Panayiote as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Panayiote

What is the meaning of the name Panayiote ?

The baby name Panayiote is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /pænəˈjoʊti/ (pa-na-YOH-tee); Greek: /panaˈjotis/ (pa-na-YO-tis).

Panayiote is Greek in Origin.

Panayiote is a Hellenic male given name, a diasporic transliteration of Greek Panagiotis (Παναγιώτης). It ultimately derives from Panagia, the title “All-Holy” for the Virgin Mary, built from pan “all” and hagios “holy.” The sense is “of the All‑Holy” or “devoted to the Virgin Mary,” reflecting deep Marian devotion in Greek tradition.

Documented since the Byzantine era, the name became widespread in Greece and Cyprus and traveled with Greek communities abroad; the spelling Panayiote appears in English- and French-influenced records to capture the yi sound of γι. Common variants include Panagiotis, Panayiotis, Panayotis, and Panayote; cognates and regional forms are Panayot (Bulgarian/Serbian) and Panait or Panaït (Romanian). The feminine counterpart is Panagiota or Panayiota. Familiar short forms are Panos, Giotis/Yiotis, Notis, and sometimes Takis. Bearers typically celebrate a name day on 15 August, the Dormition of the Theotokos.

⚙ Panayiote is exceptionally rare. There are only 1 recorded use on record, spread over 1 country.