Poppy is from Greece!

S06E08 The Mom & Pop StoreliveNov 18, 1994, 12:07 PM ETthe next day2 posts by 2 posters
🧠 Theory

Fans discuss whether the character Poppy from the Mom & Pop Store episode might have a Greek background, with speculation about Greek names and their English translations.

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NICHOLAS THEODORAKIS

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Maybe Poppy is short for Panagioti, Polykarpos, or some other hard-to- "translate" name. Or just a family nickname. I must say I've seen some pretty awkward Greek-to-English transliterations (e.g., Constantinos = Gus seems to be pretty common, but somewhat puzzling).

Nick

Nick Theodorakis [email] Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD