Stelios

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Stelios (Greek: Στέλιος) or formally Stylianos (Greek: Στυλιανός), is a male first name of Greek origin. This name is given to honor Stylianos of Paphlagonia, an orthodox saint, protector of children. The female name is Stella (Styliani)

It probably has a Roman origin since "stella" in latin means "star".

Stelios is the first name of a number of people:

• Stelios Arcadiou (better known as Stelarc), Cypriot performance artist
• Stelios Aposporis, Greek footballer
• Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
• Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, British-Cypriot owner of easyGroup
• Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer
• Stelios Konstantas, Cypriot singer
• Stelios Kouloglou, Greek journalist
• Stelios Mainas, Greek actor
• Stelios Manolas, Greek footballer
• Stelios Papathemelis, Greek politician
• Stelios Pavlou, (better known as Stel Pavlou) screenwriter and novelist.
• Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek songwriter and musician
• Stelios Venetidis, Greek footballer
• Stelios Vafidis, a greek person