Manousos () is both a Greek surname and a masculine given name. It is a direct loanword from the
Venetian Manuzio (latin Manutius). Common in
Venetian Crete, it was eventually associated with Manos and
Manolis Manolis () is a Greek masculine given name, which is sometimes a contraction of Emmanouil. It may refer to:
* Manolis Anagnostakis (1925–2005), Greek poet and critic
* Manolis Andronikos (1919–1992), Greek archaeologist
* Manolis Angelopoul ...
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Notable people with the name include:
*Manoússos Theotokópoulos (1531–1604), was a wealthy merchant and brother of
El Greco
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (, ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco (; "The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time. ...
[M. Scholz-Hansel, ''El Greco'', 7]
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Savvas Manousos (born 1985), Greek basketball player
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Yiorghos Manousos (born 1987), Greek footballer
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Manousos Manousakis, Greek film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
References
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Greek-language surnames
Surnames