Manousos (Greek: Μανούσος) is both a Greek masculine given name and a surname. It is a direct loanword from the Venetian Manuzio (Latin Manutius).1 Common in Venetian Crete, it was eventually associated with Manos and Manolis.1
Notable people with the name include:
- Manoússos Theotokópoulos (1531–1604), a wealthy merchant and brother of El Greco2
- Savvas Manousos (born 1985), Greek basketball player
- Yiorghos Manousos (born 1987), Greek footballer
- Manousos Manousakis (1950–2024), Greek film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
- Manousos Oviedo, a main character in the 2025 American television series Pluribus
References
References
- Babiniotis, George (2002). Dictionary of Modern Greek (2nd ed.). Kentro Lexikologias. ISBN 9789609582001.
- M. Scholz-Hansel, El Greco, 7
*"Theotocópoulos, Doménicos". Encyclopaedia The Helios. 1952.