Surname · Greek · gkm
Παπαδόπουλος
“priest, priests”
Παπαδόπουλος (Papadópoulos) is a surname. It is used in Greek.
Greek and gkmWritten in Greek script. In English: Papadópoulos.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Παπαδόπουλος goes back to a word meaning “priest, priests.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Παπαδόπουλος is Papadopoulos written in the Greek alphabet. Papadopoulos comes from Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Built from Greek παπάς (“priest, priests”) + όπουλος.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Παπαδόπουλος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Παπαδόπουλος has a later derivative in Papadopoli. In Greek usage, Παπαδόπουλος as a surname has a transliteration in PAPADOPOULOS. In Greek usage, Παπαδόπουλος as a surname has a transliteration in Papadopoylos.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Παπαδόπουλος has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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