Chatzi
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Chatzi- is a prefix of Greek
family names.
It derives from the honorific title chatzís , which is borrowed, from Arabic hajji
, used of a Muslim who has completed the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca
.
In a Christian context, the title designates a person who has visited Jerusalem and the surrounding areas that are holy to the Christian
s. Thus, someone whose family name was previously "Dimitriou" would be called "Chatzidimitriou" after having visited Jerusalem.
This honorific title exists among the Slavic Orthodox Christians as well in the form hadži (written in Bulgarian
хаджи and Serbian
хаџи).
The full form of the surname is Chatzis or Hatzis (female version: Chatzi or Hatzi) and it may refer, among others, to:
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
family names.
It derives from the honorific title chatzís , which is borrowed, from Arabic hajji
Hajji
Hajji or El-Hajj, is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, and is often used to refer to an elder, since it can take time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel. The title is placed before a person's name...
, used of a Muslim who has completed the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca
Hajj
The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the largest pilgrimages in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so...
.
In a Christian context, the title designates a person who has visited Jerusalem and the surrounding areas that are holy to the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s. Thus, someone whose family name was previously "Dimitriou" would be called "Chatzidimitriou" after having visited Jerusalem.
This honorific title exists among the Slavic Orthodox Christians as well in the form hadži (written in Bulgarian
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
хаджи and Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
хаџи).
The full form of the surname is Chatzis or Hatzis (female version: Chatzi or Hatzi) and it may refer, among others, to:
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