Word origins

• dramaA composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
• AthensThe capital city of Greece.
• muThe 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
• AstrosThe team Houston Astros.
• ThessalonikiA port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.
• ModisA surname from Greek.
• SantoriniAn island in the Cyclades, Greece.
• tamaA form of votive offering in the Eastern Orthodox Church, particularly the Greek Orthodox Church, usually in the form of a small metal plaque with an embossed image symbolizing the subject of prayer for which it is offered.
• maniA peninsula on the Peloponnese in Greece.
• mangasA type of cocky, working-class man in early twentieth-century Greece, associated with violent behaviour, alcohol and hashish, and celebrated in various folk songs.
• eonEternity, the duration of the universe.
• pitaA piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
• tripoliA sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
• opaGrandfather, grandpa.
• keaNestor notabilis, a parrot of New Zealand.
• tonosThe Modern Greek stress-marking diacritic: ⟨ ΄ ⟩, written atop a vowel in a given word’s stressed syllable.
• minasA surname.
• gyroA gyroscope.
• fetaA variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
• pappasA surname from Greek.
• HeraklionThe capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.
• LarnacaA city on the south coast of Cyprus, capital of the district of the same name
• milosAn island of the Cyclades, Greece.
• DimitrisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Δημήτρης (Dimítris).
• EleniA transliteration of the Greek female given name Ελένη (Eléni).
• PapadopoulosA surname from Greek.
• doulaA trained support person who provides emotional, physical and practical assistance to a pregnant woman or couple before, during or after childbirth.
• IoannisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Ιωάννης (Ioánnis).
• tavernaA small Greek restaurant.
• NikolaosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Νικόλαος (Nikólaos) used in Greece. The equivalent female name is Nikoleta.
• nanosA surname from Greek.
• KostasA male given name from Greek.
• maliaA passerine bird endemic to Sulawesi, of species Malia grata.
• StavrosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Σταύρος (Stávros).
• PASOKThe Panhellenic Socialist Movement, a Greek political party.
• petrosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Πέτρος (Pétros).
• moriaExcessive frivolity; an inability to be serious.
• DukakisA surname from Greek.
• SerresA city and regional unit in Central Macedonia, northern Greece.
• ElladaGreece.
• PapandreouA transliteration of the Greek surname Παπανδρέου (Papandréou).
• SimitisA transliteration of the Greek surname Σημίτης (Simítis).
• bouzoukiA Greek long-necked plucked fretted lute with a sharp, metallic sound.
• AlexandrosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Αλέξανδρος (Aléxandros).
• GeorgiosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Γεώργιος (Geórgios).
• KonstantinosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Κωνσταντίνος (Konstantínos).
• AkrotiriA peninsula and former municipality in Crete, Greece.
• IoanninaThe capital and largest city of the regional unit of Ioannina and region of Epirus, Greece.
• SteliosA transliteration of the Greek male given name diminutive Στέλιος (Stélios), used in Greece.
• KavalaA port city in northern Greece.
• RethymnoThe third-largest city in Crete, Greece.
• DodecaneseThe people of this island chain.
• PanagiotisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Παναγιώτης (Panagiótis).
• KalymnosAn island of the Dodecanese, Greece.
• phylloA type of dough, originating in Mediterranean cuisine, that is used in thin layers to make pastries (such as baklava and apple strudel) and pies and becomes very flaky when cooked.
• yotThe letter Ϳϳ, an uncommon variant of Jj used in Greek linguistics.
• DemetriouA surname from Greek.
• KaramanlisA transliteration of the Greek surname Καραμανλής (Karamanlís).
• ouzoAn anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
• AthinaSynonym of Athens (“the capital city of Greece”).
• moussakaA dish consisting of layers of minced lamb or beef, sliced aubergine (eggplant) or potatoes, tomatoes and béchamel sauce, baked in the oven.
• VolosA city in Greece.
• RigasA surname from Greek.
• KythiraAn island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.
• contosA surname from Greek.
• ChalkidikiA peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia.
• XanthiA city in Thrace, northeastern Greece.
• LerosAn island and municipality of Greece, part of the Dodecanese in the southeastern Aegean Sea.
• XenakisA surname from Greek.
• KastoriaA city in Western Macedonia, Greece, situated on the western shore of Lake Orestiada.
• GiannisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Γιάννης (Giánnis).
• panasA surname.
• FlorinaA city in northern Greece near the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia / Republic of North Macedonia.
• StefanosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Στέφανος (Stéfanos).
• flokatiA handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
• PapanicolaouA surname from Greek
• TheodorosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Θεόδωρος (Theódoros).
• VenizelosA transliteration of the Greek surname Βενιζέλος (Venizélos).
• AntoniouA surname from Greek.
• IoannouA surname from Greek.
• kalamakiSynonym of souvlaki.
• MichalisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Μιχάλης (Michális).
• ServiaA city in West Macedonia, in northern Greece.
• PapadakisA surname from Greek.
• EconomouA surname from Greek.
• souvlakiA Greek fast food consisting of pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer, variously also called kalamaki or kebab or, in sandwich form, gyro or shawarma.
• IoannidisA surname from Greek.
• KKEthe Communist Party of Greece.
• platyResembling plates.
• StathisA surname from Greek.
• VasilisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Βασίλης (Vasílis).
• LemnosAn island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
• IraklionThe capital of the regional unit of Heraklion and of the region of Crete, Greece.
• DimitraA transliteration of the Greek female given name Δήμητρα (Dímitra).
• AngelopoulosA transliteration of the Greek surname Αγγελόπουλος (Angelópoulos).
• ChristodoulouA surname from Greek.
• MakrisA surname from Greek.
• KozaniA city in northern Greece, capital of the region of West Macedonia.
• TrikalaA city in Thessaly, Greece.
• SotirisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Σωτήρης (Sotíris).