Surname

Gianakis

Gianakis is a surname from Greek.

Original GreekΓιαννάκης

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gianakis comes from Greek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Greek Γιαννάκης.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gianakis’s family of names

In English usage, Gianakis as a surname was borrowed from the Greek form Γιαννάκης.

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GianakisΓιαννάκης

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