Panayiotis Ioannou (athlete)

Panagiotis or Panayiotis ( el, Παναγιώτης, ), "Παν" (all) "άγιος" (holy or saint) suffix "-της" (which can mean "of the"), is a common male Greek name. It derives from the Greek epithet Panagia or ''Panayia'' ("All-Holy") for Mary, mother of Jesus. The feminine form of the name is Panagiota or Panayiota (Παναγιὡτα).
Having 3 name days within a year (e.g. 2 February, 26 December), one of them is celebrated together with Maria, Mario, Mary, Despoina (or Despina) and all their diminutives on the Dormition of the Theotokos on 15 August.
There are many diminutives of Panagiotis such as Panos (Πάνος), Notis (Νότης), Panagis/Panayis (Παναγής), Takis (Τάκης, from the diminutive Panagiotakis or Panayiotakis), Panikos (Πανίκος, in Cyprus), Pit (Πιτ), while Panagiota or Panayiota is commonly reduced to Giota or Yiota (Γιώτα), and Nota (Νότα).

Notable people

* Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos, Greek revolutionary and member of the Filiki Eteria
* Panagiotis Beglitis, Greek politician
* Panagiotis Chinofotis, Greek admiral and politician
* Panayiotis Chronis, Greek football player
* Panagiotis Danglis, Greek general and politician
* Panayiotis Demetriou, Greek painter of the 17th/18th century
* Panayiotis Engomitis, Cypriot football midfielder
Panagiotis Evgeniou
Cypriot businessman
* Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician
* Panagiotis Gennadius, Greek botanist and agronomist
* Panagiotis Giannakis, Greek basketball player and coach
* Panayiotis Kafkis, Greek professional basketball player
* Panos Kammenos, Greek politician
* Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek politician and two-time prime minister of Greece
* Panagiotis Karatzas (died 1824), Greek revolutionary leader
* Panagiotis Karatzas, Greek basketball player.
* Panos Karnezis, Greek writer
* Panagiotis Kavvadias, Greek archaeologist
* Panayiotis Kokoras, Greek composer
* Panagiotis Kondylis, Greek social scientist and historian of philosophy
* Panayiotis Kythreotis, Cypriot football player
* Panagiotis Lafazanis, Greek politician
* Panayotis Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
* Panagiotis Lagos, Greek football player
* Panayiotis Loizides (businessman), Cypriot businessman
* Panagiotis Manias, Greek basketball player
* Panagiotis Markouizos, Greek figure skater and six-times Greek champion
* Panagiotis Meltemis, Greek poet
* Panayiotis Panayiotou Cypriot football player
* Panos Panagiotopoulos, Greek politician
* Panagiotis Papadopoulos, Greek fashion designer based in Sweden
* Panayiotis Paphides, British journalist
* Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, Greek athlete, 1896 and 1900 Olympics
* Panayotis Pascot, French comedian and actor
* Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Greek judge, politician, President of the Council of State and Prime Minister of Greece
* Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek diplomat, politician and Prime Minister of Greece
* Panagiotis Poulitsas, Greek judge, archaeologist, President of the Council of State and Prime Minister of Greece
* Panayiotis Pounnas Cypriot footballer
* Panagiotis Sarris, Greek sprinter
* Panagiotis Sekeris, Greek merchant and member of the Filiki Eteria
* Panayiotis Simopoulos, Greek model
* Panagiotis Skagiopoulos, Greek merchant and philanthropist
* Panos Skourletis, Greek politician
* Panagiotis E. Souganidis, Greek mathematician
* Panagiotis Soutsos, Greek poet
* Panayiotis Spyrou, Cypriot football defender
* Panagiotis Stroubakos