Athanasios

Athanasios (new Greek Αϑανάσιος or ancient Greek Ἀϑανάσιος ; Latinized Athanasius ) is a male given name .

Origin and meaning

The name is derived from ancient Greek ἀϑάνατος athánatos and means [mainly used] 'the immortal' ( α- 'un-' and ϑάνατος thánatos 'death'). The Latin form Athanasius is the name of Saint Athanasius , doctor of the church and bishop of Alexandria (4th century), after whom later bearers of the name were often named.

name day

January 18, see Feasts of St. Athanasius

variants

The feminine form is Athanasia ( Greek Αθανασία ).

Common short forms in Greece are Thanasis (Θανάσης), Sakis (Σάκης), Thanos (Θάνος) and Nasos (Νάσος).

Variants in other languages:

• Bulg. and Maced .: Atanas
• Polish: Atanazy
• Russ .: Afanassi
• Ukrain .: Panas
• Serbian: Atanasije
• Albanian: Tanush

Well-known namesake

Athanasios

• Athanasios the Great († 373), saint, Bishop of Alexandria
• Athanasios Athonitis (* 925/930; † ~ 1000), Byzantine monk and founder of a monastery
• Athanasios II (Jerusalem) , Melkite patriarch of Jerusalem (at the latest 1235-1244)
• Athanasios I (Constantinople) (1230-1310), Patriarch of Constantinople (1289-1293, 1303-1309)
• Athanasios III. of Alexandria , Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria (1276–1303)
• Athanasios IV. Dabbas = Athanasios II. (1705-1708), Athanasius III. & Athanasios IV (1686–94; 1720–1724)
• Athanasios IV (Constantinople) , Patriarch of Constantinople (1679)
• Athanasios Diakos (1788–1821), Greek freedom fighter
• Athanasios Eftaxias (1849–1931), Greek politician
• Athanasios Miaoulis (1815–1867), Greek politician
• Athanasios Raptis (* 1995), Greek football player
• Athanasios rhetorician (* around 1571 - † 1663), Cypriot priest
• Athanasios Tsigas (* 1982), Greek football player
• Athanasios Vletsis (* 1956), Orthodox theologian

Athanasius

• Athanasius (7th century), Bishop of Speyer
• Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680), German Jesuit and polymath
• Athanasius von Raczynski , also Atanazy Raczyński (1788–1874), Polish nobleman and Prussian civil servant
• Athanasius Schneider (* 1961), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop of German descent

See also

• Afanassi

Web links

Wiktionary: Athanasios  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Wiktionary: Athanasius  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Józef Bubak: Wykaz Imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej . In: Język Polski . 1983, p. 76 (Polish, malopolska.pl [accessed February 22, 2013]).