Last name origin & meaning: Greek: from the personal name Mavros, originally a
descriptive nickname for a person with a dark or swarthy complexion,
Greek mavros ‘black’, ‘Moorish’, later also meaning ‘poor
fellow’. This nickname may also be the source of the surname. This
element is also commonly found in compound names such as
Mavrogiannis ‘black John’.
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