"ˈɜːɡeɪts" hˈæzbiːn ðˈʌs nˈeɪmd bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɪz ðɪ ˈɛɹiə wˌɛɹ ðə mˈaɪn wˈɜːkɚz lˈɪvd, wˈaɪl "pˈiəɹə ɔːɹˈiːnɪz" ɪz nˈeɪmd bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɪz ˈɑːpəzˌɪt pˌɑːlɪtˈɪkoʊ"pˈiəɹə" bˌiːɪŋ ɡɹˈiːk fɔːɹ "jˈɑːndɚ", ænd bɪkˈʌz ɪɾ ɪz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɪn ɐ hˈɪli ˈɛɹiə"ˈoːɹeɪniz" bˌiːɪŋ ɡɹˈiːk fɔːɹ "ʌvðə mˈaʊntɪnz" æz əpˈoʊzd tə ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ "pˈiəɹə kˈoːɹɪˌoʊ nˈɪsuː" wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɪnðə lˈoʊləndz.
"Ergates" has been thus named because it is the area where the mine workers lived, while "Pera Orinis" is named because it is opposite Politiko ("pera" being Greek for "yonder"), and because it is located in a hilly area ("oreinis" being Greek for "of the mountains" as opposed to the village "Pera Chorio Nisou" which is in the lowlands).