Greek boys name (we're not Greek)

[Toothy321]

Would love suggestions of Greek boys names that don't sound too out there if we're not Greek - we love many Greek names but feel they all sound a bit odd with the cultural connection...

Maximus
Julius
Cassius

Jason, Sebastian, Alexander, Lucas, Ezra, Hector

...are all nice Roman names!

Andreas
Adonis
Apollo
Andres
Xander or Zander
Lionidas
Theodoras
Ioannis
Dimistrios
Loukas
Matthaios

Theo? Although it's quite popular.

Ioannnis is lovely. I have seen it also as Yannis.
Kyrie

Maybe something from mythology and not Christian?
Ideas
Alexander
Hermes
Jason
Alcides
Cadmus
Endymion
Helios
Linus
Nestor
Hector
Orion
Zephyr

many names are not very usable, tho

Damien

Sophocles

Aristotle Ptolemy Archimedes Theodopolopodous is a good name?

I was always in love with the name Ptolemy but my DH was having none of it!

How about Pyrros
Dimos
Konstantinos?

I know a boy called Achilleas.

So, when someone realises it's a Greek name and you're not Greek.....

Why a Greek name if you have no cultural connection?

Nico

Nicholas/Nick/Nico

Georgios

Leo

I like Andreas
Also Alexandros

Large Greek family -men are call Alexandros/ Alexander/ Alecos, Spiro, Paniotis, Christos, Nico/ Nicos and Vasillis. The only one I like is the Alex variations really

Oh yes we’ve got two Andreas’ -that’s quite nice but in this country probably would sound like Andrea

A lot of the names being suggested are ridiculous - Pyrros, Vasilis, Dimos??? Poor kid!

Lysander?

Agamemnon.

I adore Ptolemy but DH is having none of it.

Both my kids names are Greek - both first and middle. I just liked them without realising they were Greek. Think along the lines of Alexander. Many names are Greek.

My partner and I are total globetrotters anyway with very different cultural backgrounds and are both mixed ethnicity. The idea that names belong to a particular place or group of people is outmoded to me. I guess for someone whose parents are English who has always lived in England this might feel different. But the world is far more diverse than even 20 years ago.