Stelios (Greek: Στέλιος) or formally Stylianos (Greek: Στυλιανός) is a Greek first name. This name is given to honor
St. Stylianos, a
Greek Orthodox
The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek language, Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the Eastern Orthodox Church, entire body of Orthodox (Chalced ...
saint, the protector of children. The name is derived from the Greek word στυλος (stylos) that means "pillar".
Notable people and characters with the name include:
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Stelios Giannakopoulos
Stylianos "Stelios" Giannakopoulos ( el, Στυλιανός "Στέλιος" Γιαννακόπουλος; born 12 July 1974), popularly known as Stelios, is a Greek football manager and former player. During his playing career, Giannakopoulos p ...
, association football player
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Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou ( el, Στέλιος Χατζηιωάννου, translit=Stelios Hatziioannou; born 14 February 1967) is a Greek Cypriot entrepreneur. Born into a wealthy ship-owning family, he is best known for founding the low-cost ai ...
, owner of easyGroup
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Stelios Kazantzidis
Stelios Kazantzidis (Greek: Στέλιος Καζαντζίδης; 29 August 1931 – 14 September 2001) was one of the most prominent Greek singers. A leading singer of Greek popular music, or Laïkó, he collaborated with many of Greece's fore ...
, singer and novelist
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Stelios Constantas, singer
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Stelios Arcadiou
Stelarc (born Στέλιος Αρκαδίου ''Stelios Arcadiou'' in Limassol in 1946; legally changed his name in 1972) is a Cyprus-born Australian performance artist raised in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, whose works focus heavily on e ...
(better known as Stelarc), performance artist
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Stelios Phili, Cypriot-American songwriter and record producer
*Stelios, character in the film ''
300'', played by Michael Fassbender
See also
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Stylianos (disambiguation) Stylianos (Greek: Στυλιανός) is a Greek given name meaning pillar. Stylianos may refer to:
* Stylianos of Paphlagonia (fl. late 6th century), patron saint of children
* Stylianos Zaoutzes (died 899), Byzantine official and father-in-law o ...
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Greek masculine given names