:Panagiotis

{{Short description|Greek male name}}

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|el|panaˈʝotis|IPA}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = All-holy

| region = Greece

| language = Greek

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Panagiotis or Panayiotis ({{langx|el|Παναγιώτης}}, {{IPA|el|panaˈʝotis|IPA}}) is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or Panayia ("All-Holy") for Mary.[http://www.121.ro/semnificatie_nume/P/Panait/ Semnificatia numelui Panait], 121.ro. The feminine form of the name is Panagiota or Panayiota (Παναγιὡτα).

It has three name days within a year (e.g. 2 February, 26 December), one of them is celebrated together with Maria, Mario, Mary, Despoina (or Despina) and all of their diminutives on the Dormition of the Theotokos, on 15 August.

{{Cite web|url=http://www.namedays.gr/data/eortes/namedays_august.php|title=Εορτολόγιο Ελληνικών Ονομάτων - Orthodox Greek Namedays}} There are many diminutives of Panagiotis such as Panos (Πάνος), Notis (Νότης), Panagis/Panayis (Παναγής), Takis (Τάκης, from the diminutive Panagiotakis or Panayiotakis), Panikos (Πανίκος, in Cyprus) and Pit (Πιτ) while Panagiota, or Panayiota, is commonly reduced to Giota or Yiota (Γιώτα), and Nota (Νότα).

Notable people

Other uses of the name

  • MV Panagiotis, a ship now wrecked on the shore of the Greek island of Zakynthos

See also

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