of beauty
Konstantinos - steady
Kosmas - beauty, order
Space - beauty, order
Crios - owner, ruler
Kreios - owner, ruler
Creon - ruler
Chrysanthos - golden flower
Chryzaor - golden sword
Crisis - gold
Kronos - horn
Xanthippos - yellow horse
Xanthos - yellow or blonde
Xenocrates - foreign, strange power
Xenon - foreigner, stranger
Xenophon - foreign, strange voice
Xerxes - Ruler by Heroes
Keyafas - uplifting, adjusting

Lazarus - my god helped
Leonidas - son of a lion
Lefteris - liberator
Lysandros - free, liberator
Lysimachos - freedom fighter
Lykoergos - the work of the wolf
Lindros - the lion man
Linos - cry of grief
Lucas - from Lucania

Myron - peace
Makarios - blessed
Makednos - high
Macedonia - high
Manes - offspring
Matthias is a gift from God
Mattias is a gift from God
Matteios - a gift from God
Macdon - tall
Menelaos - opposing people
Mentor - spirit
Metodios - method
Metrophanes - the appearance of the mother
Midas is a mythical king who turned everything he touched into gold.
Miltiades - red earth
Mnazon - one who remembers
Morpheus - form

Narkissos - numbness, sleep
Neoptolemos - new and military
Nereus - water
Nestor - return home
Nikandros - the victory of man
Nikephoros - bearer of victory
Nikias - victory
Nikodemos - the victory of the people
Nikolaos - victory of the people
Nikomakhos - fight to victory
Nicomedes - Scheme of Victory
Nikon - victory
Nikostratos - army of victory
Nomics - concerning the law

Odysseus - to be angry, to hate
Osiris - something that has been made, a product
Oidipus - the one who knew the riddle of the Sphinx's feet
Oinone - purple, dyed (clouds)
Okinos - the ocean
Olympiaodoros - a gift from Olympus
Olympos - home of the gods
Olysseus - to be angry, to hate
Olkimos - strong
Olkeyos - strength
Onesimos - profitable
Onesiphoros - profitable
Orion - the light of heaven
Orestes - from the mountains
Origen - born of a mountain
Origenes - born
Orpheus - darkness of the night
Ofelos - help

Pavlos - small
Palaemon - far back, long ago
Palls - brandish, wield (weapon)
Pamphilos is a friend of all
Panagiotakis - saint
Panagiotis - saint
Pankrataios - all power
Panos - saint
Pantaleon - lion
Pantheras - all to hunt, panther
Paneyiotis - saint
Paramonimos - constant, enduring
Paramonos - constant, enduring
Paris is a risk taker
Patroklos - the glory of the father
Pegazos - born near water
Pelagios - the sea
Peon - healer
Pericles - surrounded by glory
Perseus - sacking, destroying
Pizagoras - python
Pisios - to rot
Pyrros - like a flame
Plato - wide, flat, plateau
Plutarchos - source of wealth
Pluto - wealth
Podarj - quick feet
Polydeukes - very sweet
Polydeuses - very sweet
Polydorus - many gifts
Polycarpos - fruitful
Porphyraios - purple
Poseidon is the master of distribution
Praxis - practice, exercise, or action
Praxiteles is the goal
Priamos - ransom, redemption
Prokopios - progress, progressing
Prometheus - gift of foresight, seer
Proteus - first
Prochoros - leader of the dance
Ptolemy - aggressive, warlike
Payan - healer
Payon - healer
Peng is a shepherd

Simon - listener
Seleukos - conqueror
Seraphim - burning
Set - blindness
Setos - blindness
Silouanus - from the forest
Simonides - type
Sosigenes - born, safe
Socrates - sonic power
Solon - wisdom
Sotirayos - salvation
Sotiris - salvation
Sophocles - qualified fame
Sophos - smart, skilled
Sophronios - self-governed
Spiridion - a small spirit
Spiridon - spirit
Spiro - spirit
Spyros - spirit
Stavros - cross, crucifixion
Stasis - good stability
Stamatios - stop
Stamatis - stop
Stelayos - pillar
Stefanos - crown
Stephanous - crown
Stylianos - pillar
Strato - army

Thaddeus - given by God
Takis - saint
Thanatos - death
Thanos is immortal
Tarasios - from Tarentum
Theseus - place, make
Telamon - support
Telamonian Ajax - son of Telamon
Telesphoros - bearing fruit
Teris - Liberator
Timaseos - God worshiper
Timon - honor
Timeios - honor
Titos - white clay, white earth
Tichon - blow
Tobias - god is good
The one who balances
Triton - from the third
Tryphon - thin, soft
Tookidides - thank God
Tails - heyday
Terapon - employee, parishioner
Teristis - month
Taron the hunter

