Panagiotis

Panagiotis or Panayiotis (Greek: Παναγιώτης), "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 the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.^[1] The feminine form of the name is Panagiota or Panayiota (Παναγιὡτα). Both share the name day 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), Panagis/Panayis (Παναγής), Takis (Τάκης, from the diminutive Panagiotakis or Panayiotakis), Panikos (Πανίκος, in Cyprus), while Panagiota or Panayiota is commonly reduced to Giota or Yiota (Γιώτα).

Notable people

• Panayiotis Assiotis, Cypriot football player
• Panagiotis Beglitis, Greek politician
• Panagiotis Bardatsos, Greek Taekwondo champion
• 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
• Panayiotis Engomitis, Cypriot football midfielder
• Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician
• Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach
• Panayiotis Kafkis, Greek professional basketball player
• Panayiotis Kalorkoti, Cypriot-British painter
• Panos Kammenos, Greek politician
• Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek politician, two-time Prime Minister
• Panagiotis Karatzas (died 1824), Greek revolutionary leader
• Panagiotis Karatzas, Greek basketball player.
• Panos Karnezis, Greek writer
• Panayiotis Kokoras, Greek composer
• Panagiotis Kondylis, Greek social scientist and historian of philosophy
• Panayiotis Kosma, Cypriot footballer
• Panayiotis Kythreotis Cypriot football player
• Panayotis Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
• Panagiotis Lagos, Greek football player
• Panagiotis Manias, Greek basketball player
• Panagiotis Markouizos, Greek figure skater, 6 times Greek champion
• Panayiotis Pacoutas American Graphics Installer
• 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
• Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek diplomat, politician, briefly Prime Minister
• Panayiotis Pounnas Cypriot footballer
• Panagiotis Sarris, Greek sprinter.
• Panayiotis Simopoulos, Greek model
• Panagiotis Skagiopoulos, Greek merchant and philanthropist
• Panos Skourletis, Greek politician
• Panayiotis Spyrou, Cypriot football defender
• Panagiotis Stroubakos, Greek runner
• Panayiotis Tetsis, Greek painter
• Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, two-time Prime Minister
• Panayiotis "Peter" Vagenas, American soccer player
• Panayotis Varotsos, Greek university Professor
• Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
• Panagiotis Verdes, Greek inventor
• Panagis Vourloumis, Greek politician
• Panayiotis Xiourouppas, Cypriot footballer
• Panayiotis Yamarelos, Greek retired university professor
• Panayiotis Zavos, Greek Cypriot reproductive biologist
• Takis, Greek artist

Other uses of the name

• Panagiotis (ship), a ship now wrecked on the shore of the Greek island of Zakynthos

References

See also

• Panayot
• Panait