Nicknames / Fatsathika

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.

People > Nicknames

submitted by George Poulos on 22.11.2004

"Kourmoulis" - parachoukli of the Calligeros family of Kourmoulianika.

George Calligeros, now deceased, but formerly of Dubbo, in NSW; and his brothers and sisters; were born near Fatsathika, in a village known as Kourmoulianika.

Their father was a well known priest; Pappa Manoli Calligeros (Kourmoulis) and their brother was also a priest, Pappa Hristos in that area.

The family parachoukli is Kourmoulis.

People > Nicknames

submitted by George Fatseas on 05.07.2004

Nicknames

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).