Athanasius name - Meaning of Athanasius

Athanasius name - Meaning of Athanasius

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Gender
Masculine
Lucky Number
5
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Usage
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pronounced
ath-ə-NAY-shəs (English)
Athanasius Meaning
From the Greek name Αθανασιος (Athanasios) , which meant "immortal" from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with θανατος (thanatos) "death". Saint Athanasius was a 4th-century bishop of Alexandria who strongly opposed Arianism.

Athanasius Related Names
Variant: Athanasios
Diminutive: Athanas
Feminine Form: Athanasia
Other Languages: Atanas, Tase (Bulgarian), Athanasios, Thanasis, Thanos (Greek), Atanas, Atanasij, Tase (Macedonian), Atanase (Romanian), Afanasiy, Afanasy (Russian), Atanasije (Serbian)


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