Wykess - to be angry, to hate
Uziris - something that has been made, a product
Wixeus - to be angry, to hate

Phanes - Appearing
Philander - with love for people
Philaseos - God's friend
Philemon - gentle
Philippos - lover of horses
Philocrates - the power of a friend
Philomenes - strong in love
Philo - loving
Phobos - fear
phoibos - shining
Focus - print
Fotayos - light
Fotayos - light
Fotis - light
Phryxos - ripples of water in the wind, trembling of the skin
Feidros - bright

haemon - bloody
Chaos - in mythology, chaos - the original substance from which the universe shuddered
Charon - cruel brightness
Cheziod - sender of song
Heziodos - sender of song
Hector - Protective
Helaiodoros - a gift from the sun
Helios - the sun
Heli - rising
Helladios - from Greece
Hellen - Greek
Hellenas - Greek
Herakleides - small
Herakleitos - the glory of Hera
Heraclitus - glory of Hera
Heracles - the glory of Hera
Hermes - from the earth
Hermogenes - born of Hermes
Hermocrates - the power of Hermes
Hermolaos - people of Hermes
Herodotos - taking into account
Herodes - Hero's Song
Hesperos - evening star
Hephaistos - both legs were bent
Hijinos - healthy
Hilarion - joyful, happy
Hypatayos - the highest, the highest
Hypatos - the highest, the highest
Hippocrates - the strength of the horse
Hippolitos - freer from the horse
Hironimos - holy name
Homer is a hostage
Homeros is a hostage
Horus - distant
Christ is the anointed
Christophoros - Christ-bearer
Chthonios - from the earth, from the underworld
Hyacinthos - hyacinth flower
Hades - invisible
haimon - bloody

Charalampos - bright happiness
Chariton - grace, kindness

Evangelos - good news
Oedipus - the one who knew the riddle of the Sphinx's feet
Aesop - Ethiopian
Eireneios - peaceful
Eyas - attending the funeral
Eineias - praise
Eiolos - agile, fast moving
Eison - agile, fast moving
Eisopos - Ethiopian
Aishilos - shame
Eleuterios - liberator
Eleftherios - liberator
Elias - god - my god
Eliud - my god helped
Elihud - my god helped
Elpidios - hope
Emmanuel - God - with us
Epaphroditos - love
Epictetos - newly acquired
Erasmos - loving
Erebos - darkness
Eros - love
Errikos - the power of work
Esdras - help
Ezeyas - god - of salvation
Ether - light, airy
Efstasios - good stability
Eusebaios - devout

Yuandros is a good person
Yuaristos - good, pleasant
Eugenios - well born
Yukleides - good fame
Euclid - good fame
Eustasios - good stability
Eustahios - a good harvest of grapes
Eustachis - a good harvest
Yuthimaios - well-tuned
Yutichayos - lucky
Yutichos - lucky
Eutropios - universal
Euphemios - courteous
Yufranor - delightful

Yanni - good god
Giannis - good god

Remember! Choosing a name for a child is a huge responsibility. A name can both greatly facilitate a person’s life, and harm.

How to choose a beautiful and suitable name for a child?

In Greece, in temples and monasteries, it is not forbidden to submit notes written in Latin or even in Russian, but still, out of respect for the Greeks, it is better to do this in their native language. Names in notes should be written in Greek in the genitive case. Feminine proper names ending in -α or -η in the genitive case will have the endings -ας and -ης. Masculine proper names ending in -ος, in Genus. case, will have the ending -ου. For convenience, we have compiled a table of Russian names and their Greek counterparts. To write a note, just find the name you want, tick it, and then print the note.

