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papanicolaou

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

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A surname from Greek

Borrowed from Greek Παπανικολάου (Papanikoláou).

Papanicolaous (plural) Papanikolaou (alternative)

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What does papanicolaou mean?: A surname from Greek
Where does papanicolaou come from?: Borrowed from Greek Παπανικολάου (Papanikoláou).

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