Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἀνανίας
Ἀνανίας (Ananíās) is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Ananias.
Meaning & origin
Ἀνανίας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀνανίας has a later derivative in ANANIAS. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀνανίας has a transliteration in Ananías. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἀνανίας has a conventional equivalent in the English form ANANIAS.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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