Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ananías is a romanization of Ἀνανίας. Ἀνανίας comes from Biblical Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Ananías’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ananías is a transliteration of Ἀνανίας. In Greek usage, Ananías as a surname is a transliteration of Ανανίας.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ananías
- Ananías MaidanaParaguayan political activist (1923-2010)
- Ananías DioknoPhilippine revolutionary general1860–1922
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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