Athanas

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Meaning & History：

Short form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).

ATHANASIUS male Ancient Greek (Latinized)

From the Greek name Αθανασιος (Athanasios) meaning "immortal", from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with θανατος (thanatos) "death". Saint Athanasius was a 4th-century bishop of Alexandria who strongly opposed Arianism.

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FULL FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Athanasios, Athanasius

EQUIVALENTS

BULGARIAN: Atanas, Tase

GREEK: Athanasios, Thanasis, Thanos

MACEDONIAN: Atanas, Atanasij, Tase

MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Athanasi

ROMANIAN: Atanase

RUSSIAN: Afanasiy, Afanasy

SERBIAN: Atanasije

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