Pappas

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Pappas or Papas (Greek: Παππάς, Παπάς) is a Greek surname, which means "priest" (occupational surname). In the United States, it is often a shortened form of a longer surname like Papadopoulos or Papageorgiou.[1] The genitive form, Pappa or Papa (Greek: Παππά, Παπά), is used by women. Notable individuals with this surname include:

Pappas
Language(s)Greek
Origin
MeaningPriest
Other names
Variant form(s)Bibas

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Notes

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  1. ^ Louis Adamic, What's Your Name, 1942, p. 49