Georgios
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Georgios is derived from the Greek word (georgos, "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word is a compound
of (ge, "earth", "soil") and (ergon, "task", "undertaking", "work"). The English name "George"
is derived from it.
Georgios may refer to:
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Compound (linguistics)
In linguistics, a compound is a lexeme that consists of more than one stem. Compounding or composition is the word formation that creates compound lexemes...
of (ge, "earth", "soil") and (ergon, "task", "undertaking", "work"). The English name "George"
George (given name)
George, from the Greek word γεωργός , "farmer" or "earth-worker", which became a name in Greek: Γεώργιος , and Latin: Georgius. The word γεωργός is a compound word, formed by the words ge , "earth", "soil" and ergon , "work"...
is derived from it.
Georgios may refer to:
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A- Georgios AlexopoulosGeorgios AlexopoulosGeorgios Alexopoulos is a Greek international football player.-Club career:Alexopoulos began his career in the academy of Panathinaikos FC and wore the green jersey for 7 years. He was then transferred to Iraklis F.C. and after a year to Egaleo F.C., where he become a leading figure. In the summer...
- Georgios AlogoskoufisGeorgios AlogoskoufisGeorge Alogoskoufis is a Professor of Economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business since 1990. He was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from September 1996 till October 2009 and served as Greece's Minister of Economy and Finance from March 2004 till January 2009. During...
- Georgios AnatolakisGeorgios AnatolakisGeorgios Anatolakis was a Greek football central defender, who last played for Atromitos in the Greek Super League. He is well known in Greece for his strength, passion and persistence. A strong aerial challenger, he also advances on set pieces to find himself scoring on several occasions...
- Georgios AnninosGeorgios AnninosGeorgios Anninos was a Greek swimmer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Anninos competed in the 100 metres freestyle event. His time and place are unknown, though he did not finish in the top two....
- Georgios Arvanitis
- Georgios AspiotisGeorgios AspiotisGeorgios Aspiotis was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Aspiotis competed in the road race, an 87 kilometre competition that took cyclists from Athens to Marathon and back. He did not finish in the top three, though his exact place among the fourth through...
- Georgios Athanasiadis-NovasGeorgios Athanasiadis-NovasGeorgios Athanasiadis–Novas was a Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister.Born in Naupactus, he obtained his law degree from the University of Athens...
- Georgios Averoff
- Georgios AvgerinosGeorgios AvgerinosGeorgios Avgerinos was a Greek trader and leader or the Greek War of Independence of 1821.-Biography:...
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- Georgios BalakakisGeorgios BalakakisGeorgios Balakakis was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 and 1906 Summer Olympics.Balakakis competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis, and Athanasios Vouros...
- Georgios Balanos
- Georgios Bouzianis
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- Georgios Chrisafidis
- Georgios Christakis-ZografosGeorgios Christakis-ZografosGeorgios Christakis-Zografos was a Greek politician, minister of foreign affairs and president of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus .-Studies & early career:...
- Georgios ChristodoulouGeorgios ChristodoulouGeorgios Christodoulou is a former international Cypriot football defender.He played in teams such as AC Omonia, Olympiacos F.C. and APOEL FC.-External links:*...
- Georgios CypriusGeorgios CypriusGeorge of Cyprus was a Byzantine geographer of the early seventh century.Nothing is known of his life save that he was born at Lapithos in the island of Cyprus. He is known for his Descriptio orbis Romani , written in the decade 600–610...
(variously known as Georgius Cuprios, Georgios Cyprios, Georgii Cyprii and George of Cyprus), Byzantine geographer of the early seventh century
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- Georgios DelikarisGeorgios DelikarisGeorgios Delikaris is a former Greek football player, who spent the greatest part of his career at Olympiacos F.C. He is widely accepted amongst fans as one of the greatest Greek footballers of all time, coming in fourth in the Greek vote for the UEFA Jubilee Awards, first amongst former...
- Georgios DiamantisGeorgios DiamantisGeorgios Diamantis was a Greek shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Diamantis competed in the two rifle events. In the military rifle event, he placed seventh with a score of 1,456. In the second string of 10 shots, he scored 384. His score and place in the free rifle...
