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Hi my name is Anna Doxas, and my last name comes from my Grecian side of the family. What I find interesting and wondering about is my last name sounds so different from other Greek last names, it looks different and is short. I heard my last name means 'Glory' from 'Doxa'. I also heard it could be Latin as well which I doubt is true and means something else. Everyone assumes Greek names are cut short but if Doxas comes from 'Doxa' is that possible? and they added a letter instead? Does anyone know why a family would pick Doxas as a last name and where it could be from would be my point. does anyone know a Doxas in Greece or history of it? I dont know where my grandparents are from but I figure, my greatgrandparents and etc. could have been from other places as well through other times anyway. any info on this last name would be nice to know its origin if you know anything on Greek history. Thank you.
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The last name Doxas is common in Greece. As a female first name there are also many with the name Doxa which as was mentioned means Glory. Names such as this are common throughout all of Greece and will always end in an "s". However, women's last names always drop the "s" so really your name would be Anna Doxa in Greek. As for the location of origin it is impossible to say as they are scattered throughout most of Greece. However, there is no doubt that it is of Greek origin.
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I think you're right to discount a Latin origin, and to consider the possibility that the name has been shortened. There is a name Doxopoulos by the way. Doxa means glory or fame, as you point out, but I imagine that the word is feminine in gender and would give a female name. Are there any Greek surnames based on female forenames? I can't think of any offhand. Maybe the S ending makes it masculine, I don't know. I've never heard of anyone with the forename Doxas, or Doxa for that matter.
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