Greeks pronounce this name a-thana-SIA, with the stress on the last syllable. Most women with this name are called Sia for short. In English the word Athanasia, a synonym for immortality, is pronounced atha-nasia, sounding like euthanasia. So the name and the word are really pronounced differently, but I suppose people unfamiliar with the name would pronounce it like euthanasia.
In English the word Athanasia, a synonym for immortality, is pronounced atha-nasia, sounding like euthanasia.
So the name and the word are really pronounced differently, but I suppose people unfamiliar with the name would pronounce it like euthanasia.