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[Surname] i want to know olympic athlete's surname
i want know these surname
Zátopek, Louganis, and Théato.
these athletes are famous for the olympic games,
so i had surfed any surname meaning sites
for search these surnames,
But I didn't get the correct answer. first,
Emil Zátopek, from the Czechoslovakia.
who was got the gold medal at the
1948~1954 for the marathon.
second,
Michel Théato, from the luxembourg.
who was got the gold medal at the 1900.
(And I was confused that what is Théato's origin,
Luxemburgian variant or original french)

and last,
Greg Louganis, greek-american,
who was got the gold medal at the 1988 for swimming,
and i want to know what his adopted surname 'louganis' means.If somebody know
the meaning of these surnames,
please respond it.sorry for my poor english.. :->
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Théato is a variant of T(h)éate, T(h)éatre, et al. which come from T(h)aeter. This is a form of Dieter whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.ca/name-origin?surname=dieter.
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Now i want to know zatopek and louganisThank for telling what 'theato' means!
Now I want to know what
Zátopek And Louganis means,
Do you know what these both surname means, too?
i say again, 'Zátopek' from Czechoslovakia and 'Louganis' is probably GreekIf you know, please respond
And leave the link of site
That you found the meaning of these surnames!Thanks!
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