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My grandmothermother was a Tzortzopoulos from Karavas. My mother was Melba Cominos (Melpomeni Kosmas Kominos). Melba's parents were Anna (Kirranni) Tzortzopoulos Douris from Douranika, and Charles Kosma Komino. Melba mar...

Another of the Tzortzopoulos families who emigrated to the USA had the "parachoukli" "Kourvoulis". My father Con George (Tzortzo)Poulos informs me that their were two brothers, Panayoti and Dimitri (James). Panayoti rema...

At least two Tzortzopoulos families from went to the USA; settling in Baltimore. The parachoukli of one family was "Georgakas". I believe it was this Tzortzopoulos who provided for funds for the water pipes to be laid in...

Another Tzortopoulos from Karavas lived on the left hand side of the road as you enter Karavas from Ayia Pelagia - near the old Koroneos olive oil factory. He was expert at a fishing technique called "trutta". His "parac...

My fathers older brother Minas married Frosso Tzortzopoulos. Both Minas and Frosso were from Karavas. Frosso's family parachoukli was "Logothetis".

Parachoukalia arise to help differentiate people within a town or island from one another. In a town like Karavas, for example, there may have been 6-7 George Tzortopoulos's living in the village at one time. A system ha...

The parachoukli for Dimitri Tzortzopoulos - village of origin, Karavas - who may have been the same Dimitri Tzortzopoulos of Roxy Cafe, Katoomba fame - was "Tsimboukas". I am unaware how the nickname originated. Again, p...

My father James (Dimitrios) and his younger brother Peter owned the "Niagara" cafe in Katoomba, NSW, during the heyday of the Blue Mountains. Our nickname is Katharos (the clean one!). Even though this appears self expla...

A second Tzortzopoulos family with the nickname Sihanouli is that of Mr George Tzortzopoulos, who settled in the Blue Mountains district of Sydney. George married Elenie Zantiotis, and she is still alive (March 2004) - a...

My Nono - Peter Poulos - was born in Karavas, Kythera - and lived his early life in the house above the Church of Ayios Haralambos - at the end of the "murmaro". Upon emigrating to Australia, he lived in Canberra, where...

The father of John Poulos of Bondi, worked for many years in a cafe in Orange, NSW. His family nickname was "Katsovitha" -"screw". One version as to how the parachoukli derived was that an ancestor was constantly changin...

The family nick-name of John Poulos, more recently of Karavas, and of Jim Poulos of Sydney is Sihanouli. The derivation of this nickname which was related to me during my last visit to Kythera was that a male ancestor us...

Peter Poulos, father of Lacky Poulos, of La Nita Liquor fame - had the nickname Papayogigi because he father was a priest.

The nickname of the Tzortopoulos family - descendants of Minas and Panayoti Tzortzopoulos was/is "Kapetanios". Minas who lived in Molong, NSW, was held in great respect. When he was not being called "Burr-ba", he was kno...

My Grandfather - Yeoryios Dimitrios Tzortzopoulos` - George James Poulos - was born in Karavas Kythera in the 1860's. His nickname was "Hlihlis". It is a commonly held family myth amongst his descendants - which includes...

My Grandfather - Yeoryios Dimitrios Tzortzopoulos` - George James Poulos - was born in Karavas Kythera in the 1860's. His nickname was "Hlihlis". It is a commonly held family myth amongst his descendants - which includes...