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Andreou
Andreou ( ), also spelt Antreou, is a common surname in Greece and Cyprus. It originally meant ''son of Andrew'' or son of Andreas. Andreou or Andreu is also a last name in Spain and Italy. Andreou is of pre-Christian Greek origin although in Western Europe it gained popularity during the Crusades The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The best known of these Crusades are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291 that were ... (mostly in the form of Andrew) and was also one of the earliest settler names in America. Andreou may refer to: * Anastasios Andreou (1877–1947), Greek-Cypriot athlete who competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens * Charalambos Andreou (born 1967), Greek-Cypriot footballer * Constantine Andreou (1917–2007), Légion d'honneur awarded painter & sculptor of Greek origin * Costas Andreou, Greek musician * Christos Andreou (born 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine Andreou
Constantine Andreou (also: Costas Andreou, Kostas Andreou; french: Constantin Andréou, Costas Andréou; el, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου, Κώστας Ανδρέου) (March 24, 1917 – October 8, 2007) was a painter and sculptor of Greek origin with a highly successful career that spanned six decades. Andreou has been praised by many as an eminent figure in international art of the 20th century.Michel Bourgeois in J.P. Langlois, introduction - Statement by the Board of Directors of the Teloglion Art Foundation, pg. 8 - Biography Early life (1917–1945) Constantine Andreou was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1917 to Greek parents who had immigrated to Brazil a few years prior. In 1925, his family moved back to Greece where he settled in Athens until the end of World War II. During these years, Andreou dabbled in crafts and for a period worked as a carpenter making furniture while studying technical design. He graduated in 1935. In the same year, he sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costas Andreou
Costas Andreou ( el, Κώστας Ανδρέου, links=, lit=) is a musician and composer based in Athens, Greece. He processes the sounds of fretless electric bass in real time, creating multi-level soundscapes. He has written and performed the music and done the sound design for theatre performances and other artistic productions. His music has been used in various documentaries, films and television productions. His music is available to preview and download on his website. His solo concert ''Live Ambient'' has been presented at Poli Theatre (Athens) on 10 October 2015, at Art Theatre Karolos Koun (Frinichou 14, Plaka) on 21 April 2016 and at Fournos Theatre (Mavromichali 168, Athens) on 15 December 2017, on 19 and 26 October 2018 and on 7 and 8 January 2019. On 17 and 24 May 2019 he presented the concert ''Ippokratous'' at Fournos Theatre in Athens. Music/sound design Theatre * ''Deirdre'' (William Butler Yeats) * ''Youth Without God'' (Ödön von Horváth) * ''The Burrow' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marios Andreou
Marios Andreou ( el, Μάριος Ανδρέου; born 26 August 1998) is a Cypriot footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Portland Timbers U23s. Club career Andreou made his senior debut for Apollon against Karmiotissa in February 2017, coming on as a substitute for Alex da Silva in a 3–0 victory. Career statistics Club ;Notes References External links Marios Andreouat UEFA Marios Andreouat the Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit Christianity, Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. Based on student enrollment, Grand Canyon University was the lar ... 1998 births Living people Grand Canyon University alumni Cypriot footballers Cyprus youth international footballers Association football midfielders Cypriot First Division players USL League Two players Apollon Limassol FC players Grand Canyon Antelopes men's soccer pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charalambos Andreou
Charalambos Andreou ( el, Χαράλαμπος Ανδρέου; born 16 June 1967) is a Cypriot former international football striker. He started and ended his career in Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. He had left only for two seasons to play for Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club f .... All-time top scorer of Nea Salamina with more than 200 goals in all competitions External links * 1967 births Living people Cypriot footballers Cyprus international footballers Greek Cypriot people Association football forwards Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Cypriot First Division players People from Famagusta {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Andreou
Kristis Andreou (born August 12, 1994) is a Cypriot football player who plays as a centre forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ... for Aris Limassol. External links * 1994 births Living people Cypriot footballers Cypriot expatriate footballers Cypriot First Division players Ayia Napa FC players AEL Limassol players AEZ Zakakiou players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Aris Limassol FC players FK Žalgiris players A Lyga players Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Cypriot expatriates in Lithuania Sportspeople from Limassol Association football forwards {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sozos Andreou
Sozos Andreou ( el, Σώζος Ανδρέου; born September 6, 1969) is a Cypriot former international football defender. He started his career in 1992 with Anorthosis Famagusta. He also played for AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintain ... and Alki Larnaca. External links * 1969 births Living people Cypriot footballers Cyprus international footballers Greek Cypriot people Association football defenders AEL Limassol players Alki Larnaca FC players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players People from Famagusta {{cyprus-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioannis Andreou
Ioannis Andreou was a Greek swimmer. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Andreou competed in the 1,200 metres freestyle event. He placed second of the seven swimmers, with a time of 21:03.4. The winner, Alfréd Hajós Alfréd Hajós (1 February 1878 – 12 November 1955) was a Hungarian swimmer, football player and manager, and architect. He was the first modern Olympic swimming champion and the first Olympic champion of Hungary. No other swimmer ever won ..., had finished in 18:22.2. References External links * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Greek male swimmers Swimmers at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Olympic swimmers of Greece Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olympic silver medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics Greek male freestyle swimmers Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Greece-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasios Andreou
Anastasios Andreou ( el, Αναστάσιος Ανδρέου; born 1877 in Limassol, Ottoman Cyprus; died 1947) was a Greek athlete from Cyprus. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Limassol in 1877. He studied at the Greek School of Limassol where he was declared Multi-victorious Champion. He was successful in the first Pan Cypriot games in 1896, winning the 100 metres and 110 metres hurdles. He represented Cyprus in the first Pan-Hellenic Games in the 110 metres hurdling. His success in Pan-Hellenic Games and participation at Olympics were an honour for Sport in Cyprus. He was a volunteer in the Greek army for the Greek-Turkish war of 1897 and fought in Domokon Derven, Phoulnea and Farsala Farsala ( el, Φάρσαλα), known in Antiquity as Pharsalos ( grc, Φάρσαλος, la, Pharsalus), is a city in southern Thessaly, in Greece. Farsala is located in the southern part of Larissa regional unit, and is one of its largest towns. .... He m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreu
Andreu () is a common Catalan and southern French given name of Ancient Greek origin, which also appears as a surname. The word Andreu is derived etymologically from the ancient Greek vocabulary word ''andros'', the genitive of ''aner'' ("man") and so means "of the man". Thus, the name Andreu takes the meaning the one who is "manly", "strong", "courageous" or a "warrior". The contemporary Greek equivalent of the name is Andreou; the English equivalent is Andrew. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Andreu Blanes (born 1991), Spanish orienteering competitor * Andreu Buenafuente (born 1955), Spanish late night show host and founder of the group El Terrat * Andreu Canals (born 1973), Spanish rower * Andreu Febrer (1375–1440), Spanish poet and diplomat * Andreu Fontàs (born 1989), Catalan football player for the FC Barcelona * Andreu Guerao (born 1983), Spanish footballer * Andreu Ivars, Valencian Franciscan priest and historian * Andreu Jacob (born 1971), Catala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geographically in Western Asia, its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southern European. Cyprus is the third-largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is located north of Egypt, east of Greece, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is ''de facto'' governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was established after the 1974 invasion and which is recognised as a country only by Turkey. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains include the well-preserved ruins from the Hellenistic period such as Salamis, Cyprus, Salam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek-language Surnames
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy ( Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring thousands of islands. The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
