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Афанасій
Афанасій (Afanásij) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Belarusian.
Belarusian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Afanasìj.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Belarusian usage, Афанасій developed from Ἀθανάσιος.
Афанасій’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Афанасій developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἀθανάσιος. In Ukrainian usage, Афанасій has a conventional equivalent in the French form Athanase. In Belarusian usage, Афанасій has a transliteration in AFANASIJ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Афанасій has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Афанасій comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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