Interesting Facts About The Name Zimonopoulos
A few characteristics of the name can provide us with some solid
information about the name itself and its origin. The POULOS suffix of the name
essentially indicates the origin of the family which is identified to be from the
southwest portion of Greece called Peloponeese. According to my research there are two
possible spellings of the name in Greek:
- Ζυμονόπουλος
- Ζημονόπουλος
They are both Greek and originate from Peloponeese.
Although they are spelled differently, I believe that they are derived from the same
family.
According to Greek grammar, both names are considered to be compound
words. By separating the names into their constituent parts, we can identify certain
characteristics: (ζημονο)(πουλος) and (ζυμονο)(πουλος). As
mentioned earlier, the POULOS part defines origin, but the first part defines custom or
trade.
By changing the accent and carefully replacing the vowels omikron (ο) to omega (ω),
Ζυμονο changes to the
"stand-alone" Greek verb ζυμώνω. This word has the
meaning of kneading dough in English. The other spelling can be derived from a more
complex association of words.
The word Ζημονο can be derived by two constituent words: ζωή and μοναχός. The word
ζωή means life and the word μοναχός means
alone or lonely. Both words together can provide us with the meaning of lonely or
hermit.
Whatever the spelling may be, the name Zimonopoulos is an old Greek
last name that although very few families currently carry it, it has survived through the
ages.
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