These Greek pet names come from three places: gods and heroes such as Zeus, Athena and Nyx, letters such as Alpha and Omega, and modern Greek words such as Asteri (star) and Meli (honey), given in Latin and Greek letters.
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Pick a kind of name
You can narrow the draw to one kind. Gods and heroes of myth gives a name with one line on who it was: Argos is the faithful dog of Odysseus, Pegasus a winged horse. Food and sweets gives Loukoumi and Baklavas. Animals gives Alepou (fox) and Koukouvagia, owl.
Greek words on the cards
A Greek word is given in Latin letters and in Greek letters with its accent: Fos (φως) is light, Thalassa (θάλασσα) is sea. A few are fond words, such as Glyka, sweetness.
Questions and answers
What are cool Greek names for a pet?
From myth: Zeus, the sky and thunder god, Nyx, the night, Orion, a giant huntsman, and Cerberus, the many-headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld. From the words: Astrapi (lightning), Vronti (thunder) and Kataigida, storm.
What are Greek names for a dog?
Myth has three dogs on the list: Argos, the faithful dog of Odysseus, Laelaps, a dog that never failed to catch what it hunted, and Cerberus. Among the words, Koutavi is puppy and Lykos is wolf.
Which Greek letters are on the list?
Six: Alpha, the first letter, Beta, Delta, Zeta, Sigma and Omega, the twenty-fourth and last. Each card shows the capital and the small letter.