- Georgios DiamantopoulosGeorgios DiamantopoulosGiorgos Diamantopoulos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6'5" tall shooting guard-small forward and he possesses great scoring ability.-Pro career:...
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- Georgios EleftheriouGeorgios EleftheriouGeorgios Eleftheriou is a Cypriot midfielder who plays for AEL Limassol in the Cypriot First Division.-External links:*...
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- Georgios Firos
- Georgios FotakisGeorgios FotakisGeorgios Fotakis is a Greek international footballer. He currently plays professionally as an attacking midfielder for PAOK.-Club career:...
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- Georgios GalitsiosGeorgios GalitsiosGeorgios Galitsios is a Greek footballer.He is a right-sided defender who has made a number of appearances for Greece's youth teams...
- Georgios GazisGeorgios GazisGeorgios Gazis is a Greek amateur boxer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's middleweight division.Gazis lost his qualifier semi to Jean-Mickaël Raymond but won the decisive third place bout against Victor Cotiujanschi....
- Georgios Gemistos
- Georgios GennimatasGeorgios GennimatasGeorgios Gennimatas was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Gennimatas placed fourth or fifth in his preliminary heat of the 100 metres competition and did not advance to the final.-External links:*...
- Georgios GeorgiadisGeorgios GeorgiadisGeorgios Georgiadis is a former Greek footballer. He last played for PAOK Thessaloniki FC.-Career:Born in Kavala, Greece, on 8 March 1972, Georgiadis' family, soon after his birth, left for Stuttgart, Germany, where young Giorgos first learned to play football. He returned to Greece, as a teenager...
- Georgios GougouliasGeorgios GougouliasGeorgios "George" Gougoulias is a Greek football striker playing for Pierikos F.C. in the Beta Ethniki. He was born and spent his childhood in Schweinfurt, Germany where he started playing football at its academy...
- Georgios GrigoriouGeorgios GrigoriouGeorgios Grigoriou was a Greek athlete.He was born in Sozopol.He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Grigoriou was one of 17 athletes to start the marathon race. He was one of the seven runners that dropped out of the race.-External links:...
- Georgios Grivas
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- Georgios Hakim
- Georgios Hamartolos
- Georgios HatzianestisGeorgios HatzianestisGeorgios Hatzianestis was a Greek general. He was born in Athens. From May 1922 to the end of the war that September, he was Commander-in-Chief of the Greek armies during the last months of the Greco-Turkish War .Following the Trial of the Six, Hatzianestis was executed for...
- Georgios HelakisGeorgios HelakisGeorgios Helakis is a Greek sports journalist, famous for his passionate live radio broadcasting of international football matches, particularly Champions League and 2004 UEFA European Championship...
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- Georgios Iacovidis
- Georgios Iacovou
- Georgios IatridisGeorgios IatridisGeorgios Iatridis was a Greek fencer. He participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Iatridis competed in the sabre event. In the five-man, round-robin tournament, he lost all four of his matches. He was defeated by Ioannis Georgiadis, Adolf Schmal, Telemachos Karakalos and Holger...
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- Georgios JakobidesGeorgios Jakobides'Georgios Jakobides was a Greek painter and one of the main representatives of the Greek artistic movement of the Munich School. He founded and was the first curator of the National Gallery of Greece in Athens.- Life :His first education was in Izmir, Turkey...
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- Georgios KafantarisGeorgios KafantarisGeorgios Kafantaris was a Greek politician, born in Anatoliki Fragkista, Evrytania....
- Georgios KalogiannidisGeorgios KalogiannidisGeorgios Kalogiannidis is an archer from Greece. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 54th overall....
- Georgios Karagounis
- Georgios KaraiskakisGeorgios KaraiskakisGeorgios Karaiskakis born Georgios Iskos was a famous Greek klepht, armatolos, military commander, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence.- Early life :...
- Georgios KaratzaferisGeorgios KaratzaferisGeorgios Karatzaferis is a Greek politician, a member of the Hellenic Parliament and the president of the Popular Orthodox Rally. Previously, Karatzaferis was a member of parliament of the liberal-conservative New Democracy party, from which he was expelled in 2000...
