Surname · Greek
Καράς
“crucian carp”
Καράς is used as a surname.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Karas.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Καράς is Karas written in the Greek alphabet. As a Slavic and Jewish surname (Polish Karaś, Karas goes back to a word meaning “crucian carp.”
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Where it comes from
Καράς is Karas written in the Greek alphabet. Karas has more than one origin: as a Slavic and Jewish surname (Polish Karaś, it comes from Ukrainian; as a Hungarian surname, it comes from Turkish kara; as a Greek surname, it goes back to a word meaning “black”.
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Καράς’s family of names
In Greek usage, Καράς as a surname has a transliteration in KARAS.
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