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Meaning & History
Originally indicated a person who came from Karaman, a city located in south-central Turkey. The name itself is derived from Karaman Bey (full name Karim al-Dīn Ḳarāmān Beg), a Turkoman chieftain who ruled the Karamanids in the 13th century. This is the name of a political family in Greece, the most popular of which is the former prime minister and president of the Third Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907-1998).