This page is temporary and meant to share what I’ve learned so far. Eventually I will have meanings, sources, and more solid derivations for each name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Names from: Crete<\/a> | Mycenae<\/a> | Pylos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Greek names from Crete are likely to be Hellenized versions of Minoan names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Non-Greek names from Pylos are likely to be the Hellenized names of foreign slaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This page is temporary and meant to share what I’ve learned so far. Eventually I will have meanings, sources, and more solid derivations for each name. Names from: Crete | Mycenae | Pylos Names from Crete Non-Greek names from Crete are likely to be Hellenized versions of Minoan names. Name in Linear B Greek Version […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":365,"parent":285,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[60],"class_list":["post-380","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-names","tag-womens-names"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":392,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions\/392"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issendai.com\/minoan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Names from Crete<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Name in Linear B<\/th> Greek Version<\/th> Derivation<\/th><\/tr> *18-to-no<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \na3-du-wo-na\n<\/td> <\/td> \nProbably Greek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-de-ra2\n<\/td> <\/td> \nProbably Greek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-ma-no\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \na-nu-wa-to\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \na-qi-ti-ta\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \na-to-me-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \na-wa-ti-ka-ra\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nda-te-ne-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ndi-qa-ra\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ndu-sa-ni\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ndu-tu-wa\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ne-ti-wa-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ne-ti-wi-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ni-du\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ni-ta-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ni-ta-mo\n<\/td> \nItam\u014d\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nka-na-to-po\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nka-pa3-so-ta (ka-*56-so-ta)\n<\/td> <\/td> \nMinoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \nke-pu\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nke-ra-me-ja\n<\/td> \nKerameia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nki-nu-qa\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nki-si-wi-je-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nki-zo\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nko-pi\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \nku-tu-qa-no\n<\/td> <\/td> \nMinoan?\n<\/td><\/tr> \nna-e-ra-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \no-ri-mo\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \no-sa-po-to\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \npa3-po-so (*56-po-so)\n<\/td> <\/td> \nMinoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \npa-i-ti-ja\n<\/td> \nPhaistia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npa-ja-ni\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \npe-ri-je-ja\n<\/td> \nPerieia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npi-ja-mu-nu\n<\/td> <\/td> \nProbably Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \npi-ra-ka-ra\n<\/td> \nPhilagra\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npo-ni-ke-ja\n<\/td> \nPhonikeia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npo-po\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \npu-wa\n<\/td> \nPurwa\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npu-zo\n<\/td> <\/td> \nnon-Greek, possibly Thracian\n<\/td><\/tr> \nqe-pa-ta-no\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nqi-na\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nru-ki-ti-ja\n<\/td> \nLuktia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nru-nu\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nru-sa-ma\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nru-ta2-no\n<\/td> <\/td> \nMinoan?\n<\/td><\/tr> \nsa-*65\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nsa-ma-ti-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \nsa-mi\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \nsa-ti-qi-to\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nsi-ne-e-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nsi-nu-ke\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nta-su\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nte-qa-ja\n<\/td> Th\u0101qai\u0101 or Th\u0113g(w)ai\u0101<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nti-no\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ntu-*49-mi\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ntu-ka-na\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \ntu-ka-to\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \ntu-zo\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nu-jo-na\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nu-pa-ra\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nwa-ra-ti\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nwa-wa-ka\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nwi-da-ma-ta2 (wi-da-ma-tja)\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \nwi-ja-na-tu\n<\/td> <\/td> \nPossibly Minoan\n<\/td><\/tr> \nwi-so\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nwo-di-je-ja\n<\/td> Wordieia<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Names from Mycenae<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Name in Linear B<\/th> Greek Version<\/th> Derivation<\/th><\/tr> a-pi-do-ra<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> a-re-ka-sa-da-ra<\/td> Alexandra<\/td> Greek<\/td><\/tr> au-te-ra<\/span><\/td> Aust\u0113r\u0101i<\/td> Greek<\/td><\/tr> e-ri-tu-pi-na<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> ke-ra-so<\/td> <\/td> Greek<\/td><\/tr> o-to-wo-wi-je<\/td> Orthw\u014dwiyei<\/td> Greek<\/td><\/tr> te-o-do-ra<\/td> Theodora<\/td> Greek<\/td><\/tr> wo-di-je-ja<\/td> Wordieia<\/td> Greek<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Names from Pylos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Name in Linear B<\/th> \nGreek Version\n<\/th> \nDerivation\n<\/th><\/tr> \n*34-ke-ja\n<\/td> \nAigeia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-*64-ja\n<\/td> \nAswi\u0101\n<\/td> \nnon-Greek?\n<\/td><\/tr> \na3-pu-ke-ne-ja\n<\/td> \nAipugeneia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na3-wa-ja\n<\/td> \nAiwai\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-da-ra-te-ja\n<\/td> \nAdrastei\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-pe-i-ja\n<\/td> \nAlphehi\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-pi-e-ra\n<\/td> \nAmphih\u0113r\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \na-pi-te-ja\n<\/td> \nAmphistheia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \ne-pa-sa-na-ti, i-pa-sa-na-ti\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ne-ra-ta-ra\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ne-ri-qi-ja\n<\/td> \nErig(w)i\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \ne-ti-je-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \ni-do-me-ne-ja\n<\/td> \nIdomenei\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \ni-ni-ja\n<\/td> Ini\u0101<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nka-pa-si-ja\n<\/td> Karpasi\u0101 (probably a misspelling of Karpathi\u0101)<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nka-pa-ti-ja\n<\/td> \nKarpathi\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nka-wa-ra\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nke-i-ja\n<\/td> \nK\u0113heia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nko-pi-na\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nko-ri-si-ja\n<\/td> \nKorinsi\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nku-ri-na-ze-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nma-*79\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nma-ra3-wa\n<\/td> \nMarraiwa\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nma-ra-me-na\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nme-ki-to-ki-ri-ta\n<\/td> \nMegistokrit\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nme-ta-ka-wa\n<\/td> \nMetakalw\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nmi-jo-qa\n<\/td> \nMi\u014dk(w)\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nmi-ra\n<\/td> \nSmil\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nmu-ti-ri\n<\/td> \nMurtilis\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nne-ka-ta-ta\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \npi-ri-ta\n<\/td> \nPhilista\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npi-ro-na\n<\/td> \nPhil\u014dn\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npi-ro-pa-ta-ra\n<\/td> \nPhilopatra\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \npo-so-re-ja\n<\/td> \nPsolei\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nqe-ri-ta\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nre-ka\n<\/td> \nLeskh\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nre-u-ka-ta-ra-ja\n<\/td> \nLeuktrai\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nsi-ma\n<\/td> \n\u03a3\u1f77\u03bc\u03b1\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nta-ra-mi-ka\n<\/td> \nThalamika, Thalamisk\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nta-zo-te-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nte-do-ne-ja\n<\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr> \nte-qa-ja\n<\/td> \nTh\u0101qai\u0101 or Th\u0113g(w)ai\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nto-ro-ja\n<\/td> \nTr\u014di\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \ntu-ri-ja-ti\n<\/td> \nThuriatis\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nu-wa-mi-ja\n<\/td> \nHuami\u0101 \/ Hyamia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nwi-ja-da-ra\n<\/td> \nWiandr\u0101\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nwi-ri-ke-ja\n<\/td> \nWrikeia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr> \nwo-di-je-ja\n<\/td> \nWordieia\n<\/td> \nGreek\n<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"