Athanasios

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Usage：Greek, Ancient Greek

Meaning & History：

Original Greek form of 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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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Athanasios, Athanasius

BULGARIAN: Atanas

GREEK: Athanasios

MACEDONIAN: Atanas, Atanasij

MEDIEVAL SLAVIC: Athanasi

ROMANIAN: Atanase

RUSSIAN: Afanasiy, Afanasy

SERBIAN: Atanasije

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Athanas