Athanasios

Προέλευση και σημασία του ονόματος Athanasios

Athanasios is a Greek men's name formed from the privative prefix a- and thánatos 'death': it means 'immortal, deathless.' Given in honour of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, theologian and Church Father who defended orthodoxy, it is widespread in Greece and Cyprus, often shortened to Thános or Sákis. It evokes eternity and spiritual steadfastness and stays rooted in the Greek Orthodox tradition.

Παραλλαγές σε όλο τον κόσμο

Πώς λέγεται το Athanasios σε άλλες γλώσσες.

Διάσημα πρόσωπα

• Sant'Atanasio di Alessandria— άγιος