Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Θεοφάνης
“god”·“seeming, appearing”
Θεοφάνης (Theophắnēs) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Theophánēs.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Θεοφάνης is built from elements meaning “god” and “seeming, appearing”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Θεοφάνης comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek φαίνω, from Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō, built from Ancient Greek θεός (“god”) + -φανής (“seeming, appearing”).
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Θεοφάνης’s family of names
In Greek usage, Θεοφάνης has a diminutive in Φάνης. In Ancient Greek usage, Θεοφάνης has a later derivative in Théophane. In Greek usage, Θεοφάνης has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form TEOFAN.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Θεοφάνης has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Θεοφάνης comes from · 2 names
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Θεοφάνης
- Theophanes the ConfessorByzantine aristocrat, monk and historian (c.758/60–c.817/8)759–817
- Theophanes the GreekByzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)1335–1410
- Theophanes the CretanIcon painter from Crete (died 1559)1490–1559
- Theophanes of Mytilene1st century BC Greek historian and friend of Pompey99 BC–43 BC
- Theophanes of ByzantiumByzantine historian600–600
- Theophanes ChrysobalantesByzantine physician
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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