- Georgios KarayiannisGeorgios KarayiannisGeorgios Karayiannis was an officer of the Greek Army. Having retired with the rank of General, he was approached on April 18, 1964 by his former colleague General George Grivas and offered the leadership of the newly formed Greek Cypriot Cypriot National Guard, which post Karayiannis accepted...
- Georgios KasassoglouGeorgios KasassoglouGeorgios Kasassoglou was a Greek classical musician.-External links:*...
- Georgios KatsikogiannisGeorgios KatsikogiannisGeorgios Katsikogiannis is a Greek footballer. He currently plays for Doxa Drama F.C. on loan from Olympiacos.- Career :He signed his first professional contract with Olympiacos at the start of the 2007/08 season...
- Georgios Kedrenos
- Georgios Kintis
- Georgios Kiriopoulos
- Georgios Kolanis
- Georgios KolettisGeorgios KolettisGeorgios Kolettis was a Greek cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Kolettis competed in the 10 and 100 kilometres races. He finished second in the 100 kilometres, behind Léon Flameng of France. Kolettis and Flameng were the only two to finish. When Flameng crossed the...
- Georgios Kolokithas
- Georgios KolokoudiasGeorgios KolokoudiasGeorgios Kolokoudias born 3 May 1989 in Paralimni, Cyprus is a Cypriot football striker who last played for Olympiakos Nicosia and the Cyprus National U-21 team. In the past he played for Enosis Neon Paralimni and Panserraikos in Greece. Was on trial for English League One side Swindon Town FC in...
- Georgios KoltsidasGeorgios KoltsidasGeorgios Koltsidas was a famous football player, defender, who had played for Aris Thessaloniki. Considered as a tough defender he had been sent-off many times during his career. In spite of his harshness he was the backbone of Aris Thessaloniki having served his team for almost 15 years.He started...
- Georgios Koltzos
- Georgios KondylisGeorgios KondylisGeorgios Kondylis was a general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece. He was nicknamed Keravnos, Greek for "Thunder" or "Thunderbolt".-Military career:...
- Georgios Konstantinou Katsimpales
- Georgios KorakakisGeorgios KorakakisGeorgios Korakakis is a Greek footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ethnikos Asteras F.C..-External links:*...
- Georgios KostikosGeorgios KostikosGeorgios Kostikos is a retired Greek footballer.During his career he played for Pierikos, PAOK, Olympiacos and Diagoras. He played for PAOK from 1977 until 1986, before finishing his career with Olympiacos and Diagoras...
- Georgios Koudas
- Georgios KountouriotisGeorgios KountouriotisGeorgios Kountouriotis was a Greek ship-owner and politician who served as prime minister from March to October 1848. He was born in 1782 on the Saronic island of Hydra to an Arvanite family...
- Georgios KrestenitisGeorgios KrestenitisGeorgios Krestenitis was a Greek politician from the Ilia prefecture.Γεώργιος Κρεστενίτης was descended from the famous Krestenitis family which had many politicians. He was elected for the first time as a politician from Ilia in 1879 and again in 1885, 1895, 1902 and 1905. He was elected as a...
- Georgios KyriazisGeorgios KyriazisGeorgios Dimitri Kyriazis is a Greek footballer. He currently plays for Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. in Greek Super League....
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- Georgios LadasGeorgios LadasGeorgios Ladas is a Cypriot politician born in Nicosia.Ladas studied law, political and economic sciences in Athens. He was member of DIKO. He was elected President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus in 1981.-References:...
- Georgios LassanisGeorgios LassanisGeorgios Lassanis was a scholar and politician from Kozani, Greece.He studied literature and philosophy in Leipzig, then, in 1818, moved to Odessa, where he taught at the Greek community's business school. In Russia he became a member of Filiki Eteria, a secret Greek organisation. In 1820, he...
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- Georgios I of MakuriaGeorgios I of MakuriaGeorgios I was a ruler of the Nubian state of Makuria . The events about the king are preserved in the writings of the Egyptian historians Al-Maqrizi, el-Balawi and Ibn Taghribirdi...
