Boy · Greek
Eleftherios
Say it: eh-lef-THEH-ree-os
Meaning
From Greek eleutheros 'free'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in modern Greece.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 168 babies given this name since 1968
- At its height in 1980, about 1 in 162,200 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lefteris
Famous bearers
- Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek prime minister
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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