Given name
Afanasij
“immortal”
Afanasij is a masculine given name from Russian. It is used in Dutch.
Original RussianАфанасий
Meaning & origin
What it means
Afanasij is a romanization of Афанасий. Афанасий goes back to a word meaning “immortal.”
Explained through its name family
Afanasij’s family of names
In Russian usage, Afanasij is a transliteration of Афанасий. In Belarusian usage, Afanasij has a related form in Афанасій. In Belarusian usage, Afanasij is a transliteration of Афанасій.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Afanasij
- Afanasij PoliszczukUkrainian Soviet military officer, Polish Army officer and veterinarian1903–1953
- Afanasij Ivanovič Krasovski1781–1843
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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