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Post by cristiancarranza on Feb 3, 2013 5:26:28 GMT 10
Hello to all in this list!
I ask for help in order to clarify the meaning of prefixes and suffixes in Greek surnames, since I am ignorant in Greek.
I know that the prefix Haj/Hadji/Hatzi- is used when family visited Jerusalem, also that prefix Pappa- applies to descendants of a priest and the suffix -ides/idis indicates "son of (patronymic)".
But.. What means: Yannis -> Barbayannis Yannis -> Karayannis ->Karayanoglou Yannis -> Deliyannis Chrystos-> Chrystopoulos Chrystos->Cyristodoulou Diamandi -> Diamandoglou Mihali -> Mihalakis Spiridi -> Spiridou Dimitri-> Dimitraki->Dimitrakopulos
Thanks in advance!!
Cristián Carranza
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Post by Administrator on Feb 4, 2013 8:38:35 GMT 10
Cristian,
Here are some answers to your queries:
Yannis -> Barbayannis 'Barba' is a common appellation for an uncle or a respected older person. Yannis -> Karayannis ->Karayanoglou 'Kara' means black or dark in Turkish, hence 'black John'. Yannis -> Deliyannis 'Deli' is Turkish for 'crazy' or 'mad', so 'crazy John'. Chrystos-> Chrystopoulos 'The 'poulos' suffix originates in the Peloponnese and means 'son of'. Chrystos->Cyristodoulou Christodoulos is a name in itself. 'Doulos' means 'servant', hence 'servant of Christ'. Diamandi -> Diamandoglou 'Oglou' is a Turkish suffix meaning 'son of'. Mihali -> Mihalakis The 'akis' suffix is the diminutive which is common in Crete. Spiridi -> Spiridou This is merely the genitive version of the same name. Dimitri-> Dimitraki->Dimitrakopulos See above.
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Post by cristiancarranza on Feb 15, 2013 7:02:34 GMT 10
Great Nick!
Thanks for your time!
Cristián
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