74%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Ἀθανάσιος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. ath-ə-NAY-shəs(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the Greek name Ἀθανάσιος (Athanasios) meaning "immortal", from Greek ἀ (a), a negative prefix, combined with θάνατος (thanatos) meaning "death". Saint Athanasius was a 4th-century bishop of Alexandria who strongly opposed Arianism. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantAthanasiosDiminutiveAthanasFeminine FormAthanasiaOther Languages & CulturesAtanas, Tase(Bulgarian) Athanase(French) Athanasios, Athan, Thanasis, Thanos(Greek) Atanasio(Italian) Atanas, Atanasij, Tase(Macedonian) Atanasie, Atanase(Romanian) Afanasiy, Afanasy, Afonya(Russian) Atanasije(Serbian) Atanasio(Spanish) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Austria: May 2Denmark: May 2 Categories eternity, life, Orthodox saints
