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.
submitted by John Carras on 02.01.2008
My mothers maiden name was Trifyllis. She came from a small area outside Trifillianika called Trevethianika. Her family paritsookli was Litathoros.
Hi fellow Kytherians, I am a Kytherian (1/2 Dutch) who has never been to Greece but strongly feels the pull...
Thank you to the Kytherian community for supplying me with the name of the father of my...
The Kytherian Society of California is pleased to invite you to participate in our 2nd GLOBAL ZOOM! We are delighted...
Thank you for your reply and details. Appreciate you taking the time to supply this information. Thank...
About 5 minutes into the program Ada Margariti, who is an Attorney at Law, speaks about how she came to...
Interviewed during his visit to Australia, 2013.
August 17, 2010 103.2 HOPE - radio station You’ve heard of PhDs in science, medicine and education but have you...
Brisbane kytherians at paliochora excursion ..exploring the wonderful site and seeing all the churches .. this one is called ' e...
Gorgeous Ruby! Ruby's father was Evangelo Megaloconomos born 7 September 1891, died 29 January 1983 Ruby was born 16 September...
27146:19.01.2021 (Message Board)
27125:10.01.2021 (Message Board)
27106:29.12.2020 (Message Board)
27105:29.12.2020 (Message Board)
Thank you to those that have replied to this message and contacted my daughter Maria. She has...