As usual, we start with the boys.
Direct transliteration ("spelled" the same), with (usually) slight pronunciation difference:
- Aaron--English, EHR-on; Greek, ah-ROHN
- Adam--English, AD-am; Greek, ah-DAHM
- Alexis--English & Greek, ah-LEKS-is
- Leon--English, LEE-on; Greek, LEH-ohn
- Matthias--English, mah-THYE-as; Greek, maht-THEE-ahs
- Silas--English, SYE-las; Greek, SEE-lahs
- Thomas--English, TOM-as; Greek, thoh-MAHS
One/two-letter difference:
- Adrian--English, AY-dree-an; Adrianos--Greek, ah-dree-ah-NOHS
- Andrew--English, AN-droo; Andreas--Greek, ahn-DREH-ahs
- Antony--English, AN-toh-nee; Antonis--Greek, ahn-TOH-nees
- Benjamin--English, BEN-jah-min; Veniamin--Greek, ven-yah-MEEN
- Daniel--English, DAN-yel; Daniil--Greek, dah-nee-EEL
- Dimitri--English, dih-MEE-tree; Dimitris--Greek, dee-MEE-trees
- Elias--English, ee-LYE-as, EL-ee-as; Ilias/Elias--Greek, ee-LEE-ahs
- George--English, JORG; Georgios--Greek, yeh-OHR-gee-ohs
- Gregory--English, GREG-oh-ree; Gregorios--Greek, greh-GOHR-yohs
- Jason--English, JAY-son; Iason--Greek, YAH-sohn
- Marcus--English, MAR-kus; Markos--Greek, MAHR-kohs
- Michael--English, MYE-kel; Michail--Greek, mee-khah-EEL
- Nicholas--English, NIK-oh-las; Nikolaos--Greek, nih-KOH-lous
- Theodore--English, THEE-oh-dohr; Theodoros--Greek, theh-OH-doh-rohs
Larger difference, but still recognizable:
- Abraham--English, AY-brah-ham; Avraam--Greek, ah-vrah-AHM
- Alexander--English, al-eks-AN-der; Alexandros--Greek, ah-LEKS-ahn-drohs
- Basil--English, BAZ-il; Vasilios--Greek, vah-SEEL-ee-ohs
- Benedict--English, BEN-eh-dikt; Venediktos--Greek, veh-NEH-dik-tohs
- Charles--English, CHARLZ; Karolos--Greek, KAH-roh-lohs
- Christopher--English, KRIS-toh-fer; Khristoforos/Christoforos--Greek, khrees-TOF-or-ohs
- Cyril--English, SEER-il; Kyrillos--Greek, KEE-ree-lohs
- Eugene--English, YOO-jeen, yoo-JEEN; Evgenios--Greek, ev-YEN-yohs
- Philip--English, FIL-ip; Filippos--Greek, FIL-ip-pohs
- Gabriel--English, GAYB-ree-el; Gavriil--Greek, gah-vree-EEL
- John--English, JON; Yannis/Yiannis--Greek, YAHN-nis
- Joseph--English, JOH-sef; Iosif--Greek, YOH-seef
- Laurence--English, LOH-sents; LAW-rents; Lavrentios--Greek, lahv-REN-tee-os
- Lucas--English, LOO-kas; Loukas--Greek, loo-KAHS
- Paul--English, PAWL; Pavlos--Greek, PAHV-lohs
- Peter--English, PEE-ter; Petros--Greek, PEH-trohs
- Stephen--English, STEE-fen; Stefanos--Greek, STEH-fahn-ohs
- Zachary--English, ZAK-ah-ree; Zacharias/Zakharias--Greek, zah-khah-REE-ahs
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