Given name & surname · also Latin
Athanase
“immortal”
Athanase is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in French.
Original LatinAthanasius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Athanase goes back to Latin Athanasius, meaning “immortal.”
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Where it comes from
Athanase comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In French usage, Athanase developed from Ἀθανάσιος.
Athanase’s family of names
Athanase developed from Athanasius. In French usage, Athanase has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Atanasio. In French usage, Athanase has a conventional equivalent in the German form Athanasius.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Athanase has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Athanase comes from · 1 name
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Athanase
- Athanase BalaCameroonian Roman catholic bishop1927–2019
- Athanase Matti Shaba MatokaIraqi Syriac Catholic archbishop (1930-2025)
- Athanase SerombaRwandan priestborn 1963
- Athanase-Charles-Marie Charette de la ContrieFrench military commander (1832-1911)
- Athanase ApartisGreek sculptor (1899-1972)
- Athanase AugerFrench translator1734–1792
- Athanasius of Naplesbishop850–898
- Athanase DupréFrench mathematician and physicist (1808–1869)
- Athanase Josué CoquerelFrench theologian & author (1820-1875)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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