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
* Eliette von Karajan
* 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
* Vaios Karagiannis (born 1968), Greek football player
* Peter Karrie, (Full name Peter Karagianis), Welsh Singer & TV show host

## See also

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* Karayan (disambiguation)

Surname list

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