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View Name: Theophanes


THEOPHANES
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Θεοφανης (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) "god" and φανης (phanes) "appearing". Saint Theophanes was an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople. This was also the name of a 14th-century Greek icon painter.
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FEMININE FORM: Theophania
OTHER LANGUAGES: Feofan (Russian)
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