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Greek male name
Panagiotis Pronunciation IPA:
[panaˈʝotis] Gender Male Language(s)
Greek Meaning All-holy Region of origin
Greece Alternative spelling Panayiotis
Panagiotis or Panayiotis (
Greek : Παναγιώτης , IPA:
[panaˈʝotis] ), "Παν" (all) "άγιος" (holy or saint) suffix "-της" (which can mean "of the"), is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet
Panagia or Panayia ("All-Holy") for
Mary, mother of Jesus .
[1] The feminine form of the name is Panagiota or Panayiota (Παναγιὡτα).
Having 3 name days within a year (e.g. 2 February, 26 December), one of them is celebrated together with Maria, Mario, Mary, Despoina (or Despina) and all their diminutives on the
Dormition of the Theotokos on 15 August.
[2] There are many diminutives of Panagiotis such as Panos (Πάνος), Notis (Νότης), Panagis/Panayis (Παναγής), Takis (Τάκης, from the diminutive Panagiotakis or Panayiotakis), Panikos (Πανίκος, in Cyprus), Pit (Πιτ), while Panagiota or Panayiota is commonly reduced to Giota or Yiota (Γιώτα), and Nota (Νότα).
Notable people
Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos , Greek revolutionary and member of the
Filiki Eteria
Panagiotis Beglitis , Greek politician
Panagiotis Chinofotis , Greek admiral and politician
Panayiotis Chronis , Greek football player
Panagiotis Danglis , Greek general and politician
Panayiotis Demetriou , Cypriot politician
Panagiotis Doxaras , Greek painter of the 17th/18th century
Panagiotis Evgeniou , British Cypriot entrepreneur
Panagiotis Efstratiadis , Greek archaeologist
Panayiotis Engomitis , Cypriot football midfielder
Panagiotis Fasoulas , Greek basketball player and politician
Panagiotis Gennadius [
el ] , Greek botanist and agronomist
Panagiotis Giannakis , Greek basketball player and coach
Panayiotis Kafkis , Greek professional basketball player
Panos Kammenos , Greek politician
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos , Greek politician and two-time prime minister of Greece
Panagiotis Karatzas (died 1824), Greek revolutionary leader
Panagiotis Karatzas , Greek basketball player.
Panos Karnezis , Greek writer
Panagiotis Kavvadias , Greek archaeologist
Panayiotis Kokoras , Greek composer
Panagiotis Kondylis , Greek social scientist and historian of philosophy
Panayiotis Kythreotis , Cypriot football player
Panagiotis Lafazanis , Greek politician
Panayotis
Alexi Lalas , American soccer player
Panagiotis Lagos , Greek football player
Panayiotis Loizides (businessman) , Cypriot businessman
Panagiotis Manias , Greek basketball player
Panagiotis Markouizos , Greek figure skater and six-times Greek champion
Panagiotis Meltemis , Greek poet
Panayiotis Panayiotou Cypriot football player
Panos Panagiotopoulos , Greek politician
Panagiotis Papadopoulos , Greek fashion designer based in Sweden
Panayiotis Paphides , British journalist
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos , Greek athlete, 1896 and 1900 Olympics
Panayotis Pascot [
fr ] ; French comedian and actor
Panagiotis Pikrammenos , Greek judge, politician, President of the
Council of State and Prime Minister of Greece
Panagiotis Pipinelis , Greek diplomat, politician and Prime Minister of Greece
Panagiotis Poulitsas , Greek judge, archaeologist, President of the
Council of State and Prime Minister of Greece
Panayiotis Pounnas Cypriot footballer
Panagiotis Sarris , Greek sprinter
Panagiotis Sekeris , Greek merchant and member of the
Filiki Eteria
Panayiotis Simopoulos , Greek model
Panagiotis Skagiopoulos , Greek merchant and philanthropist
Panos Skourletis , Greek politician
Panagiotis E. Souganidis , Greek mathematician
Panagiotis Soutsos , Greek poet
Panayiotis Spyrou , Cypriot football defender
Panagiotis Stamatakis , Greek archaeologist
Panagiotis Stroubakos , Greek runner
Panagiotis Tachtsidis , Greek footballer
Panayiotis Tetsis , Greek painter
Panagis Tsaldaris , Greek politician and two-time prime minister of Greece
Panayiotis "Peter" Vagenas , American soccer player
Panayotis Varotsos , Greek academic and physicist
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos , Greek basketball player
Panagiotis Verdes , Greek inventor
Panagis Vourloumis , Greek politician
Panayiotis Xiourouppas , Cypriot footballer
Panayiotis Yamarelos , Greek academic and coroner
Panayiotis Vassilakis (Takis), Greek artist
Panayiotis Zavos , Greek Cypriot reproductive biologist
Other uses of the name
MV Panagiotis , a ship now wrecked on the shore of the Greek island of Zakynthos
See also
References
External links
Media related to
Panagiotis (given name) at Wikimedia Commons