Because Kythera was settled in such a way that a few dozen original families spawned the majority of present-day Kytherians, almost every branch of every family had a "nickname" to distinguish it from that of others with the same surname.
The nicknames were sometimes simply the genitive form of a christian name (e.g. "Dimitrelou") or derived from the profession of an ancestor (e.g. "Miliotis" = "Miller") or even describe a physical attribute (e.g. "Koutsaftis" or "Tarzan").
This is the section of the website where you can view the island's nicknames and read about which surnames they are associated with and hopefully where they came from as well.
You can submit to the section by clicking on add to nicknames at the top right.
George (Proto)Psaltis Born in Friligianika, Kythera.(c1900 - c1970s). Parachoukli - Katsavias He built a number of buildings in Bingara. The impact of building the Roxy Theatre on the town of Bingara has been chronciled...
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Peter (Panayiotis) Feros, born in Mitata, Kythera, c1890. Died, 19.12.1954. Feros had the puraksino parachoukli Katsehamos. ("Sitting down (person"). Originally, ran a business in Bingara in New South Wales. Peter had on...
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From, George N. Leontsinis The Island Of Kythera. A Social History. (1700-1863). National and Capodistrian University of Athens. Faculty of Arts. Athens. 1987. "After a temporary occupation of the Greeks of the Morea (12...
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The parachoukli of Con Venardos, whose family include son George, Accountant of Rose Bay, is mudjeros. The origin of the nickname is unknown to me. Can anyone provide a clue as to its origin?
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The name is a very old Kytherian name and at one stage all the residents in Alexandrades were named Kalokairinos (according to Kytherian Surnames by Emmanuel Kalligeros). Our family's parachoukli is VALENTIS and goes bac...
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According to my couins, their paratsoukli of Haralambos Sofios of Logothetianica was " Stravokanis". Sounds like someone in the family was bowl-legged.
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From the guest book: Costa Potiris - Sydney - Australia Family village of origin: Potamos My father Dimitris had two brothers, Theodoris and Evdoras all born in Asia Minor, Koukloutza village near Smyrna. In 1922 they we...
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Theotheros Fardoulys, and his wife Stavroula, lived in Ayia Pelagia, and had 8 children. One of them is Tony Fardoulys, Liverpool Real Estate Agent. The family parachoukli is Alai. Alai is a Turkish word meaning trusted...
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The parachoukli of Vangelli Venardos, whose 3 daughters were Zuferia, Calliope (the teacher), and Aryiro, was "malyaros". Probably deriving from an ancestor having a very healthy head of "hair".
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Along with Paratsouklia, I also think there are many slang words associated with Kythera. I think that the island had many little words or sayings that other Greeks may not recognize or understand. They definitely had th...
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Well known nickname in Fatsadika Kythera is the 'Corsolas' Used by the family of George Fatseas (my grand father) son of Nicholaos Fatseas (my grand grand father).
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Arthur is 92 years of age and lives in Bondi Junction, Sydney, Australia. His parents were Panayiotis, and Maria (nee, Trifilis) from Aronathiaka. The family's parachoukli was "Ksipolitos". The nickname proabably derived...
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Theothora is the grandmother of Peter Samios (Auburn, born in Moree, 1933). Her parachoukli was "Firopolina". Peter is unsure of the derivation of this parachoukli. Can anyone provide information as to the origin of this...
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Dimitri (Jim) Castrisios Miliotis was born in Mitata, Kythera. The Milioti "patriko spiti" is in "Sklavyanika", in Mitata, on the road leading down to the "vrissi" - natural spring. [See photographs at kythera-family.net...
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George Megas, tells us on the Message Board, 01.05.2004, that the Parachoukli of his grand father, Manoli Megaloconomos was "Boubouras". Manoli married Maria (unknown surname) from Anti Kythera. Can any descendants, or f...
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Paul Coroneos's submission, from the Guest Book. Paul Coroneos - Garland, Texas Family village of origin: Prongi My father Panagiotis left Kythera, so many years ago and was never forunate to return. I however have visit...
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The parachoukli of Peter Venardos, born in Ayia Anasatasia, Kythera, who has lived most of his life in Gunnedah, NSW, Australia, is - "Yaloupos". The parachoukli derives from the word yala indicating that an ancestor was...
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The parachoukli of Panayoti Zantiotis, (deceased), was - "Broulyotis". Panayoti was born in Ayia Anastasia, and owner of the Busy Bee Cafe, Gunnedah, [See entries in Photography Diaspora - subsection, Cafes and Shops], f...
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"Since you have been married to a Psaros from Skoulandriathika for over forty years you are now Skoulandris!" Emmanual (Skoulandris) Zerevos October 2003
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The parents of former in/famous Double Bay (Sydney, Australia) optometrist - Steve Zantiotis were Andoni and Erophili. Andoni's parachoukli was "Angelstavo" - "Angel-steve" - and Erophili was a "Belo" Coroneo from Potamo...
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