- Georgios II of MakuriaGeorgios II of MakuriaGeorgios II was ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria. When Jawhar, the governor of Egypt, sent a mission to receive the baqt, he included an invitation to Georgios to embrace Islam...
- Georgios Mavromichalis
- Georgios Melas
- Georgios MichaelGeorgios MichaelGeorgios Michael is a Greek industrial designer.He studied architecture in Thessaloniki and made his first steps in industrial design in Italy, working for Sergio Coggiola and Carrozzeria Ghia...
- Georgios Mitrophanovic
- Georgios MitsibonasGeorgios MitsibonasGeorgios Mitsibonas was a famous Greek football player during the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani in the prefecture of Larissa. He started his football career as a centre forward in Ikonomos Tsaritsanis and in 1981 he signed with Larissa where he played one year...
- Georgios MitzouGeorgios MitzouGeorgios Mitzou or Mitsou was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.He descended from an old military family. He was famous under the pseudonym Captain George...
- Georgios Monachos
- Georgios MoraitinisGeorgios MoraitinisGeorgios Moraitinis was a Greek sport shooter. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.-Career:Moraitinis was born in Egypt....
- Georgios MylonasGeorgios MylonasGeorgios Mylonas was a Greek Center Union and New Democracy politician and government minister. He was a close aide to Greek statesman and premier George Papandreou, and was repeatedly elected deputy for the Ioannina seat with the Center Union...
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- Georgios Orfanidis
- Georgios OrphanidisGeorgios OrphanidisGeorgios Orphanidis was a Greek sports shooter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London....
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- Georgios PaleologosGeorgios PaleologosGeorge Palaiologos or Palaeologus was a Byzantine general, one of the most prominent military commanders and supporters of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos ....
- Georgios PanagiotopoulosGeorgios PanagiotopoulosGeorgios Panagiotopoulos is a retired Greek sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships finished seventh at the 1994 European Championships, won the silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games and finished fifth at the 1997 World...
- Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (born 1963), better known as George Michael
- Georgios Papadopoulos
- Georgios Papandreou (junior)
- Georgios Papandreou (senior)
- Georgios Papandreou (historian)Georgios Papandreou (historian)Georgios Papandreou was a Greek historian and a linguist.Ο ήταν διακεκριμένος ιστορικός.-Bibliography:...
- Georgios PapanikolaouGeorgios PapanikolaouGeorgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...
- Georgios PapasiderisGeorgios PapasiderisGeorgios Papasideris was a Greek athlete and weightlifter.-Career:Papasideris was born in Koropi.He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed in the shot put, placing third...
- Georgios PapastamkosGeorgios PapastamkosGeorgios Papastamkos is a Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament for New Democracy; part of the European People's Party.-References:...
- Georgios ParakeimenosGeorgios ParakeimenosGeorgios Parakeimenos was a Physician and preacher. He was born in Kozani and later he went and studied medicine and philosophy at Padua. He was director of the Kozani school from 1694 to 1707.*List of Macedonians - External links :*...
- Georgios ParaschosGeorgios ParaschosGeorgios Paraschos is a Greek football manager and former player.-Playing career:As a football player, he began his career from the youth academy of P.A.O.K in 1967. He became a professional player in 1971 and played with the Kastoria team until 1985, making appearances for the club in the Alpha...
- Georgios ParaskevopoulosGeorgios ParaskevopoulosGeorgios Paraskevopoulos was a Greek cyclist. He participated in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Career:Paraskevopoulos competed in the 12 hour race and the road race. He did not finish the 12 hours. In the road race, he was not among the top three out of the seven cyclists to compete....
- Georgios PlitsisGeorgios PlitsisGeorgios Plitsis is a former football Goalkeeper.He played for Larissa, Olympiacos and Iraklis.-International career:Plitsis appeared in 20 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1982 to 1991.-References:...
