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Note that instead of celebrating birth dates Greek people celebrate name days. | *Note that instead of celebrating birth dates Greek people celebrate name days. | ||
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Also, for every Greek given name, there may exist several variations or nicknames which may appear quite different. For example, the Greek equivalent to Catherine, Aikaterini may have the following possible variations: Kaiti, Katina, Katerina, Katilo, Katinio. Likewise, the Greek equivalent to John, Ioannis, has at least the following variations: Giannis, Giagkos, Giannakos, and Giannelos. | *Also, for every Greek given name, there may exist several variations or nicknames which may appear quite different. For example, the Greek equivalent to Catherine, Aikaterini may have the following possible variations: Kaiti, Katina, Katerina, Katilo, Katinio. Likewise, the Greek equivalent to John, Ioannis, has at least the following variations: Giannis, Giagkos, Giannakos, and Giannelos. | ||
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*For a list of given names, their variations, their English 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.]] | *For a list of given names, their variations, their English 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.]] | ||