Meaning & origin
What it means
Pappas goes back to Greek παπάς, meaning “priest.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Pappas as a surname developed from Παπάς.
Pappas’s family of names
In English usage, Pappas as a surname developed from the Greek form Παπάς. In Greek usage, Pappas as a surname is a transliteration of Πάππας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Pappas, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Panas
“cloth, fabric”
>99% boys
Parmenas
“near-stayer”
>99% boys
Patrobas
“the life of the father”
>99% boys
Paros
“from the island”
>99% boys
Paris
“woman of the city in France”
8% boys · 92% girls
Pantias
“a philosophical man”
>99% boys
Pantazis
Pantazis is a surname from Greek.
75% boys · 25% girls
Papazi
Papazi is a surname from Greek. It is used in Romanian.
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