Gender Masculine
Scripts Θεοφάνης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /tʰe.ó.pʰá.nɛːs/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεός (theos) meaning "god" and φανής (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

Related Names

Rootstheos + phanes
Feminine FormTheophania
Other Languages & CulturesTheofanis(Greek) Feofan(Russian)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Images

Image depicting Saint Theophanes the ConfessorImage depicting Saint Theophanes the Confessor

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Θεοφάνης.
Entry updated April 5, 2022