- Georgios Poulos
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- Georgios Rallis
- Georgios RoubanisGeorgios RoubanisGeorgios Roubanis is a Greek athlete. At the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, he won a bronze medal in thepole vault, as he scored 4.50m .In order to attend the Melbourne event, Roubanis lost a semester...
- Georgios RoufosGeorgios RoufosGeorgios Roufos was a Greek politician and Mayor of Patras for three terms, 1870-1874, 1874-1875 and 1887-1891...
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- Georgios SakellariosGeorgios SakellariosGeorgios Sakellarios was a chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha.He was born in Kozani and studied German and French and also Philosophy in Hungary. In addition to his post at the court, he was an associate of Rigas Ferraios and Perraivos....
- Georgios SamarasGeorgios SamarasGeorgios Samaras is a Greek footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Greek national football team. He is predominantly a left winger but can also play as a striker....
- Georgios SaridakisGeorgios SaridakisGeorgios Saridakis was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre walk.He competed for a Greece in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the 3000 metre walk where he won the bronze medal.-External links:*...
- Georgios Seitaridis
- Georgios Siantos
- Georgios SikaliasGeorgios SikaliasGeorgios Sikalias is a Greek footballer currently playing for Panachaiki Patras.-Palmeras: PAS Giannina**Greek Second Division: 2009 PAS Giannina**Greek Second Division: 2011-External links:**...
- Georgios SimosGeorgios SimosGeorgios Simos is a Greek football defender who last played for Ethnikos Piraeus.Simos previously played for Atromitos F.C., Larissa F.C. and Ionikos F.C. in the Greek Super League.-References:...
- Georgios SisinisGeorgios SisinisGeorg Sisinis was a Greek politician and a Greek revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Gastouni in the modern Ilia Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society in 1819...
- Georgios SkoutaridesGeorgios SkoutaridesGeorgios Skoutarides was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens and at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In 1906 he was eliminated in the first round of the 110 metre hurdles competition....
- Georgios SoufliasGeorgios SoufliasGeorgios Ath. Souflias is a Greek politician. He is a member of the New Democracy political party and was Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works for the duration of the Karamanlis administration....
- Georgios StanotasGeorgios StanotasGeorgios Stanotas was a Greek cavalry officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General.-Early life and career:He was born in the village of Kastanitsa, in the prefecture of Arcadia in the Peloponnese. He left his village early and went to Athens, where, in 1909, he joined the Hellenic Army as a...
- Georgios StefanopoulosGeorgios StefanopoulosGeorgios Stefanopoulos is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division , starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He twice won a medal at the European Championships in the early 1990s...
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- Georgios Theodoridis
- Georgios Grivas
- Georgios Theotokas
- Georgios TheotokisGeorgios TheotokisGeorgios Theotokis was a Greek politician and four times Prime Minister of Greece. He represented the New Party or Neoteristikon Komma .- Biography :...
- Georgios Toubalidis
- Georgios Tsaoussis
- Georgios TsitasGeorgios TsitasGeorgios Tsitas was a Greek wrestler. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.In the first round of the wrestling competition, held in a roughly Greco-Roman format, Tsitas had a bye to guarantee a top three finish before he even had a match. The semifinal pitted Tsitas against fellow...
- Georgios TsolakoglouGeorgios TsolakoglouGeorgios Tsolakoglou was a Greek military officer who became the first Prime Minister of the Greek collaborationist government during the Axis Occupation in 1941-1942.-Military career:...
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- Georgios VakouftsisGeorgios VakouftsisGeorgios Vakouftsis is a Greek footballer. He last played for PAEEK in Cyprus, previously he played for Niki Volos F.C. in the Gama Ethniki. A striker, he is 192 cm tall....
- Georgios Vasiliou
- Georgios VoulgarakisGeorgios VoulgarakisGeorgios Voulgarakis is a Greek politician and the former Minister for Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea and Island Policy.Voulgarakis was born in Crete and holds a PhD in economics from the University of Athens. He is a member of the New Democracy party...
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- Georgios ZoitakisGeorgios ZoitakisGeorgios Zoitakis was a Greek Army general and regent of Greece from 13 December 1967 to 21 March 1972, during the period of the military regime of the Colonels.- Life :...