Etymology

Stelios

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Today it means: A transliteration of the Greek male given name diminutive Στέλιος (Stélios), used in Greece. Full definition →

Greek Στέλιος ← Ancient Greek Στυλιανός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣτυλιανός
  2. Greek · borrowed fromΣτέλιος
  3. English todayStelios

From Greek Στέλιος (Stélios), diminutive of Στυλιανός (Stylianós), from Ancient Greek Στυλιανός (Stulianós, literally “someone firm”), from στῦλος (stûlos, “pole”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekΣτυλιανός all →

Stylianos

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