[Surname] Re: KIRIAKOU and LYRANTONAKIS 's meaning
in reply to a message by MarinaK
However, among Cypriot Greeks -ou is a common surname ending. One might say equivalent to -ides or -opoulos in mainland Greece.
Some examples - Christos Demetriou, Kostas Loizou, Panayiotis Aristidou. The singer George Michael has a Greek Cypriot surname ending in -ou. I forget what it is.
Some examples - Christos Demetriou, Kostas Loizou, Panayiotis Aristidou. The singer George Michael has a Greek Cypriot surname ending in -ou. I forget what it is.
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His full name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου). The origin of the surname can be found at tinyurl.com/hf65nr6.