Greek Hound Dog Names

Introduction

Greek Hounds, also referred to a Greek Harehounds or Hellenic Hounds, were developed in ancient Greece to hunt hare and other small game in the region, and are one of only a handful of breeds that were developed in Greece. When hunting, the Greek Hound is a fearless and hard-working animal who is very enthusiastic about the part that they play in the activity, but at home, they make friendly and playful family companions. Like most hound breeds they are known to be very vocal canines, an asset for hunting dogs in the field, and they tend to be independent.

Greek Hound Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Greek Hound Dog Name

Callie

The name Callie is used in both England and Greece; the name means beautiful, a fitting name for the refined black and tan athletes that make up Greek Hound breed dogs. Callie was also the name given to a beautiful little black and white terrier mix that had been adopted from the local shelter by Emory neuroscientist Gregory Berns. She was the first dog to be trained by Berns to be scanned by a magnetic resonance imaging machine, or MRI, in order to find out more about how canines think and feel by getting readings of their brain activity. In order to get an accurate MRI reading, the patient must lie perfectly still for fifteen minutes to an hour, and must do so in unsettling circumstances.

In the past, dogs who required an MRI for diagnosis were placed under anesthetic, which prevented seeing how the mind reacted to outside stimulus, and training was required so that the dogs not only remained still but did so without a great deal of fear, as the emotion of fear would skew the results. Training Callie, and other dogs like her, was a multi-step process, so Burns built an MRI simulator in his basement and enlisted the assistance of a dog trainer by the name of Mark Spivak. They started by acclimating her to the noise of the MRI as well as to the ear muffs designed to help protect her hearing during the process, then taught her to recline her head on a specially designed headrest and hold it still long enough so that the machine would be able to get a reading.

Once she had mastered the basic components of an MRI, she was introduced to the simulator, where all of the components were combined in order to get an accurate reading. They practiced these skills every day for three months, perfecting the training technique so that it could be used for other dogs as well, giving them a larger selection of dogs to test. By 2017 over ninety dogs have been trained to be scanned, all without any drugs or restraints, and the results have given us a great deal more information about how the canine mind works. Utilizing these methods, scientists have been able to determine that some dogs are more responsive to treats given by strangers, while others react more intensely to treats given by their owners, giving researchers a neuro-biomarker of that specific dog’s personality profile, and have been able to determine that the dog’s brain was able to determine between hand signals that indicated a food or non-food reward, and that the same part of the brain that lit up in anticipation of a food reward did the same when the dog was exposed to the scent of a familiar human, but not as much to an unfamiliar human or either familiar or unfamiliar dogs.

Greek Hound Dog Name Considerations

While more commonly heard hunting dog and hound names, like Hunter, Scout, or Ranger, work as well for this breed as any other hunting hound, there are also a number of wonderful Greek names that can honor your dog's heritage, making them particularly suited to the Greek Hound. Some of the names on this list can refer to the breed's appearance, such as Moris or Malantha, which reference the dog's dark coat, while others reference the canine's skills and behaviors instead. Names like Theron, Athena, Aristotle, or Myrodia allude to the dog's keen sense of smell and overall hunting ability. There are many names on the list which indicate this dog's vocal nature such as Evangelos and Hermione, both meaning messenger, Hesiodos or Odele, meaning song, or even Lalage, meaning talkative. These dogs are very intelligent animals, and with consistent training can even become good service and assistance dogs, and the names listed reflect that as well, including monikers such as Sergio, meaning attendant, or Cass or Ophelia, both of which mean help or helper. Names that describe this breed's friendly and playful nature are also included in this list, names like Felix, meaning happiness and fortune, Vanessa, meaning butterfly, or Isaakios, which means laughter.

Male Greek Hound Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Argos A name meaning bright and shining, also the name of Ulysses’ dog in Homer’s Odyssey
0	Argus A Greek name that means watchful
0	Aristotle This name means seeking the best in Greek
0	Baltsaros A name that is Greek in origin, means prince of splendor
0	Costa A name meaning constant and steadfast in Greek
0	Demetri A Greek name meaning of the earth
0	Esau This Greek name means hairy
0	Evangelous A name meaning good angel or good messenger in the Greek language
0	Felix A Greek name that means happy or fortunate
0	Gregor A name meaning vigilant watchman in Greek
0	Haemon A Greek name that means bloody
0	Hesiodos A name from Greece meaning to send song
0	Iakkhos A name of Greek origin that means to shout
0	Isaakios A Greek name that means laughter
0	Konstantinos A Greek form of a Latin name that means steadfast
0	Kristos A name meaning the anointed in Greek
0	Lagos The Greek word for hare, the traditional quarry of the Greek Hound
0	Lysander A name from Greece that means defender of man
0	Moris A name that means dark in Greek
0	Nestor A Greek name that means one who is departing
0	Nomiki A Greek name that means relating to the law
0	Ofelos A Greek word that means benefit or advantage
0	Onesimos A name that means profitable or useful in Greek
0	Pamphilos A name from ancient Greece that means friend to all
0	Sergio A Greek and Italian name that means attendant
0	Sophos A name meaning clever or skilled in the Greek language
0	Thanos A name that means immortal in Greek
0	Theron A Greek name that means hunter
0	Vernandos A Greek name meaning strong as a bear
0	Zotikos A name that means full of life in Greek

Female Greek Hound Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Akilina A Greek name with a Russian origin that means little eagle
0	Angeliki A Greek name with a Russian origin that means messenger, angel
0	Athena The Greek Goddess of the hunt was given this name which means skill or wisdom
0	Berdine A Greek name meaning a glorious and famous maiden
0	Callie A name that from both Greece and England that means beautiful
0	Cass A name from Greece that means helper of men
0	Clio A name that means glorifier in Greek
0	Drusilla A Greek name that means the strong one
0	Eumelia A name from Greece that means melody
0	Frona A Greek name that means self-controlled
0	Hermione A name of Greek origin that means messenger
0	Iphigenea A name from Greece that means born royal
0	Kalliope A Greek name that means beautiful voice
0	Lalage A name that means talkative in Greek
0	Lia A Greek name meaning bringer of good news
0	Malantha A name meaning dark flower; from Greece
0	Myrodia The Greek word for scent
0	Nikoleta A name of Greek origin that means victory of the people
0	Odele A Greek name that means song
0	Ophelia A name from Greece that means help
0	Pandora This name from Greek mythology means highly gifted
0	Rhebekka A Greek form of the Hebrew name Ribqah, meaning ensnarer
0	Sibyl A Greek name meaning prophetess
0	Skylla This name from Greek mythology means to tear and rend
0	Tessa A name meaning harvester in Greek
0	Thana This name refers to Thanatos, or death, in Greek, but means praise in Arabic
0	Titania A name of Greek origin meaning of the Titans
0	Vanessa A Greek name that means butterfly
0	Xenia A name that means hospitable in Greek
0	Zoe This Greek name means life