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This is the nick name of my paternal grandfather, George Zantiotis (Originally from Karava). [Also Sarandakos]. The name is derived from "Saronto", which too was his grand fathers given name (my great great grand father)...

Psilos, with the stress on the first "i", means flea. The reason my grandfather Evangelos Comino got the nickname flea was because he was so handy with his hands he could make a bridle for a flea.

Galanis means something bright or fair. My grandfather Peter Comino had blue eyes and fair hair so they called him Galanis.

Nickname for Theodore minas Comino" Polavros: Aparently Polavros is the nickname of this family in Kythera. I was told by Mr Con Mottee in Sydney who recently passed away, that this word is an Italian word meaning "to ta...

The story goes that a few families from the Mixalakiani clan (aka Michalakianikos/Michalakianoi/…) of the Mani progressively arrived on Kythera from the late 1700s and, to differentiate themselves, one lot adopted, or br...

Yiannis Petrohilos of Alexandrathes village. History and origin yet to be determined.

Like most Kytherians we know our "paratsoukli", but where did it come from and what does it mean? Can anybody help me find out the full story?

The nick name of Peter Mavromati, my maternal grandfather was "Moulos".

My father's family nickname was "Bellos". Apparently it means "beautiful" which my father certainly was.

Galacatou was the nickname of the family of my maternal grandmother Maria Mavromati (nee Comino). I don't know where it comes from.

According to what I was told about my Grandfather Demetrios, his paratsoukli,or nickname was "Boukiouros". I have no idea what it means? Maybe someone else out there can elaborate?

My husband's grandfather, George S. Tzannes of Fratsia, was nicknamed Pasha Ali. I've been told that it was because, like the Turkish Pasha, he was such a wealthy man. Papou had a large family, a beautiful house, lots of...