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===Variations of given names=== | ===Variations of given names=== | ||
It should also be noted that, for every Greek given name, there may exist several variations or nicknames which may appear quite different. Richard and Dick is an example of how this occurs in English. However on records the official name is recorded, not the altered name. [[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149]] includes a list of common Greek given names showing their variations and the usual English equivalents. | It should also be noted that, for every Greek given name, there may exist several variations or nicknames which may appear quite different. Richard and Dick is an example of how this occurs in English. However on records the official name is recorded, not the altered name. | ||
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*[[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149]] includes a list of common Greek given names showing their variations and the usual English equivalents. | |||
Male given names end in -as, -os, and -is. | Male given names end in -as, -os, and -is. | ||
Female given names end in -a, or -i. Most | Female given names end in -a, or -i. Most | ||
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equivalents, and the dates those names are | equivalents, and the dates those names are | ||
celebrated see [[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149.]] | celebrated see [[Media:Lica Catsakis 9 Learn About Names.pdf|'''Chapter 9 LEARN ABOUT NAMES''', Appendix B, p.149.]] | ||
==Middle Names== | ==Middle Names== | ||
Greeks do not have middle names. What | Greeks do not have middle names. What | ||