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Nikolopoulos
Nikolopoulos (Greek: Νικολόπουλος) is a Greek surname, meaning "son of Nikolaos". The female version of the name is Nikolopoulou (Νικολοπούλου). Notable examples include: * Alexandros Nikolopoulos (born 1875), Greek weightlifter * Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (1786-1841), Greek composer, archeologist, and philologist *Stamatios Nikolopoulos, Greek racing cyclist *Christos Nikolopoulos Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (disamb ..., Greek Motorcyclist See also * Nikolaou * Nikolaidis {{surname Greek-language surnames Surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamatios Nikolopoulos
Stamatios Nikolopoulos was a Greek racing cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens winning two silver medals. Nikolopoulos competed in the 333 metres and the 2 kilometres races, placing second in each to Frenchman Paul Masson. Nikolopoulos's time in the 2 kilometres was 5:00.2. He tied with Adolf Schmal Felix Adolf Schmal (18 September 1872 – 28 August 1919) was an Austrian fencer and racing cyclist. He was born in Dortmund and died in Salzburg. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. 1896 Olympics With a fencing mask, sabre ... for second at 26.0 seconds in the initial race of the 333 metres, and defeated Schmal in a race-off to take second place to himself. His time in the race-off was 25.4 seconds. References External links * * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Greek male cyclists Greek track cyclists Cyclists at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Olympic silver medalists for Greece Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandros Nikolopoulos (weightlifter)
Alexandros Nikolopoulos ( el, ΑλέξανδροςΝικολόπουλος, 1875 in Athens, date of death unknown) was a Greek weightlifter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the one-handed event now known as the snatch, Nikolopoulos finished third out of the four lifters. He lifted 57.0 kilograms with one hand, matching the silver medallist Viggo Jensen, but could only manage 40.0 kilograms with the other, the same as fourth-place finisher Sotirios Versis Sotirios Versis ( el, Σωτήριος Βερσής, 1876 in Athens, Greece – 1919) was a Greek athlete and weightlifter. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris. Versis was born in Athens .... References External links * 1875 births Year of death missing Greek male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Greece Olympic bronze medalists for Greece Weightlifters at the 1896 Summer Olympics 19th-century sportsmen Olympic medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantinos Nikolopoulos (composer)
Konstantinos Agathophron Nikolopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Αγαθόφρων Νικολόπουλος; 1786 – 12 June 1841) was a Greek composer, philologist and colleague of Adamantios Korais. Biography Konstantinos Nikolopoulos was born in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire and grew up in Paris. Being somewhat of a "Renaissance Man" (that is, an individual with many varied skills and talents), he was employed as librarian in the French Institute, where he worked for much of his life. He was a member of the Philiki Etaireia, the underground revolutionary Greek organization working for the liberation of the Greeks from the Ottoman Empire. He died in Paris, at the age of 55, while he donated his library to the municipality of Andritsaina, origin place of his father. Compositions Josef Fink helped bring some fame to Nikolopoulos by referring to his compositions in ''"Die Arkadische Sendung Des Konstantinos Nikolopoulos"'' in 1980. Some of his works were based on Ancient Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaou
Nikolaou or Nicolaou ( el, Νικολάου) is a surname. It is of Greek origin and a very common Greek Cypriot surname. Nicolaou translates to the "Victor of the People". "Niko" or "Nico" is derived from the Greek word "νίκη" for "victor" and "laou" is derived from the Greek word "λαός" which means "the people or the people of the country". Many Greek Cypriot surnames have an "ou" ending in them compared to main land Greece where Nicolaou may be spelt as "Nicolaos". There are two other variations of the surname Nicolaou which were given the prefix "hadji" (in greek "Χατζη") and the prefix Papa (in greek "παπάς") which was added as a prefix to the surname. Hadjinicolaou or Hatzinikolaou had the prefix "hadji" given to those who physically walked on foot and journeyed to the Holy land and were baptized in the River Jordan and means that at some point someone in the family many years ago was baptized in the River Jordan. Papanicolaou or Papanikolaou has the prefix " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaidis
Nikolaidis ( el, Νικολαΐδης) is a Greek surname of Pontic origin. It is a patronymic surname that literally means "the son of Nikolaos (Nicolaos)", equivalent to English Nicholson or Nixon, and can also be found transliterated as Nicolaidis or even Nicolaides. The feminine form is Nikolaidou but the less formal Nikolaidi can also be found in use as well. Notable people with this surname include: *Alexandros Nikolaidis (born 1979), Greek Taekwondo athlete *Alexandros Nikolaidis (basketball) (born 2002), Greek basketball player *Andrej Nikolaidis (born 1974), Bosnian novelist and critic *Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete) (1896–1980), Greek footballer and track athlete *Apostolos Nikolaidis (singer) (1938–1999), Greek singer *Demis Nikolaidis (born 1973), Greek footballer *Dimitris Nikolaidis (1922–1993), Greek actor * Efstratios Nikolaidis (born 1985), Greek Paralympic athlete *Elena Nikolaidi (1909–2002), Greek-American opera singer *Kalypso Nicolaïdis, Greek-French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
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 impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaos
Nikolaos ( el, Νικόλαος, ') is a common Greek given name which means "Victor of People", a compound of νίκη '' nikē'' 'victory' and λαός laos' 'people'. The connotation is "people's champion" or "conqueror of people". The English form is Nicholas. In the bible, this is the name of a proselyte of Antioch and one of the seven deacons of the church at Jerusalem. People with first name Nikolaos In sports: * Nikolaos Andreadakis, Greek athlete * Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Greek gymnast * Nikolaos Balanos, Greek architect * Nikolaos Dorakis, Greek shooter * Nikolaos Georgantas (1880-1958), Greek athlete * Nikolaos Georgeas, former Greek football player who last played for AEK Athens FC * Nikolaos Giantsopoulos (born 1994), Canadian soccer player * Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, Greek gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics * Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter * Nikolaos Lyberopoulos (b. 1975), Greek football player * Nikol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Nikolopoulos
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Christos may refer to: * Jesus of Nazareth * Christ (title), a title for the Jewish Messiah in Christianity * Christos (surname) * Christos (given name) *, a Greek owned, Liberian flagged cargo ship in service 1962-71 See also * Christ (other) * Christo (other) * Christa (other) * Christus (other) Christus may refer to: * Christ (title) People * Petrus Christus (c. 1410s – c. 1475), Dutch painter * Sir Christus (1978–2017), Finnish musician Music * ''Christus'' (Liszt), an oratorio * ''Christus'' (Mendelssohn), an unfinished orator ... [...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 impor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
