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Sakkos

Sakkos

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A family name from Greece used as a surname
  • proper noun
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  • My friend, Maria Sakkos, comes from a long line of Greek artists.

Examples

  • The Sakkos family has lived in this village for generations.

  • During the reunion, many members of the Sakkos clan shared stories of their ancestors.

  • The scene was painted by an artist known today as the "White Sakkos Painter," who often depicted women wearing white sakkoi, or headdresses.

    Academic text (2007)

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Sakkos comes from a Greek word like the English sack, meaning 'bag', and it was also the name of a loose tunic once worn by bishops in Byzantium. A helpful way to remember the surname is to imagine an ancestor who made or wore that 'sack'-like coat, which is why the word became a family name.