Stavros (name)

Stavros (Σταύρος [ˈstavros]) is a Greek name. It comes from σταυρóς, the Christian cross, but is distinguished from it by having the accent on the first syllable rather than the second. (cf. Christos, as given name and surname). The word root comes from the verb ἵστημι which means "I make something stand, I stop".

Stavros

Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Greek
Name day	14 September
Other gender
Feminine	Stavroula
Origin
Meaning	Christian cross
Other names
Variant form(s)	Stavriani
Derived	ἵστημι (I make something stand, I stop)
Related names	Christos

Unlike many other names of Greek origin (e.g. Alexander, Nicholas, Peter, Stephen) that have been adopted by many languages, Stavros is used as a given name most commonly by Greeks. The female versions of the name are Stavroula (much more common) and Stavriani (rare).

Given name

• Stavros Arnaoutakis (born 1956), Greek and European politician
• Stavros Diamantopoulos (born 1947), Greek footballer
• Stavros Dimas (born 1941), Greek and European politician
• Stavros Ditsios (born 1978), Greek visual artist
• Stavros Foukaris (born 1975), Cypriot footballer
• Stavros Georgiou (born 1972), Greek footballer
• Stavros Giannopoulos (born 1961), Greek water polo player
• Stavros Glouftsis (born 1981), Greek footballer
• Stavros Halkias (born 1989), American comedian
• Stavros Karampelas (born 1973), Greek politician
• Stavros Katsanevas (1953–2022), Greek astroparticle physicist
• Stavros Kazantzidis, Australian writer, director and producer
• Stavros Kontonis (born 1963), Greek lawyer and politician
• Stavros Konstantinou (born 1984), Cypriot singer
• Stavros Kostopoulos (1900–1968), Greek banker and politician
• Stavros Kouyioumtzis (1932–2005), Greek music composer
• Stavros V. Kyriakides (born 1971), Cypriot businessman
• Stavros Labrakis (born 1970), Greek footballer
• Stavros Labriakos (born 1975), Greek footballer
• Stavros Lambrinidis (born 1962), Greek and EU politician
• Stavros G. Livanos (1891–1963), Greek shipping magnate
• Stavros Malas (born 1967), Cypriot politician
• Stavros Michaelides (born 1970), Cypriot swimmer
• Stavros Michalakakos (born 1987), Cypriot singer
• Stavros Niarchos (1909–1996), Greek shipping magnate
• Stavros Papastavrou (born 1967), Greek politician
• Stavros Paravas (1935–2008), Greek actor
• Stavros Paskaris (born 1984), American ice hockey player
• Stavros Petavrakis (born 1992, Greek footballer
• Stavros Rigas (died 1921), nom de guerre "Kapetan Kavodoros", officer of the Hellenic Army
• Stavros Sarafis (1950–2022), Greek football player
• Stavros Schizas (born 1989), Greek basketball player
• Stavros Stathakis (born 1987), Greek footballer
• Stavros Theodorakis (born 1963), Greek journalist and politician
• Stavros Thomadakis, Greek economist
• Stavros Toutziarakis (born 1987), Greek basketball player
• Stavros Tsoukalas (born 1988), Greek footballer
• Stavros Tziortziopoulos (born 1978), Greek footballer
• Stavros Tziortzis (born 1948), Cypriot former athlete
• Stavros Vasilantonopoulos (born 1992), Greek footballer
• Stavros Vavouris (1925–2008), Greek poet
• Stavros Xarchakos (born 1939), Greek composer
• Stavros Xenidis (1924-2008), Greek actor
• Stavros Zurukzoglu (1896–1966), Swiss eugenicist

Surname

• Gus Stavros, (1925–2022) American entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist
• Jasmin Stavros (Milo Vasić, 1954–2023), Croatian pop musician

Fictional characters

• Stavros, a comic character played by Harry Enfield
• General Stavros, in Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Locations

Stavropol

Stavropol Krai

Stavronikita

See also

• Stavro
• Stephen
• Stavros Flatley, a British-Cypriot father-son dance duo from Britain's Got Talent