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View Name: Ananias


ANANIAS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Latin
PRONOUNCED: an-ə-NIE-əs (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From ‘Ανανιας (Hananias), the Greek form of HANANIAH. In Acts in the New Testament this is the name of three characters: a disciple in Damascus, the husband of Sapphira, and the high priest of the Jews who tries Paul.
Related Names
VARIANT: Annas (Biblical Latin)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Hananias, Hannas (Biblical Greek), Chananyah (Biblical Hebrew)
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