Athanasios
ath-ah-NAY-shus; ath-ah-NAY-zee-us
Greek
"immortal"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
Athanasios Origin and Meaning
The name Athanasios is a boy's name meaning "immortal".
A mouthful of a given name, but one that is common in its native Greece. Athanasius is the spelling Americans are more familiar with — St. Athanasius of Alexandria is considered one of the founders of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Athanasios Popularity
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Famous People Named Athanasios
- Athanasios DiakosGreek Revolutionary hero
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- Athanasios "Thanasis" PapakonstantinouGreek singer,songwriter
- Athanasios "Tom" AsimakopulosCanadian economist
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- Athanasios OrphanidesCypriot economist
- Athanasios PsalidasGreek author and scholar
Athanasios in Pop Culture
- Revd. Athanasius Rookcharacter in Thackeray's short story Captain Rook (from Character Sketches, 1841); father of the titular crook and blackguard, Captain Tom Rook