Angelopoulos
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Angelopoulos
Frequency: (131)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Greek: from the personal name Angelos (from angelos ‘messenger’, ‘angel’) or a shortened form of the personal name Evangelos ‘bringer of good news’ (see Evangelista), + the patronymic ending -poulos. This ending occurs chiefly in the Peloponnese. It is derived from Latin pullus ‘nestling’, ‘chick’.
GIVEN NAMES: Greek 23%. Andreas (2), Dimitrios (2), Angelos, Athanasia, Kostas, Nikolaos, Pericles, Spyridon, Spyros, Thanos, Vassilis.
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Mentioned in
Enas Melissokomos Petheni - O Alles Mythos
(1986 Film)
Manolis Angelopoulos
(World Artist, '90s, 2000s)
Angelos
(family name)
Anaparastasis
(1970 Drama Film)
Theo Angelopoulos
(Director, Writer, Actor, Drama)
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