Linguistic Archaeology: Ancient Greek Female Names

Female Names

1. Adea
2. Admete
3. Adrastea
4. Aëdon
5. Aegeia
6. Aegialeia
7. Aëllo
8. Aërope
9. Aethra
10. Aethylla
11. Aganippe
12. Agathe
13. Agaue
14. Aglaia
15. Aglaope
16. Aglauros
17. Aissa
18. Alexirrhoë
19. Alkestis
20. Alkidike
21. Alkinoë
22. Alkippe
23. Alkithoë
24. Alkmena
25. Alkmene
26. Alkyone
27. Alope
28. Althaea
29. Amalthea
30. Amaranthe
31. Amphissa
32. Amphithoë
33. Amphitrite
34. Amymone
35. Anaxarete
36. Andromakhe
37. Andromeda
38. Anteia
39. Antheia
40. Antigone
41. Antiklea
42. Antikleia
43. Antiope
44. Anyte
45. Apemosyne
46. Aphrodisia
47. Apollonia
48. Apollonië
49. Arakhne
50. Areskousa
51. Arete
52. Arethusa
53. Argeia
54. Aria
55. Ariadne
56. Arisbe
57. Arista
58. Aristagora
59. Ariste
60. Aristippe
61. Aristo
62. Aristoë
63. Aristokleia
64. Aristonike
65. Arkhestrate
66. Arkhippe
67. Arne
68. Arsinoë
69. Artemidora
70. Artemisia
71. Aspasia
72. Asteria
73. Asterope
74. Astraea
75. Astyokhe
76. Atalante
77. Athanais
78. Athenais
79. Atthis
80. Audate
81. Auge
82. Autolyte
83. Autonoë
84. Baukis
85. Berenike
86. Beroë
87. Biadike
88. Briseis
89. Britomartis
90. Damalis
91. Damaris
92. Damatria
93. Damo
94. Damoë
95. Danaë
96. Daphne
97. Deianeira
98. Deidameia
99. Deinomakhe
100. Deipyle
101. Delia
102. Demetria
103. Demo
104. Demonassa
105. Deone
106. Derinoë
107. Dia
108. Dike
109. Diktynna
110. Dione
111. Dionysia
112. Diosanthe
113. Diotima
114. Dirke
115. Dorinda
116. Dorippe
117. Doris
118. Dorkas
119. Dryope
120. Dysimakhes
121. Dysistrate
122. Eidyia
123. Eirana
124. Eirena
125. Eirene
126. Elektra
127. Elektryo
128. Elpinike
129. Elpis
130. Enarete
131. Epikaste
132. Epiktemis
133. Epiktesis
134. Erigone
135. Erinna
136. Eriphyle
137. Erytheia
138. Euadne
139. Euakhme
140. Euandra
141. Euanthe
142. Euarete
143. Eudora
144. Eukleia
145. Eukoline
146. Eunike
147. Eunoë
148. Eupheme
149. Euphemia
150. Euphrosyna
151. Euphrosyne
152. Europa
153. Eurybia
154. Eurydike
155. Eurykleia
156. Eurynome
157. Euryphaessa
158. Eurythoë
159. Eutykhia
160. Eutykhis
161. Galanthis
162. Galatea
163. Geilissa
164. Glaphyra
165. Glauke
166. Glaukia
167. Glaukippe
168. Glykera
169. Halia
170. Harmonia
171. Harpalyke
172. Hedeia
173. Hediste
174. Hedyle
175. Hekabe
176. Helen
177. Helike
178. Helle
179. Hemithea
180. Heniokhe
181. Herakleia
182. Hermiona
183. Hermione
184. Hero
185. Herophile
186. Hesione
187. Hilaeira
188. Hilara
189. Hipparkhia
190. Hippodameia
191. Hippodamia
192. Hippolyte
193. Hipponoë
194. Hippothoë
195. Hygieia
196. Hypatia
197. Hyperippe
198. Hypermnestra
199. Hypsipyle
200. Hyrmine
201. Hyrnetho
202. Ialysa
203. Ianthe
204. Idaea
205. Ilione
206. Ino
207. Io
208. Iokaste
209. Iolanthe
210. Iole
211. Iomene
212. Iphianassa
213. Iphigenia
214. Iphimedeia
215. Iphinoë
216. Irana
217. Isias
218. Ismene
219. Ismenia
220. Iynx
221. Kaenis
222. Kallianeira
223. Kallidike
224. Kallirhoë
225. Kallisto
226. Kallistomakhe
227. Kallistrate
228. Kallitykhe
229. Kallonike
230. Kallypso
231. Kalyke
232. Kanakhe
233. Kassandra
234. Kassiopeia
235. Kerkysera
236. Khairestrate
237. Khalkiope
238. Kharis
239. Khione
240. Khloë
241. Khloris
242. Khryse
243. Khryseis
244. Khrysothemis
245. Khthonia
246. Killa
247. Kirke
