Anania
Anania is a male personal name and a family name and a genus of butterflies.
Origin and meaning
It is a variant of Ananias , actually Ananias , the Greek spelling of the Hebrew name Chananja . It is common u. a. in Armenian , Italian and Romanian .
First name
- Anania Schirakatsi (610–685), Armenian scholar
- Anania von Mok († 965), Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church
family name
- Bartolomeu Anania (1921–2011), Romanian Orthodox Archbishop
- George Anania (* 1941), Romanian writer
- Luca Anania (* 1980), Italian soccer goalkeeper
- Matteo Anania (* 1984), Italian soccer player
- Maurizio Anania (* 1969), Italian film director and author
Other meanings
- Anania (genus) , genus in the family Crambidae
