The stavros Surname
stavros Name Meaning and History
Greek: from a Christian personal name based on the vocabulary word
stavros ‘cross’ (classical Greek stauros), originally
meaning ‘stake’. The adoption of the word as a personal name is
associated with the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
(September 14) in the Eastern Church, commemorating Emperor
Heraclius’ recovery of the Holy Cross from the Persians in 630.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Stavros/Peterson/Alvord/Alvarez/Pine/Latour/Smith/Holt |
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| Stavros Family in Canada | Pearl Doney | 2 |
| Stavros/Stavropoulos in San Francisco |
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