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About a year ago I was in Greece, on a tour we learned alot about history and lifestyle.
It is traditon in Greece to name a child after the grandparents. If a woman desires to have a child and is having trouble she must climb a hill (not just any hill, but a certain one believed to help her become fertile) and spend the night. They thank the god for giving them a child by naming the child after the god. There is a variation for the male and female and they are both beautiful. What are they?

2007-01-16 06:07:00 · 5 answers · asked by mommyof1.3kids 2 in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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It is not a god they thank, it is a Saint (for Christians of the Catholic and the Orthodox Church there are Saints-protectors of many things/categories of people, for other churches I do not know).
Ι have not heard about it, but I searched a little and: there is
Saint Stylianos who cured heavily children or infertile women and protected them. The celebration day for him and all named after him is on the 26th of November.
(St'elios/Stylian'os for men, Stylian'i/ or St'ella (which means something different, but resembles the first one) for women
(all e-s like a in bay, i-s like y in bay also, Stress on the syllable where the ' goes). Στέλιος/Στυλιανός, Στυλιανή/Στέλλα

St'avros is a version of Stavr'os (cross).
Stavroula (stavroola is the feminine form, but if you call a girl stravoula you'll mean she is little and acting like having stravism (clumsy, maybe))

2007-01-16 07:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 0 0

Stavros (guy's name) - Too cool.

Also:
Girls:
Sibyl (girl) - Prophet
Sophie (girl) - Wisdom
Stesha - Crowned one

Boys:
Stephan - Crown
Soterios - Savior
Sofronio - Self- Control

2007-01-16 15:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0 1

Savvas boy(rest)(Jewish)
Salomi girl(peace)(Jewish)
Sapfo girl(?)
Sevasti girl (respectable)
Smaragda (precious)
Sophocles boy(know for his wiseness)
Spiridon/spiros boy
Stavros boy
Stella girl
Stelios boy
Stephanos boy
Sotiris boy

2007-01-16 17:11:07 · answer #3 · answered by Άγγελος 2 · 0 0

stigmathon! iam not greek but i coined it from grafos stigma or write it as stigmatheon!

2007-01-17 08:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by katagalugan9 4 · 0 0

STAVROS
STEFANO

2007-01-16 14:18:25 · answer #5 · answered by larrydoyle52 4 · 1 1

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