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**mr.videomen** · 09-05-2011, 04:12 PM

What would "akis" in the surname mean ??

That the person who carries it is from Crete.

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I'd guess the main perception that southern europeans are dark is refered mostly to hair and eye colors rather than skin color. the vast majority of european caucasians with unexposed skin color might be either white, white-matte or light olive. The darkest you can get is olive/light-olive skinned and they are by no means majority, not even in greece.

Still, northerners can't tan so easily as southerners. Even if they are dark haired, they burn quicker.

09-05-2011, 04:12 PM	#27
mr.videomen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 408 Senior Member	What would "akis" in the surname mean ?? That the person who carries it is from Crete. ---------- Post added 2011-09-05 at 11:14 ---------- I'd guess the main perception that southern europeans are dark is refered mostly to hair and eye colors rather than skin color. the vast majority of european caucasians with unexposed skin color might be either white, white-matte or light olive. The darkest you can get is olive/light-olive skinned and they are by no means majority, not even in greece. Still, northerners can't tan so easily as southerners. Even if they are dark haired, they burn quicker.
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