Meaning & History
Papaioannou is a Greek surname meaning "son of Ioannis the priest." It derives from the Greek elements παπάς (papas), meaning "priest" or "pope," and the given name Ioannis, the Modern Greek form of John. The surname thus originated as a patronymic, identifying a person as the descendant of a priest named Ioannis.
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Sources: Wikipedia — Papaioannou