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Akis (given Name)
Akis is a Greek masculine given name. It may refer to the following: *Akis Agiomamitis, Greek Cypriot footballer and football manager *Akis Cleanthous (1964–2011), Greek Cypriot politician and financial analyst *Akis Kallinikidis (born 1977), Greek basketball player *Akis Katsoupakis (born 1972), Greek pop musician *Akis Mantzios (born 1969), Greek footballer and manager *Akis Petretzikis (born 1984), Greek celebrity chef *Akis Tsochatzopoulos (1939–2021), Greek politician, engineer, and economist *Akis Zikos (born 1974), Greek footballer See also *Akis (other) Akis may refer to: *A crater in the Mons Vinogradov *Aghtsk, Armenia - formerly ''Akis'' *Akis (given name) *Akis (periodical), ''Akis'' (periodical), a former periodical in Turkey *Akis (TV series), ''Akis'' (TV series), a Malaysian cartoon show * ... {{Given name Greek masculine given names Masculine given names Given names of Greek language origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label= Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Agiomamitis
Akis Agiomamitis is a retired Cypriot international footballer who played as a defender for OFI Crete and is now a football manager. Club career Agiomamitis moved to Greece in July 1979, joining Greek first division side OFI Crete. He would stay with OFI for seven seasons in the Greek first division. International career Agiomamitis made one appearance for the Cyprus national football team during 1987. Managerial career After he retired from playing, Agiomamitis become a manager. He led Aris Limassol F.C. in 2008 and 2009, before managing South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. Black Aces were a South African association football, football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg. History The original club w ... in 2009 and 2010. References External links * Living people Cypriot footballers Cyprus international footballers Super League Greece p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Cleanthous
Akis Cleanthous (1964 – April 11, 2011) was a Cypriot politician and financial analyst. Cleanhous served as the chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2007 and Minister of Education and Culture from 2007 until 2008. He was a member of the Democratic Party (DIKO), a center-right political party. Cleanthous was born in 1964 in Argaka, Paphos District, Cyprus. He received a bachelor's degree in marketing management from Baruch College in New York City. Cleanthous then obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in quantitative analysis from St. John's University in Queens, New York. Cleanthous initially worked as banker, specializing in electronic banking, before moving into the Cypriot Internet Technology sector. He was appointed the chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) in 2003 by the Council of Ministers. He remained the head of the CSE until February 20, 2007, when he was appointed Minister of Education and Culture. In February 2007, Cleanthous was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Kallinikidis
Avraam "Akis" Kallinikidis (born 1977, in Greece) is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.97 m (6 ft 5 in) tall. He can play at both the small forward and power forward positions. Professional career Kallinikidis began his professional career with Aigaleo. After playing with Egaleo for 13 years, he moved to AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ... in 2009. In 2014, he signed with Arkadikos. In 2016, he joined Holargos of the Greek A2 League. References External linksEurobasket.com Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Katsoupakis
Akis Katsoupakis ( el, Άκης Κατσουπάκης) is a Greek musician, arranger and record producer. His most commercially acclaimed album (arranged and co-produced) is Sokratis Malamas's (2000) which includes the classic Prigkipesa. His work includes arranging for multi-platinum albums (Eleftheria Arvanitaki – '' Ola Sto Fos'') – ( George Dalaras – ) Biography Born and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece, he studied piano, classical harmony, and counterpoint. Later on, he took lessons in jazz theory and jazz piano and also seminars on electronic music (ICMC '97). Katsoupakis has been working as a professional keyboard player since 1989. After playing with several bands, in 1994 he joined the band Maskes, which turned out to be one of the bands that formed the so-called indie rock scene of Thessaloniki. Since 1997 he has carried out orchestration and production for studio recordings and live concerts working with many of the industry's big names. He also appears as a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Mantzios