248. Kisseis
249. Kleite
250. Kleo
251. Kleonike
252. Kleopatra
253. Kleoptolme
254. Kleothera
255. Klymene
256. Klytemnestra
257. Korinna
258. Koronis
259. Kranaë
260. Kreusa
261. Kritylla
262. Kydippe
263. Kymothoë
264. Kynane
265. Kynthia
266. Kypris
267. Kyrene
268. Kytheris
269. Laena
270. Lais
271. Lalage
272. Lampedo
273. Lampetia
274. Lampito
275. Laodaeia
276. Laodameia
277. Laodike
278. Laonike
279. Laothoë
280. Leaina
281. Leda
282. Leontion
283. Leto
284. Leukippe
285. Ligeia
286. Lykiska
287. Lyktaea
288. Lysianassa
289. Lysippe
290. Lysistrata
291. Maera
292. Maia
293. Makaria
294. Malthake
295. Manua
296. Marpessa
297. Meda
298. Medeia
299. Megamede
300. Megara
301. Meilikhis
302. Melanippe
303. Melanis
304. Melantho
305. Melia
306. Meliboëa
307. Melissa
308. Melite
309. Melitta
310. Menippe
311. Merope
312. Metaneira
313. Metharme
314. Metiadusa
315. Metis
316. Metope
317. Midea
318. Mika
319. Minthe
320. Misme
321. Mnesimakhe
322. Mnesistrates
323. Molione
324. Mousa
325. Myia
326. Myrrhina
327. Myrrhine
328. Myrtis
329. Naukrate
330. Naupiadame
331. Nausikaa
332. Neaera
333. Neis
334. Nephele
335. Nika
336. Nikaea
337. Nikarete
338. Nike
339. Nikippe
340. Niko
341. Nikoë
342. Nikomakhe
343. Nikostrate
344. Niobe
345. Nysa
346. Oinone
347. Olympias
348. Omphale
349. Oreithyia
350. Ornis
351. Orphne
352. Orseis
353. Ortheia
354. Otionia
355. Pamphila
356. Pamphile
357. Pamphilo
358. Panakeia
359. Pandora
360. Paramona
361. Paramone
362. Parthenea
363. Parthenope
364. Pasiphaë
365. Peisinoë
366. Pelopia
367. Penelope
368. Penthesilea
369. Penthesileia
370. Perdix
371. Periboëa
372. Perimede
373. Perse
374. Phaedra
375. Phaethusa
376. Phanostrate
377. Phereboëa
378. Phila
379. Phile
380. Philippa
381. Philippe
382. Philista
383. Philomela
384. Philomena
385. Philomene
386. Philonoë
387. Philotera
388. Philoumena
389. Philoumene
390. Philoxena
391. Philyra
392. Phoebe
393. Phryne
394. Phthia
395. Phyllis
396. Phylonome
397. Pieris
398. Pitthea
399. Pleione
400. Polyboëa
401. Polydamna
402. Polydora
403. Polykaste
404. Polymede
405. Polymela
406. Polymele
407. Polypheme
408. Polyxena
409. Polyxene
410. Praxagora
411. Praxilla
412. Praxithea
413. Prokleia
414. Prokne
415. Prokris
416. Pronoë
417. Prote
418. Protogonia
419. Psamathe
420. Pylia
421. Pyrrha
422. Pythia
423. Rhene
424. Rhode
425. Rhodope
426. Rhoeo
427. Salami
428. Sappho
429. Satyraea
430. Semele
431. Sidero
432. Siphis
433. Skarphe
434. Skotia
435. Skylla
436. Smyrne
437. Sostrate
438. Soteira
439. Soteria
440. Soteris
441. Sterope
442. Stheneboëa
443. Sthenele
444. Stratonika
445. Stratonike
446. Strymo
447. Taygete
448. Tekmessa
449. Telekleia
450. Telephassa
451. Telesilla
452. Thais
453. Thalassa
454. Theano
455. Thedora
456. Thelxepeia
457. Thelxinoë
458. Themisto
459. Theodora
460. Theonoë
461. Theope
462. Theophane
463. Theophania
464. Theophila
465. Theophile
466. Thessalonike
467. Theudora
468. Thisbe
469. Thoë
470. Thoösa
471. Thyone
472. Timaea
473. Timandra
474. Timo
475. Tryphena
476. Tryphosa
477. Tykha
478. Tykhe
479. Tyro
480. Xanthe
481. Xanthippe
482. Xeneia
483. Xeno
484. Xenokleia
485. Xenophile
486. Xenylla
487. Zerynthia
488. Zetha
489. Zeuxhippe
490. Zoë
491. Zopoura
492. Zopura
493. Zosima
494. Zosime


