This is a list of submitted surnames in which the language is Greek.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Thanos GreekFrom a short form of the personal name
Athanasios, literally "immortal". This was the name of several saints venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church, the most important of them being
Athanasios the Great (293–373), theologian and patriarch of Alexandria in Egypt.
Tonje Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Croatian, Nepali, EstonianFrom given name Tonje
Toros GreekFrom Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname
Toro.
Tsakiris GreekMeans "crock" in Greek, a nickname for a feeble person. It could also be derived from the Turkish word
çakır meaning "gray eyed" or "blue eyed".
Vasilakos GreekPatronymic from the Greek given name
Vasilios and the suffix άκος (
-akos) which is particularly associated with the Mani Peninsula in southwestern Peloponnese.
Vatatzis GreekThis surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".
Vatistas GreekFrom the Latin
Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".
Venieris GreekThe Greek version of the Venetian surname Venier attested in Kythera, where the Venier family ruled on behalf of the Republic of Venice. Originally is thought that the surname derives from
Venus.
Venizelos GreekFrom the baptismal name
Benizelos, which is already in existence since the 16th century in Athens. Uncertain etymology, most likely to be of Italian origin, (Bene + angelo, the good angel, ie
Evangelos)... [
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Vouvali GreekFrom Greek βούβαλις
(vouvalis) meaning "antelope" or βούβαλος
(vouvalos) "buffalo".
Xenakis m GreekFrom Greek
ξένος (xénos) "foreigner", or a patronymic from the given name
Xenos, combined with the diminutive suffix
-άκις (-ákis).
Zalas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, BulgarianVariant of
Salas.
Zalla Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, BulgarianVariant of
Sala.
Zallas Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Galician, Portuguese, Aragonese, Asturian, Romanian, Hungarian, Greek, BulgarianVariant of
Salas.
Zapheiropoulos GreekMeaning descendant of Zapheiris, the name Zapheiris is translated to sapphire.
Zavos GreekUsed for someone who has a weird character or is considered stupid, found as a surname in Greek, probably derives from the word ζαβολιά (zavolia)which means cheating.
Zervas GreekMeaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.
Zervos GreekNickname for a left-handed person from Greek ζερβός
(zervos) meaning "left, left-handed".