Given name · Greek

Αθανάσιος

Αθανάσιος (Athanásios) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Greek.

GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Athanasius.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Αθανάσιος comes from Proto-Indo-European.

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How it developed

From Proto-Indo-European *-yós.

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Αθανάσιος’s family of names

In Greek usage, Αθανάσιος has a conventional equivalent in the French form Athanase. In Greek usage, Αθανάσιος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Athanasius. In Greek usage, Αθανάσιος can be written in the Roman alphabet as Athanásios.

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Αθανάσιος has relatives in 7 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Θανάσηςvariant · Greek

Spellings & scripts 1

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Athanásiosin another script · Greek

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