Word origins

• VlachosA surname from Greek.
• dolmaAny of a family of stuffed vegetable dishes. The filling generally consists of rice, minced meat or grains, together with onion, herbs and spices.
• NafplioA large town in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece.
• SfakiaA mountainous area in the southwest of Crete.
• FotopoulosA surname from Greek.
• StavropoulosA surname from Greek.
• StathopoulosA surname from Greek.
• AlexopoulosA surname from Greek.
• ELOTThe Greek national standards organization.
• VasiliosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Βασίλειος (Vasíleios), equivalent to Basil.
• StylianosA transliteration of the Greek male given name Στυλιανός (Stylianós), used in Greece.
• DoukasA surname from Greek.
• RallisA surname from Greek.
• RaptisA surname from Greek, equivalent to English Taylor.
• ScutariFormer name of Üsküdar.
• SiderisA surname from Greek.
• PetropolisA municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; former state capital.
• KomotiniA city in Thrace, northeastern Greece.
• GiannopoulosA surname from Greek, feminine equivalent Giannopoulou and Yiannopoulou; variant forms Gianopoulos, Gianopulos, Yannopoulos, Yiannopoulos.
• SavvaA transliteration of the Greek male given name Σάββα (Sávva).
• GalanisA surname from Greek.
• IliopoulosA surname from Greek.
• ArvanitisA surname from Greek.
• GrigorisA transliteration of the Greek male given name Γρηγόρης (Grigóris).
• ZervasA surname from Greek.
• DemopoulosA surname from Greek.
• PapanikolaouA surname from Greek.
• KatsarosA surname from Greek.
• SamothrakiSynonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece.
• DafniA city 10 km south of downtown Athens in Attica, Greece.
• PantazisA surname from Greek.
• AdamantidisA surname from Greek.
• afeliaA Cypriot dish consisting of pork marinated and cooked in red wine with coarsely crushed coriander seed
• agrimiA type of goat with long horns that curl back, native to Crete, subspecies Capra hircus cretica, sometimes Capra aegagrus cretica et al.
• AigioA town in Greece located in the northeastern Achaea prefecture
• AlexandroupoliA city in Greece and the capital of the Evros Prefecture in Thrace.
• AlopekiA settlement near ancient Athens.
• AnastosA surname from Greek.
• andartesThe Greek resistance, and its members, during World War II
• AngelopoulouA transliteration of the Greek surname Αγγελόπουλου (Angelópoulou).
• ano teleiaSynonym of high point: · or ·.
• anthotyrosA Greek cheese made from goat or ewe milk.
• AntonopoulosA surname from Greek.
• ApteraAn ancient city in western Crete, now an archaeological site.
• armatoleA Greek armed mercenary who enforced Ottoman rule in Greece from the 15th century onward; during the Greek War of Independence (1821–1832), many armatoloi became pro-independence guerrilla fighters opposed to Ottoman rule.
• ArvanitikaAn archaic form of the Albanian language spoken by a linguistic minority in Greece.
• AtalianisA surname from Greek.
• AthanaselisA surname from Greek.
• AthanasellisA surname from Greek.
• AvraamA transliteration of the Greek male given name Αβραάμ (Avraám).
• baglamasA plucked stringed instrument, a long-necked bowl lute, played in Greek music and often made of improvised materials; it is a high-pitched and small bouzouki with one string in an octave pair on the lower D and unison pairs on the four highest strings.
• bakasA surname from Greek.
• BaklahoraniAn annual carnival celebrated on Shrove Monday by the Greek Orthodox community in Istanbul.
• biftekiA kind of Greek beef patty or rissole.
• birosA surname.
• CalligasA surname from Greek, equivalent to English Farrier.
• ChatzimanolakisA surname from Greek
• ChristopoulosA surname from Greek.
• daktylaA rustic leavened bread from Greece, with a segmented shape resembling fingers. It is traditionally made from a mix of wheat flours and fine cornmeal, which gives it a light yellow colour, and is topped with sesame and nigella seeds.
• DaleziosA transliteration of the Greek surname Δαλέζιος (Dalézios).
• demoticismSupport for the demotic form of the Greek language rather than Katharevousa.
• DhimotikiDemotic Greek.
• diaconiconA sacristy for sacred vessels in a Greek church, on the south side of the bema or sanctuary.
• dialytikaA diaeresis or trema in the Greek alphabet
• DidymoteichoA town located in the eastern part of the Evros Prefecture of Thrace, Greece.
• diobolonA Greek copper coin of the mid-19th century.
• DodekatheismSynonym of Hellenism (the modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece)
• dolmadakiA rice mixture with fresh herbs such as mint and parsley and, sometimes, pine nuts, with tender grape leaves, served with a thick and creamy, lemony sauce. Also, in some regions, minced meat is added tightly wrapped.
• DoukakisA transliteration of the Greek surname Δουκάκης (Doukákis).
• EftychiaA female given name from Ancient Greek, meaning happiness or good luck (archaic).
• EgyptiotA member of the Greek community historically living in Egypt.
• EiriniA transliteration of the Greek female given name Ειρήνη (Eiríni).
• EkateriniA transliteration of the Greek female given name Αικατερίνη (Aikateríni).
• ElefsinaA suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit regional unit of Greece, site of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
• EllinikoA city and suburb of Athens in Attica, Greece.
• elosA village in the Laconia region, in the southern Peloponnese, Greece.
• enosisAny political movement aiming to incorporate Greek-populated areas currently outside Greece into Greece.
• estiatorioA Greek restaurant, especially one that is more upmarket and elaborate than a taverna.
• EvanthiaFormer name of Aydin: a city in southwestern Turkey.
• fakelakiAn envelope containing cash, offered as a bribe in Greece.
• fanouropitaA Greek oil-based sweet cake, traditionally Lenten and served on Saint Phanourios’ feast day on August 27, not containing any butter or eggs so that it can be eaten on holy fasting days.
• fasoladaA Greek, Mediterranean, and Cypriot soup of beans, olive oil, and vegetables.
• fevgaA Greek game resembling backgammon.
• filaktoA sacramental (sacred sign) that is pinned to one's clothing in order to ward off Satan.
• flaounaA kind of cheese-filled pastry eaten in Cyprus during Easter and Ramadan.
• FotiniA transliteration of the Greek female given name Φωτεινή (Foteiní).
• fustanellaA form of skirt or kilt traditionally worn by men in Albania, Greece and other parts of the Balkans.
• galaktobourekoA Greek dessert of semolina-based custard in phyllo.
• GianakisA transliteration of the Greek surname Γιαννάκης (Giannákis).
• GlynosA surname from Greek.
• GrigoriouA transliteration of the Greek surname Γρηγορίου (Grigoríou).
• GrikoAn ethnically Greek people of southern Italy and Sicily, descended from Byzantine and ancient Greek colonies.
• halloumiA traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.
• hasapikoA Greek folk dance from Constantinople.
• horiatikiGreek salad
• KakosA surname from Greek.
• kalamarakiaA Greek dish of deep-fried squid.
• kalitsouniaSmall cheese or herb pies in Cretan cuisine; they may be sweet or salty, and either baked or fried.
• kallikantzarosA mythical, malevolent goblin-like spirit of Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore.
• KalliopiA transliteration of the Greek female given name Καλλιόπη (Kalliópi).