Axiotis
| Pronunciation | pronounced [ák.sio.tis] |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | worthy, fit, suitable. |
| Region of origin | Greece |
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| Variant form(s) | Axioti, Assiotis, Assioti, Aksiotis, Aksiote, Aksiyote, Aksote, Aksoti, Akşote, Akshoti, Akchoti, Akchoté |
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Axiotis (Greek: Αξιώτης) or Axioti/Axiotou (female equivalent) is a surname, and may refer to;
Axiotis derives from ἄξιος (axios) which means worthy in Greek with the suffix -της. (cf. ἄξιος) It could also come from Ἀξιός (cf. Axius) the river god and the ancient name for the Orontes and Vardar rivers. Axios is Thracian for 'not-shining' related to axšaēna the Avestan word for 'dark-coloured'.
- Alexandros Axiotis, Greek politician who took part in the Greek War of Independence
- Alexandros Axiotis (born 1996), Zambian swimmer
- Dimitrios Axiotis, Greek Paralympian athlete
- Angelos Axiotis, Greek songwriter
- Georgios Axiotis (1875-1924), Greek composer, pianist and music critic
- Diamantis Axiotis (born 1942), Greek poet and prose writer
- Kyriakos Axiotis (born 1993), Greek medalist in Balkan and International Olympiad in Informatics
- Kyrillos Axiotis (1908-1991), Greek hierarch, metropolitan of Chaldia, Cheroian and Kerasounta
- Paul Axiotis (born 1976) Greek biologist, Northern Illinois University
- Panayiotis Axiotis (1840-1918), Greek writer
- Stratis Axiotis (1907-1994), Greek hagiographer
- Melpo Axioti (1905-1973), Greek writer
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