LIST OF NAMES

Russian name	Greek counterpart in I.p	Pronunciation in Russian	Writing in Greek in R.p. so it should be written in notes
Alexander	Αλεξανδρος	Alexandros	Αλεξανδρου
Alexandra		Alexandra
Alexei	Αλεξιος	Alexios	Αλεξιου
Anastasia	Αναστασια	Anastasia	Αναστασις
Andrey	Ανδρεας	Andreas	Ανδρεαυ
Anna	Αννα	Anna	Αννας
Anton	Αντωνιος	Andonis	Αντωνιου
Valentine	Βαλεντινη	Valentini	Βαλεντινης
barbarian	Βαρβαρα	barbarian	Βαρβαρας
Victor	Βικτωρ, Βικτορας	Victor	Βικτορος
Vladimir	Βλαντιμιρ	Vladimir	Βλαντιμιρ
Galina	Γαλινη	Galini	Γαλινης
George	Γεωργιος	Georgios	Γεωργιου
Gerasim	Γερασιμος	Gerasimos	Γερασιμου
Hermann	Γκερμαν	Hermann	Γκερμαν
Gregory	Γρηγοριος	Grigorios	Γρηγοριου
Daniel	Δανιηλ	Daniel	Δανιηλ
Denis	Διονυσιος	Dionysios	Διονυσιου
Dmitriy	Δημητριος	Dimitrios	Δημητριου
Evdokia	Ευδοκια	Evdokia	Ευδοκιας
Elena	Ελενη	Eleni	Ελενης
Elizabeth	Ελισσαβετ	Elisabeth	Ελισσαβετ
Catherine	Αικατερινη	Ekaterini	Αικατερινης
Zinaida	Ζηναιδα	Zinaida	Ζηναιδας
Jacob	Ιακωβος	Jacobos	Ιακωβου
Ilya	Ηλιας	Ilias	Ηλιου
John	Ιωαννης	Ioannis	Ιωαννου
Joseph	Ιωσηφ	Joseph	Ιωσηφ
Irina	Ειρηνη	Irini	Ειρηνης
Ksenia	Ξενια	Xenia	Ξενιας
Konstantin	Κωνσταντινος	constandinos	Κωνσταντινου
Kuzma	Κοαμας	Cosmas	Κοαμα
Lazarus	Λαζαρος	Lazaros	Λαζαρου
Leonid	Λεωνιδας	Leonidas	Λεωνιδου
Lydia	Λυδια	Lydia	Λυδιας
Luke	Λουκας	Lucas	Λουκα
Love	Aγαπη	Agapi	Αγαπης
Magdalena	Μαγδαληνη	Magdalene	Μαγδαληνης
margarita	Μαργαριτα	margarita	Μαργαριτας
Marina	Μαρινα	Marina	Μαρινας
Maria	Μαρια	Maria	Μαριας
Mark	Μαρκος	Marcos	Μαρκου
Martha	Μαρθα	Martha	Μαρθας
Michael	Μιχαλης	Michael	Μιχαλη
Hope	Ελπιδα (Ελπις)	Elpida	Ελπιδος
Natalia	Ναταλια	Natalia	Ναταλιας
Nikita	Νικητας	Nikitas	Νικητου
Nicodemus	Νικοδημ	Nicodemus	Νικοδημου
Nicholas	Νικολαος	Nicholas	Νικολαου
Olga	Ολγα	Olga	Ολγας
Paul	Παυλος	Pavlos	Παυλου
Peter	Πετρος	petros	Πετρου
Seraphim	Σεραφειμ	Seraphim	Σεραφειμ
Sergius	Σεργιος	Sergios	Σεργιου
SvetlanaFotinia	Φωτεινη	Fotini	Φωτενης
Sofia	Σοφια	Sofia	Σοφιας
Stepan	Στεφανος	Stephanos	Στεφανου
Taisia	Ταισια	Taisia	Ταισιας
Tamara	Ταμαρα	Tamara	Ταμαρας
TatianaTatiana	Τατιανα	Tatiana	Τατιανας
Philip	Φιλιππος	Philippos	Φιλιππου
Fedor	Θεοδωρος	Theodoros	Θεοδωρου
JuliaJulia	Ιουλια	Julia	Ιουλιας

RUSSIAN VERSION GREEK VERSION

About health

Υπερ Υγειας

About repose

Υπερ αναπαυσεως

THE GREEKS ONLY MAKE A CROSS ON THE NOTES ON THE DEATH

• Notes should contain no more than 15 names
  • The donation amount per note is approximately half a euro.

  Next to the name, the Greeks do not write “baby”, “sick”, etc.,

believing that the Lord himself sees the soul of every person

In temples, only candles can be purchased; icons and books are sold in special stores

Unlike our temples, candles bought there cannot be taken out of Greek ones.

• The Greeks rarely put candlesticks next to the icons, they are mostly located at the entrance to the temple on the street

Not allowed in the presence of a group priest or clergyman this temple independently place icons or other church items on the relics of saints for consecration. Everything you

If you want to consecrate, you must give it into the hands of a clergyman who is next to the shrine.

The Greeks do not have a separate prayer service for health. Christians buy prosphora in a bakery and in the morning, before the Liturgy, they serve it to the altar along with a note of health. In some churches, notes on health are read during the prayer service to the revered saint.

