Girl · Greek
Glykera
Say it: glih-KAIR-uh
Meaning
From Greek glykys 'sweet'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A common hetaira name in Athenian sources and later a saint's name.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Glycera
Famous bearers
- Glykera, companion of the playwright Menander
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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