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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.


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submitted by James Gavriles on 23.10.2007

Demetrios Ioanis Gavrilis- Logothetianica

I was talking to one of my relatives who was born and raised in Kythera and she was saying that my Grandfather's nickname was :Fotogannis" Not Boukiouros as I previously thought. I am not sure now which one is correct?? Maybe someone else on the website might also know what it was??

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submitted by James Gavriles on 20.10.2004

Sofios of Logothetianica--Stravokanis

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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submitted by James Gavriles on 20.07.2004

Tsirigotiko slang

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 their own dialect . Maybe they were just within a family or a village, but it would be neat to start listing these also.

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submitted by James Gavriles on 25.08.2003

Boukiouros - Gavriles

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?