AncestralFindings.com published a blog posting on THE ORIGIN AND MEANING OF YOUR GREEK SURNAME.   Excerpt from article: ".... each historical period in Greece had its own method of surname creation, assuming it was a time period when surnames were even being used. As an example, ancient Greeks did not have official surnames like we do today. However, they did use patronymics to identify each other from their friends and neighbors who may have the same given name as them. Each man or woman would be given a patronymic meaning “son of” or “daughter of,” along with their father’s given name. When a woman married, her patronymic would change to “wife of,” with her husband’s given name. An example is Hericles Pileidis, meaning “Hericles, son of Pileas.” The use of surnames in Greece as we use them today did not start until about the end of the 1400’s A.D. Until that time, Greeks usually simply had a first (aka given) name, usually with a patronymic added on to it. Someti...

The book "GREEKS IN HOUSTON, Images of America Series" was authored by Irene Cassis and Constantina Michalos.  Published by Arcadia Publishing in 2013.   The books in the Images of America Series include photographs on almost every page, this book is no exception.   The GREEKS IN HOUSTON includes 213 photographs.  For your convenience I have listed below the 536 Greek names included in the book. Book description:   This history of the Greeks in Houston is really the story of individuals who worked diligently to forge new lives for themselves even as they maintained their Greek identity and their Orthodox faith. The efforts of many of the founders are immortalized in the buildings that constitute the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral complex. Their names remind us of their hard work and commitment to establishing their koinonia (communion) in Houston. There are many other names that have gone unremarked  over the decades but to whom we owe ...