ψωροκώσταινα

Etymology
, see. Reputedly, the nickname of a very poor woman with surname or  who contributed her meagre possession at a fund during the 1820s.
 * Patrick Leigh Fermor likens the name to the English "Mangy Betty" (see quotation below.)

Noun

 * 1)  Greece, an affectionate name used by Greeks of their homeland - it has intimations of poverty and affection.
 * 2) * 2005, Sofka Zinovieff, Οδός Ευρυδίκης (Eurydice Street), Athens: Dioptra, page 35:
 * "el"

- "Καλωσορίσατε στην Ψωροκώσταινα" μου έγραψε ένας φίλος με e-mail όταν φτάσαμε στην Αθήνα ...



Usage notes

 * The nickname as a female name, with initial capital Ψωροκώσταινα.