Athanasios

Gender Masculine
Usage Greek, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Αθανάσιος(Greek) Ἀθανάσιος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Greek form of Athanasius.

Related Names

Rootsa + thanatos
DiminutivesAthan, Thanasis, Thanos(Greek) Athanas(Ancient Greek)
Feminine FormsAthanasia(Greek) Athanasia(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesAtanas, Tase(Bulgarian) Athanase(French) Atanasio(Italian) Atanas, Atanasij, Tase(Macedonian) Atanasie, Atanase(Romanian) Afanasiy, Afanasy, Afonya(Russian) Atanasije(Serbian) Atanasio(Spanish)
Surname DescendantsAthanasiou, Papathanasiou(Greek)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Greece: January 18

Categories

2020's Grand Slam tennis players, Ancient Greek words, eternity, life, top 10 in Greece

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἀθανάσιος.
Entry updated October 6, 2024