Real Greek names with the surname form that matches the given name: Papadopoulos for a man, Papadopoulou for a woman. Greek surnames agree with gender.
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How these names are built
Greek surnames inflect with gender, and the endings follow a few reliable rules. The -poulos type (Papadopoulos) becomes -poulou for a woman. The -akis type (Papadakis) drops to -aki. The -is type (Makris, Karagiannis) becomes -i (Makri, Karagianni). The genitive type, where the surname is a father's name in the possessive form (Georgiou, Nikolaou, Ioannou, Dimitriou), stays the same for everyone. Greek given names are also strongly seasonal in a way that surprises visitors: there is a name day for nearly every day of the year, and a Maria or Giorgos is named for the saint whose feast that is - which is why the same handful of names repeats across the whole country.
How the generator works
Rolled from matched male and female real-name banks — 768 combinations — using your browser's random source. Nothing is sent anywhere: the whole tool runs on your device.
Examples
Roll
Result
Giorgos + Papadopoulos
Giorgos Papadopoulos
Maria + Papadopoulou
Maria Papadopoulou
Dimitris + Makris
Dimitris Makris
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the surname end differently for men and women?
Greek family names are grammatical forms that agree with the person, just like Russian ones. A daughter takes the feminine ending of the same root - same family, inflected name.
What are the most common Greek surnames?
Papadopoulos is the classic answer, and the wider pattern is revealing: Papadakis, Papageorgiou and Papanikolaou all begin with papa-, meaning priest, which is why Greek name lists are dominated by a few ancient callings and personal names in the genitive.
Why do the same few first names repeat?
Because of name days. Greek children are traditionally named after a grandparent and the saint whose feast falls near the birth. The custom keeps a small pool of names - Maria, Eleni, Giorgos, Dimitris - in constant circulation.