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in reply to a message by Ana
ÃåéÜ óïõ Êþóôá :)
I too am at a loss as to how many Greeks in the US called Constantine change their names to Gus. Maybe because Constantine is quite a mouthful for native English speakers, and probably some early immigrant chose "Gus" and started a trend. In any case, Gus is not a bona fide Greek name back home.
As far as Zafeiria, the correct English translation is Sapphire, not Jennifer :)
I too am at a loss as to how many Greeks in the US called Constantine change their names to Gus. Maybe because Constantine is quite a mouthful for native English speakers, and probably some early immigrant chose "Gus" and started a trend. In any case, Gus is not a bona fide Greek name back home.
As far as Zafeiria, the correct English translation is Sapphire, not Jennifer :)
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