Christou (Greek: Χρήστου) is a
Greek
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patronymic surname
A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic
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meaning son of
Christos. Notable examples include:
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Andreas Christou (born 1948), Mayor of
Limassol
Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population o ...
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Ang Christou
Ang Christou (born 16 January 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer for Carlton in the Australian Football League.
AFL career
Christou played for the Carlton Football Club and along with Anthony Koutoufides was a popular figure as a G ...
(born 1972), Australian rules footballer
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B. Christou (1941–2018), Australian writer
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Jani Christou
Jani Christou (, ''Giánnīs Chrī́stou''; 8 or 9 January 1926 – 8 January 1970) was a Greek composer.
Biography
There is some disagreement about Christou's birth, the date of which is given by some authorities as 8 January; while others stat ...
(1926–1970), Greek composer
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Ioannis Christou
Ioannis Christou (; born 23 June 1983 in Kastoria) is a triple Olympian Greek rower, multiple Word and European Champion. He achieved 9 medals at World Cups in his career .He represented Greece at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the single sculls eve ...
(born 1983), Greek rower
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Konstantinos Christou
Kottas Christou () or Kote Hristov ( Bulgarian/Macedonian: Коте Христов), known simply as Kottas or Kote,, and often referred to as Konstantinos Christou (), was a Slavophone revolutionary chieftain in Western Macedonia during the M ...
(1863–1905), Greek fighter
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Paraskevas Christou (born 1984), Cypriot football player
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