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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".
The Cypriot or Cypriote syllabary (also Classical Cypriot Syllabary) is a syllabic script used in Iron Age Cyprus, from about the 11th to the 4th centuries BCE, when it was replaced by the Greek alphabet. It has been suggested that the script remained in use as late as the 1st century BC. [1] A pioneer of that change was King Evagoras of Salamis.
Elena Patroklou, singer (Greek-Cypriot parents) Aristos Petrou, rapper; Marianda Pieridi, singer; Nikki Ponte, singer (X-Factor) Ziynet Sali (born 1975), singer; Sarbel, British-born Greek singer; Savvas Savva, composer, pianist; Cat Stevens, British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; Cypriot father; Rüya Taner, pianist
Bright Side (stylized in all caps) is a Cypriot YouTube channel operated by media publisher TheSoul Publishing. Founded in 2017, the channel uploads videos regarding how-to trivia as well as history and knowledge and mistakes. The YouTube channel has over 44.6 million subscribers to its main channel, and over 10.938 billion views. [3]
Panikos Krystallis (Greek: Πανίκος Κρυστάλλης; born 1 July 1938) is a Cypriot former football player and manager who played as a forward. [2] Apart from a stint abroad with Greek club AEK Athens, he spent his entire career in his home country of Cyprus with Apollon Limassol and AEL Limassol.
Anorthosis Famagusta (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, romanized: Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot handball club from Famagusta, which is temporarily based in Nicosia, due to its hometown being occupied by the Turkish army since 1974, that plays in the Cypriot First Division.
The English name is indicated first, followed by the Greek and Turkish names, in turn followed by any former names, including ones used in antiquity. Note that even though, prior to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus , Turkish names existed for some villages/towns, due to political reasons, most of the villages/towns were given a different ...
Charalampos "Champos" Kyriakou (Greek: Χαράλαμπος «Χάμπος» Κυριάκου; born 9 February 1995) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder for Apollon Limassol, which he captains, and the Cyprus national team.