Posts Tagged ‘Greek’


Zoila

Zoila was the real first name of legendary Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac

Zenaida

Zenaida is the name of a 1st century Christian saint

Zandra

Zandra is the phonetic version of Xandra, diminutive form of Alexandra

Yolanda

Iolanthe is a Greek form of Yolanda

Xenia

Xenia is also the Greek concept of hospitality

Xandra

In 2012, more American females were named Xandria (25) than Xandra (12)

Zeus

In Greek mythology, Zeus was the youngest son of Cronus and Rhea and supreme ruler of Mount Olympus

Zeno

In 2012, Zeno was just as popular in the USA as Yovanni, Denzell and Vijay with 15 male births for each name

Zander

Zander the Great is the title of a 1925 silent film starring Marion Davies

Xenophon

The most famous Xenophon is a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary and philosopher, a contemporary of Socrates and Plato

Xanthus

Xanthos is the name one of the twelve sons of the Greek god Pan, and various other mythological folks and creatures

Xander

Xander is generally pronounced “zander”

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