Can someone tell me please. I just wondered.
I think there are so many:
Michailis, Marios, Andreas, Giorgios, Charalambous, Gianni, Maria, Andrulla.
Makarios is very rare I think.
Is there a special meaning of -pulous? There are so many Greek surnames that ends with pulous. For instance; Papadopulous, Haralambopulous, stefanopulous etc.
What's the most rare and most common GC names and surnames?
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What's the most rare and most common GC names and surnames?
by insan » Sun May 01, 2005 12:13 am
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by andytandreou » Sun May 01, 2005 2:50 am
lol.... my name is Andreas Andreou... The most common Cypriot name AND surname 
.... what are the chances of that eh?
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by magikthrill » Sun May 01, 2005 3:04 am
thats a good question insan.
whenever my mother hears a name she can understand if the person is from Cyprus or not. i have no idea how she knows. maybe because shes memorized all the names?! i mean there arent that many.
what is the case with TC names and surnames? are they different from turkish names?
whenever my mother hears a name she can understand if the person is from Cyprus or not. i have no idea how she knows. maybe because shes memorized all the names?! i mean there arent that many.
what is the case with TC names and surnames? are they different from turkish names?
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by insan » Sun May 01, 2005 1:35 pm
Until early 80's, TCs haven't got surnames. In old registry records(until early 80s) there are TC anmes comprise of foru and even five names. For instance: Hasan Hüseyin Ahmet Mehmet. Hasan is the name of the person. Hüseyin is the middle name of the person. Ahmet is his father's name and Mehmet is the name of his grand father. 
In early 80s, a surname law enacted in "TRNC" parliament which allowed TCs to register whatever surname they want, instead of using the father's and grand father's name as a surname.
Most common TC names in pre-80s period:
Male:Ahmet, Mehmet, Cemal, İbrahim, Mehmetali, Salih, İsmail, Mustafa, Hasan, Ali, Osman, Derviş, Kemal, Rifat, Davut...
Female:Ayşe, Ayşegül, Emine, Meryem, Akile, Zehra, Hıfsiye, Asiye, Şengül, Hayriye, Sadiye, Sıdıka, Bahriye, Hatice, Rasiha,...
The most common TC names of pre-80s mostly have an Arabic origin and related with the Islam. They are either the names of the prophets or names of the some important personalities of Islam and Ottoman empire.
Although these TC names are still very common in TC community, there are also some very common, "modern" TC names that increasingly used in post-74 period.
Most common "modern" TC names:
Male: Mete, Bora, Kaan, Akın, Kutay, Hakan, Mert, Kaya, Serdar, Ersin, Ercan, Serkan, Arhun, Metin, Tekin, Atilla, Berk, Cenk, Doğan...
Female: Tuğçe, Ebru, Berna, Banu, Yeşim, Bilge, Deniz, Serap, Asu, Ahu...
The most common TC names of post-80s period have a Turkish(mostly ancient Turkish) origin. They are either the names of ancient Turkish Khans or the names of the ancient legendary turkish heroes.
The most rare TC names of pre-80s:
Male: Üzeyir, Rauf , Durhasan
Female: Sittiga, Havva, Naziyet, Mahşeker, Terin, Müsteyde, Amber
The most rare TC names of post-80s:
Male: Kayra, Ralf, Kut
Female: İrem, Hazal, Sitare, Manolya, Peray
The most funny surnames of all times:
Bulli, Garabeçca, Tabakki, Cabacaba
The TC names which don't exist in Turkey:
Male: Kayra, Durhasan
Female: Sittiga, Terin, Hıfsiye, Müsteyde, Peray, Amber, Mahşeker, Naziyet, Bahriye, Rasiha.
In early 80s, a surname law enacted in "TRNC" parliament which allowed TCs to register whatever surname they want, instead of using the father's and grand father's name as a surname.
Most common TC names in pre-80s period:
Male:Ahmet, Mehmet, Cemal, İbrahim, Mehmetali, Salih, İsmail, Mustafa, Hasan, Ali, Osman, Derviş, Kemal, Rifat, Davut...
Female:Ayşe, Ayşegül, Emine, Meryem, Akile, Zehra, Hıfsiye, Asiye, Şengül, Hayriye, Sadiye, Sıdıka, Bahriye, Hatice, Rasiha,...
The most common TC names of pre-80s mostly have an Arabic origin and related with the Islam. They are either the names of the prophets or names of the some important personalities of Islam and Ottoman empire.
Although these TC names are still very common in TC community, there are also some very common, "modern" TC names that increasingly used in post-74 period.
Most common "modern" TC names:
Male: Mete, Bora, Kaan, Akın, Kutay, Hakan, Mert, Kaya, Serdar, Ersin, Ercan, Serkan, Arhun, Metin, Tekin, Atilla, Berk, Cenk, Doğan...
Female: Tuğçe, Ebru, Berna, Banu, Yeşim, Bilge, Deniz, Serap, Asu, Ahu...
The most common TC names of post-80s period have a Turkish(mostly ancient Turkish) origin. They are either the names of ancient Turkish Khans or the names of the ancient legendary turkish heroes.
The most rare TC names of pre-80s:
Male: Üzeyir, Rauf , Durhasan
Female: Sittiga, Havva, Naziyet, Mahşeker, Terin, Müsteyde, Amber
The most rare TC names of post-80s:
Male: Kayra, Ralf, Kut
Female: İrem, Hazal, Sitare, Manolya, Peray
The most funny surnames of all times:
Bulli, Garabeçca, Tabakki, Cabacaba
The TC names which don't exist in Turkey:
Male: Kayra, Durhasan
Female: Sittiga, Terin, Hıfsiye, Müsteyde, Peray, Amber, Mahşeker, Naziyet, Bahriye, Rasiha.
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by Saint Jimmy » Mon May 02, 2005 5:19 am
Very interesting indeed!
And, Insan, are TC names meaningful words? Generally, I mean...
And, Insan, are TC names meaningful words? Generally, I mean...
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by insan » Mon May 02, 2005 10:12 am
Saint Jimmy wrote:Very interesting indeed!
And, Insan, are TC names meaningful words? Generally, I mean...
%99.9 of the Turkish names have a meaning.
Some of them can be found @ http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyle ... 20SHE.html
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by erolz » Mon May 02, 2005 10:24 am
insan wrote: %99.9 of the Turkish names have a meaning.
Some of them can be found @ http://www.turkishculture.org/lifestyle ... 20SHE.html
Hey mine means "Be a brave man". I never knew that!
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by michalis5354 » Mon May 02, 2005 10:36 am
I didnt know that each name has a special meaning behind. And I am also suprised to see that mete is a name. I have been wondering what does mete stand for in Turkish.....
What about you Insan? Is Insan your real name?
Most common GC names are : Andreas, Michalis and Giorgos for boys and : Maria and Elena for girls!
What about you Insan? Is Insan your real name?
Most common GC names are : Andreas, Michalis and Giorgos for boys and : Maria and Elena for girls!
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