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What's the meaning of the greek last name Ritsos or Ritsis? There are also some variants like Ritsopoulos and Ritsatos.
Is it just like the italian last name Rizzo or Rizzi?
Is it just like the italian last name Rizzo or Rizzi?
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There is a discussion here -
https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-May/003593.html
the suggestion being that it is a variant of rissos, which means "lynx". However, if this is a Greek word, it's not the standard word, which appears to be lygkas. The word lynx is itself of Greek origin, so why borrow the Slavic RYS? It might possibly be a hellenised Macedonian name, nickname for a keen-eyed person.
Note also that a possible Italian origin (Rizzo) is considered.
https://maillists.uci.edu/mailman/public/mgsa-l/2004-May/003593.html
the suggestion being that it is a variant of rissos, which means "lynx". However, if this is a Greek word, it's not the standard word, which appears to be lygkas. The word lynx is itself of Greek origin, so why borrow the Slavic RYS? It might possibly be a hellenised Macedonian name, nickname for a keen-eyed person.
Note also that a possible Italian origin (Rizzo) is considered.
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