Surname · Greek

Παπανικολάου

“priest”·“of Nikolaos, of Nicholas”

Παπανικολάου (Papanikoláou) is a surname. It is used in Greek.

GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Papanikoláou.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Παπανικολάου is built from elements meaning “priest” and “of Nikolaos, of Nicholas”.

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Where it comes from

Παπανικολάου is Papanikolaou written in the Greek alphabet. Papanikolaou comes from Greek.

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How it developed

Built from Greek παπάς (“priest”) + Νικολάου (“of Nikolaos, of Nicholas”).

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Παπανικολάου’s family of names

In Greek usage, Παπανικολάου has a later derivative in Papanicolau. In Greek usage, Παπανικολάου as a surname has a transliteration in PAPANIKOLAOU. In Greek usage, Παπανικολάου as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Papanikoláou.

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Παπανικολάου has relatives in 3 languages.

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Across languages 2

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