Greek Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the language is Greek.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Thais Greek (Modern)
from the given name Thais, meaning "beloved, bandage"
Thanos Greek
From 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.
Theodoridis Greek
Means "son of Theodoros".
Theodosiou Greek
Means "son of Theodosios".
Theofanous Greek (Cypriot)
Alternate transcription of Greek Θεοφάνους (see Theophanous).
Timotheou Greek
Means "son of Timotheos" in Greek.
Tiriliomis Greek
Tirilomis is the masc variation, Tiriliomi the fem.
Tombros Greek
From the Slavic word (dobr), good, honest.
Toros Greek
From Latin taurus "bull", Greek version of the Italian surname Toro.
Touferis Greek
Greek transcription of Tuffère and Tuffèri.
Triantafyllidou Greek
Patronymic from the genitive form of Triantafyllos.
Tsakiris Greek
Means "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".
Tsakos Greek
a shortened version of the name Anastasios.
Tsaldaris Greek
Feminine version is Tsaldari
Tsangaris Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
From Greek τσαγκάρης (tsagkáris) meaning “shoemaker”.
Tsaoussis Greek (Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
From the Greek meaning "peacock"
Tserkezos Greek
Means the Circassian.
Tsiantos Greek
A shortened version of Alexandros. (Aromanian?)
Tsikalas Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Cikala.
Tsimikas Greek
Occupational name for a chemist.
Vallianos m Greek
Derived from Vaglia. A commune in Florence, Italy.
Vareli Greek
Means "barrel" in Greek.
Vasilakis Greek
Means "son of Vasilis".
Vasilakos Greek
Patronymic from the Greek given name Vasilios and the suffix άκος (-akos) which is particularly associated with the Mani Peninsula in southwestern Peloponnese.
Vasilias Greek
Derived from the given name Vasilios.
Vatatzis Greek
This surname is a diminutive form of the word βάτος, "bramble, briar", perhaps signifying a harsh character. Another possible origin is βατάκι, "ray fish".
Vatistas Greek
From the Latin Batista which means "baptist", originally deriving from Greek βάπτω (bapto) meaning "to dip".
Venieris Greek
The 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 Greek
From 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)... [more]
Vergitsis Greek
From the Greek word for rod (verga).
Vlachodimos Greek
Occupational name for a person who builds walls.
Vosnakis Greek
From the Greek word "Vosnia" which means Bosnia
Voulgaris Greek
From Greek Βούλγαρος (Voulgaros) meaning "Bulgarian, person from Bulgaria".
Voulgaropoulos Greek
Means "descendant of a Bulgarian" in Greek.
Vourtzis Greek
From the Arabic word burdj, "tower".
Vouvali Greek
From Greek βούβαλις (vouvalis) meaning "antelope" or βούβαλος (vouvalos) "buffalo".
Xenakis m Greek
From Greek ξένος (xénos) "foreigner", or a patronymic from the given name Xenos, combined with the diminutive suffix -άκις (-ákis).
Xiphias Greek
Meaning Swordsfish
Yfantis Greek
Means tailor in Greek.
Yiannopoulos Greek
Means son of Yianni, a famous bearer of this name is Milo Yiannopolous (1983-).
Zachos Greek
A shortened version of Zacharias.
Zafeiriou Greek
Means "son of Zafeiris".
Zapheiropoulos Greek
Meaning descendant of Zapheiris, the name Zapheiris is translated to sapphire.
Zavos Greek
Used 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 Greek
Meaning unknown. The surname is borne by American rapper, singer and composer Arizona Zervas.
Zervos Greek
Nickname for a left-handed person from Greek ζερβός (zervos) meaning "left, left-handed".
Zika Czech, Greek
From a short form of the personal name Zikmund, the Czech form of Siegmund.... [more]
Zographos Greek
Means painter in Greek.