Manousos

Manousos ({{langx|el|Μανούσος}}) is both a Greek surname and a masculine given name. It is a direct loanword from the Venetian Manuzio (latin Manutius).{{Cite book |last=Babiniotis |first=George |title=Dictionary of Modern Greek |date=2002 |publisher=Kentro Lexikologias |isbn=9789609582001 |edition=2nd}} Common in Venetian Crete, it was eventually associated with Manos and Manolis.

Notable people with the name include:

  • Manoússos Theotokópoulos (1531–1604), was a wealthy merchant and brother of El GrecoM. Scholz-Hansel, El Greco, 7
    *{{cite encyclopedia|title=Theotocópoulos, Doménicos|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia The Helios|year=1952}}
  • Savvas Manousos (born 1985), Greek basketball player
  • Yiorghos Manousos (born 1987), Greek footballer
  • Manousos Manousakis, Greek film director, producer, screenwriter and actor

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Category:Greek-language surnames

Category:Surnames