Popularity of Use
A           %          E          %          I         %          O           %          U          %
340       68%      382     77%      302   61%     212       42%      49        9%

B           %          C          %          D         %          F           %          G          %
11          2%       0           0%       79       15%      0          0%        29         5%

H           %          J          %          K         %          L           %          M          %
186        37%     0          0%        137    27%      169      34%      123      24%

N           %          P          %          Q         %          R           %          S          %
184        37%     162     32%      0         0%        187       37%      149     30%

T           %          V          %          W         %          X           %          Y          %
180       36%      0         0%         0          0%       19          3%       99        20%

Z           %
8             1%


Popularity of Use
77% E:
68% A, E:
61% I, A, E:
42% O, I, A, E: Io,
37% R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Rhene, Rhoeo, Neaera, Oinone, Irana, Ino, Eirana, 

     Eirena, Eirene, Erinna, Hero, Aria, Arne,
36% T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Theano, Theonoë, Thoë, Thoösa, Ortheia, Otionia, 

     Ianthe, Enarete, Aethra, Anteia, Antheia, Arete,
34% L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Iolanthe, Iole, Ilione, Laena, Laothoë, Leaina, 

     Leontion, Leto, Hilaeira, Hilara, Halia, Helen, Helle, Atalante, Aëllo, 

     Althaea,
32% P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Theope, Theophane, Theophania, Theophila, 

     Theophile, Pronoë, Prote, Parthenea, Parthenope, Pelopia, Penelope, 

     Phila, Phile, Philippa, Philippe, Philonoë, Philotera, Phthia, Pitthea, 

     Pleione, Orphne, Nephele, Iphinoë, Hipponoë, Hippothoë, Herophile, 

     Antiope, Apollonia, Apollonië, Alope, Aërope, 

30% S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Sappho, Siphis, Sostrate, Soteira, Soteria, 

     Soteris, Sterope, Sthenele, Telephassa, Telesilla, Thais, Thalassa, Philista, 

     Pieris, Penthesilea, Penthesileia, Perse, Phanostrate, Pasiphaë, Peisinoë, 

     Ornis, Orseis, Neis, Lais, Iphianassa, Isias, Elpis, Hesione, Athanais, 

     Athenais, Atthis, Arsinoë, Aspasia, Asteria, Asterope, Astraea, Arista, 

     Ariste, Aristippe, Aristo, Aristoë, Aissa,
27% K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Stratonika, Stratonike, Telekleia, 

     Thessalonike, Skarphe, Skotia, Prokleia, Prokne, Prokris, Nika, Nikaea, 

     Nikarete, Nike, Nikippe, Niko, Nikoë, Nikostrate, Panakeia, Kaenis, 

     Kallianeira, Kallirhoë, Kallisto, Kallistrate, Kallonike, Kanakhe, 

     Kassiopeia, Khairestrate, Khalkiope, Kharis, Khione, Khloë, Khloris, 

     Khthonia, Killa, Kirke, Kisseis, Kleite, Kleo, Kleonike, Kleopatra, 

     Kleothera, Korinna, Koronis, Kranaë, Laonike, Iokaste, Heniokhe, 

     Herakleia, Hipparkhia, Helike, Epikaste, Epiktesis, Elektra, Elpinike, 

     Arakhne, Aristokleia, Aristonike, Arkhestrate, Arkhippe, Antiklea, 

     Antikleia, Alkestis, Alkinoë, Alkippe, Alkithoë, 

24% M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Timaea, Timo, Themisto, Semele, 

     Tekmessa, Salami, Psamathe, Philomela, Philomena, Philomene, 

     Paramona, Paramone, Pamphila, Pamphile, Pamphilo, Nikomakhe, 

     Omphale, Meilikhis, Melanippe, Melanis, Melantho, Melia, Melissa, 

     Melite, Melitta, Menippe, Merope, Metaneira, Metharme, Metis, Metope, 

     Mika, Minthe, Misme, Mnesimakhe, Mnesistrates, Molione, Maera, Maia, 

     Makaria, Malthake, Marpessa, Lampedo, Lampetia, Lampito, 

     Kallistomakhe, Kleoptolme, Ismene, Ismenia, Iomene, Hermiona, 

     Hermione, Hemithea, Harmonia, Epiktemis, Amalthea, Amaranthe, 

     Amphissa, Amphithoë, Amphitrite, Artemisia, Alkmena, Alkmene, 

20% Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Tryphena, Tryphosa, Tykha, Tykhe, 

