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*[[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149]] includes a list of common Greek given names showing their variations and the usual English equivalents. | *[[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149]] includes a list of common Greek given names showing their variations and the usual English equivalents. | ||
Male given names end in -as, -os, and -is. | Male given names end in -as, -os, and -is. Female given names end in -a, or -i. Most female names ending in -o are from the mainland. There is no given Greek name that does not indicate the gender of the person who bears it. However there are names that appear in male and female forms. | ||
Female given names end in -a, or -i. Most | :Example: | ||
female names ending in -o are from the | ::{| | ||
mainland. There is no given Greek name that | |- | ||
does not indicate the gender of the person who | !Male | ||
bears it. However there are names that appear | !Female | ||
in male and female forms. | |- | ||
Example: | |style="padding-right:150px"| | ||
Male Female | Μάριoς [Marios] | ||
Μάριoς [Marios] Μαρία[Maria] | |Μαρία[Maria] | ||
Γεώργιoς [Georgios] Γεωργία [Georgia] | |- | ||
Note that instead of celebrating birth dates | |Γεώργιoς [Georgios] | ||
Greek people celebrate name days. For a list | |Γεωργία [Georgia] | ||
of given names, their variations, their English | |} | ||
equivalents, and the dates those names are | |||
celebrated see [[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149.]] | Note that instead of celebrating birth dates Greek people celebrate name days. | ||
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*For a list of given names, their variations, their English equivalents, and the dates those names are celebrated see [[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149.]] | |||
==Middle Names== | ==Middle Names== | ||