Apostolos "Akis" Mantzios ( gr, Απόστολος «Άκης» Μάντζιος; born 21 October 1969) is a Greek former professional football player who played as a defender and a current manager for AEL Limassol. Playing career When he was 22 years, he went to Panionios from AO Kifissia. Soon he won a place in the starting lineup of his new club, where he remained for 8 consecutive years. Mantzios won the Greek Football Cup with Panionios in 1998. In the summer of 1998, he moved to Aris and two years later he moved to Ionikos. In the summer of 2001, he returned to Panionios, where he ended his career two years later. Career statistics Managerial career ''As of 14 February 2022'' He started his managerial career from the youth teams of Panionios. At the season 2008–09, he became the manager of AO Haidari. The following year, he returned to Panionios, as a member of the coaching team. In January 2011, he became the coach of Thrasyvoulos. During the season 2011–12, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Petretzikis
Georgios Evlampios (Akis) Petretzikis (born 4 March 1984) is a Greek celebrity chef. He is the CEO of Akis Petretzikis Ltd, which publishes cooking magazines and books, produces cooking shows, runs restaurants, and has an e-shop with various kitchen products designed by himself. Born and raised in Thessaloniki, he started working in his family's business at the age of 16 and moved to Athens at 18 to study accounting and finance while also attending culinary school. He worked in the UK for five years before returning to Greece to compete in and win the first season of the Greek version of The Master Chef TV show. He has since hosted multiple cooking shows, including his own web series, ''Kitchen Lab'' and ''Akis’ Kitchen'', and has collaborated with Fresh One Productions for Jamie Oliver's Food YouTube channel. Early life Petretzikis was born on 4 March 1984, to Dimitris and Paschalina. He had a sister, Georgia. Petretzikis started working in his family's business at the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Tsochatzopoulos
Apostolos-Athanasios "Akis" Tsochatzopoulos ( el, Απόστολος-Αθανάσιος (Άκης) Τσοχατζόπουλος; 31 July 1939 – 27 August 2021) was a Greek politician, engineer, and economist. He served as a minister in several Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) cabinets between 1981 and 2004 most notably Minister of the Interior three times and the Minister of National Defence during the Andreas Papandreou and Konstantinos Simitis governments respectively. Tsochatzopoulos was a founding member of PASOK. He was elected to the Hellenic Parliament for the first time in 1981 and remained in seat until 2007. On 1 July 2011, amid accusations of corruption scandals, the Hellenic Parliament voted in favor of pressing charges against him. He was subsequently convicted and received a 20-year prison sentence on 7 October 2013. In April 2018 he was granted early release from prison due to deteriorating health. Political career Tsochatzopoulos was a founding mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis Zikos
Andreas Vasilios "Akis" Zikos ( gr, Ανδρέας Βασίλειος "Άκης" Ζήκος; born 1 June 1974) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a strong and industrious player, known for his tackling and positioning skills. At international level, he represented the Greece national team making 18 appearances between 1996 and 2001. He currently works as an academy manager for A.O. Glyfada. Club career Skoda Xanthi Zikos started his professional career in 1993 with Skoda Xanthi for whom he spent 4 seasons in the Greek Super League. AEK Athens In the summer of 1998 Zikos was transferred to AEK Athens for a fee of 130 millon drachmas. He immediately established himself as the team's main defensive midfielder and it didn't take him long to impress with his performances. He was a key player with all the coaches who passed through the team's bench, while he gradually played more and more in the national team. With the transfer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akis (other)
Akis may refer to: *A crater in the Mons Vinogradov *Aghtsk, Armenia - formerly ''Akis'' *Akis (given name) *Akis (periodical), ''Akis'' (periodical), a former periodical in Turkey *Akis (TV series), ''Akis'' (TV series), a Malaysian cartoon show *Akis (beetle), ''Akis'' (beetle), a genus of beetle in tribe Akidini See also * Aki (other) for the singular of the plural 'Akis' {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Masculine Given Names
Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all known varieties of Greek. **Mycenaean Greek, most ancient attested form of the language (16th to 11th centuries BC). **Ancient Greek, forms of the language used c. 1000–330 BC. **Koine Greek, common form of Greek spoken and written during Classical antiquity. **Medieval Greek or Byzantine Language, language used between the Middle Ages and the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. **Modern Greek, varieties spoken in the modern era (from 1453 AD). *Greek alphabet, script used to write the Greek language. *Greek Orthodox Church, several Churches of the Eastern Orthodox Church. *Ancient Greece, the ancient civilization before the end of Antiquity. * Old Greek, the language as spoken from Late Antiquity to around 1500 AD. Other uses * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masculine Given Names
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A '' Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or '' gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names and rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
