Theophanes

Means "manifestation of God" from Greek θεος (theos) meaning "god" and φανης (phanes) meaning "appearing". This name was borne by a few saints, including an 8th-century chronicler from Constantinople and a 19th-century Russian Orthodox saint, Theophanes the Recluse, who is Феофан (Feofan) in Russian. Another famous bearer was a 14th-century Byzantine icon painter active in Moscow.

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious   nerdy  

Christmas, Orthodox saints, saints

1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/vol1/vol1_names/v1mq_u.html.