Greek Cypriots may bear common Greek surnames, but there are some which are markedly Cypriot; there are some names which indicate place of birth or origin, or occupation, for example: àñÃÂïÃÂֈ(Paphitis), "from Paphos"; ÃÂñÃÂüñúûùÃÂÃÂֈ(Kaimakliotis), "from Kaimakli"; ãúñÃÂÃÂìÃÂֈ(Skarparis), "shoemaker"; ÃÂÃÂüÿôÃÂÃÂüÿà(Komodromos), "smith". As most Cypriots used patronymics until independence when surnames became officially used in public registers, a similar process of creation of surnames took place to that of other Greek-speaking populations outside Greece. A good example would be ÃÂàÃÂÃÂñøùìô÷à(Efstathiades).
In keeping with older traditions of Greeks, Cypriots often have a patronym, literally, the name of the father. At the same time, the first-born son may take as a first name his paternal grandfather's name (sometimes a second-born son taking as his name the maternal grandfather's name), leading to repetition. For example, a grandfather being called ÃÂõÃÂÃÂóùÿàÃÂÃÂóàÃÂÿà(George Argyrou), his son being named ãìòòñàÃÂõÃÂÃÂóïÿà(Savvas Georgiou), and the grandson called ÃÂõÃÂÃÂóùÿàÃÂõÃÂÃÂóïÿà(George Georgiou) or ÃÂõÃÂÃÂóùÿàãñòòïô÷à(George Savvidis).
Cypriot surnames may include digraphs that mark aspirated stops, e.g. äÃÂÿÃÂî .
Cypriot first names include: ÃÂùÃÂÃÂúîà(Yiorkis), ãÃÂàûûîà(Styllis), ÃÂûùÃÂñòÿà(Alisavou), àúùõÃÂîà(Pkieris). Also, there are names which are found elsewhere, but are unusual, except in Cyprus where they are more highly concentrated. Examples include: ÃÂñÃÂýìòñà(Barnabas), ÃÂõÃÂõóóìÃÂùñ (Berengaria), ÃÂÃÂüÃÂÃÂùÿà(Dometios), ÃÂìüñà(Mamas), ÃÂìÃÂùÿà(Marios), ÃÂõÃÂÃÂàÃÂÿà(Neophytos).