40 Rare Baby Names from Greek Mythology (With Meanings)

40 rare baby names straight from Greek Mythology — each with its real meaning and the story behind it. Perfect if you want a name that's uncommon but still wearable. Which one would you actually use? Tell me in the comments — and timestamps for every name are below. 🍼 Naming your baby? Here's what actually helps: 📖 Name guides: ✅ The Complete Book of Baby Names — 100,000+ names, meanings & origins: https://amzn.to/3QsfrEs ✅ The Baby Name Wizard — name styles, popularity trends & matches: https://amzn.to/43k36VN 🤰 Pregnancy & baby-care reads: ✅ What to Expect When You're Expecting — the pregnancy must-have guide: https://amzn.to/4xj3iCc ✅ What to Expect the First Year — month-by-month newborn care: https://amzn.to/4x7WveC ✅ The Happiest Baby on the Block — calm crying & help baby sleep: https://amzn.to/4oebq2O ✅ Cribsheet by Emily Oster — data-driven, less-stress parenting calls: https://amzn.to/3QwvXmO 🎁 Nursery & registry: ✅ Personalized Nursery Name Sign — custom keepsake once the name's picked: https://amzn.to/3RNsT6i ✅ Pregnancy Pillow — third-trimester sleep saver: https://amzn.to/4ogFCdy ✅ Monthly Milestone Blanket — first-year photo keepsake: https://amzn.to/4xnnUto ⏱ Every name in this video: 00:00 Intro 00:12 Penelope — weaver 00:20 Daphne — laurel tree 00:28 Selene — the moon 00:36 Calliope — beautiful voice 00:44 Ariadne — most holy 00:52 Phoebe — bright, radiant 01:00 Thalia — to blossom 01:08 Iris — rainbow 01:16 Maia — mother, nurse 01:24 Chloe — green shoot 01:31 Electra — amber, shining 01:39 Clio — to make famous 01:47 Ione — violet flower 01:55 Theia — goddess, divine 02:03 Rhea — flowing 02:10 Danae — uncertain 02:18 Leda — lady 02:26 Alcyone — kingfisher 02:34 Cassia — cinnamon 02:43 Xanthe — golden, fair-haired 02:50 Orion — uncertain 02:57 Atlas — to bear, to endure 03:05 Leander — lion of a man 03:13 Evander — good man 03:22 Castor — to shine 03:30 Hector — to hold, to defend 03:38 Jason — healer 03:45 Perseus — to destroy 03:54 Theron — hunter 04:02 Damon — to tame 04:10 Cadmus — from the east 04:18 Helios — sun 04:26 Adonis — lord 04:34 Zephyr — west wind 04:42 Triton — of the sea 04:51 Linus — uncertain 04:59 Hyperion — the high one 05:07 Nereus — water 05:15 Orpheus — uncertain 05:24 Theseus — uncertain 🎵 Music: Sleep Music No.1 — Chris Haugen (YouTube Audio Library) #babynames #greekmythology #babygirlnames #babyboynames #rarenames