My Suggested Names (PART 1)

AGFN H-Z

IOLANTHE:
Greek name, apparently coined by Gilbert and Sullivan for their play of the same name first produced in London on November 25, 1882. It is composed of the Greek elements iole "violet" and anthos "flower."

IOLE:
Greek myth name of a woman loved by Herakles, meaning "violet."

IPHIGENIA:
"Strong-born." Greek myth name of the daughter of King Agamemnon, composed of the elements iphios "strong" and genes "born."

IRIS:
English name derived from the name of the "iris flower," itself from the name of the Greek rainbow goddess, meaning "rainbow."

ISIS:
This name literally means "(female) of throne," which is usually translated "Queen of the throne." However, the Egyptian hieroglyph for her name means "(female) of flesh," in other words "mortal woman." Isis is a Greek corruption of her true name which is unknown because Egyptian hieroglyphs left out most of the vowels.

MELINA:
Greek name derived from the word méli, meaning "honey."

MELISSA:
Greek myth name of a nymph who cared for Zeus in his infancy, derived from the word melissa, meaning "honey-bee."

MELITA:
Variant of Greek Melitta, meaning "honey-bee."

MELITTA:
Old Greek form of Melissa, meaning "honey-bee."

MELPOMENE:
Greek myth name of the muse of tragedy, meaning "choir."

MINTA:
Variant of Greek Minthe, meaning "mint." Sometimes used as a nickname for Amynta, meaning "defender."

MINTHE:
Greek myth name of a water nymph who was turned into a mint plant, meaning "mint."

MNEME:
"Memory." Greek myth name of one of the three original Muses, daughters of Mnemosyne.

MNEMOSYNE:
Greek myth name of the personification of "memory," a Titaness and daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the three original Muses, Mneme, Aoide, and Melete.

MYRINE:
Greek myth name of a warrior queen of the Gorgon Amazons, possibly meaning "swiftly bounding."

NARKISSA:
Feminine form of Greek Narkissos, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep."

NATASA:
Greek pet form of Latin Anastasia, meaning "resurrection."

NEMESIS:
Greek myth name of the goddess of justice and vengeance, meaning "retribution; righteous anger."

NEPHELE:
Greek myth name of a goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs, meaning "cloudy."

NEPHTHYS:
Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het, meaning "lady of the house."

NIKE:
Greek myth name of a goddess of victory, meaning "victory."

NIKEPHOROS:
"Bearer of victory." Ancient Greek unisex name composed of the elements nike "victory" and phoreo "to bear/carry."

NIKOLETA:
Feminine form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people."

NYX:
Greek myth name of a goddess of night, meaning "night."

OINONE:
Original Greek form of Latin Oenone, meaning "wine."

OLYMPIA:
Variant of Greek Olympias, the feminine form of Greek Olympos, "home of the gods," of which the true meaning is unknown.

OLYMPIAS:
Ancient Greek name of the mother of Alexander the Great, meaning "from Olympus." It is the feminine form of Greek Olympos, "home of the gods," of which the true meaning is unknown.