Karajan (surname)

Karajan, or Caragiani, Caraiannis, Karagianni, Karayiannis, Karagianis, is a Greek surname. This last name, like several other Ottoman-era ones, contains the Turkish language prefix 'kara' in reference to someone's dark complexion.

Notable persons with that surname include:

  • Eftychia Karagianni, Greek water polo player
  • Georgios Karayiannis, Greek Army officer
  • Herbert von Karajan (1908–1989), Austrian conductor, great-grandson of Theodor von Karajan
  • Ioan D. Caragiani, Romanian folklorist
  • Martha Karagianni, Greek actress
  • Maurine Karagianis, Canadian politician
  • Pete Karagianis, American chess player
  • Vaios Karagiannis (born 1968), Greek football player
  • Peter Karrie, (Full name Peter Karagianis), Welsh Singer & TV show host
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