     Tyro, Thyone, Skylla, Smyrne, Strymo, Satyraea, Pylia, Pyrrha, Pythia, 

     Polykaste, Polymela, Polymele, Polypheme, Phyllis, Phylonome, Philyra, 

     Phryne, Oreithyia, Nysa, Olympias, Myia, Myrrhina, Myrrhine, Myrtis, 

     Lykiska, Lyktaea, Lysianassa, Lysippe, Lysistrata, Kritylla, Kymothoë, 

     Kynane, Kynthia, Kypris, Kyrene, Kytheris, Klymene, Klytemnestra, 

     Khryse, Khryseis, Khrysothemis, Kerkysera, Kallypso, Kalyke, Hyrnetho, 

     Ialysa, Kallitykhe, Hypatia, Hyperippe, Hypermnestra, Hypsipyle, 

     Hyrmine, Hippolyte, Eriphyle, Erytheia, Harpalyke, Elektryo, Anyte, 

     Apemosyne, Astyokhe, Alkyone, Amymone, Aethylla,
15% D, Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Theodora, Timandra, Thedora, 

      Rhode, Rhodope, Sidero, Polydamna, Polydora, Polymede, Perimede, 

      Phaedra, Pandora, Midea, Meda, Medeia, Laodaeia, Laodameia, Laodike, 

      Leda, Kassandra, Kydippe, Kallidike, Idaea, Iphimedeia, Hippodameia, 

     Hippodamia, Hedeia, Hediste, Hedyle, Delia, Demetria, Demo, 

     Demonassa, Deone, Derinoë, Dia, Dike, Diktynna, Dione, Dionysia, 

     Diosanthe, Diotima, Dirke, Dorinda, Dorippe, Doris, Dorkas, Dryope, 

     Dysimakhes, Dysistrate, Eidyia, Damalis, Damaris, Damatria, Damo, 

     Damoë, Danaë, Daphne, Deianeira, Deidameia, Deinomakhe, Deipyle, 

     Artemidora, Aphrodisia, Ariadne, Andromakhe, Andromeda, Adea, 

     Admete, Adrastea, Aëdon, Alkidike, 

9% U, D, Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Theudora, Philoumena, 

     Philoumene, Phaethusa, Naukrate, Naupiadame, Nausikaa, Mousa, 

     Metiadusa, Leukippe, Manua, Kreusa, Euadne, Euakhme, Euandra, 

     Euanthe, Euarete, Eudora, Eukleia, Eukoline, Eunike, Eunoë, Eupheme, 

     Euphemia, Euphrosyna, Euphrosyne, Europa, Eurybia, Eurydike, 

     Eurykleia, Eurynome, Euryphaessa, Eurythoë, Eutykhia, Eutykhis, 

     Audate, Autolyte, Autonoë, Areskousa, Arethusa, 

5% G, U, D, Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Protogonia, Taygete, 

     Megamede, Megara, Ligeia, Iphigenia, Lalage, Galanthis, Galatea, Geilissa, 

     Glaphyra, Glauke, Glaukia, Glaukippe, Glykera, Hygieia, Erigone, 

     Aristagora, Auge, Antigone, Argeia, Aganippe, Agathe, Agaue, Aglaia, 

     Aglaope, Aglauros, Aegeia, Aegialeia,
3% X, G, U, D, Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Xanthe, Xanthippe, Xeneia, 

     Xeno, Xenokleia, Xenophile, Xenylla, Thelxepeia, Thelxinoë, Polyxena, 

     Polyxene, Praxagora, Praxilla, Praxithea, Perdix, Philoxena, Iynx, 

     Alexirrhoë, Anaxarete,
2% B, X, G, U, D, Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Stheneboëa, Thisbe, 

     Polyboëa, Phoebe, Phereboëa, Periboëa, Meliboëa, Niobe, Eurybia, 

     Hekabe, Baukis, Berenike, Beroë, Biadike, Briseis, Britomartis, Arisbe,
1% Z, B, X, G, U, D, Y, M, K, S, P, L, T, R, N, H, O, I, A, E: Zerynthia, Zetha, 

      Zeuxhippe, Zoë, Zopoura, Zopura, Zosima, Zosime,
0% C, F, J, Q, V, W


Data-graph

Conclusion: Io is the first at 42%. Athena would occur at 36%. Helen of Troy pops up at 35%. This is smack in the middle of the 'missing names' notch in the male graph. We can associate the loss of males with the trojan wars. Entire generations forgotten.

The collapse beginning with Aesop as an indicator of the rise of fictionalism, what we see in the ancient greeks during the later collapse of ancient greek civilization is an occurance of mythological and fictional history, and religious growth. They are contributing to the collapse because these names are 'off limits' to ordinary folks. Think of it as the cultural copyright.

We also see that early greek and romans share a near identical alphabet development pattern with some differences you would consider accent based.

Greek

Male      Roman

   A              A

   S               S

   N              N

   R               R

   O              U

   E               I

   I                L

For Io it would be Lu.

For Orion it would be Urlun which sounds vaguely like Merlin. It also carries a number of vowels and consonants found in that order in the theoretical origin of Merlin: Mkuarlkun (McCulkin).