Chatzidakis
Chatzidakis Χατζιδάκις, also in the transcriptions Chatzēdakēs , Hatzidakis , Hazzidakis or Hadjidakis , is a modern Greek family name. It is a derivation of the Arabic honorific title Hādj ( Greek : Χατζής Chatzís ) for a person who has completed the Hajj (the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca ) and, by analogy, a pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Jews and Christians.
Well-known bearers of the name are:
- Georgios N. Chatzidakis Γεώργιος Νικολάου Χατζιδάκις (1848–1941), Greek linguist and neo-Greekist
- Iosif Chatzidakis Ιωσήφ Χατζιδάκις (1848–1936), Greek archaeologist
- Kostis Chatzidakis Κωστής Χατζηδάκης (* 1965), Greek politician
- Manolis Chatzidakis Μανόλης Χατζηδάκης (1909–1998), Greek art historian and Byzantine
- Manos Hadjidakis Μάνος Χατζιδάκις (1925–1994), Greek composer
- Zoé Chatzidakis , French mathematician
