47%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Russian Scripts Афанасий(Russian) Pronounced Pron. /ɐ.fɐ.ˈna.sʲɪj/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Russian form of Athanasius. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsa + thanatosVariantAfanasyDiminutiveAfonyaOther Languages & CulturesAthanasios, Athanasius, Athanas(Ancient Greek) Atanas, Tase(Bulgarian) Athanase(French) Athanasios, Athan, Thanasis, Thanos(Greek) Atanasio(Italian) Atanas, Atanasij, Tase(Macedonian) Atanasie, Atanase(Romanian) Atanasije(Serbian) Atanasio(Spanish) Categories anthropologists, eternity, historians, life