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Greek Cypriots may bear common Greek surnames, but there are some which are markedly Cypriot; there are some names which indicate place of birth or origin, or occupation, for example: Παφίτης (Paphitis), "from Paphos"; Καϊμακλιώτης (Kaimakliotis), "from Kaimakli"; Σκαρπάρης (Skarparis), "shoemaker"; Κωμοδρόμος (Komodromos), "smith".
Glafkos Klerides, President of the Republic of Cyprus (1993–2003) Giannos Kranidiotis, politician; Fazıl Küçük, first Turkish Cypriot vice president of the Republic of Cyprus; Markos Kyprianou, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, formerly Finance Minister and former European Commissioner for Health; Spyros Kyprianou, president (1977–1988)
Many Greek Cypriot surnames have an "ou" ending in them compared to main land Greece where Nicolaou may be spelt as "Nicolaos". There are two other variations of the surname Nicolaou which were given the prefix "hadji" (in greek "Χατζη") and the prefix Papa (in greek "παπάς") which was added as a prefix to the surname.
Pages in category "Greek-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 519 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Greeks in Cyprus number 659,115, according to the 2011 Cypriot census. [1] There is a notable community of Cypriots and people of Cypriot descent in Greece. In Athens, the Greek Cypriot community numbers ca. 55,000 people. [17] There is also a large Greek Cypriot diaspora, particularly in the United Kingdom.
The Cypriot identity card also includes father's and mother's name and surname in Greek and English; however all fields are transliterated. In other significant identity documents, like the Greek passport and Greek driving license , compliant to European standards, the mother's and father's names are completely omitted.
The following is a list of people of full or partial Turkish Cypriot origin. This includes notable people in the community who were born on the island of Cyprus during the Ottoman era (1570-1878/1914), the British era (1878/1914-1960), as well as with the formation of the Republic of Cyprus (1960–present), the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus (1975–83), and the Turkish Republic of ...
The study of ancient Greek personal names is a branch of onomastics, the study of names, [1] and more specifically of anthroponomastics, the study of names of persons.There are hundreds of thousands and even millions of individuals whose Greek name are on record; they are thus an important resource for any general study of naming, as well as for the study of ancient Greece itself.