2006-12-09 05:43:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Both for Muslims and Christians Hadji is a prefix meaning you have been to the Holy Land (Mecca or Jerusalem). And the prefix goes to the first name, not the surname. Eg if someone is called Stavros Papadopoulos, he then becomes Hadjistavros Papadopoulos and thus Hadjistavros turns into a nickname and then a surname.
2006-12-09 06:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
View that most Greek surnames are derived from nicknames, "Hadji" became a prefix to the surname, e.g. Hadjinicolas or Hadjimanolis etc. of the people who went to a
Christian pilgrimage to the river Jordan where Christ according to the Bible was baptized.
P.S. in the dictionary the word Hadji is spelled Hajji
2006-12-09 05:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-18 20:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by Brig 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a prefix to the personal name which signifies that this person made the holy pilgrimage to the Holy Land - which many '
Greek Orthodox want to do. it was considered a mark of honor to bear this title in the name.
2006-12-09 07:08:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hadji is a term that is from the middle east, Muslim origin.
It is a term reserved for men who have traveled to mecca, reached, or attained enlightenment - a term of respect amongst other Muslims.
It is currently a populay ethnic slur with soldiers fighting in Iraq
2006-12-09 05:55:31 · answer #5 · answered by Stephen L 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it means old wise man!
2006-12-09 05:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by Josh D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