If you are going to receive communion, remember that when approaching the Chalice, do not fold your hands crosswise. Take the edge of the fee yourself, which the priest holds at the other end, and after receiving the Holy Gifts, wipe your lips. In no case do not apply to the Cup! The Greeks revere it as the greatest shrine, which is forbidden to touch.

If you want to ask a Greek priest for a blessing, say: Πατερ, ευλογειτε! (Pater, evlogite), which means "Father, bless." The priest will answer you "ο Κυριος" (O Kyrios), that is, "God bless."

Most of the male and female names that exist in the world have Greek roots. Some of them have become so popular in their countries that they are already considered national. Therefore, it will not be difficult for a boy to choose.

Origin and meaning of names

Newborn Greeks are usually named according to tradition. The eldest son in the family almost always bears the name of his grandfather. paternal line. The next boy born to married couple, are called exactly the same as the mother's parent. Giving a father's name to a son is a bad omen. The observance of traditions among the true Greeks is a holy duty. But despite this, many young couples step back from them and name the children as they see fit.

All Greek, as for girls, are divided into two groups. The first category includes names ancient period associated with mythology. They sound like this: Odysseus, Sophocles, Socratis and others. The names included in the Orthodox calendar belong to the second group: Vasilios, Georgios.

Each Greek name has its own characteristics. It reflects one or another trait of a person's personality, and, as a rule, on the positive side. For example, the ancient Greek male name Leonidas (Leonid) means " lion-like", and Prokopios (Procopius) is translated as "leading." In Greece, it is believed that by choosing a child's name, parents determine his fate.

The most common male names

Greek names Orthodox calendar have a national origin, as well as Hebrew and Latin. However, children in this country are most often named according to family tradition, just like the grandfather of the father, mother, etc.

By far the most popular Greek names for boys, the following ten:

1. Georgios. Translated from ancient Greek means "farmer". In the ecclesiastical and historical context - also George.
2. Dimitrios. Derived from the ancient Greek name Demetrios - "dedicated to Demeter" Pronounced also as Demetrius.
3. Konstantinos. The name is of Latin origin, meaning "permanent". In a historical context, it reads like Constantius.
4. Ioannis. It comes from the Hebrew language. In Hebrew, it means "God's mercy".
5. Nikolaos, or Nicholas - translated from ancient Greek "victor of peoples." It comes from the name of the goddess of victory Nike.
6. Christ is the "anointed one".
7. Panagiotis - translated from Greek as "the whole saint."
8. Vasilios. The name has national ancient Greek roots and means "king".
9. Athanasios (Athanasius in a church context), from ancient Greek - "immortal".
10. Evangelos. It comes from the ancient Greek name Evangelion and means "good news, the gospel."

The fashion for names in Greece also exists, as in any other country, but the ones presented above remain popular at different times.

In the 20th century, Western European names Eduardos, Robertos and others became popular in this country. Modern Greek parents are increasingly deviating from family traditions and naming their children that way.

The rarest Greek boy names

Every year there are less and less names of ancient origin associated with the existence of gods and mythology. Although, according to some parents, it is they who can endow their child with charisma and strong will.

The most rare and beautiful Greek names for boys:

• Aristoteles - translated as "superiority aimed at a specific goal."
• Archimedes. The name has ancient Greek roots and means "possessing thoughts."
• Demokritos - translated as "having the right to judge others."
• Zeno. This ancient Greek name comes from Zeus himself and means belonging to this supreme deity.
• Cosmos - "personifying beauty."
• Macedonia - "high".
• Pleton - translated as "wealth".
• Eros - symbolizes love.

These are not all Greek names for boys that parents use infrequently when naming their babies. But the ones presented above are still less common than others.

Modern male names of Greek origin

Greek names have taken root in almost all European languages. They may have their own pronunciation, but from this their roots remain the same. In Russian, Greek names for boys are also very common. Alexander, Alexey, Sergey - these are names that have long been considered native, Slavic. But in fact, they have completely different roots.

The list of Greek names is very large. So much so that every second person on the planet bears this name.

Top 5 Greek Origins in Russia

The Russian name calendar contains a large number of names with Greek roots. Parents are happy to call them their children, without even thinking about their foreign origin, so they fit into the Slavic flavor.

By far the most popular male names of Greek origin are the following five:

1. Artem.
2. Alexander.
3. Dmitriy.
4. Nikita.
5. Kirill.

In almost every family, a boy born within the last 10 years bears one of these names.

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