The village is reported in older code of M. Pantokratoros with the form Karyones.
Obviously the name emanated from the existence of many of karyon (walnuts).
With the increase frequent in the limnian speak additive - a - was changed in
Aggariones. Graphic, but innacurate resembles the opinion (N. Lymperis) that
the name emanated from the a lot of chores, that imposed the Turks in his residents.
Also it should not becomes confusion with the medieval settlement Arioni or
Areioni, that is reported in 1355 in documents of M. Layras. This nameof place,
at the M. Rokko, it implies region with arje's (species of oak) and is public
in a lot of points of island. It is known that became export of oaks at Middle
ages from Limnos. |